Comments on: Engaging Warp Drive http://betweenthescreens.com/2009/05/engaging-warp-drive/ A blog about media matters. Sat, 09 Apr 2011 15:53:12 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.0 By: Octavio http://betweenthescreens.com/2009/05/engaging-warp-drive/comment-page-1/#comment-65 Octavio Tue, 19 May 2009 17:53:43 +0000 http://betweenthescreens.com/?p=707#comment-65 I wasn't completely surprised that Star Trek didn't make the $100M you predicted. While I saw the movie and thought it was incredible -- hats off to JJ Abrams and team for doing such a good job of reinvigorating this franchise -- I think the problem is that this franchise has a history that many people perceive to be uncool or link exclusively with , hate to use this word, geeks. I'd also say that there's been a trend towards superhero movies over the past few years that have become what viewers want to watch. I wasn’t completely surprised that Star Trek didn’t make the $100M you predicted. While I saw the movie and thought it was incredible — hats off to JJ Abrams and team for doing such a good job of reinvigorating this franchise — I think the problem is that this franchise has a history that many people perceive to be uncool or link exclusively with , hate to use this word, geeks.

I’d also say that there’s been a trend towards superhero movies over the past few years that have become what viewers want to watch.

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