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   From: dtravel@sonic.net   
      
   On 6/28/2017 11:15 AM, Ubiquitous wrote:   
   > droleary@2017usenet1.subsume.com wrote:   
   >> For your reference, records indicate that   
   >> Dimensional Traveler  wrote:   
   >   
   >>> J J Abrams basically stood over the dying body of 'Star Trek' telling   
   >>> fans "Hey, look at me, I'm so popular that I can do whatever I want to   
   >>> your beloved show!" while he gave fans the finger with one hand and   
   >>> masturbated with the other.   
   >>   
   >> I'm not so sure that was the message to the fans, or just to Paramount   
   >> (or whoever it is that owns Trek these days).  It *was* a dying   
   >> franchise, by my measure due in large part to them cranking out crap   
   >> after TNG went off the air.  They *did* need a change of pace, and   
   >> unfortunately they did it by chasing after the “action movie”   
   audience.   
   >> My hope is always that a new TV series would be able to have the depth   
   >> needed to really re-establish the franchise with the types of fans   
   >> older Trek attracted, but Discovery seems to be along the same lines as   
   >> the other newer Trek series, being terrible and thinking they can get   
   >> away with it just because it’s *said* to be set in the Trek universe.   
   >   
   > That reminds me of the puchline of a joke that includes "slapping `'Trek` on   
   > it's title".   
   >   
   That would seem to imply that Abrams _isn't_ the punchline to that joke.   
      
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