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Poll Should the fans be running the show?
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And around the same time he said that (1988, in reference to the "Bring Back Bev!" campaign), he had recently appointed fan Richard Arnold (after the 1986 release of ST IV) to oversee all of the licensed tie-in novels, comics and RPGs, to the frustration of the professional writers and artists. (And some of the fans, who were enjoying the elements that RA began stomping on).
Before Picard, 24th Century Trek ended in 2002. If you're going to build on top of it, you have to build on top of stuff from 2002 and earlier. If 24th Century Trek had kept going, Terry Matalas wouldn't have had to have dug so far back.
Since the TNG crew wouldn't all be back together again, and most of the questions about what happened to XYZ have been answered, I don't think it would be as much of an issue with Legacy.
At worst, Legacy would be back to Picard Season 1 and 2 levels.
EDITED TO ADD: And I happened to like seeing Berman Era characters in a decidedly Non-Berman Style. That was the whole draw of Picard for me: to see the same characters presented in a different way and at a different point in their lives.
As a Discovery Fan, I got a huge kick out of seeing what a TNG/DSC fusion looked like. That's essentially what Picard was, even though some people don't like to hear it.
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Ben Aaronovitch is a random name to toss in there, given his only involvement with Doctor Who was writing a four part serial in the late 80s and a few novels, one of which was the novelization of his serial.
So Roddenberry was inadvertently proving his own point.
I guess so.
Its not an option on the pole but I would be in favor of Fans choosing a showrunner and then let them control the rains as they see fit for 5 years. After we can vote them back in or out. Fans controlling every little decision would be chaos. Having said that, the fans are in the best position to get a vibe on who should be running things. My vote would be Ronald D Moore if he's available.
Obviously this will never happen but it would be my preference.
Obviously this will never happen but it would be my preference.
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Damn good thing too. A TV show run by democracy is only destined to fail.
I submit to you that such a system is illogical because it cannot endure. I submit that you would be illogical to be a willing part of it.
I don't mind the occasional call back to older shows, it just that I feel there are so many time periods and so much of the galaxy to still explore. I mean we're only now getting to learn about the period directly before TOS. Branch out is all I'm saying.
Aaronovitch wrote two four part serials, "Remembrance of the Daleks" and "Battlefield," not one.
He can write for the new Star Trek spin-off, I can vouch for him. He is good at writing Doctor Who episodes and also their novelisations. he may not know much about Star Trek nor it’s canon though, but sometimes it is good to get non fans onboard with it being pretty obvious by now that Star Trek should not be ran by fans?
Aaronovitch hasn't written for television in 21 years and these days focuses on his own RIVERS OF LONDON novel series. What makes you think that he would even be interested in doing a STAR TREK series?He can write for the new Star Trek spin-off, I can vouch for him. He is good at writing Doctor Who episodes and also their novelisations. he may not know much about Star Trek nor it’s canon though, but sometimes it is good to get non fans onboard with it being pretty obvious by now that Star Trek should not be ran by fans?
I do not even know if he is a Star Trek fan, but I am connecting him via association because it would make sense (to me) as I was a big TNG fan at the same time that I was a Doctor and Ace fan in the same ‘sci-fi’ era… if Doctor Who would have continued past Sylvester McCoys final season Aaronovitch should have been the show runner of Who a bit like how Terry Matalas is of Trek now. I *really* enjoyed his New Adventure books, in particular... but Remembrance of the Daleks in particular is like sci fi Shakespeare, IMHO! I think that he brought a sophistication to Doctor Who which appealed to me and many others as young adults. I do not think that I would be a Doctor Who fan if it was not for this guy drawing me in with his stories… This is what Star Trek needs now, that is if the franchise wants to bring in a new crowd of fans rather than a bunch of disenchanted old trolls.
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They ever let me get hold of the franchise, Spock and Kirk are boning.
Decide at your peril.
Or delight.
Decide at your peril.
Or delight.
People seem to have forgotten that many of the show’s recent writers are massive Trek fans, and they gravitated to series TV because of Trek. There were quite a few writing for TNG, including Ron Moore and Naren Shankar.
Kirsten Beyer is a writer/producer for both “Discovery” and “Picard” and her solo episodes have been outstanding. She came to attention of DSC in part because of her successful post-series “Voyager” novels, but she was a steadfast VOY fan before taking on those books.
Bob Orci was a huge pro-fan influence on the Kelvinverse movies. Ditto Alex Kurtzman, who is still at Bad Robot/Paramount. (JJ Abrams needed them because he, himself, was a Star Wars geek, not Trek.)
Then there is Mike McMahan of “Lower Decks”.
Kirsten Beyer is a writer/producer for both “Discovery” and “Picard” and her solo episodes have been outstanding. She came to attention of DSC in part because of her successful post-series “Voyager” novels, but she was a steadfast VOY fan before taking on those books.
Bob Orci was a huge pro-fan influence on the Kelvinverse movies. Ditto Alex Kurtzman, who is still at Bad Robot/Paramount. (JJ Abrams needed them because he, himself, was a Star Wars geek, not Trek.)
Then there is Mike McMahan of “Lower Decks”.
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Shit. I feel real stupid now for forgetting Battlefield.
Unfortunately, we do not have the ability to embed polls in already established threads. However, I think that the linked post poses a valid question which is proving quite controversial amongst fandom.
Should the fans run the show?
Options are: “Yes, ma’am”
“Nooooooooooooooo!”
Or perhaps: Will AI one day be the show runners? Will AI… dream?
You may have additional ideas or opinions about how the show could be ran which you may wish to comment about below. Perhaps the show should be ran via some form of democracy though, rather than a creative dictatorship.
Should REAL TRUE FANS be Running Star Trek?
Yes!
Alec Peters Stealing From and Abusing People was GREAT.
I Want MORE.
