Paramount has declined to accept money raised by fans of the canceled Enterprise for purposes of continuing the show. The fan base - I mean "corporation" - has raised $3.14 million (!) in pledges and donations. (As a comparison, the Vice President of The CMT Dukes of Hazzard Institute would have to watch Dukes of Hazzard for 31.4 years! That's a lot of Hogg!)
Does anyone else find this amazing? That people would pony up money for a TV show to continue shooting? That's what commercials are for, right? I mean, I loved Firefly but I just don't see myself paying a studio to produce it just so I can spend 20 hours a year in front the TV. Don't get me wrong - I applaud the determination of these folks but I just can't help thinking that the energy would be better spent on something more productive. Like installing a sprinkler system at my house.
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Posted by John DeNardo at Tuesday April 12, 2005 at 3:02 PM
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I believe the evil Captain Kirk said it best:
"Get a life!"
Posted by jp on Tuesday April 12, 2005 at 3:20 PM at 3:20 PM
if you think about it, $3.14M is a miniscule amount for the millions of trekkies to continue to find meaning in their otherwise meaningless lives...
Posted by Pete on Tuesday April 12, 2005 at 4:12 PM at 4:12 PM
Oh BTW, I think it's pretty funny that the Trekkies (quite possibly the colossus of all phanboi groups out there) with all their $$$ couldn't do what the puny fans of the sci-fi show "roswell" did with only thousands of bottles of tabasco sauce -- that is, to resurrect their beloved show (even if it were for only one more season)...
Posted by Pete on Tuesday April 12, 2005 at 4:20 PM at 4:20 PM