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   From: kweeg@nospam.shaw.ca   
      
   "Stan Jensen"  wrote in message   
   news:havu42tqgg0r4g1r9dg116esom6t7afink@4ax.com...   
   > From Empire Online...   
   >   
   > It Won't Be Kirk And Spock   
   > Exclusive: The Truth About Star Trek XI   
   >   
   > Fans around the world whooped for joy last week at news that the Star   
   > Trek franchise was being resuscitated with M:I:3 director JJ Abrams at   
   > the helm. News that it would adopt the long-mooted concept of Kirk and   
   > Spock's youthful adventures at Starfleet Academy provoked a more mixed   
   > reaction. Those who thought such a move sacrilege can rest easy though   
   > because, as Empire discovered in an interview today with Abrams   
   > himself, the story is nothing of the sort.   
   >   
   > "The whole thing was reported entirely without our cooperation," says   
   > the director with a hint of regret. "People learned that I was   
   > producing a Star Trek film, that I had an option to direct it, they   
   > hear rumours of what the thing was going to be and ran with a story   
   > that is not entirely accurate."   
   >   
   > But the million dollar question is, what will it be about?   
   > Unsurprisingly, Abrams isn't saying ("We've made a pact not to discuss   
   > any specifics") but the Lost creator is a confirmed Original Series   
   > fan so don't be surprised if his take on the series does indeed take   
   > place around the era of Kirk and co, or if some of the established   
   > characters do make a reappearance. "Those characters are so   
   > spectacular. I just think that. you know, they could live again."   
      
   As I'm looking for signs of intelligence from the Hollywood types when it   
   comes to ST I know this is probably way off the mark, but maybe someone at   
   Paramount has actually noticed the popularity of such TOS fan productions   
   like New Voyages or Starship Exeter and finally figured out that, in fact   
   they have that original TOS feeling in them missing in later productions.   
   Perhaps they've finally figured out that they *can* make money catering to   
   the fans and that they want *good ST* and not some silly more winky-blinks   
   and space battle shite (like Nemesis). A TOS type movie (or show) if done   
   properly (ie a good ST story, script and casting) would work as it would   
   have the nostalgia factor for some fans and a kitschy retro feel to others.   
   Keep the fans happy and the rest will probably follow them to the theatres.   
      
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   Kweeg   
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