"Force" may be a strong word. What I heard from people who where associated with TU, inside of it, and then left after getting wind of this, was that the level of publicity and money that had been raised was making TPTB worried about public image and perception. They may not have been "forced" to make more Enterprise, but if the pressure had stayed on, they would have had a lot of egg on their face. So they very quietly let it be known that any Hollywood aspirations of anyone involved in TU would be quashed by them if they did not stop. You'll recall Brazeal's production company came to being shortly after TU stopped pursuing more Enterprise. *Shrug* I can't say I know this first hand, but it's sure second hand. I've known many folks who've directly known Brazeal. *Shrug* If it was third or fourth hand, I'd hesitate to mention it. But, I HAVE seen him *first hand screw people he agreed to work with, so, adding it all up with now this mega fuck-up... well, 2+2=4, you know?
Still, that's not the real point I wanted to discuss. Sort of side-tracked.
I just really feel for everyone who went to this thing. It's unacceptable when something like this happens. I've only ever heard of one other such incident, back in the 80's, a convention called "Wrath of Con" that people and stars showed up for only to find no venue booked, no hosts, and a lot of pissed off people. De Kelley and Nichelle Nichols, forget who else, basically put the show on themselves for everyone, footing the bills and such. It was mentioned in De's biography.
but enjoyable. The slanted fedora people were ass holes though, he was just an idiot at times. Over all though i have great memories, amazing autograps and a life time experiance.
