XPost: alt.startrek, alt.tv.star-trek, alt.tv.star-trek.enterprise   
   XPost: rec.arts.startrek.current   
   From: anybody@anywhere-anytime.com   
      
   In article , David Johnston   
    wrote:   
      
   > On Sat, 13 Jan 2007 18:39:31 +1300, Anybody   
   >  wrote:   
   > >> Okay, I reread my words before hitting the send key and it sounds as   
   > >> if I'm being deliberately obtuse.  I'm not, I just never really   
   > >> thought about it with the possible exception of George Lazenby's   
   > >> throwaway line from "On Her Majesty's Secret Service" -- "This never   
   > >> happened to that other fellow."  Great line, that.   
   > >   
   > >But, other than re=using the name, they aren't all the same character -   
   > >one has a Scottish accent for a start. If you pretend that each is   
   > >actually a different person being give the "agent name" of James Bond,   
   > >then those differences make a lot more sense.   
   >   
   > And all you are left with the incredible stupidity of naming multiple   
   > men "James Bond" just so everyone will know he's a spy.   
      
   So?!?!? It *is* fiction.  :-)   
      
   It's the same basic idea behind The Phantom. Besides, if they're all   
   called "James Bond" it makes it difficult for the bad guys to track   
   down any history on them, kidnap family members, etc.   
      
      
      
   > >> I see where you are coming from with this but I am not convinced. Just   
   > >> about anything produced these days by a major company such as   
   > >> Paramount must appeal to a large audience, particularly with the big   
   > >> money being spent of special effect films.   
   > >   
   > >If an existing franchise no longer appeals to a "big enough" audience,   
   > >then you simply don't make it any more.   
   >   
   > If you're stupid and don't want to make money.   
      
   Money is not the-be-all and end-all of everything ... except for greedy   
   sods in "big business".   :-(   
      
   The franchise is obviously created to (at least partly) make money by   
   the network, but that's not why fans go to see it, buy the books, etc.   
      
   As above, if the franchise is no popular enough to make money for them,   
   then they should end it and leave it to the fans. Instead of making   
   some garbage that is "Star Trek" in nothing but name, they should   
   simply make a brand new franchise ... of course they can't do that   
   because they have no real creativity of their own and are too scared to   
   take the chance, so they try conning the fans by re-using the same   
   name.   
      
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