tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2141267747214087216.post2618356426584672336..comments2023-12-01T15:18:00.685-08:00Comments on Wrath of Dhan Star Trek Prop Blog: End of an Era: Drex Files Blog is goneDonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13949428059647909040noreply@blogger.comBlogger10125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2141267747214087216.post-40461126047110157922013-05-08T16:27:00.593-07:002013-05-08T16:27:00.593-07:00Wow, really these is just sort of ridiculous. It w...Wow, really these is just sort of ridiculous. It wasn't like many of his former colleagues were taking the time/energy of showing us behind the scenes stuff about art production like Doug did. We all knew Doug was never taking active credit for it all, that a team of vfx people make a show/franchise. Putting Drex Files on the pics was a simple reference for those curious of the source to find more good stories/eye candy, nothing more. This is a case of misunderstood posturing and Doug being too much of a nice guy... Hethhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01833987905413563072noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2141267747214087216.post-25204279955622820912013-05-03T15:48:46.211-07:002013-05-03T15:48:46.211-07:00I hope this all works out. As you say, Doug was al...I hope this all works out. As you say, Doug was always keen to point out who's work he was praising. The fact that he put 'Drex Files' on the pictures was, I thought, more to do with letting other sites or such that used them know the source of the images. If he wanted to claim credit he'd have put his name, not a Pseudonym on them.<br />In fact, I've just gone through the folder of images I saved from Drex Files, and there are several that show joint credit. Also, I seem to recall him always listing the artist/source in both the post title and description of every image he showed us.<br />Some VFX folks appear to have inflated egos, but Doug is certainly not one of them.Angelus Lupushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07650745535512402520noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2141267747214087216.post-43892227716588554512013-04-14T16:38:47.895-07:002013-04-14T16:38:47.895-07:00I also enjoyed Mr. Drexler's site for many yea...I also enjoyed Mr. Drexler's site for many years. In particular the story, with pictures, of the Enterprise sets being destroyed on orders from "a high up CBS exec" who supposedly hated Star Trek. The person telling the story was trying to arrange for a truck to pick up the sets but the person wouldn't wait and destroyed the sets.<br /><br /> This is just one of many stories that possibly would never have seen the light of day if not for Mr. Drexler's site. I really hope his iste returns along with the archived stories and information.<br /> Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02638196983850737088noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2141267747214087216.post-61570954075325654462013-04-13T14:22:29.137-07:002013-04-13T14:22:29.137-07:00Drexfiles really was a wonderful inside look at th...Drexfiles really was a wonderful inside look at the history of Star Trek and the amazing people that made that fiction a reality. One of my favorite posts of his was how the New York World's Fair was influenced by the space race, and later influenced the look of decades of science fiction since so many creators of that look attended the fair in their youth. It put into perspective my work at the grounds of the Seattle World's Fair which took place just two years earlier.<br /><br />I hope this wonderful story Doug Drexler created on his blog through amazing images and passionate narrative is not lost forever. I look forward to its return.<br /><br />And as for the copyright issue, I always felt that Doug was protecting the work of the other artists by putting his watermark on everything, so that those images couldn't be stolen off his site. The site revolved around praising the work of others and giving them the credit they were due. By stamping the images he made sure they could always be traced back to a source that gave proper credit. The loss of the site breaks this system, potentially hurting the original artists more than keeping it up ever could.ThePlanetMikehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08435485717514756344noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2141267747214087216.post-56834049205340236512013-04-12T14:03:15.785-07:002013-04-12T14:03:15.785-07:00I hope this isn't blowback for being supportiv...I hope this isn't blowback for being supportive of Enterprise Netflix facebook page.Chris Robertshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14797648245523365472noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2141267747214087216.post-9277900991812371202013-04-12T04:37:59.993-07:002013-04-12T04:37:59.993-07:00I have to say I'm sad. I loved how well Drex ...I have to say I'm sad. I loved how well Drex promoted the behind the scenes of Star Trek and other scifi ... giving us that rare chance to see some of his work as well as the work of others (great exposure for them, btw). Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15346463034895815704noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2141267747214087216.post-77152140292402836272013-04-12T03:55:33.556-07:002013-04-12T03:55:33.556-07:00He will be back, he's just working out some pr...He will be back, he's just working out some problems with the guys that did the actual work on the shows. :pAnonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09791676946252229131noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2141267747214087216.post-56434949057754041802013-04-11T17:29:38.877-07:002013-04-11T17:29:38.877-07:00Now that TICS ME THE HELL OFF! FRAKEN BUNCH OF WHI...Now that TICS ME THE HELL OFF! FRAKEN BUNCH OF WHINNERS! Because of "them" we loose one of, if not THEE BEST blog for info and research on Star Trek!!!! GRRRRRRRRRRRRRRR Yes, I told Doug Drexler I will repost this where ever this subject comes up! I will do it every time, till those whinners get it thru their thick heads... DOUG DOES NOT LAY CLAIM TO WORK THAT IS NOT HIS!Vahmphttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00088181144279544562noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2141267747214087216.post-50242401890792990482013-04-11T17:05:08.065-07:002013-04-11T17:05:08.065-07:00A wonderful Star Trek resource has been lost, and ...A wonderful Star Trek resource has been lost, and so many wonderful stories! Doug's a great guy, I hope it's restored for posterity.Destructor1701https://www.blogger.com/profile/04884229558116545994noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2141267747214087216.post-50696157417920219612013-04-11T15:30:27.916-07:002013-04-11T15:30:27.916-07:00sO bummed...sO bummed...Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com