Are there still issues with film vs. TV rights now that CBS and Viacom are one again?

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  1. The Overlord

    The Overlord Fleet Captain Fleet Captain

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    Was this 25% rule ever actually proven to have existed? I am curious what evidence there is to back up this notion?
     
  2. fireproof78

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    Same here. It sounds like Internet hogwash, at bests.
     
  3. F. King Daniel

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    FYI, the Starfleet shoulder patch logo from Star Trek Into Darkness and Star Trek Beyond appears in the first episode of Picard, on the roof of the Quantum Archive building.

    It could be another case of Franz Joseph's UFP seal being used in Star Trek IV and early TNG when they don't have the rights to it, or perhaps it's indicative that all Trek is fair game now.
     
  4. Christopher

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    It's a total myth, thoroughly debunked here: https://www.quora.com/Is-the-25-difference-rule-of-Star-Trek-Discovery-a-real-thing?

     
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  5. The Wormhole

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    Nope. The post Eaves made on his Facebook was the first time it was ever mentioned, and the next time was CBS officially debunking it. As for where Eaves got the idea, that's for him to know.
     
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  6. 1001001

    1001001 Serial Canon Violator Moderator

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    It cracks me up that anyone even believed that.

    How in the hell do you measure "25% different"?

    :shrug:
     
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  7. The Wormhole

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    I like the image in my head of a team of lawyers scrutinizing a fictional spaceship design to determine if it's legally different enough. "I graduated Harvard Law School for this?"
     
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  8. 1001001

    1001001 Serial Canon Violator Moderator

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    "I'm sorry, but this captain's chair is only 23% different. DENIED!"

    :lol:
     
  9. FreddyE

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    Wouldn´t that be "This captain´s chair is only 23 % different. Sheer fucking hubris! Request DENIED!" now? ;-P
     
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  10. Tim Thomason

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    Sigh.

     
  11. fireproof78

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    Even if you do, as people no doubt will, it is entirely subjective.