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A CBS Exec Just Angered The STAR TREK Fanbase By Saying The New Show Doesn't Belong On TV |
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Tuesday, 15 November 2016 13:55 |
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CBS Interactive CEO Jim Lanzor just angered a lot of Star Trek fans with his remarks concerning the network's decision to air Star Trek: Discovery (Gizmodo's first sentence in their article is "CBS can eat a bag of d*#ks.) on their fledgling streaming platform instead of on the actual channel. However, there are quite a few Trekkies who think he might be correct in his line of reasoning...
"Sci-fi is not something that has traditionally done really well on broadcast,” he explained. “It’s not impossible, for the future, if somebody figures it out. And things like ‘Lost’ and ‘Heroes’ have had parts of, you know, sci-fi, but historically, a show like ‘Star Trek’ wouldn’t necessarily be a broadcast show, at this point.” On the podcast, Lanzor also added that Discovery will essentially be rated TV MA, with the ability to swear and have nudity.
Essentially, the point Lanzor was trying to get across is that CBS' largest demographic (mostly those of the Baby Boomer generation) Read more: |
