Wow - a Marine with a straw man argument. What about the fact that had Axanar Productions not gone so far over the line, with persons NOT entitled to financial gain, making financial gain, marketing unrelated/unlicensed ancillary products (like Coffee - yes sir when I think of 'Star Trek' I IMMEDIATELY associate it with coffee...
), etc; that said people who pledged (myself among them) would NOT be out our Pledge with nothing to show but a raving group of fanatics who now somehow believe it's their God-given right to produce 'Axanar' - and have gone to such insane lengths - based on a 20 minute special effects reel - and a 3 minute scene on Vulcan - have many convinced that 'Axanar' will somehow be the greatest Star Trek episode produced since the series premiere in 1966?Yes, I was interested enough in seeing 'Axanar' that I pledged $75. Funny thing though, I did think, or expect it to be the 'Best Trek ever', or somehow because I pledged and wanted to see 'Axanar' that I was/am somehow dissatisfied with what Desilu/Paramount has produced over the years (yes, I've been disappointed with some episodes and films since I started watching Star Trek first run in 1969 - I was 6 years old - (I rank TOS as the best Star Trek series, but for me 'Enterprise' is second, TAS third, then DS9, and TNG - VOY IMO was crap - great premise but TERRIBLE execution.)
As for 'JJ Trek' as it's been called by many LOVE IT - it really does go back to what the core of Star Trek originally was - action/adventure with a little bit of occasional social commentary - YMMV.) Still, the interesting thing is if you look at the set up and plot of 'Axanar' as talked about to date, it's HARDLY what GR would have called Star Trek (GR didn't like either Star Trek II: TWoK - he thought it 'too militaristic' - nor STIII:TSFS (because it was a direct continuation of STII - and further, he hated the fact Kirk destroyed the 1701 Enterprise, as to him - regardless of the situation, it's something the character in his eyes would NEVER do) -- so yeah, given all that it's interesting for me to see Mr. Peter's claim that Axanar is somehow returning 'Star Trek' to 'Gene's Vision' - but hey, to each their own.
I guess in the end I'm tired of the folks at Axanar portraying:
- Everyone who Pledged (although recently changed to 'the majority') are fine with Mr. Peters salary and other actions.
- Everyone who pledged is somehow dissatisfied with the 'Star Trek product' CBS/Paramount has been producing.
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When it's all unsubstantiated conjecture on their part (and 100% false in my case as a person who did Pledge $75.) The fact they remain 100% unrepentant - and have in the past and currently continue to misrepresent what was done in some cases and boldface LIE in others makes me wish I could get the funds back and not be associated with such a raging group of ego driven maniacs. (And hell, in the long run, no $75 is not a lot of money to me as I make a very good living in what I do - but at this point, it IS the ridiculous actions of the core Axanar 'team' and the general principle of the thing.)
The bottom line is by THIER OWN ACTIONS Mr. Peters and his Axanar group 100% brought this on themselves. Their continued misrepresentation of their actions and outright lies over the last couple of years have brought the situation to where it is today.
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