Paramount and Skydance agree to terms of a merger deal (www.cnbc.com)
from USSBurritoTruck@startrek.website to startrek@startrek.website on 03 Jun 20:20
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reddig33@lemmy.world on 03 Jun 20:58 next collapse

Just what we needed, more fucking mergers. 

Sanctus@lemmy.world on 03 Jun 21:07 collapse

What happens when all the dinosaurs have mated?

HobbitFoot@thelemmy.club on 03 Jun 23:10 collapse

Chicken’s done?

zabadoh@ani.social on 03 Jun 23:58 next collapse

Skydance: Started and run by Larry Ellison’s son, David Ellison, and being that, it’s impossible for him to run out of money.

I hope he’s a Trekkie.

ValueSubtracted@startrek.website on 04 Jun 00:03 collapse

They produced Into Darkness and Beyond, so they at least have some history with the franchise.

zabadoh@ani.social on 04 Jun 00:14 next collapse

I wish that made me more confident that they can make decent Trek movies and TV, but it doesn’t

ValueSubtracted@startrek.website on 04 Jun 00:29 collapse

If your concerns are on the creative side of things, I don’t think that’s really what they do - their expertise seems to be getting things made.

beefcat@beehaw.org on 04 Jun 19:06 collapse

Into Darkness

oh no!

Beyond

oh yes!

I’m not sure what to think there.

jaythurbershow@union.place on 04 Jun 19:11 next collapse
ApostleO@startrek.website on 06 Jun 17:10 collapse

I get the hate for those movies, but I honestly enjoyed them all.

They are what got me to watch TOS, finally. Then I did a full watch through of the series. They were great for revitalizing the fan base and making new fans.

I honestly love having the movies as a different universe/timeline. Saves us from tone whiplash, like Shakespeare TNG Picard vs Rambo Movie Picard.

jimhensonslostpuppet@startrek.website on 04 Jun 03:37 next collapse

I’m just hoping that this doesnt mean SNW will be cancelled like some of the other shows

optissima@lemmy.world on 04 Jun 03:47 collapse

… how do you have hope for stuff like this at this point.

jimhensonslostpuppet@startrek.website on 04 Jun 03:59 collapse

I like SNW, so I hope its not cancelled.

ValueSubtracted@startrek.website on 04 Jun 05:06 collapse

These mergers can take a long time to complete, so we’re probably safe for a while.

I wouldn’t count on any serious going longer than five seasons under the old ownership, anyway…

jimhensonslostpuppet@startrek.website on 04 Jun 05:08 collapse

Yeah I guess they took TOS’s “five year mission” statement a little too literally

themoken@startrek.website on 04 Jun 15:06 next collapse

I don’t hate this. Seems like Skydance has less conflict of interest (i.e. alternative franchises) than the Warner Brothers merger talks from December. Remains to be seen if this is a good thing from a Trek point of view but… Could be worse.

cupcakezealot@lemmy.blahaj.zone on 04 Jun 22:50 next collapse

forget skydance and mergers bring back columbia tri star

Fortyseven@startrek.website on 13 Jun 14:51 collapse

Womp, womp: reuters.com/…/paramount-special-committee-meets-v…