XPost: alt.startrek, alt.tv.star-trek, alt.tv.star-trek.enterprise   
   XPost: rec.arts.startrek.current   
   From: anybody@anywhere-anytime.com   
      
   In article ,   
   ToolPackinMama  wrote:   
      
   > Anybody wrote:   
   > > In article ,   
   > > ToolPackinMama  wrote:   
   > >   
   > >> Flip Wilson wrote:   
   > >>> On Tue, 16 Jan 2007 01:02:54 +0000, Kweeg wrote:   
   > >>>   
   > >>>> Indeed. Three words "The Next Generation" if that was not a remake /   
   > >>>> reboot   
   > >>>> of the franchise I dono (by "Anybody's logic) what was.   
   > >>> I would say it's more of an extension of the franchise, not a remake.   
   > >> It was a reboot in many ways.   
   > >>   
   > >> And please stop calling the Trek universe "the franchise".   
   > >   
   > > But it is "THE franchise" ... well, unless you prefer Star Wars.  :-)   
   >   
   > I like Star Wars.  I consider myself to be a Star Wars fan.   
   >   
   > The Star Trek universe is not "the franchise" except to certain   
   > professional Star Trek goons.   
   >   
   > For millions of fans like me, who are nothing but fans, Star Trek is not   
   > a franchise.  Star Trek is a philosophy, a religion, a way of life.   
      
   Errr..., O-kay. {quickly looks up the number for the men in white coats}   
      
   -)   
      
      
   > Star Trek represents more than just money.  It's only a tiny minority   
   > that are obsessed with the money aspects.   
   >   
   > The majority of people who are fixated on Star Trek hold it high   
   > because, for us, it's a light in the darkness.   
   >   
   > Star Trek offers us a positive vision of a possible future - a future   
   > withing which Terrans play an honored, leadership role among the many   
   > nations of a united galaxy.   
   >   
   > The basic implication of Star Trek is that humans of Earth survived and   
   > transcended the current age of folly, beautifully.   
   >   
   > A "franchise" doesn't do that.   
   >   
   > Star Trek is not a franchise, it's a "VISION".   
      
   The word "franchise" is simply used to contain EVERYTHING that is "Star   
   Trek" based - that includes the TV shows, the movies, the novels, the   
   toys, etc., etc. When the idiots decide to "remake" / "reboot" any   
   franchise it affects all of these other areas as well causing a mess of   
   confusion and incompatibility.   
      
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