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Re: Plans Go Forward for Trek XII Sequel Movie         

Group: alt.startrek · Group Profile
Author: Dan Dassow
Date: Jun 16, 2008 20:31

On Jun 16, 12:56 pm, Anim8rFSK cox.net> wrote:
> In article
> u12g2000prd.googlegroups.com>,
>  "allemanns...@gmail.com" gmail.com> wrote:
>> I think Paramount may be getting a little ahead of itself wanting a
>> sequel immediately. As much as I'd love the new Trek to be a massive
>> success, I can't help but feel the movie won't make blockbuster
>> status. None have broke the top 150 grossing movies aside from The
>> Voyage Home. Anyone else feel like this?
>
> I do, but then who thought Sex in the City would have made all that
> money the first weekend (even if it crashed and burned the second).
>
> I've always thought Paramount screwed the pooch by NOT continuing
> development on the real Trek films.  They should have put one out every
> 18 months, alternating summer action blockbusters with Xmas plot driven
> installments.

It appears that Paramount simply wanted to milk the proverbial cash-
cow without feeding it hay. Put another way, Paramount has a "Field of
Dreams" approach to productions of Star Trek, with the belief that "If
they make it, fans will come."

Dan Dassow
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