Even worse than those two (IMHO) is David Gerrold, who should know better, even if this is a benign comment. Here's what he had to say about this incident:
David Gerrold's statement about the Axanar lawsuit
Apologies if this has already been posted.
CBS/Paramount sues to stop Axanar
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Even worse than those two (IMHO) is David Gerrold, who should know better, even if this is a benign comment. Here's what he had to say about this incident:
David Gerrold's statement about the Axanar lawsuit
Apologies if this has already been posted.
I didn't mean, or intentionally mean, that fan films are negative; I think they are a positive thing and have enjoyed a number of them. Not all are to my taste and just like any series not everything put out by a producer that I like do I enjoy. What I meant is an endorsed expanded universe could run into trouble keeping everything straight and lead again to franchise fatigue.
I prefer to keep my official and unofficial timelines seperate and for me its not that hard and actually enriches the experience of enjoying whatever franchise is at hand. Like comic books and comic book movies; I like it when the source material is referenced but I am not going to get funny if they change something to better fit their cinematic universe as they are separate entities. So with Star Trek the books have always been removed from the shows and films (which is funny watching friends more heavily invested in the Star Wars EU try and do the same now) just as the Prime and NuTrek timelines are now seperate... Means I can enjoy more than some others who can't get past the changes.
Sorry if none of this makes any real sense my head can be a real strange place to inhabit
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Exactly. Right now, the big hope is that CBS either partners with Axanar (damned unlikely), or lets Axanar continue (highly unlikely). I don't want to take their hope away, but I'd have better luck of signing with CBS.
Next thing you know, Peters would have included star fighter combat in the movie as well, with Klingons and Federation fighters shooting at each other and blasting capitol ships. Or he would have included it in a sequel.
Figures that they would do that.
Interesting... Never seen anything like this, will have to take a look.
Hows it even relevant? Yes visually Axanar looks amazing (and while the scripted portions look promising based on Prelude the VFX is all he can be getting at) as does Star Trek Beyond (as were 2009 and Into Darkness when the lens flares weren't blinding you
) I can't see how a judge would let that line of questioning go anywhere when the specifics of the case are whether or not Axanar/Ares Studios illegally made money from the Star Trek brand for profit and not how Tobais' excellent work compares to who ever is doing the work on Beyond or whatever effects house they hire for the 2017 series (which I would have hoped could have included certain names on the staff which may not be possible due to association at this point).
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Because as fans, they're only focusing on what they think is important. A court would laugh a lawyer out of the courtroom for it.
Interesting... Never seen anything like this, will have to take a look.
Hows it even relevant? Yes visually Axanar looks amazing (and while the scripted portions look promising based on Prelude the VFX is all he can be getting at) as does Star Trek Beyond (as were 2009 and Into Darkness when the lens flares weren't blinding you
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Keep us appraised!
At this point there's Prelude and a buttload of money collected for a film that doesn't exist. Oh, and a studio built and equipped. And salaries paid. And sushi. And a NYE party.
Maybe it's just me, but I never expected the film to ever get done. Not this one, anyway. I expected delay after delay, while other projects took priority, because, and the true believers would keep contributing, and nothing would ever get done except for more fundraisers and more salaries and more sushi.
If I were CBS, I'd drop the hammer too.
Maybe it's just me, but I never expected the film to ever get done. Not this one, anyway. I expected delay after delay, while other projects took priority, because, and the true believers would keep contributing, and nothing would ever get done except for more fundraisers and more salaries and more sushi.
If I were CBS, I'd drop the hammer too.
Beat ya to it a few posts ago.
See: http://www.trekbbs.com/showpost.php?p=11410977&postcount=1665But I agree with you on Gerrold. He's become one of these Trek pundit's who makes his contribution to the franchise much more than it really is. And continues to speak as if he's the end all authority on STAR TREK.
w00t!
Dead Orion hooker?
What...?
...WHAT?
All this legal stuff is boring. We need a little excitement?
Well we could go to the Holodeck and watch Lt Jae, Ensign Allenby and Ensign Ro mud wrestle
I used to respect Gerrold a lot more than I do now. Not as much these days; mainly cause of the attitude that you mentioned, I find a lot of his opinionated stuff short sighted or needlessly antagonistic.
Beat ya to it a few posts ago.
But I agree with you on Gerrold. He's become one of these Trek pundit's who makes his contribution to the franchise much more than it really is. And continues to speak as if he's the end all authority on STAR TREK.
w00t!
Hm, for some reason your links aren't working for me. Does anyone else have this problem or is is just me?
The Holodeck, where getting DMCA by Content ID really sucks.
Works for me, Admiral
All we need is them three, some bikini's and a load of mud - everybody is happy
All we need is them three, some bikini's and a load of mud - everybody is happy
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