Oh, TruFans…
It's TruFan vs. NuFan in the battle for the Heart of the franchise!
Lines are drawn...
Sides will be chosen...
Families will be torn apart...
Who will YOU side with?
STAY TUNED!
Seriously though, it doesn’t need to be this way. There’s enough Trek for everyone.
Your local Walmart sells Star Trek model kits? Damn. I don't even remember the last time I saw Star Trek model kits in a brick and mortar store.I mean, I would be curious to see that bear out. Every Christmas at my local Walmarts they order in a bunch of models, including several Star Trek Kits. And those kits vary from the NCC-1701-A to the Grissom and the Bird of Prey to the USS Discovery. Of the ones I saw sit the most I think I saw the Grissom and Reliant sit the longest.
Every Christmas all three have a huge pop display of models, paints and glue.Your local Walmart sells Star Trek model kits? Damn. I don't even remember the last time I saw Star Trek model kits in a brick and mortar store.
That’s cool.Every Christmas all three have a huge pop display of models, paints and glue.
I have some luck at the local Walmarts but only during Christmas and may up until February. Hobby Lobby is hit and miss at times but I get lucky occasionally.That’s cool.
I remember 20 years ago almost all Walmarts had a decent model kit section, but similar to @The Wormhole I haven’t seen kits in mine in well over a decade.
That's kind of the point, they're a modern "Urban Legend".Indeed and that is Section 31's great power. People go "Oh, they exist only in secret," which is fine until you realize that it makes them like the Illuminati in conspiracy theory circles. Section 31 exists by creating false fronts and the verisimilitude of proper authority. If they overreach, then it gets pinned on whomever made that decision and they withdraw and reform behind a new front.
Shoot...it is the Illuminati!
We don't have enough data points to make an informed discussion. As I said, I see model kits from both Legacy and newer shows and both sell. I see figures from Legacy that don't sell. I see figures from Newer Trek that do sell. But, it's all anecdotal so it limits how much we know. What are the broader toy trends? How much is actually being sold? What are people buying? If even Hasbro struggles with merchandising Star Wars (and they do) then why would Star Trek, which historically has never sold like Star Wars, do better?The most prominent dividing line in the franchise at the moment is between broadly pro-NuTrek people and anti-NuTrek people. It should be fair game to discuss why say certain merchandising decisions are made. And loaded terms get thrown around all the time... "gatekeepers", "true fans"...
I hate to be that person, but the first two seasons of DSC took place in the 23rd Century. 2256 to 2258. It was marketed as "10 years before TOS" not "100 years before TOS". I know the navy blue uniforms throw some people off, but still...Who's to say that Section 31 wouldn't have moved on from it's "Official Capacity" back in the DISCO era of the 22nd century and gone completely underground.
Ah, Typo. Good catch.I hate to be that person, but the first two seasons of DSC took place in the 23rd Century. 2256 to 2258. It was marketed as "10 years before TOS" not "100 years before TOS". I know the navy blue uniforms throw some people off, but still...
Oh I agree. Just sometimes seems like the "TruFans" would rather the "NuFans" go and play in a different park.
They can't seem to accept that we're all playing the same game.
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