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   catpandaddy to All   
   Re: Old series vs New series?   
   15 Nov 11 20:23:18   
   
   From: cpd@cat.pan.net   
      
   "Your Name"  wrote in message   
   news:yourname-1611111348360001@203-118-185-143.dsl.dyn.ihug.co.nz...   
   > In article , "catpandaddy"    
   > wrote:   
   >> "Your Name"  wrote in message   
   >> news:yourname-1611110943580001@203-118-184-184.dsl.dyn.ihug.co.nz...   
   >> > In article , "catpandaddy"   
   >> >    
   >> > wrote:   
   >> >> "Your Name"  wrote in message   
   >> >> news:yourname-1511111812110001@203-118-185-238.dsl.dyn.ihug.co.nz...   
   >> >> > In article <4EC1BCD8.532B7AEB@hotmMOVEail.com>, RT   
   >> >> >  wrote:   
   >> >> >> Your Name wrote:   
   >> >> >> > In article <4EB37831.86AAB8F3@hotmMOVEail.com>, RT   
   >> >> >> >  wrote:   
   >> >> >> > >   
   >> >> >> > > The concept grew up from the kiddie show version.   
   >> >> >> >   
   >> >> >> > Why did it have to?!?!?!?! It's a TV show!!! No doubt you expect   
   >> >> >> > a   
   >> >> >> > "grown   
   >> >> >> > up" version of Barney and Sesame Street in a few years time too.   
   >> >> >> > The   
   >> >> >> > idea   
   >> >> >>   
   >> >> >> Was Sesame Street or Bedrock attacked and wiped out by aliens?   
   >> >> >> Evidently   
   >> >> >> you consider the old BSG to be pre-school fare...   
   >> >> >   
   >> >> > Not pre-school, but the original Battlestar Galactica was aimed at   
   >> >> > kids,   
   >> >> > just like the Star Wars movie is was basically created to cash-in   
   >> >> > on.   
   >> >> >   
   >> >> > But that's largely irrelveant to the point - why should an   
   >> >> > established   
   >> >> > TV   
   >> >> > show, movie, book, etc. "grow up" because the original fans   
   >> >> > supposedly   
   >> >> > grew up?!?! It's moronically insane to think they should.   
   >> >>   
   >> >> It's moronically insane to think that everybody should think alike.   
   >> >> Don't   
   >> >> blow a gasket over this.   
   >> >   
   >> > No doubt the morons who think TV shows "growing up" is actually   
   >> > sensible   
   >> > are also waiting for their adult diapers (yes, I know they already   
   >> > exist),   
   >> > adult pacifier, and adult blankee and night-lite to keep them safe from   
   >> > the adult boogey monster under the bed.  :-\   
   >>   
   >> You're really taking this too seriously.  Let it go.   
   >   
   > Sometimes when the fans do take things "seriously" they can get the morons   
   > in charge to change their ways. The unfortunate problem with many   
   > franchises is that there are few people who are actually fans, just lots   
   > of people jumping on the latest toy on the block and not giving a damn ...   
   > and that's why we end up with so much garbage.  :-(   
      
   Well, have fun with your crusade then.   
      
   --- SoupGate-Win32 v1.05   
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