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From: "Aron Head" 
To: "Charlie" 
Sent: Thursday, July 24, 2003 10:06 AM Subject: [charlemagne] Trek Bosses
Defend Franchise


>
> Rick Berman and Brannon Braga, the executive producers of UPN's Enterprise
> and de facto keepers of the Star Trek flame, found themselves on the
> defensive in a discussion with reporters about the franchise's health.
> Signs of trouble include the recent box-office failure of the 10th Star
> Trek movie, Nemesis; the declining ratings of Enterprise; and the recent
> lawsuit by game publisher Activision against Viacom, claiming that the
> company and Paramount have allowed the franchise to
"stagnate." The future
> of Trek has been the subject of magazine stories in TV Guide and
> Entertainment Weekly, among others.
>
> So the two producers found themselves defending their work and the new
> direction Enterprise is slated to take as it begins its third season in
the
> fall. "I don't think the franchise is in trouble," Berman
told reporters
at
> UPN's fall press preview in Hollywood. He added, "Viacom and Paramount
have
> been very supportive of what we do, both in terms of the television shows
> that we produce and the movies that we produce."
>
> As for Enterprise, which is taking a bold new direction, Leslie
> Moonves—chairman and chief executive of UPN's parent, CBS—denied to
> reporters that the company was close to a drastic change such as taking it
> off the air and coming back later with an entirely new Trek series. "I
> don't think we were close to it," he said. "Everything is
talked about.
And
> obviously, we looked at all permutations. And as [UPN president] Dawn
> [Ostroff] said, we looked at our research, we talked to the producers, we
> talked to the studio, and we felt this was the best plan."
>
> For his part, Braga told reporters, "I don't think creatively we were
doing
> anything wrong. It can be debated from many different angles whether there
> are problems with the show. There are many people that love the show.
We're
> very proud of the show, but we did feel that after a couple of seasons, it
> was time to do something differently." So why did viewers bail last year?
> "Don't know," Braga said matter-of-factly. "Don't know."
>
> Enterprise returns to Wednesdays at 8 p.m. ET/PT, starting Sept. 10.
>
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> Oderint, dum metuant!
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