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<blockquote data-quote="Umbran" data-source="post: 6754428" data-attributes="member: 177"><p>I am not sure that assertion is correct. Data of financial performance of the various TV series in foreign markets isn't easy to find, unfortunately. However, only one Star Trek movie ("Into Darkeness") has ever made the majority of its money in foreign markets, and it only did so by 1.1%. There is *not* a major tradition for Trek to be a major hit elsewhere.</p><p></p><p></p><p></p><p>Yes, but CBS doesn't seem to have that tradition of making TV mostly for export. I don't think that's their idea here - I think they are banking on the popularity of the brand to drive adoption of their streaming service, and I think that's a mistake both for the series and the service. I think the proprietary service is itself a mistake in the current market.</p><p></p><p></p><p></p><p>1) Appeal to authority - CBS's authority, in this case.</p><p></p><p>2) Because the folks who make Trek have a recent tradition of not being dumb about their approaches? Because Voyager and Enterprise were considered such smash hits of brilliant production and marketing that... they decided to retire the thing for a decade?</p><p></p><p>3) That we haven't seen other promising franchises screwed up by poor network choices pretty frequently?</p><p></p><p>Seems to me "they have a plan" is cold comfort.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Umbran, post: 6754428, member: 177"] I am not sure that assertion is correct. Data of financial performance of the various TV series in foreign markets isn't easy to find, unfortunately. However, only one Star Trek movie ("Into Darkeness") has ever made the majority of its money in foreign markets, and it only did so by 1.1%. There is *not* a major tradition for Trek to be a major hit elsewhere. Yes, but CBS doesn't seem to have that tradition of making TV mostly for export. I don't think that's their idea here - I think they are banking on the popularity of the brand to drive adoption of their streaming service, and I think that's a mistake both for the series and the service. I think the proprietary service is itself a mistake in the current market. 1) Appeal to authority - CBS's authority, in this case. 2) Because the folks who make Trek have a recent tradition of not being dumb about their approaches? Because Voyager and Enterprise were considered such smash hits of brilliant production and marketing that... they decided to retire the thing for a decade? 3) That we haven't seen other promising franchises screwed up by poor network choices pretty frequently? Seems to me "they have a plan" is cold comfort. [/QUOTE]
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