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   "Ryan P."  wrote in message   
   news:henk36$bo0$1@news.eternal-september.org...   
   > On 11/22/2009 6:15 PM, Your Name wrote:   
   >   
   > >>    Because its about the money...  if they "reboot" an old show, they   
   > >> have a built-in fan base that will give them more free publicity than   
   > >> they could ever buy... whether they are for or against the new show.   
   > >   
   > > Except that's a faulty idea (which is why the typical management morons   
   > > cling to it).   
   > >   
   > > The original fans who are "against the new show" won't be watching it so   
   > > you've already cut your potential audience in half (taking a   
   statistically   
   > > inaccurate 50% for and 50% against) because they liked the way the   
   original   
   > > was - that's why they are called "fans". You're also pushing away people   
   who   
   > > were not fans of the original by re-using the same name for a very show.   
   > >   
   > > Whereas, if they actually created a new franchise with a new name, etc.,   
   > > then everyone would at least give it a chance.   
   >   
   >   If you take it another step, those people who were never fans of the   
   > original show may actually be MORE likely to give the new one a chance   
      
   No they won't ... or at least they wouldn't if they had more than a single   
   brain cell and more than an ounce of common sense. People who didn't like   
   the show "Battlestar Galactica" would have to be utter morons (no doubt the   
   exact audience Hollyweird is aiming at) to watch another show called   
   "Battlestar Galactica" ... gee, I hate Battlestar Galactica, so let's watch   
   Battlestar Galactica ... oh, wait, that actually IS what 95% of the humna   
   race do, watch garbage they don't like and then whine on about wanting X   
   years of their life back.   :-\   
      
      
      
   > of the Nerd Squad for TOS is screaming about how the new series sucks   
   > because its nothing like the old series.  It worked for BSG.   
      
   The only reason it even remotely "works" (if you assume the above is true at   
   all) is because more and more people are getting used to the fact that   
   Hollyweird "remakes" are completely different to the original ... which   
   again begs the question of why not use a new name for for their new show???   
      
      
      
   > It worked for Dr Who, too.   
      
   Dr Who isn't a "remake" ... it's a continuation of the original. The problem   
   was that they DID try to make silly changes and dumb it down with the   
   big-eared grinning clown Quitopher Etchedinstone. Once him, the silly   
   farting aliens and man-eating rubbish bins were gone, the show returned to   
   what it used to be and is MUCH better for it.   
      
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