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   Message 10,223 of 11,202   
   Dimensional Traveler to Joe Pfeiffer   
   Re: Star Trek inconsistencies   
   12 Sep 09 20:49:18   
   
   XPost: rec.arts.sf.tv, rec.arts.startrek.current   
   From: dtravel@sonic.net   
      
   Joe Pfeiffer wrote:   
   > Dimensional Traveler  writes:   
   >> *notices none of the "It Was Great" crowd trying to show me I'm wrong*   
   >   
   > Of course not.  I agree with you on many of the flaws -- I came out of   
   > the theatre saying it was great fun, but would have been improved a lot   
   > if it had had a comprehensible plot.  I'm disagreeing on whether they   
   > ash-canned to old continuity because they couldn't be bothered to do   
   > their homework (your view), or if they gave a much-needed kick to a very   
   > tired franchise (mine).   
      
   Actually, my view is closer to "they ash-canned the old continuity   
   deliberately because the whole point was to get people to think of them   
   when someone says 'Star Trek' rather than the people who actually made   
   'Star Trek' a well known, valuable property".  :-P   
      
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