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« on: November 27, 2008, 01:31:19 AM »
Are we talking about respect, or sales? My impression from the recent DVD reviews and all the hype around Depp Shadows is that DS has a high degree of respect and "name recognition" among more imaginative industry people, just as it does amongst more imaginative genre fans. It's all the remarkable that this remains the case given how many years DS has been off the air. While Star Trek has pretty much always been on some channel, in some incarnation or other, that has not been the case for DS.
I have been personally very much surprised by the endurance and vitality DS has shown as a pop culture presence. Granted, that has a definite retro edge to it, while Trekkers are celebrating the imminent arrival of the latest movie in the series, which will unveil yet another "next generation" concept. I do feel that the staying power of DS does show that there's a substantial number of people out there who prefer quality to the buckets of CGI glitz we get in today's entertainment.
As for people not laughing at Trekkers--what about Bill Shatner and the whole "get a life" thing? And did you watch that movie about people whose lives revolve around Star Trek cons hosted by Denise Crosby, with the woman who attended Jury Duty in her Starfleet Uniform?
I'm personally very thankful that the abortive Sci Fi Channel documentary which sought to portray the series and its fans as the latest freaky flavor of the decade sank without broadcast and without any visible trace!
cheers, G.