What’s with Sci-Fi and Commemorative Plates?

data1701d (He/Him)

That might me it - when I search older media, say The Andy Griffith show, sure enough there are a crap ton of plates.

It might be a sort of Venn diagram thing - Trek/Wars plates came at the dusk of the commemorative plate era, while the fans were more likely than others to buy collectibles like plates, making them seem unique from other fandoms.

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After a dip I to that rabbit hole, perhaps I spoke too quickly...

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I once saw an entire “Young and the Restless” commemorative soap opera dish set at a thrift store.

Corgana

Oh COME ON now I have to buy these too??

directive0

I loved how Lower Decks brought commemorative plates into the canon.

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Okay those are pretty dope though, come on.

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Gods, that show is so good

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My friends mom had a wall full of gone with the wind commemorative plates displayed on a wall in the kitchen/dining area.

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I remember seeing a commemorative plate in a Star Trek magazine in the 80s, when I was kid. I asked my parents to buy me one. They asked what I wanted with a Star Trek plate. That was a good point. I still don't know what I would have done with a commemorative plate.

data1701d (He/Him)

Our family actually has a bunch that an aunt sent once.

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I imagine its more commemorative plate makers seeking out markets than anything else. One figures if you've tried one scifi franchise and had some amount of success then you're gonna try the others.