People always seem to forget that it was the other non-Trekkie, Producer Harve Bennett, who was tasked with revamping Trek after TMP.
Why Is Star Trek Popular?
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People always seem to forget that it was the other non-Trekkie, Producer Harve Bennett, who was tasked with revamping Trek after TMP.
Saquist
Commodore
That's what I thought
And don't forget T'Pol. She was created for the same reason as Seven of Nine.
And then of course there's Saavik (the second one)and Crusher. I've always been partial to them.
It's popular? Did I hallucinate all those geek beatings at school, and having to hide Trek related publications under my jacket like some old pervert?
Yeah, that pretty much sums up my experience concerning the matter as well. Mention 'Star Trek' and people will slowly back away from you.
startrekrcks
Fleet Captain
Why would some people hate Star Trek
Except that the movie was one of the highest grossing films of 2009 in both box office and video sales and is popular enough that Apple is using it in its ad campaign for the iPad. Other that that, yeah, people generally hate it.
My reasoning:
1. "Star Trek" = the franchise. It is hardly known/remembered by many. Most of my h.s. students have never seen any ep (until I show them "Enemy Within" in psych.!) or movie other than Abrams'. Adults are a bit more familiar with the franchise. But not something currently followed/indulged in by anywhere near a major chunk of the POPulation.
2. Many people saw the Abrams movie . . . once or maybe twice. Along with many other movies this past summer. That film WAS popular for a few weeks, I'll grant ya that. Like MI2 was, once.
American Idol, alas, is popular. The CSI franchise is popular. Hot "pop" singing acts are popular. Star Trek . . . no. Fine by me.
By the way, I love TOS, and like much other Trek (even incl. VOY). I could not care less if it's popular. It might be more fun to be into an unpopular thing, in fact.
startrekrcks
Fleet Captain
I love TOS and Trek XI is that wrong for me to be a trekkie because my mum just doesn't really like that I'm a Trek fan she says I look at Trek too much any suggestions from people that feel the same like me?
The Trek 09 movie directed by Abrams was/is popular. The rest of the franchise? Never has been a heavyweight, like LOTR or Star Wars. Why, I have no idea.
startrekrcks
Fleet Captain
I am allowed to be a Trek fan have been since last year just love anything to do with Star Trek, am I mad.
I can see your point about being more active, but SPORTS???
Please tell me you're joking.
Actually, you strike me as a person with excellent taste.
The '09 movie may have been popular, but I would say Star Trek in general is not that popular. As for school beatings and wedgies and the like, I reckon this is a generational thing. I was in my teens when TNG was first aired and many people I knew watched it regularly, so for Generation X (man, how I hate that term) being a Trek fan isn't such a big deal. However my 13-year-old daughter, whom I hooked on Trek last year while watching Voyager reruns, doesn't let any of her friends know of her Trek obsession. Considering the rubbish that her friends watch (X Factor and the like) I find this sad.
It featured rich universal themes in its episodes. The characters are riveting.
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