Should the next Star Trek movie go to streaming?

[Ovation]

I used to go to the cinema 80-100 times a year when I was a single guy without children (20+ years ago). Were I still in that same situation I’d still be going as often (COVID notwithstanding). Cinema is not the same as TV (it’s different, not better or worse) and, ideally, films should be experienced at the cinema. If that truly disappears, it will be a cultural loss.

 

[Dukhat]

I saw Bill & Ted Face the Music online. Spent $20 for it. And I thought that was too much to watch from my home. I did it anyway, but I wasn't too crazy about it.

I think after a certain point, people aren't going to want to spend that much to watch a movie when it's released. Maybe once or twice, but not on a regular basis. This is just a quick-fix during the Pandemic. If it's not a quick-fix, then the studios and investors should re-evaluate the way they put money into these things.

Here’s the thing with that, though. I saw B&T as well, but it was at my friend’s house with about six other people watching it. My friend spent the $20 to order it. But if all six of us had bought tickets and saw it in the theater, the total cost would have been $60 at the very least, and probably more like $100. So streaming new big-budget films is not viable in the long-term if the movie studios hope to recoup their costs. But it’s great for at-home viewers because you only have to spend twenty bucks even if 20 people are watching the movie with you.

 

[Onid]

Absolutely not. Trek movies should be cinema, not a glorified two parter episodes. We already have streaming Trek, and I, for one, would welcome offerings as separate from the producing/writing All Access team as possible.