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USSBurritoTruck@startrek.websiteM to Star Trek Social Club@startrek.websiteEnglish · 11 months ago

Paramount and Skydance agree to terms of a merger deal

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Paramount and Skydance agree to terms of a merger deal

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USSBurritoTruck@startrek.websiteM to Star Trek Social Club@startrek.websiteEnglish · 11 months ago
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The agreement terms come after weeks of discussion and a recent competing offer from Apollo Global Management and Sony Pictures.
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  • reddig33@lemmy.world
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    Just what we needed, more fucking mergers. 

    • Sanctus@lemmy.world
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      What happens when all the dinosaurs have mated?

      • HobbitFoot @thelemmy.club
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        Chicken’s done?

  • jimhensonslostpuppet@startrek.website
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    I’m just hoping that this doesnt mean SNW will be cancelled like some of the other shows

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

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        I like SNW, so I hope its not cancelled.

        • Value Subtracted@startrek.websiteM
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          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
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            Yeah I guess they took TOS’s “five year mission” statement a little too literally

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    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.

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

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

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          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.

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        Into Darkness

        oh no!

        Beyond

        oh yes!

        I’m not sure what to think there.

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          @beefcat @ValueSubtracted

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          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.

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    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.

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    forget skydance and mergers bring back columbia tri star

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    Womp, womp: https://www.reuters.com/markets/deals/paramount-special-committee-meets-vote-skydance-deal-bloomberg-news-reports-2024-06-11/

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