The Star Trek Experience in Vegas - What could have been. ENTERPRISE - FULL SCALE!!!

[Black Aeronaut]

“You know, this is a major project.  You’re going to put a full-scale
ENTERPRISE up in the heart of Las Vegas.  And on one hand that sounds
exciting.  But on another hand, it might not be a great idea for us –
for Paramount.”  Everyone in the room was stunned, most of all, me,
because I could see where this was going.  “In the movie business, when
we produce a big movie and it’s a flop – we take some bad press for a
few weeks or a few months, but then it goes away.  The next movie comes
out and everyone forgets.  But THIS – this is different. If this doesn’t
work – if this is not a success – it’s there, forever….”  I remember
thinking to myself “oh my god, this guy does NOT get it….”  And he said
“I don’t want to be the guy that approved this and then it’s a flop and
sitting out there in Vegas forever.”

And with that, Mr. Jaffe in a single moment, destroyed about five
months of work by a host of people, and killed one of the greatest ideas
of all time.

......  PUNISH HIIIIIIMMM!!!!