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On Sun, 14 Jan 1996 18:59:57 -0800, John Callaghan
<sam...@ix.netcom.com> wrote:

>A Wing Commander V movie seems to be a bad idea for Origin.
>
>First, I don't think it would make enough money at the box offices. 
>Although there is many fans of Wing Commander, you have to admit that it 
>isn't enough fans for a sure profit at the box office as it would for a 
>Star Trek movie.
>
>Second, it would be less enjoyable. In all of the Wing Commander games, 
>we get to take the action and control the plot. If they make a movie 
>(unless it is one of those "Mr. Playback" ones), all we have to do now is 
>just watch the screen. So the Interactive part that made Wing Commander 
>so enjoyable would be gone.
>
>And lastly, it would go to an area of entertainment where it may be weak. 
>Wing Commander is probably one of the most popular computer games. Now if 
>they went into the movie business, they will suddenly have to compete 
>with Star Wars (which seems similar to WC) and Star Trek.
>
>It just seems to be a bad idea. I'd say, stick with the computer games 
>and add new technology.

I have to agree with some of your believes (read my post in this
thread) about the movie may not be a sure-profit.  But hey, if ST and
SW can be successful, why not WC?    Maybe I'm a bit bias, but I think
the WC universe got potential.  If ST and SW can be successful in the
silver screen,  I think  WC can too if it's done right.

Eddie