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   From: kweeg@nospam.shaw.ca   
      
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   > Wouter Valentijn wrote:   
   > > videonovels@yahoo.com wrote:   
   > >   
   > > > Gene Roddenberry: "Star Trek 5 is apocryphal".  I suspect he had   
   > > > issues with Kirk traveling to the center of the galaxy (it's several   
   > > > years journey, not just a few days), and also the whole God nonsense.   
   > > >   
   > >   
   > > That does not make it non-canon. That's up to the 'suits'.   
   > > And as for traveling to the center of the galaxy, that's nothing new or   
   > > special to *his* Enterprise.   
   > > They went to Talos IV, which is at the other end (snip)   
   > .   
   >   
   >   
   > Well I said I SUSPECT those (distance & God nonsense) were the reasons.   
   >  I don't know for sure   
   >   
   >   
   > What I >do< know is that Gene Roddenberry said ST5 is "apocryphal" and   
   > since Roddenberry is the Creator/God of Star Trek, that movie can not   
   > be considered canon.  Neither can the Animated stories (again, per   
   > Gene's explicit command).   
      
   The semi-messiah like regard for Gene Roddenburry doesn't change the fact   
   that he didn't get to call the shots.   
   Have a read of the official (ie: owners of the franchise) site:   
   http://www.startrek.com/startrek/view/help/faqs/faq/676.html   
   Tell me where does it say ST V is not canon?   
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