Alex Kurtzman

5 statements across 1 episodes · 2 bullish · 1 bearish · 1 people on the record · first statement Apr 18, 2024 by Alex Kurtzman · across every show →

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Apr 18, 2024 negative
Assertion Not checkable as stated
Hollywood buyers completely froze spending on new pitches immediately post-strike
“The thing I noticed most immediately was that when Work came back. Anybody who had something that they were looking to sell, nobody was buying anything. Nobody. It was like there was a freeze on spending for new, new things.”
Alex Kurtzman Apr 18, 2024 ▶ 22:26 How Star Trek prospers against Netflix and Disney+ (with EP Alex Kurtzman) | Masters of Scale
Apr 18, 2024 positive
Disclosure
Star Trek fragments into distinct genres to capture different audience segments
“We can do one show that's an adult drama, we can do one show that's a comedy, we can do one show that's an action-adventure, and that way we will be able to speak to each segment of the Star Trek audience.”
Alex Kurtzman Apr 18, 2024 ▶ 8:45 How Star Trek prospers against Netflix and Disney+ (with EP Alex Kurtzman) | Masters of Scale
Apr 18, 2024 neutral
Insight
Blockbuster fate is sealed by 3:00 PM opening Friday, says Alex Kurtzman
“Oh, it's, you know, it's, you can call it a crapshoot, or you can call it Russian roulette. I mean, it depends on how you look at it. And it's particularly competitive now, but yes, it's you know, it's a strange thing, because people will spend literally years…”
Alex Kurtzman Apr 18, 2024 ▶ 1:28 How Star Trek prospers against Netflix and Disney+ (with EP Alex Kurtzman) | Masters of Scale
Apr 18, 2024
Insight
Micromanaging showrunners destroys a franchise's creative differentiation, warns Alex Kurtzman
“And then I stay involved on the shows that I'm not showrunning. I stay involved, but I'm not there to micromanage them. I think that is a huge mistake. If my mission is I want each show to be its own unique color in, in a rainbow, then I cannot begin muddying …”
Alex Kurtzman Apr 18, 2024 ▶ 10:57 How Star Trek prospers against Netflix and Disney+ (with EP Alex Kurtzman) | Masters of Scale
Apr 18, 2024 positive
Disclosure
Kurtzman intentionally recruits non-fans to Star Trek writers rooms for objectivity
“When a writer says to me, yeah, I'm not really a Star Trek person, I will go hard at bringing them onto that staff, because I need that objectivity.”
Alex Kurtzman Apr 18, 2024 ▶ 21:11 How Star Trek prospers against Netflix and Disney+ (with EP Alex Kurtzman) | Masters of Scale
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