XPost: rec.arts.sf.starwars.misc   
   From: your.name@isp.com   
      
   "MDH"  wrote in message   
   news:Xns9C10A634B6E71mdhalbrookyahoocom@69.16.186.8...   
   > "Your Name"  wrote in   
   > news:gupu7f$3os$1@lust.ihug.co.nz:   
   > > "Bill Anderson"  wrote in message   
   > > news:yeGdnX3plevtjY3X4p2dnAA@giganews.com...   
   > >> Well, I did like it a lot, so there, nyah, nyah and all that.   
   > >>   
   > >> But the day after we saw it a friend and I were discussing the   
   > >> amazing number of times this new movie reminded us of Star Wars.   
   > >> So we started a list:   
   > >>   
   > >    
   > >>   
   > >> Well, we thought the similarities were interesting.  And curious.   
   > >   
   > > Not really. JJ Abrams has been reported as saying he is a fan of Star   
   > > Wars and did not really like Star Trek. It's no surprise that he made   
   > > his movie more Warsy than Treky   
   >   
   > Of course, truth be told everything from ST:TMP on has beem more SW   
   > than ST:TOS   
   >   
   > > (as well as ignoring whatever established facts that he wanted!).   
   >   
   > As I understand it, the story set up allowed for that to happen, and it   
   > sounds to me like Paramount was trying to get a new generation into   
   > ST so they created a big delete button plot point so they could do   
   > stuff with out having to rely on old lore, yet they can still use it if   
   > need be.   
   >   
   >   
   > > The fact that Paramount employed such a person to do a "Star Trek"   
   > > movie is just further proof of how moronic Hollyweird has become - if   
   > > you're going to make a movie for an established franchise, then you   
   > > employ someone who knows what they're doing and likes what the   
   > > original franchise.   
   >   
   > Of course I don't know of any Trekies that didn't enjoy the movie, I know   
   > of many who did.  I'm sure there's some, but they're not seeming to be as   
   > vocal as the ones who did.   
      
   I have no doubt that Paramount / Abrams did the Alternative Unviverse / Time   
   Travel silliness purposely so they could pretend that they aren't really   
   "rebooting" Star Trek, when they really are ... but the fact that they want   
   to pretend doesn't alter the fact that it *is* just another silly Hollyweird   
   in-name-only "reboot" that ignores the original's established history and   
   slaps original fans in the face as no longer "good enough".  :-(   
      
   As long as it says "Star Trek" on the tin, most people are apparently too   
   blind, too stupid or simply don't care and so will believe that's what it   
   is.   
      
   --- SoupGate-Win32 v1.05   
    * Origin: you cannot sedate... all the things you hate (1:229/2)