CBS/Paramount sues to stop Axanar

[muCephi]

So, for instance, Star Trek has a Klingon D-7. Axanar has a D-6. Totally different.

Yes, the D-7 is full of Sevens, but the D-6 is full of Sixes. Let them win!

 

[Karzak]

Cawley. His name is Cawley. James Cawley.

There is no "R" in the name.

 

[Karzak]

Also:

Seen on Facebook, a great meme by James Vergon:

I LOL'd.

 

[Karzak]

I'm reminded of the excellent song Señor Burns from great Simpsons album, "Songs in the Key of Springfield" ...

Wounds won't last long
But an insulting song
Garth will always carry with him
So I'll settle my score
On the message board
With this vengeful Latin rhythm!

¡Gaaaaaaarth!
Con el corazón de perro

¡Looord Gaaaarth!
¡El diablo con dinero!

It may not surprise you,
But all of us despise you!
Please die and fry
In hell, you rotten
bug-eyed wretch!

¡Adiós, viejo!

 

[Nerys Myk]

Cawley. His name is Cawley. James Cawley.

License to...?

 

[RCAM]

Hey, RMB, it's called "working out an official license deal with the IP holder". You should try it sometime.

He's probably just upset that they didn't think to charge for a tour of their sets. Of course, they need to BUILD THEM first.

Two classic lines in the same post. Bravo.

 

[RCAM]

New theory: Alec thought he was going to Robert McKee's seminar, but he entered the wrong banquet room at the Riverside Holiday Inn...

Spoiler

 

[carlosp]

"I'M MELTING, I'M MELTING! WHAT A WORLD!"

Seriously, though, Carlos, what is up with the font on your phone?

Not my phone. I'd never pick such an atrocious font. Someone sent me that screen cap. Alec Peters blocked me long ago.

 

[carlosp]

I think we can all agree that we've all lost some respect for Carlos today.

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Don't. Because I would never in a million years choose a font like that. Maybe not even then. I lie. I'd do it for world peace. But that's about it.

 

[Noname Given]

Cawley. His name is Cawley. James Cawley.

There is no "R" in the name.

Post corrected, my bad. I had a long day today.

 

[muCephi]

RMB, would you understand it if you yourself explained it?

Official Axanar Podcast #31, August 2015: minutes 36.25 forward:

You speaking, explaining that the purpose of Ares Studio is to not just make quality Star Trek, but to make quality genre films, comparing your targeted production goal to commercial films and studios. Explicitly saying you want to do something like "Another Earth" (which was picked up for cash, not nonprofit: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Another_Earth#Release )

http://traffic.libsyn.com/axanar/ax-031.mp3

Honestly, RMB, do you think the entire world except for you is stupid and cannot hear you saying exactly what you are saying in this recording? You really never could understand why people QUOTED YOUR EXPLICITLY STATED PLANS FOR THE STUDIO as evidence of intending to run a for profit studio?

And bonus apropos your speculation wondering if something unlicensed might get sold on the above cited tour, note something not speculative, but concrete: just after you explain your goals for the studio, you acknowledge you *know* CBS has refused to license you to make and sell model kits that are "from the Trek world". You state you *understand* why CBS can't license to you. But you say that they should let you, "because you care". All this last August, yet you are still selling unlicensed model kits.

Anyone participating in FB who cares to quote RMB's words to him re his protest, feel free. Listen for yourself to libsyn so you know what he said. No sense quoting anonymous info from here.

Such shameless defiance of his own words deserves memorialization in front of his audience.

 

[muCephi]

License to...?

...trill.

 

[Csalem]

Yay! We have broken the 1 million views on the thread.

 

[OtherGene]

Yay! We have broken the 1 million views on the thread.

Holey buckets. We're rapidly catching up with the 'Prelude To Axanar' views on YouTube. And people say Americans don't do irony....

 

[Csalem]

Holey buckets. We're rapidly catching up with the 'Prelude To Axanar' views on YouTube. And people say Americans don't do irony....

Considering there is clearly a demand for this thread I think we should start a Kickstarter campaign to raise money to develop a feature-length thread which will be like no discussion forum thread before.

 

[Sgt_G]

Is it wrong of me to say I wouldn't mind owning those starship models? They do look cool.

Of course, there is no way in Hades I'd buy one, or even accept one if someone else bought it for me.

 

[OtherGene]

Is it wrong of me to say I wouldn't mind owning those starship models? They do look cool.

Of course, there is no way in Hades I'd buy one, or even accept one if someone else bought it for me.

They do look cool. The aesthetic call-back to TOS is pretty good and that's what's annoying. And whilst I agree that I would also balk at the idea of doing anything to generate funds for Alec Peters I don't think there's anything wrong in liking this stuff because, after all, the only input Peters had in it's creation was allowing it to be included. It's all other peoples work.

 

[RedForman]

At this point, I'm wondering if it's possible anymore for RMB to remove his head from Lord Alec's ass............

 

[OtherGene]

At this point, I'm wondering if it's possible anymore for RMB to remove his head from Lord Alec's ass............

I wonder what a Robert Meyer Burnett with his own opinion would sound like?

Alas, we may never know.

 

[RedForman]

I wonder what a Robert Meyer Burnett with his own opinion would sound like?

Alas, we may never know.

Christian Gossett did drop a few hints in that TrekZone interview (evidently RMB didn't remain an independent thinker too long after that though)