General Star Trek thread

Asian people weren't literal property though for half the country, with many still (just about) remembering those days when Trek came out. While the Jim Crow laws were in force up until 1965, MLK dying only 3 years after. George Takei was a great advocate for anti Asian prejudice and was a bit of a forgotten chapter in racism but by and large Asian people in America were afforded possibilities that simply didn't exist for African Americans.

This could be relevant: Warner Brothers and Paramount are looking to merge, the former being the bigger fish. Paramount are in financial bother IIRC, and this merger could change the strategy WRT Trek, cos it's probably the most valuable ongoing IP they have?

Harry Potter you can put at the feet of Rowling, who IIRC still has somewhat absolute control over the cinematic adaptation: Fantastic Beasts was a cóck up of an open goal; what could have been Potter Pokémon and instant success turned into convoluted fanwànk prequel saddled with tedious lore garbage that's symptomatic of most pop culture these days.

While it seems DC might be finally course correcting into competency with James Gunn at the helm; though say what you will about Zack Synder at least his attempt was a choice, and not the meandering mush that was The Flash and whatnot. Or indeed The Rock's Black Adam.

Either way, WB doesn't have a great recent track record with its own IPs, so would be a little leery about what they'd want done with Trek. It's funny though cos Paramount has finally established a strong degree of goodwill with Trek, complete with a plate of relatively enjoyed shows; you'd have to imagine WB would simply ask to keep doing SNW or Lower Decks - though with Zaslav in charge, god knows.

Undoubtedly biased but the value of "prime time TV" has diminished over the years and in terms of worldwide marketability, Star Trek is gonna have more sway than Blue Bloods. Doesn't need much proof to show that Pop Culture IPs are hot properties. It's not the giant blockbuster IP Paramount wanted, but in terms of the kind of pop culture IP Warners' would be eyeing up? It's Trek, then possibly Nikolodeon. Trying to think of others Paramount might have...

Lucrative but shrinking is my understanding: demographics trend older IIRC on network TV (hence the popularity of those kinda shows in the first place), while streaming is where the younger demos reside.

It's not to say WB wouldn't see NCIS as having value to acquire - but given where pop culture is at the moment, I'd be surprised if Trek wasn't deemed the tastier property to acquire.

Either way, it's a disturbing reflection of American media that yet another merger is happening - and it will happen if these reports are true. Cos if Disney's digestion of Fox was rubber stamped, there's no hope this one will get pushed back.

Haven't watched Yellowjackets but man you could fill a book with good once off show ideas / seasons that got forced into 2nd or 3rd seasons and just fell off a cliff.

Don't mentioned Andor to me cos I invariably go off and watch all those absolutely fantastic monologues that peppered the show, all over again. Stellan Skarsgård's own was the best piece of writing I'd experienced in the SW franchise.

I almost resent Andor's quality because it has been such an exceptional TV show it reminds how crap all the rest have been. It singlehandedly renewed by enthusiasm for Star Wars - then Ahsoka stomped that energy into the the ground 🤭