XPost: alt.fan.starwars   
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   "Your Name"  wrote in   
   news:gupu7f$3os$1@lust.ihug.co.nz:   
      
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   > "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.   
      
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