but even if the film was "serious" and viewers went back and checked out the OS they're still going to see rubber bats on strings and thayer david's head popping out of a hole in a table. they might find it charming...as i did...or they might find it ridiculous. ...
i'm all for having a thriving fanbase but the OS is VERY MUCH an acquired taste and an enormous commitment of time. i'm not sure the film will change that much either way.
no matter how many serious, big-budget movies that the 'star trek' franchise has thrown out there the "public perception" of it is still very much geek central.
All of which is very true. And when it comes to the original DS, as others have said, the general public's perception is already that it's a cheesy and campy soap opera, and I seriously doubt that even if this new film was to be perfectly serious, that would change.
In fact, the general audience would probably be wondering why the film
was so serious.
And as for checking out the original series, people are either going to do that or they're not - and they're either going to like it or they're not - but the new film isn't going to make a bit of difference when it comes to whether they like it or they don't. They're are plenty of people who loved the mostly serious take that the '91 DS did, but they still think the original is cheesy and campy. That's just going to be a rule of perception with many people forever. And probably the more years that pass by, the more of a perception it's going to become because the more the special effects and acting styles will look dated to new viewers.
But don't get me wrong, I love the original DS. And I think I've proven that over and over again on this forum. But I'm not blind to the fact that the original, as michael c said, is very much an acquired taste. And that's a fact that always will be true regardless of how the show may be reimagined in this new film or what sort of take any version in the future might decide upon.
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