Poll The Official Demographic Poll

[Lord Garth]

Let's put any misconceptions about the demographics of DSC Fans to rest once and for all.

Pretty self-explanatory.

 

[NCC-73515]

What if I like parts of it a lot, and other parts not at all, but like it enough to keep watching overall? XD

 

[Lord Garth]

What if I like parts of it a lot, and other parts not at all, but like it enough to keep watching overall? XD

That would be "indifferent". I tried to change it to "in the middle", after I thought better of the list of options, but it wouldn't let me. I was trying to go for the least wordy poll options possible.

EDIT: I'll add the distinction into the list.

 

[NCC-73515]

I'm in the middle....

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[Lord Garth]

30-44 seems to be winning out, so far. Not exactly "super-young" but also not exactly "aging" either. Just like I thought. Neither picture ever sounded to me like an accurate description of DSC Fans in general.

 

[cultcross]

What if I like parts of it a lot, and other parts not at all, but like it enough to keep watching overall? XD

Put me in this camp. Is that "in the middle"?

 

[F. King Daniel]

It caused me actual physical pain to click on my age group

 

[BK613]

Indifferent. The one free episode of Discovery shown on CBS wasn't enticing enough start paying for a streaming service just to watch. (Same can be said for Picard.)

 

[johnjm22]

What are the misconceptions about the demographics of Discovery's fanbase?

 

[Nerys Myk]

What are the misconceptions about the demographics of Discovery's fanbase?

Probably that the fanbase is composed of kids with short attention spans who like the pew pew.

 

[dupersuper]

Probably that the fanbase is composed of kids with short attention spans who like the pew pew.

We'll prove here once and for all that plenty of middle age people have short attention spans and like the pew pew!

 

[antinoos]

We'll prove here once and for all that plenty of middle age people have short attention spans and like the pew pew!

Guilty as charged. I await sentencing...

 

[Lord Garth]

Yeah, my all-time favorite show is Mad Men. My all-time favorite film is Blade Runner.

And I like TMP better than any of the Abrams Films. Plus I've said several times that my favorite thing to come out of New Trek is "Calypso".

So good luck with pinning that label on me.

 

[johnjm22]

I would expect most Discovery fans to be middle aged Star Trek fans, because I don't think Discovery is making any new fans.

I suspect most PIC/STD fans are just remnants of the older pre-existing fanbase.

 

[Lord Garth]

I would expect most Discovery fans to be middle aged Star Trek fans, because I don't think Discovery is making any new fans.

I suspect most PIC/STD fans are just remnants of the older pre-existing fanbase.

I don't actually think the 30s are "middle-aged", especially these days, but that's an argument for another time.

On the other hand, I'm in my 40s now, so I have to reluctantly call myself "middle-aged". Even though I don't look it.

I would think of it as (in general terms):

Under 20 --> Very Young
20s --> Young
30s --> Young-ish (not quite "young", not quite "middle-aged")
40s --> Middle-Aged
50s --> Upper Middle-Aged
60s --> Old-ish (not quite "middle-aged", not quite "old")
70s --> Old
80 or Over --> Very Old

 

[CorporalCaptain]

In the middle, I guess. The show needs improvement, but I don't hate it (I can stand it), I don't love it, and I'm not indifferent to it.

 

[Tuskin38]

I don't think Discovery is making any new fans.

It's making plenty. Most cosplays and custom merch and that you see online are people of the younger side of things.

I've seen lots of posts about people finding Trek through Discovery.

 

[Admiral Archer]

I started watching season 3 of Discovery, but Mandalorian kinda took over for a while, and Discovery couldn't compete. I plan to finish someday, but Seasons 1 and 2 were the best Trek since TNG in my book.

 

[EnriqueH]

I’m 45 and about 14 episodes into season 1 and I’m loving it. In fact, I think I like it more than Picard, (though I admit my expectations for PIC were high).

 

[fireproof78]

I would expect most Discovery fans to be middle aged Star Trek fans, because I don't think Discovery is making any new fans.

I suspect most PIC/STD fans are just remnants of the older pre-existing fanbase.

That has not been my experience.