No. Reading the dictionary.
It's been pitched. What's next is anyone's guess. I should call my bookie, see what the action is.
News Star Trek Prodigy Cancelled, Season 2 to be shopped around
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No clue. Just a stray thought.
One more reason for the WGA and SAG/AFTRA to strike over...
If Star Trek Legacy happens, Janeway will be involved. So honestly, it's NBD.
They were unsuccessful at getting the kid audience. The toys probably aren't selling.
Kids already have too much media specifically catered to them, from Minecraft/Roblox, to Spider-Man and superheroes. They aren't a demo that had a viable opening for Trek.
They were unsuccessful at getting the kid audience. The toys probably aren't selling.
Kids already have too much media specifically catered to them, from Minecraft/Roblox, to Spider-Man and superheroes. They aren't a demo that had a viable opening for Trek.
Crikes, did the Living Construct infect Paramount + in the real world???
Probably because distribution was a shit show.
And much of Trek merchandise as well as most toys (at least in the post-1990s Playmates Era of Trek figures) are marketed horribly.
Don't threaten me with a good time.
I..........agree.
I've got a 6 year old that couldn't care less about most shows on TV. YouTube is where the kids watch shows these days. Countless videos on Roblox, Among Us, Rainbow Friends, etc.
I liked the show, but I never figured for a second that it would catch on with the kiddies.
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Yeah and it's damn frustrating. All it takes is a little bit more market awareness around children's toys to make this successful.
I always wanted a toy tricorder as a kid in the 1990s. I now realize that the phone in my pocket can do a gazillion times more than that light up toy ever could.
I wouldn't be surprised Paramount treats Prodigy the same way Gene Roddenberry treated TAS and tells the writers of any future Trek series or movie that takes place in the Post TNG-era to ignore it.
Writers: Yay, we can use Chakotay now without any barriers!
Paramount: On second thought, never mind, Prodigy is totally canon.
Just saw this news on Twitter. I am very disappointed. Not only to cancel it but to pull it from Trek's home? What utter bullshit. Was looking forward to S2 in the fall. This was easily one of the better of the nuTrek shows. But the marketing for it was fumbled and shit from the get go. They didn't tie in the toys at launch to attract the kids they were supposedly aiming for. It launched on P+ before Nickelodeon so the audience was split. Adult Trek fans were confused as to whether or not they should even watch it. I was one of them who had no interest in watching a kids show until I took a chance on it.
It's clear that P+ is in trouble now, along with the majority of streaming services. Original programming on a thousand separate streamers all requiring their own subscriptions was a dubious business model that is dying quite quickly. Cutting the cable seemed like a good deal for consumers. But the reality for a lot of people, especially families, is they're paying more now than when they had the upper tier for cable. The shows that families like are scattered between so many different streams.
The people in charge of Star Trek right now need to reassess what they're doing with the franchise. The Starfleet Academy show should not have been green lit. Almost no buzz for that online and the Section 31 series/movie or whatever the hell they're doing with it after 5 years is DOA in my book. What's not unclear is the fact that PIC S3 did very well with it's audience and critics. They kind of gave the fans what they wanted and it did well. There's much clamoring for a subsequent follow up to S3 and what do they do with the momentum? Nothing. Say they're thinking about it... Fire these people.
100 percent right on the money.
It's clear that P+ is in trouble now, along with the majority of streaming services. Original programming on a thousand separate streamers all requiring their own subscriptions was a dubious business model that is dying quite quickly. Cutting the cable seemed like a good deal for consumers. But the reality for a lot of people, especially families, is they're paying more now than when they had the upper tier for cable. The shows that families like are scattered between so many different streams.
The people in charge of Star Trek right now need to reassess what they're doing with the franchise. The Starfleet Academy show should not have been green lit. Almost no buzz for that online and the Section 31 series/movie or whatever the hell they're doing with it after 5 years is DOA in my book. What's not unclear is the fact that PIC S3 did very well with it's audience and critics. They kind of gave the fans what they wanted and it did well. There's much clamoring for a subsequent follow up to S3 and what do they do with the momentum? Nothing. Say they're thinking about it... Fire these people.
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Let's start a petition. I hear those are all the rage.
It won't disappear from streaming because this doesn't effect Canada, because Paramount sold distrubution rights to Bell Media who will likely still air season 2 and Paramount still has to honor that contract.
Really calling Prodigy cancelled is inaccurate if its being shopped around outside of Canada, its being externalized like the Pink Ladies.
It's cancelled because they won't be making any more of it. They're shopping around the final season.
Signed, although like I said, I think someone else will pick this up, Netflix, Apple, Amazon.
And the profits and savings will go to doing Star Trek Legacy.
As far as I can tell, Canadians are uneffected, they already shopped Prodigy around here, and made a deal with Bell like all the other Star Treks.
If it does well in its new home, Paramount won't say no to doing more seasons if requested.
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