Date: Mon, 18 Apr 2005 11:55:28 -0500 (CDT)
From: <samlubell at verizon.net>
Subject: [WSFA] Re: Enterprise - the end is nigh!
To: WSFA members <WSFAlist at WSFA.org>
Reply-To: WSFA members <WSFAlist at WSFA.org>

A network show needs more than just sf fans to stay on the air.  And a lot of people, like myself, who watched the other Trek shows regularly have quit.  I liked TNG and DS9 but quit watching Voyager about halfway through (hey, they kept promising us that it would get better).  I watched a few eps of ENT, wasn't impressed.

>you.)  If we could achieve a truly well-publicized Hugo it would be
>great for science fiction in general and for the clubs in particular (as
>well as being a gentle nudge in the direction of Paramount).

Why would giving a Hugo to a Trek show that is about to be cancelled be great for sf in general as opposed to giving it to any other sf television?

>Interestingly, Slanted Fedora Entertainment, one of the major Star Trek
>convention operators just went belly up due to falling attendance since
>9/11.   Any such loss of interest is not likely to be missed by the
>studios whose actors take part in the conventions.  --Tom Haughey

Again, I disagree.  As far as television studios are concerned, the number of fans who go to conventions are a drop in the bucket.  We're useful for generating buzz and for new start-ups but comprise only a tiny fraction of the audience necessary for a network show (it may be different on cable).