Star Trek and its fandom deserve better.
Last week officially marked the 50th anniversary of the first airing ofStar Trek: The Original Series.
If youre an avid fan, you probably already had a rewatch planned for September 8th.
If youre not, you might not even know the 50th anniversary happened.
Not to mention a storytelling universe thatstillhopes to make money in both movies and TV.
Frankly, Star Trek deserves better.
In many ways, it is an exciting time to be aStar Trekfan.
The franchise is returning to its original home: TV.
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Thats the good news.
Its also pretty dude-heavy, which isnt very representative of theStar Trekuniverses progressive mission… ## CBS/Paramount vs. Fandom…
In many ways, 2016 has beenThe Year of The Fan vs.
The Creator(or, in this case, The Copyright Holder).
The thing is: some (though not all) of the guidelines are pretty limiting.
will have to be bought from the official store.
You cant useStar Trekclips.
You cant spend more than $50,000 on the production.
It must be family friendly, and you cant involve anyone whos worked onStar Trekpreviously.
Heres a clue, Paramount/CBS: the Guidelines For Avoiding Objection is not an example of this.
They were loving tributes to this world and its characters.
Stop being such an overachiever,Doctor Who.
Maybe Im being picky, but…
You may accuse me of being too picky.
After all, arent we getting a newStar TrekTV series, a newStar Trekfilm, and some cool events?
Thats far more than nothing.
And, yes, I completely agree.
