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But is wasn't because of the "Going after new fans..." specifically. They were going after ANY fan and definitely trying to win over existing TOS fans. Over time a new audience found it, and some older fans started to be more accepting too.

My point is that's the only time Neilsen ratings went up. Throughout the Berman era past TNG, the franchise was shedding fans.

...was broadcast, after which Cosell took a hiatus to prepare for the broadcast of the 1976 Winter Olympics and the show was canceled due to low ratings. Having premiered on September 20, 1975, three weeks before the live comedy show NBC's Saturday Night telecast its first episode, the ABC...

Any sci-fi show, any, that breaches the "niche" of the genre to pique the adoration of mass pop culture, while still feeling like sci-fi, is a VERY impressive feat. A rare one too.

It's effectively like running a government with the mentality you only need 25% of the vote, call an election, then get gobsmacked that you need to win over near 50%. Your average critic is going to be a generalist. Their target audience just isn't the existing Star Trek fanbase, and they have...

I think a lot of people at the time viewed them as just cool vampire movies. It was mostly comic book/superhero fans who drove the idea that Blade was some kind of sea change in the genre, largely based on the myth that Blade 'saved' comic book movies from obliveon after a string of terrible...

I'd argue that Blade kicked off the modern era of comic book movies and gave confidence to other studios that these films could succeed. It did pretty well for an R rated comic book movie. I remember people seeing it at the theater and saying how cool the film was. The character also got the...

Not sure what you are talking about, they went after secret invasion just as hard. I would also disagree, I think Echo was by far the worst of the bunch. Look at the engagement drop off.

True, TNG is just one era. However, there is not another Trek era before or since that had the same level of popularity, ratings success, and pop culture penetration *at the time it was airing* as TNG. Yes, TOS achieved much of that later, but not at the time. TNG is the only time Trek has...

Critics are never a good metric for the quality of a thing as they're heavily disconnected from what non-professional reviewers usually like. Review Bombs are usually countered by people on the other side Review Pumping.

Actually, what you mean is that it matches your opinion. I mean, I know what my opinion is, and that looks like review bombing to me. Even Picard (easily the worst of the modern era), as bad as it was for three seasons, was better than 57% (I'd score it around 65%). Please don't attempt to speak...

...97% critics, 87% fans SNW 94% critics, 70% fans Modern Star Trek is often accused of being "review bombed" but it seems like the fan ratings reflect the quality of the shows pretty well, while the critics just give every show positive reviews. Academy currently has an 83%. A score...

Was it really newer in 1989? I recall a suburban '50s flick in which a family of four was incinerated and replaced by Martian invaders. Not a comedy, at any rate. I can see you have nostalgic feelings for it. I myself still fondly remember NEW ZOO REVUE......and perhaps that one's due for a...

The Doctor Who spin off The War Between the Land and the Sea recently debuted on BBC to decent ratings and, yes, there is a Christmas episode of Doctor Who in the works for 2026, after which the BBC has assured us the franchise will continue. Anyone who thinks this is a long break for Doctor Who...

And that finale...

Yep. ENT was at a creative peak, but the ratings were awful for a 2005 broadcast network.

It’s cool, like I said with my ‘full disclosure’ bit, our own situations are going to play into how we see things. And I hope you see that I am not saying anything quite so hard or far reaching as what it may seem. As to how many people think the show (and more so it’s team) are reaching...

That's A-OK. :) For a contingent of stories back then, I was rolling mine more than a bowling ball during peak hours on a Saturday. The Geordi/Data undercurrents were often a saving grace, or at least easy to gravitate toward (even in season 1). If I recall correctly (which means I'm likely...

..."play it safe". Don't risk offending anyone, especially not those who might think trans+ people icky and uncomfortable, because it drives ratings down. That's dangerously close to the "go woke, go broke" thinking that's toxifying so many things, and causing a lot of creative stagnation...

...The only reason I see it as a possible problem is Star Wars has become less popular under Kennedy. Even good stuff like Andor doesn't get the ratings. That's why it kind of makes sense that maybe they would want to bring in someone new who has a new vision to pump up some excitement in the...