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   From: david@block.net   
      
   On Thu, 3 Jun 2010 11:18:06 -0700 (PDT), pilotplanes   
    wrote:   
      
   >Subject beaten to death, I know. But here is my concise list of rules   
   >that any potential new Star Trek series must follow:   
   >   
   >1.	The Enterprise Rule: The next Star Trek TV series must take place   
   >on the Enterprise doings its exploration of space while on a five year   
   >mission (with the possibility of a two or more year extension).   
   >   
   >2.	The Babe Rule: Most of the female characters on the show must be   
   >Babes. And they must be conventional Earth babes, so no gross looking   
   >ears or bumpy foreheads (though large and bouncy you-know-whats are   
   >perfectly ok).   
   >   
   >3.	The Babe Rule Corollary: None of the male characters can be a stud   
   >or a jock or a hunk or look like the Old Spice or Dos XX guys.  If   
   >such a guy does appear, his rank may be no higher than that of   
   >Janitor; and at some point during the first season, he must travel   
   >back in time – one way.   
   >   
   >4.	The Family Rule: Main characters may not ever have any mothers or   
   >fathers, sons or daughters, brothers or sisters, or know teachers back   
   >at the academy. So no more Wesleys, Roxana Troys, Warf’s parents,   
   >Picard’s brother, or that “wise” gardener Boothby.   
   >   
   >5.	The Ambassador Rule: Let’s face it, they’re going to force us to   
   >endure relatives, but relatives or distant friends may not ever have   
   >become ambassadors, famous scientists, or may ever negotiate a peace   
   >between two warring parties.   
   >   
      
   So much for Sarek.   
      
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