Re: Paramount Agrees To Two More Trek Movies

Warchild wrote:
> In article <030220081041268432%anybody@[EMAIL PROTECTED]
>,
>  Anybody <anybody@[EMAIL PROTECTED]
> wrote:
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>> In article <Yv4pj.633$f73.337@[EMAIL PROTECTED]
>, "Manco"
>> <manco_dollars@[EMAIL PROTECTED]
> wrote:
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>>> Steven L. wrote:
>>>> At least, we can surmise that from what actor Anton Yelchin just
>>>> announced:
>>>> He has signed up to play Chekov in Trek XI, Trek XII and Trek XIII.
>>>>
>>>> http://www.syfyportal.com/news424670.html
>>>
>>> Assuming it's no flop, but from everything I've heard Trek fans are
>>> going to
>>> love this.
>>
>> If it is a silly "reboot" (as some things point to), then nope, real
>> "Trek" fans will hate it because it will pee all over the already
>> established history and create a split franchise.
>>
>> The "don't really care about 'Star Trek', just as long as it's got
>> space ships" fans might well love it though.
>>
>> Then there are the "slap the words 'Star Trek' onto any old garbage
>> and I'll watch it" fans who will literally watch any old garbage
>> with "Star Trek" in the title - "Star Trek: Smarter than a fifth
>> grader" anyone??
>>
>> Then of course there's most of the general public, who will also go
>> and see any old rubbish in the cinema just because it happens to be
>> what they do on Friday nights and those who will always go and see
>> the latest "new toy" on the block ... none of these people care
>> what's actually playing, but unfortunately they artificially inflate
>> the box office figures causing more dribbling garbage sequels to be
>> made.
>
> Which would Paramount rather have, happy fans or happy everybody else?
>
> Frankly, I'm a Star Trek fan, but I wouldn't want to be in the same
> theater with you watching Star Trek.

You needn't worry about that. Anybody lives entirely in a world of his
own.