XPost: alt.startrek, rec.arts.startrek.current   
   From: pavsnerp@bellsouth.net   
      
   I've always thought that that may have been a good route for Berman and Co.   
   to go with the TNG movies, since they were, SFX aside, no better than the   
   stuff they give us on the tele. A good idea, which asures fans that, as long   
   as Trek is in the hands of Berman's Flying Circus, it will never happen.   
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   news:1138003772.776978.130050@o13g2000cwo.googlegroups.com...   
   > Now that there's no TV series or theatrical feature film in production,   
   > how about a monthly Star Trek TV movie. It could feature any   
   > characters, set in anyplace and anytime. They could do 23rd century   
   > stories, 24th century stories, Klingon stories, Romulan stories, etc.   
   > They could used a mixed cast from the different TV series. They could   
   > have a completely new cast.   
   >   
   > At 12 movies per year, it would be like 24 episodes per year - almost   
   > an entire season's worth of story.   
   >   
   > Sets could be dressed up and reused for multiple scenes across multiple   
   > movies.   
   >   
   > The actors wouldn't have to be paid as much as actors for a theatrical   
   > feature film or TV series.   
   >   
   > Let's say that each movie is given a budget of $2,000,000 - plus   
   > another $1,000,000 for advertising. That's probably a ludricrous   
   > advertising budget for a TV movie, but let's go with it.   
   >   
   > Paramount makes back some of its money by selling commercial time.   
   >   
   > For the rest, they later release the movie on DVD. Let's add another   
   > $1,000,000 for a DVD budget (pressing, advertising, shipping, etc.).   
   >   
   > So the total cost to Paramount for one movie is $4,000,000. It then   
   > releases the movie on DVD, priced at $20. The DVD might contain an   
   > audio commentary track, interviews, extended and/or uncensored scenes,   
   > and maybe even a n exclusive short story or two, filmed just for the   
   > DVD release.   
   >   
   > Paramount would have to sell only 200,000 copies of the DVD to make a   
   > profit.   
   >   
   > Thoughts?   
   >   
   >   
   > Mark Moore   
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