CBS/Paramount sues to stop Axanar 2 - Electric Boogaloo-Fanboys gone WILD-too many hyphens
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Oh, no. Alec has his shorts on. What he need to do is change into big-boy pants, own up to his mistakes, stop blaming everyone else for his failures, and make a *bleep*ing movie. At this point, I don't care if it's Trek or something else (wasn't his girlfriend doing a Wonder Woman film??), just make something so we can tell if he's as good as what his claims are.
Also, I honestly don't see the two as being related. The IP holders wanted to do something fun and inexpensive to tide fans over between the production of flat-out series. The Farthest Star and Runaway have both proven to be very closely connected to the series (as is the one with the two girls and the attack on Mars -- I am completely blanking on the name for that one).
Once more, for the cheap seats.
The IP holders can do whatever the f*** they want to with their stuff. That's kind of what ownership is all about. This is also why you can paint the car you own like a swastka if you get your jollies that way. This doesn't mean your neighbors won't give you a hard time or your car wouldn't be vandalized. Your ownership doesn't protect you from the potential consequences of your actions. Just like the IP holders get to listen to people complain about their work product.
Production and ownership are not shields to criticism.
And what the IP owners do for the fans (and for themselves, and for the bottom line) isn't necessarily what they're doing as commentary on the actions of a small fraction of the fandom.
I just saw a "new trailer" for Axanar on FB, or at least that's what it was touted as, including "new footage". Not one bit of anything new, or anything that I could make out to be new. Literally, old footage from the original, recycled FX footage, pre-vis FX footage, no dialogue, recycled footage of cast and crew saying how amazzzzzzing it's going to be, etc... I enjoyed the original Axanar for what it was. I was hopeful initially that it would get made. I'm an easy, and forgiving target. I bought into New Voyages, STC, just for the sheer fun factor of the attempt. I rarely had nits to pick over a labor of love. (Though Exeter has my heart for the sheer DIY of it all.) When Mr. Cawley released, albeit briefly, some of the unfinished episodes, I was thankful. For a minute, my old fart self was transformed into a kid. I didn't care about unfinished FX, unfinished scenes, or sound issues. (However, I'm looking at you First Frontier! Yikes!) I was happy to see the spirit of intent. I suspended my critical eye
I don't know kids, I'm starting to think this whole thing is a grift!
I've lurked on this thread for ages, I finally had to add my two cents. Tonight's "trailer" broke me.
I don't know kids, I'm starting to think this whole thing is a grift!
I've lurked on this thread for ages, I finally had to add my two cents. Tonight's "trailer" broke me.
Alec was probably watching the Capitol riot and imagining it was Axanar supporters storming CBS Trek headquarters.
So the Axanar people had the balls to publish an "Axanar Year in Review" article on their website. This is bad comedy.
Their email notification cites "Next comes our 2021 plan to finish Axanar!"
Don't tease me bitch!
Don't tease me bitch!
Good catch on the verbal loophole! 
I'm telling you guys, we need to do an "Our Axanar Remake" (à la Our Robocop Remake) using the leaked script, footage, et cetera, but release it before Axanar comes out.
I'm sure you could improve on a better screenplay than using that leaked script. How funny it would be you complete that idea, with an inspired narrative and have it wrapped and done for streaming before Axanar? Something that is looking less Star Trek every time I see new content.I'm telling you guys, we need to do an "Our Axanar Remake" (à la Our Robocop Remake) using the leaked script, footage, et cetera, but release it before Axanar comes out.
I wouldn't touch that leaked script to put it in a paper shredder. Birdcage lining, maybe.I'm telling you guys, we need to do an "Our Axanar Remake" (à la Our Robocop Remake) using the leaked script, footage, et cetera, but release it before Axanar comes out.
It would be 100x easier to write a better script from scratch than take one thing from that steaming pile of fanwank.
Any fan film with the name "Axanar" would get a lot of publicity and traffic, due to the infamy of Peters' unending clusterfudge.
Of course, the people behind it would have to contend with the possibility of frivolous lawsuits, likely botched badly enough in execution to be worthless like the one against RMB. But it would still be a concern to some.
Of course, the people behind it would have to contend with the possibility of frivolous lawsuits, likely botched badly enough in execution to be worthless like the one against RMB. But it would still be a concern to some.
Alec Peters couldn't pursue such a lawsuit, as he would be asserting legal copyright over something 'Axanar'; and doing so would place him in immediate, and very public facimg violation of the Axanar lawsuit settlement between himself his company and CBS/Paramount; and thus open himself up to CBS/Paramount invoking any sanctions and remedies for such violations listed in that settlement agreement.
