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   From: nebusj-@-rpi-.edu   
      
   pv+usenet@pobox.com (PV) writes:   
      
   >"Basil Jet"  writes:   
   >>> There's an animated Star Trek series?   
   >>   
   >>How come it's never reshown? Is it that bad?   
      
   >It's not very GOOD, and sometimes is pretty terrible. With the exception of   
   >some bits of "Yesteryear" involving Spock's childhood, I think it was all   
   >declared non-canon. *   
      
   	Well, more exactly, when Roddenberry was having the big spat   
   over Who Shall Control Star Trek, back when Next Generation was getting   
   started, and Filmation's bankruptcy was throwing all of its properties   
   into ownership limbo, licensing agreements began warning to Not Use Any   
   Animated Series references.   
      
   	This is sensible from a legal point of view, in that if it isn't   
   clear just who owns the animated version of Larry Niven's Kzin it's   
   probably best not to touch anything.  It's also sensible from the   
   Roddenberry-snit-with-DC Fontana-and-David Gerrold angle, since they had   
   a *lot* to do with the animated series and Next Generation and were   
   slugging things out for control and money back then.  Note that the   
   ``don't touch'' memos came out about as Gerrold was bringing his complaint   
   about credit for the Next Generation Bible for arbitration; downplaying   
   all his contributions to Trek's state of being would be advantageous for   
   Roddenberry.   
      
   	Building it into an issue of 'canon' is a pretty silly thing, as   
   later Trek TV writers slipped in references to the Animated Series at just   
   about the same rate they slipped in referenecs to any of the older shows.   
      
   	Plus, you know, put the animated show up against the first season   
   or two of any of the Modern Trek shows and the cartoon comes out ahead.   
   Granted that's not strong competition, but, man, if ``A Night In Sickbay''   
   counts as Official Trek Canon then by what right do we keep ``Albatross'   
   out?  And however bad an episode of the Animated Series might be, you know   
   at least three from every other Trek show that are much more embarrassing.   
      
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