Exactly. And in comparison, the original STAR WOLF kickstarter wasn't exciting or engaging. Regardless of what I actually think about the man, Alec Peters has proven that he can galvanize a fanbase and make a compelling pitch.
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Exactly. And in comparison, the original STAR WOLF kickstarter wasn't exciting or engaging. Regardless of what I actually think about the man, Alec Peters has proven that he can galvanize a fanbase and make a compelling pitch.
however, to achieve this, he may have removed from himself the constraints of promising only what could reasonably be delivered. tends to dilute credit otherwise due for the above.
I don't disagree. He has yet to put his money where his mouth is, so to speak.
Hmm. I wonder what could have gone wrong.
Think it might have been the "listen up, bad guys?" by any chance?
I was interested in the Star Wolf Kickstarter, but ultimately I couldn't pull the trigger and contribute to it. It was like the Free Enterprise: The Television Series Kickstarter; these projects, while interesting, may not have enough of an audience to be viable over the long-term, and if they viewed as viable then Gerrold (for Star Wolf) and Burnett (for Free Enterprise) would have found a production company and studio willing to invest in them.
I don't see anything wrong with someone writing something because no one is writing the kind of thing he wants to read. A writer's first audience is himself; if what's in the market isn't entertaining him, writing something that does entertain him makes perfect sense. Tolkien's work, for instance, was written because that was the kind of story he wanted to read, but it didn't exist, so he had to write it himself.
The question then becomes, does this work appeal to an audience? It doesn't always. There are writers who have started and abandoned series because it turned out there wasn't an audience for it.
Actually, the comment was "Hope we still get the occasional updates/pics of set and costume progress."
Alec made no reply to the post.
Fuller knows Robert Meyer Burnett, so there's a very good chance he knows who Peters is.
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A chance, maybe. A very good chance? Mmm. Don't know about that.
Go down four more comments from the one you mention. It's there.
I'd contribute money to a crowdfunder for a movie or series I really wanted to see. The idea that the only way TV can be successful or worthwhile is for it to pass the gatekeepers at the big studios isn't one I subscribe to.
It's probably true that if a project can't arouse interest in the mainstream industry its unlikely to be something with mass appeal; that's what the studio people are putatively best at assessing.
It's probably true that if a project can't arouse interest in the mainstream industry its unlikely to be something with mass appeal; that's what the studio people are putatively best at assessing.
And then the bear eats them all and the trek on the path of selfdestruction and megalomania comes to an end...
Here's how I am quite sure any conversation about Axanar (if one ever did happen) would've went down with Bryan Fuller:
Fuller: So what are you doing now? More extras on Blu-rays that no one watches?
RMB: No, I am working on a Star Trek independent feature. It's going to be awesome! Right down to the electricity and carpeting!
Fuller: Oh, that's nice. Did you see the game last night?
Fuller: So what are you doing now? More extras on Blu-rays that no one watches?
RMB: No, I am working on a Star Trek independent feature. It's going to be awesome! Right down to the electricity and carpeting!
Fuller: Oh, that's nice. Did you see the game last night?
I mean, it's like I'm really there!
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