WIRED on the business of All Access and Trek
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I always am amused by articles like this that go "Well, this isn't going to be a picnic." It's like CBS hasn't number crunched this to death and look at every possible angle, considered the risks and rewards.
Nope, should just remain the same.
Nope, should just remain the same.
What I really think the show needs to do – and I can only hope that it actually does in the long run – is capturing a large mainstream audience. In order to survive it needs to be the kind of must-see cult phenomenon that shows like Breaking Bad, Game of Thrones, Stranger Things or The Sopranos are/were. That's certainly no easy feat. I don't know what element that is that makes a show achieve that kind of recognition by the mainstream audience, but I hope Discovery will bring it. Not because I personally need it – I could live with short-lived show if I love it – but because it would ensure more Trek in the future.
Right now, my biggest concern is the video and sound resolution. From a thread in TV & Media:
That's not competitive.
That's not competitive.
Absolutely.
That being said, every season television shows and movies produced by studios who know what they're getting into and have "number-crunched it to death" fail to find an audience and wind up costing the experienced studio executives who managed them a great deal of money.
That is so they can sell Trekkies 1080p/4K versions of the episodes on disc once the first season is over.
Yes... Yes I will fall for their ploy.
I too will almost certainly fall for the disc ploy.
How about combining the 2? Violent sex will definitely draw people
Count me out.
Unfortunately, me too (If I find I like the series that is.)
So, basically, it's a big unknown as the article says. It could be awesome or sucky. No news here! I do agree that trying the streaming route is an experiment with risks. But, the rewards could be significant if it works out right. We'll have to wait and see to really know.
The model isn't to unreasonable on the surface of it. Fans pay money to see the movies in theaters because that's how you can fund those big budget adventures. Streaming is similar in that you're having fans pay an entrance fee to fund the big budget television adventures--bigger than would be possible otherwise.
The rub is that the TV episodes have often been free--although how many fans pay for cable? At any rate, it'll be interesting to see if fans can get used to the idea of paying for TV episodes given the promise of a production with a much larger budget.
I think there is less risk to Star Trek than doing it over-the-air.
I think the risk lies in the huge budget. They might get what seems like plenty of subscribers but it'll have to be enough to justify the cost. I'm feeling optimistic overall but it's hard to say before we've seen it!
Yeah, but as network TV shrinks, I don't think you're going to find anyone to budget five million an episode for Trek on network TV.
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