Dr. Fortyseven 🥃 █▓▒░1d ago

Because we can't just have a nice thing and let it be that, Weir has to take a shit on #StarTrek because his pitch was rejected...?

Come on, man. I got my issues with the various shows to various degrees, but this just sounds childish.

Perhaps in context it wasn't as bad as it sounds, but honestly I'm just tired, man.

> "...and here’s another thing: I pitched a Star Trek show to Paramount and I was in Zoom with the showrunners with all the shows and spent a lot of time talking to [executive producer Alex Kurtzman]. I don’t like a lot of the new Trek. He, as a person, is a really nice guy. But at the same time, those shows are shit. He is a nice guy. But they didn’t accept my pitch so, you know, fuck ’em.”

https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/tv/tv-news/project-hail-mary-author-andy-weir-paramount-star-trek-1236549532/

#ProjectHailMary

‘Project Hail Mary’ Author Andy Weir Says Paramount Rejected His ‘Star Trek’ Pitch: Their “Shows Are Sh**”

The author of the blockbuster film says Paramount turned down his 'Star Trek' idea and suggested that modern 'Trek' shows have lost their way.

The Hollywood Reporter
Show threadfirewyre
@fortyseven kurtzman trek is trash though, minus prodigy and lower decks
Mar 29 at 1:23amWeb
Show threadDr. Fortyseven 🥃 █▓▒░1d ago

@firewyre I can't take a blanket view like that, myself. The current era live-action stuff has it's highs and lows, for me.

For instance, there's a lot I dislike about Discovery, but I feel like every season got a little better. It too far too long to really find it's legs, and by then it was too late. (The finale with the '10-C' actually ended up being some of my favorite Trek in a long time, much to my shock.)

While I largely loath the series, but I can cherry-pick moments from Picard, especially S3 that were at least interesting.

But, strangely, all of the animated shows were largely pretty satisfying to me. And those were the two I had the least faith in going into them. So grateful for them. 😅

Show threadOwliver1d ago
@firewyre @fortyseven love lower decks. Also love your username
Show threadfirewyre1d ago
@owl thanks friend, my son is obsessed with owls :)
Show threadBilliglarper1d ago

@firewyre @fortyseven

Strong disagree. Star Trek Academy is gold. 🤩

Show threadDr. Fortyseven 🥃 █▓▒░1d ago
@billiglarper @firewyre Aye, it was far, far better than I was expecting, going into it.
Show threadBilliglarper23h ago

@fortyseven @firewyre

I was quite positive I would like it after watching the trailers. And ST Academy more than delivered. My girlfriend and I had a blast. (And not only that, I would argue it was objectively really well done.)

And it's perfectly fine to not like it. But why can't grown-up men just say "This isn't my cup of tea" and move on?

All the hate and toxicity in some sci-fi fandoms is just so mindblowingly ugly. Star Wars especially. But Star Trek and 40k also have jerks.