Shatner: can scenario appeal more to Trekkers?

[MagDog68]

Originally posted by shartley

Although I don't consider it to have been for the.. how did you put it?, proliferation of paintball... more the proliferation of business.... that business just happened to be in the paintball industry (subtle differences I hope folks can see that).

Well of course it is advancing business, but you don't have to sound so cynical about it. Everyone whines that paintball isn't "mainstream" or "respected" - but when someone like JJ tries to pursue that acceptance he is lambasted with accusations that he is trying to line his pockets with our desires.

SPPLAT is about the only large scale open-format (i.e. not dedicated specifically to Rec or Tournament ball) paintball organization I know of that is activley attempting to legitimize paintball in the media. And I don't ever remember an event with as much press coverage as Shatnerball. Christ they had a TV commercial!

Anyway - I think we are getting away from our original topic. I would love to see a "SPPLAT ATTACK" trailer at the begining of the next Star Trek movie. I think that will get a lot of Trekkers interested in the event and will make the next one bigger and better.

~Fred

[leopardhead]

Re: Re: Shatner: can scenario appeal more to Trekkers?

[QUOTE]Originally posted by MagDog68
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And as far as the Trekker representation...weren't you there leopardhead? I don't think Trek Fans were underrepresented - more likely they were just Trek/Paintball fans who saw a way to meld to passions!

No I wasn't there. I wish I could have been. I was just posting Shatner's thought that he hoped more Trek fans would use the event to try out the sport.

Re: some other posts about the main focus of the event. I think there were MANY (complimetary) agendas at work. Among them:
- try to create the event with the highest attendance ever
- raise money for charity
- raise media awareness of the sport
- raise interest in potential new players

and more