XPost: rec.arts.sf.tv, rec.arts.tv, rec.arts.animation   
   From: dtravel@sonic.net   
      
   On 4/25/2019 1:04 PM, Your Name wrote:   
   > On 2019-04-25 17:21:35 +0000, Dimensional Traveler said:   
   >> On 4/25/2019 10:09 AM, Paul S Person wrote:   
   >>> On Thu, 25 Apr 2019 10:09:52 +1200, Your Name    
   >>> wrote:   
   >>>>   
   >>>> Likely more garbage set in the pretend "Star Trek" of JarJar Abrams'   
   >>>> idiotic "reboot" universe.  :-(   
   >>>   
   >>> I keep hoping the whole thing will just disappear. It was a major   
   >>> disappointment from the first film, and it got no better as time went   
   >>> on.   
   >>>   
   >>> I honestly don't see why anyone would allow Abrams to pollute their   
   >>> project in any capacity.   
   >>   
   >> He generates "buzz", which makes people go see his projects to see   
   >> what the "buzz" is about.  That "buzz" can be other people complaining   
   >> about how bad it is so they need to see for themselves if its really   
   >> that bad.   Studios don't care _why_ you watch their stuff, just that   
   >> you DO watch it.   
   >>   
   >> *waits for Anim to bring up Frieburger*   
   >   
   > Most people couldn't really care less about who makes what. They watch   
   > something because it's a *subject* they are or might be interested in -   
   > a sci-fi fan will watch a sci-fi movie / TV show, a horror fan will   
   > watch a horror mocvie / TV show, etc. Who the "star" is is unimportant,   
   > who the director or producer is is even less important, who the studio /   
   > network is is completely unimportant (unless it's a subscription-based   
   > service).   
   >   
   > The exception is when that person continually creates utter crap and   
   > ruins established franchises, in which is why talentless lazy hacks like   
   > JarJar Abrams are best avoided by anyone with a positive digit IQ.   
   >   
   And if that really was what mattered to the studios, Abrams wouldn't be   
   so sought after.   
      
      
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