[evil_genius_180]

Yeah, you hit the nail on the head there. Right now we have a guy making a Trek movie who "never really watched Star Trek." Why? You need a true fan to make a real Trek movie. Paramount just sees another Trek movie as another cash cow. They had Indiana Jones to rake in the profits this year (but at least we had the original trio of Lucas, Spielberg and Ford working on that) and they're probably hoping Star Trek will be their big money maker next year.

However, the people who make the fan films are people just like us who grew up watching and loving Star Trek and just want to make Trek videos because it's what they love and they're obviously not out for money 'cause the videos are free downloads.