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   From: dtravel@sonic.net   
      
   On 6/26/2017 12:10 PM, Jim G. wrote:   
   > anim8rfsk sent the following on 06/26/2017 at 12:22 PM:   
   >> In article ,   
   >>   "Jim G."  wrote:   
   >>   
   >>> anim8rfsk sent the following on 06/24/2017 at 04:44 PM:   
   >>>> In article ,   
   >>>>    "Jim G."  wrote:   
   >>>>   
   >>>>> Heh. No, Abrams did his damage in the discipline and dumbing-down   
   >>>>> departments. This latest fustercluck seems committed to doing its   
   >>>>> damage   
   >>>>> in the "diversity" and "passion" departments. Honestly, I wonder if   
   >>>>> J.J.   
   >>>>> is paying these idiots to provide a new target for the anger and   
   >>>>> hostility of Trek purists. All I know is that each time someone new   
   >>>>> comes along to "improve" Trek for a more "inclusive" audience, the   
   >>>>> worse   
   >>>>> the show gets.   
   >>>>   
   >>>> But don't you think this whole thing is staging, so that they can cry   
   >>>> 'racist' to *any* complaint about Star Trek STD?   
   >>>   
   >>> Are the people behind this thing competent or clever enough to pull off   
   >>> something like that? Because they're clearly not competent or clever   
   >>> enough to pull off a good Trek prequel. (I just saw a photo of a   
   >>> transporter room, and these people are consistent, if nothing else.)   
   >>   
   >> I saw that that was out there and didn't even bother to look at it.  How   
   >> badly does *that* bode?   
   >>   
   >> Bear in mind that this is set in exactly the same year as THE CAGE, so   
   >> we *know* what stuff should look like.   
   >   
   > The entire mindset of people who do this sort of "reimagining" seems to   
   > be something along the lines of: "We know that ours will be better   
   > because we're making it all different!"   
   >   
   DING DING DING DING DING.  By George, I think he's finally got it!   
      
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