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Message: <blockquote data-quote="johnsemlak" data-source="post: 1492197" data-attributes="member: 7233">I think you're assuming that 'trekkies' are a monolith audience that don't change.It may not be possible to create any show that appears to the so called 'base' audience anymore.I don't know myself.  But trekkies today are much older.  They're interests have changed.  And they're probably more diverse in what they want.  I imagine there are much fewer 'trekkies' than a 10+ years ago.  New fans are less likely to emerge.Plus the sci-fi TV scene is so different.I think the creators are trying ot appeal to Star Trek's base audience, but the fact is that audience is probably a lot smaller and a lot more diverse in what they want, not not primarily because of the creators but because of factors beyond their control.</blockquote>