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[cooleddie74]

Moonves did not like Trek. The show's producers and cast learned that.

 

[CetiAlphanEel]

Yeah well at least he eventually got the boot

 

[fireproof78]

Moonves did not like Trek. The show's producers and cast learned that.

Expensive shows often have few fans in front offices. Al Lad Jr. had to go to bat for Lucas and Star Wars too as part of budget requests.

 

[Dukhat]

Moonves did not like Trek. The show's producers and cast learned that.

This is actually a fallacy. Moonves was indifferent to Trek. It was expensive to produce and brought in little return on investement. But if Trek had made shitloads of money instead, he would have loved it.

 

[DaveyNY]

This is actually a fallacy. Moonves was indifferent to Trek. It was expensive to produce and brought in little return on investment. But if Trek had made shitloads of money instead, he would have loved it.

Supposedly, he wasn't a fan of Sci-Fi/Fantasy and was quoted at the time, as saying that he didn't understand its appeal.

 

[Dukhat]

Supposedly, he wasn't a fan of Sci-Fi/Fantasy and was quoted at the time, as saying that he didn't understand its appeal.

Probably true, but that’s a far cry from the ‘Moonves hates Star Trek!!!’ Reddit culture. If he hated it so much he wouldn’t have had it produced past Voyager.

 

[137th Gebirg]

Maybe I’m misremembering, but I thought his wife was a big TrekHead and was instrumental in keeping it going. He didn’t care much either way. I honestly can’t remember…