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Science Fiction » alt.startrek » [NEWS] - Paramount Refused Fan Money
| [NEWS] - Paramount Refused Fan Money [message #1368] |
Mi, 13 April 2005 17:31 |
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Paramount Refused Fan Money
A high-ranking executive at Paramount Television, which produces Star
Trek: Enterprise, not only denied to SCI FI Wire that the studio is in
talks with Trek United, the fan group that is raising money to revive
the show, but also sent a letter to Trek United chief Tim Brazeal last
month saying that the studio would not accept fan money for such a
purpose. "There are no talks going on with anybody at Paramount," John
Wentworth, executive vice president for communications at Paramount
TV, said in an interview. "And the decision to end the show is final."
Wentworth also provided SCI FI Wire with a copy of a letter sent to
Brazeal on March 15, which read in part: "We cannot and will not be
able to accept funds from viewers to produce Star Trek: Enterprise or
any other series." The letter was sent to Brazeal and to the lawyer
for Trek United, Andrew Beardall.
Paramount has previously disavowed any connection with fan groups
collecting money in an effort to get UPN's canceled Star Trek:
Enterprise back on the air. In a statement on the official Star Trek
Web site, the studio said: "We would ... like to point out that there
may be other campaigns underway to save [the] show that request a
monetary donation. We would urge caution before you part with your
money as these groups have no connection to Paramount, nor are their
activities condoned in any way by the studio."
Trek United has been telling fans that it is in secret discussions
with Paramount representatives about keeping the show alive, and that
the reps have left open the possibility the show may return.
On April 12, Brazeal, the head of Trek United, confirmed to SCI FI
Wire that he had received Wentworth's letter, adding that he responded
saying that as the group was incorporated, they were not viewers and
should be treated as a corporation. Brazeal maintained that the group
is in talks with other Paramount representatives.
Earlier, a Trek United spokeswoman said that it was possible the
Paramount spokesman wasn't aware of Trek United's talks. "I think it's
probably a case of the left hand not knowing what the right hand is
doing," Candice McCallie, the Houston-based spokeswoman for Trek
United, told SCI FI Wire last week.
In other developments, the message boards on the official Star Trek
Web site had removed Trek United's prominently displayed solicitations
for funds as of April 11. Last week, the message boards for Trek
Nation/TrekToday did the same, citing in part Trek United's aggressive
fund-raising tactics and the resulting rancorous debate surrounding
them.
Trek United has raised nearly $3.14 million in pledges and
contributions from fans eager to finance a fifth season of Enterprise,
and McCallie said that donors are promised their money back if the
show doesn't come back, "except for the 5 percent handling fee to
cover the banks and Paypal and all that kind of stuff."
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| Re: [NEWS] - Paramount Refused Fan Money [message #1380 ] |
Mi, 13 April 2005 19:47 |
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Stan Jensen wrote:
> Paramount Refused Fan Money
>
> A high-ranking executive at Paramount Television, which produces
> Star
> Trek: Enterprise, not only denied to SCI FI Wire that the studio is
> in
> talks with Trek United, the fan group that is raising money to
> revive
> the show, but also sent a letter to Trek United chief Tim Brazeal
> last
> month saying that the studio would not accept fan money for such a
> purpose. "There are no talks going on with anybody at Paramount,"
> John
> Wentworth, executive vice president for communications at Paramount
> TV, said in an interview. "And the decision to end the show is
> final."
>
> Wentworth also provided SCI FI Wire with a copy of a letter sent to
> Brazeal on March 15, which read in part: "We cannot and will not be
> able to accept funds from viewers to produce Star Trek: Enterprise
> or
> any other series." The letter was sent to Brazeal and to the lawyer
> for Trek United, Andrew Beardall.
>
> Paramount has previously disavowed any connection with fan groups
> collecting money in an effort to get UPN's canceled Star Trek:
> Enterprise back on the air. In a statement on the official Star Trek
> Web site, the studio said: "We would ... like to point out that
> there
> may be other campaigns underway to save [the] show that request a
> monetary donation. We would urge caution before you part with your
> money as these groups have no connection to Paramount, nor are their
> activities condoned in any way by the studio."
>
> Trek United has been telling fans that it is in secret discussions
> with Paramount representatives about keeping the show alive, and
> that
> the reps have left open the possibility the show may return.
>
> On April 12, Brazeal, the head of Trek United, confirmed to SCI FI
> Wire that he had received Wentworth's letter, adding that he
> responded
> saying that as the group was incorporated, they were not viewers and
> should be treated as a corporation. Brazeal maintained that the
> group
> is in talks with other Paramount representatives.
>
> Earlier, a Trek United spokeswoman said that it was possible the
> Paramount spokesman wasn't aware of Trek United's talks. "I think
> it's
> probably a case of the left hand not knowing what the right hand is
> doing," Candice McCallie, the Houston-based spokeswoman for Trek
> United, told SCI FI Wire last week.
>
> In other developments, the message boards on the official Star Trek
> Web site had removed Trek United's prominently displayed
> solicitations
> for funds as of April 11. Last week, the message boards for Trek
> Nation/TrekToday did the same, citing in part Trek United's
> aggressive
> fund-raising tactics and the resulting rancorous debate surrounding
> them.
>
> Trek United has raised nearly $3.14 million in pledges and
> contributions from fans eager to finance a fifth season of
> Enterprise,
> and McCallie said that donors are promised their money back if the
> show doesn't come back, "except for the 5 percent handling fee to
> cover the banks and Paypal and all that kind of stuff."
It gets even worst. They've never reveal the name of the person they
were supposedly talking two. In fact nothing they have posted on
their sites as had any independent verification.
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| Re: [NEWS] - Paramount Refused Fan Money [message #1381 ] |
Mi, 13 April 2005 20:00 |
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In article <h11r0821kcwm3ei.130420051347 [at] toxic.dizum.net>,
nightspirit [at] evilcabal.net says...
>
>
>It gets even worst. They've never reveal the name of the person they
>were supposedly talking two. In fact nothing they have posted on
>their sites as had any independent verification.
>
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A 3rd party news source will be publishing an article soon.
Please read the trekunited leadership chat trasncript posted at the site
here...
http://www.trekfansunited.com/forum/index.php?showtopic=3466
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