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"Not that many people like Star Trek..." :o
So I was on IMDB the other day and saw a link to the entire run of ST:TNG on DVD that ran for $400, which seemed a bit pricey. I mentioned it to my wife and she said, "Not that many people like Star Trek..." I just looked at her, my jaw dropped. Really? They don't have conventions for nothing. Am I wrong here?
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06-16-2010, 09:43 PM
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Hmmm, Star Trek has alot of hardcore fans. But it's not as "universal" as say Star Wars or even TMNT.
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06-16-2010, 09:44 PM
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06-16-2010, 09:59 PM
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I dig Star Trek movies. The show, for some reason, i find really boring. The movies tend to be funny and endearing, but I can't bring myself to ever fathom spending money on the tv show. |
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06-16-2010, 10:05 PM
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The way I see it... Star Trek: Way more hardcore fans, very few casual fans TMNT: Way more casual fans, very few hardcore fans |
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06-16-2010, 10:09 PM
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I bet it's HELL at a Trek Forum, though.
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06-17-2010, 12:35 AM
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I once went to Vegas just to meet folks from a Star Trek chat room (a chat room that I've been going to for almost 13 years now) at the ST Experience. That was a totally awesome and fun weekend. 
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06-16-2010, 10:09 PM
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Not true, I've gone places with either my Brother or a friend of mine wearing Star Trek shirts and they ALWAYS get comments from other fans.
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06-16-2010, 10:11 PM
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Well, the shirts are cool.
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I've only ever watched the reboot Star Trek film, I even watched it another time to force myself to like it. It was as boring and uninteresting as I assumed the franchise was. I remember as a little kid seeing the playmates toys and knowing that only NERDS bought that crap. Anyone admitting to it likely got beat up after school.
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Pop culture and worldwide recognition? Certainly not. Profitability? Perhaps, do we have official figures of either franchise? I would think that despite Trek having a bunch of movies and having a dedicated fanbase might not match all the money TMNT made during turtle mania alone in terms of licensing. But that's just a guess. Dedicated fanbase? Perhaps dedicated and organized but I doubt it has as many people as the hundreds of facebook tmnt groups that exist all over the world alone. I'm sure they have forums more active than the drome but I don't know if they have as many fans, trekkies are dedicated but TMNT has millions of casual fans. |
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08-02-2021, 07:59 PM
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In the US it was rare to see Star Trek fans, I know it's big because of all the books and shows and stuff but at least it's never been a huge draw for "casuals", and in other countries I've lived star trek is a super niche thing, no one knows what it is, but they certainly know TMNT, even if just casually "ah yah that's for kids, i don't like it' while star trek might get replies like "i don't know what that is"
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06-16-2010, 09:45 PM
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I have never met a Trekkie in my life. Ever.
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06-16-2010, 09:46 PM
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Star Trek sucks.
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06-16-2010, 09:48 PM
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Why do so many people think TMNT is bigger than it is?
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06-16-2010, 09:48 PM
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06-16-2010, 10:01 PM
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Nice to meet you, too, though. 
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My husband loves Star Trek he just not a collector. But a lot of people are collectors and a lot of them prob already have the entire Star Trek run on DVD.
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