It's fascinating to me that AM reads that article and takes away from
it that Star Trek is losing its fan base. Almost everything in that article
shows how huge the fan base is. Some fans “were furious” over ST:TNG
and it went on to be very popular. One fan says all the fans he knows
didn't like “Into Darkness” because of Spock yelling “Khan!” yet the film
went on to earn 400 million.
More and more fans are making fan films, the conventions are huge, the
reboots have brought in new fans. And now
the Chinese are getting in
on Star Trek which will only grow the fan base.
No doubt some fans are upset; die-hard fans typically dislike any change
and are very vocal about it. But most are “die-hard” and stick with it. I
suspect that every fan quoted in that article not liking “Into Darkness”
will pay to see “Beyond”. And it will draw new fans to Star Trek. Star Trek
is changing. It's not Roddenberry’s 1960's Trek anymore.
AM, your opportunity does not lay in the demise of the Star Trek fan base.
If Trek keeps and grows its fan base your opportunity remains the same.
You do seem to be saying that as ST looses its fan base your opportunity
grows. I believe the more ST keeps its fan base the better your opportunity is.