redlightning
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What if instead of buying the Star Wars franchise and Lucasfilm, Disney buys the rights to Star Trek instead.
Star Trek doesn't really have the mass-market appeal and kid-appeal of Star Wars so it is probably a bad move for them. I'm not saying Trek is bad but it just isn't going to sell as many toys or make a good themed area of an amusement park like Star Wars would.
Your POD to get this through could be that the reboot film comes out and bombs - someone really cocks it up ITTL - and after Nemesis and Enterprise, that bombing makes someone at Paramount think Trek is a finished brand. Not that plausible but something you could work round.
Wouldn't that be Star Trek takes over Disney, instead of Disney takes over Star Trek?
I saw it as Disney being assimilated by the borg.I saw it as Mickey saying "Resistance is futile"
Disney? For no reason of course. As stated by ComradeWukongDisney basicly buys property aimed at children, like Star Wars and Marvel (and yes, both are aimed at children, even if adults can enjoy it too). Star Trek was always aimed at adults, although children can enjoy it too. So Disney wouldn't buy Star Trek. Some other company might (if the rights weren't as messed up as they were), if they saw potential for a relaunch. That said, since Star Trek isn't its own company, it is a lot harder to buy the rights for it than it was for Star Wars. Mind you, it probably wouldn't have happened anyway, but it is not impossible.I think a problem is that prior to the reboot, why would Disney buy what would appear to be a dead brand after Nemesis and Enterprise? Which would also have much more limited appeal than Star Wars