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Current Talk '08 II / Re: Will the "Original" fans accept a new movie?
« on: June 30, 2008, 05:42:01 PM »
I understand the point you're making, Magnus. But I honestly doubt that no matter how successful the Depp/DS film may be that it will push aside discussion of the original series to any sort of the degree that concerns you. The '91 series certainly didn't do it. And people may say, well, the '91 series didn't attract that big of an audience, but that's not really true. The facts are that it brought a huge influx of new DS fans to fandom and it boosted attendance rates at DS Fests to new levels. Though what it also did was stimulate interest in the new fans in the original series. Are there DS fans out there who say they only like the '91 series and think the original is a joke? As shocking as some original fans might find it, yes. But even in the days when the '91 series was a huge topic of conversation in the various fanzines at the time (and the '91 stars were appearing at Fests), discussion of the original series (or stars) was never ignored or pushed aside. I don't really see it being much different with the new movie and online duiscussions. If history has taught us anything, it's that the original series will always play a significant role in fandom no matter how many newer versions of DS may come along.