So uh... Starfleet Jedi might be dying.

[Khas 12,158]

Jedi Master Spock has lost his passion debate-wise (though signs that he was starting to lose it date back to the era of the KirkSkywalker/StarWarsStarTrek clusterfuck - wait, was that really six years ago, already?  How time flies...), and the site has been experiencing worse technical issues than we have.

 

So.... any thoughts about this?

[Khas 12,158]

I've also had plans to reinvigorate ASVS - albeit, a lot of them involve a shift from "Versus" into a more general sci-fi/fanfic-hosting/RP site.

 

There's also the "Atonement" idea I had.  Where we try to create a welcoming - not "everybody be nice 24/7", but rather "open to new ideas" - community.

 

But RayCav's right about the state of Sci-Fi Versus.  Star Trek and Doctor Who are the only two "super-active" sci-fi franchises at the moment, and as RayCav said, Doctor Who is so wildly inconsistent that using it in "versus" is a total nightmare (not to mention the "LOL, what's continuity?" mindset the writers have).  Interest in Star Wars movies is waning (though interest in Star Wars comics is going up).  Stargate?  That franchise sadly died with "Universe" (although it might come back if Roland Emmerich has his way).  Battlestar Galactica?  Dead.  Firefly?  Dead.  Babylon 5?  Might be dead, might get a reboot if the rumors I've heard are true.  Lexx?  Both dead AND obscure (I was one of only two kids in my entire high school who'd even HEARD of Lexx).  StarCraft?  Depends on whether or not StarCraft III gets made.  Warhammer 40,000?  While popular, even fans of that franchise admit that its community is hella toxic.  Mass Effect?  Dead and cremated.  Halo?  Still kickin', but not as hard as it once did.

 

So... what does that leave us with?  The Expanse?  Dune?  Not exactly the best choices...

 

But I refuse to give up hope.  Remember, franchises can come back like a phoenix rising from the ashes.  Star Trek did it in 2009.  Doctor Who did it in 2005.  Battlestar Galactica did it in 2003.  Hell, even Star Wars did it in 1991 with The Thrawn Trilogy (yes, Star Wars really was near death in the late 80's/early 90's).  And maybe... just maybe... they can do it again.  Maybe we can do it again, and do it right this time.

[Khas 12,158]

Actually, from what I've heard, Star Trek: Discovery is doing fairly well, and so is Star Trek Online - Discovery's pilot alone was watched by 9.5 million viewers, and caused CBS All Access' revenues to double, so no, I wouldn't quite say that Trek is crashing and burning.  Not to mention all the books, comics, and other media that are actually doing well.

 

Also, would you believe that a lot of the racism and sexism (at least from what I've seen) in the SW fandom come from Brits?

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So Obs, What should we call this new site and who going to run it?

[Khas 12,158]

Oh, this site is still going to be called ASVS, and it's still going to be run by the people running it now.  We're just going to be shifting our primary focus a bit, and maybe... expand the site?