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CBS/Paramount sues to stop Axanar

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oswriter said:
"Hi, I'm Alec Peters. You might remember me from such 'Star Trek' fan films as 'The Undiscovered Donor Store' and '50 Ways to Get Subpoenaed on Romulus.'"
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Harvey said:
Honestly, when you see the way Peters has spent the money on this so-called production (all that's missing is the movie!), it's no surprise he's been in bankruptcy court before. I've seen no indication that he knows anything about sensibly running a business.

Come to think of it, how did Propworx go belly up? I'm at a loss explaining where all the money went, especially since Peters was making extra money on top by overcharging on freight.
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Spend, spend, spend.
 
If I suddenly found myself in Alec Peters' shoes (via Quantum Leap or something), the first thing I would do is shut the hell up; stop talking to the media. Then I'd apologize to CBS/Paramount and beg for mercy. After that, I'd liquidate accumulated assets and refund as much as possible to the donors. Last, I'd try to disappear and live the rest of my days under the radar, lest some disgruntled fan come looking for me.

But Quantum Leap is just a TV show . . . right? ;)
 
Could have been high quality photography and fancy catalogs, even with low paid help. Perhaps also a bunch of perks going to events, expensing unpaid travel to be an 'expert', and other things he wanted to do. Maybe some carryover costs from liquidating Experience items which might have been kinda expensive relative to value, or hard to sell. Maybe some 'in kind wholesale' cherrypicking buying from whatever came in the door instead of turning a profit. Etc. Over some years its not to difficult to imagine running up a few hundred thousand of indulgences that could be seen as carried costs by someone not thinking of the future, things suddenly emerging as a choke in the cashflow. Of course no real idea, just speculation of ways it could happen.
 
urbandefault said:
If I suddenly found myself in Alec Peters' shoes (via Quantum Leap or something), the first thing I would do is shut the hell up; stop talking to the media. Then I'd apologize to CBS/Paramount and beg for mercy. After that, I'd liquidate accumulated assets and refund as much as possible to the donors. Last, I'd try to disappear and live the rest of my days under the radar, lest some disgruntled fan come looking for me.

But Quantum Leap is just a TV show . . . right? ;)
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...or if you are bold enough to keep selling your angle in an industry awash in money, you might just be picked up as useful to someone with an even bigger angle.

I doubt the judgment under any circumstances, though. The JJ/Lin reprieve was a Golden Ticket without the consequences. He could have ridden their intervention even if it was just PR into having an operation with their built in endorsement for a while. Just go with the flow. But he had to give them a giant chest kick to their egos first.
 
Harvey said:
Even if they wanted to use a top of the line camera, why on earth would they buy one? Why not use one of the equipment rental houses here in Los Angeles? That has to be a much more cost-effective option for a 2-3 week shoot, especially when your funds are finite and you want to put as much money on screen as possible.

Buying a camera doesn't even make sense for Peters' studio business. The actual Hollywood studios rely on rented cameras and equipment all the time. Captain America might need 25 cameras, but the romantic comedy they're filming after it won't. And, in either case, camera technology is always changing -- those pro cameras that Peters bought over a year ago are already out of date.

It sounds like he just wanted another toy, bought for him by the fans.
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Plus you could deduct the rental cost from your business taxes at the end of the year as it's a business expense. That's one reason studios do it that way.
 
urbandefault said:
But Quantum Leap is just a TV show . . . right? ;)
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When there is infringing to be done....... have no fear LFIM is here. He can rebuild it, make it cooler and more awesome than ever before. It will become a movement, far better than just a TV show.
Because that's what we all want, right donors?
 
"Theorizing that he could infringe on copyright in his own lifetime ..."

Show in, erm, about an hour and 15 or so. I'm judging, uh, some dispute between @TrekGeekBill and Five Year Mission. The gavel will be banged.*






*And that's not a euphemism for something else.
 
Firebird said:
Peters telling people to just use their phones and go out and make a movie is rich. Maybe if he'd followed his own advice, he'd never have gotten sued in the first place.
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I know, right? Yet, instead of using his phone camera, he asked for $10k, and somehow managed to make over $1 million. So, I'm thinking, if he asked for $10k, believing he could complete his project for that amount, then the rest of the money should be sitting in the bank somewhere, right?

And then him bragging that he raised that much money - and people clapping for him- like its a major accomplishment. Am I missing something? Did he risk his life for the good of mankind or something? Since when is asking for donations some great achievement to be proud of?
 
How much Sushi does $1 million buy ? ;-)
Also he thinks he's the King of "trek fandom" sorry that title goes to someone else...
Wil Weaton fits that title better, but that's just my opinion ;-)
 
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