XPost: alt.startrek, alt.tv.star-trek, alt.tv.star-trek.enterprise   
   XPost: rec.arts.startrek.current   
   From: anybody@anywhere-anytime.com   
      
   In article , The Merry   
   Piper  wrote:   
      
   > On Sun, 29 Jul 2007 10:14:34 +1200, Anybody   
   >  wrote:   
   >   
   > >  - most prequels / reboots / reimaginings / remakes suck badly.   
   >   
   > Generally speaking, I agree most aren't all that great.   
   >   
   > >  - re-casting of characters rarely actually works.   
   >   
   > I disagree with this opinion.   
      
   Each different actor brings their own slant on the character, thus   
   changing the character and making it different to the original.   
   Therefore recasting the ORIGINAL character rarely works because you end   
   up with a different character ... whether or not the new one is   
   "better" is purely opinion-based and not relevant.   
      
      
      
   > >  - ignoring what's gone before is idiotically stupid.   
   >   
   > Not if what went before was not entertaining.  Much of modern Trek has   
   > simply failed to engage even the long time fans.   
      
   That depends what you mean by "modern Trek".   
      
   The fact that Enterprise sucked is almost universally accepted. Of the   
   other shows, most people somewhat liked The Next Generation and then   
   liked either Deep Space Nine OR Voyager, and some liked both.   
      
      
      
   > >Not very good signs for a great "Star Trek" movie.   
   >   
   > The next film will be good or it will not.  You can believe either one   
   > or the other.  Until there is more evidence presented I would   
   > personally say the signs are encouraging.   
      
   As above, the signs are mostly pointing towards trash made solely to   
   squeeze more money out of the franchise ... which is of course all   
   Hollyweird is interested in.   
      
      
      
   > >Maybe they'll actually have some brains this time   
   >   
   > I believe you are mistaken.  I don't know anyone directly connected to   
   > the film and television industry but I am going to imagine they are a   
   > bright bunch of women and men.   
      
   History proves you wrong:   
      
     - Enterprise   
     - Battlefield Earth   
     - Catwoman   
     - Waterworld   
      
   to name just four out of thousands. And then there's the idiocy of   
   "reality" TV shows.  :-\   
      
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