XPost: alt.startrek, alt.tv.star-trek, alt.tv.star-trek.enterprise   
   From: no@spam.invalid   
      
   On 2005-12-05 21:17:51 -0600, ToolPackinMama  said:   
      
   > Al Smith wrote:   
   >>>> Know what Paramount should do? They should comission a series of ten   
   >>>> limited budget Trek films by different well known directors, and run   
   >>>> them as a miniseries on television. Just let the directors do whatever   
   >>>> stories they wanted to do. They could put the Trek special effects team   
   >>>> at the disposal of the different directors as their films came up, so   
   >>>> all the films would have a nice, uniform look and feel. It would be   
   >>>> fascinating to see what fresh minds would do with the Trek universe.   
   >>>   
   >>>   
   >>>   
   >>> That's actually a very cool idea!  :)   
   >>   
   >>   
   >> Thank you. Let's hope some eager young Paramont flunky is reading this   
   >> group, and decides to steal my idea and use it for his/her own career   
   >> advancement. We might see some decent Trek.   
   >   
   > If only they actually would "steal" some (freely offered) ideas from   
   > fans.  We would all be better off.   
      
   They are legally prevented from doing so, AFAIK they could get sued if   
   they do that.   
   Which is why none of the authors ever frequent these NGs.   
      
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