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   From: droleary@2017usenet1.subsume.com   
      
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   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.   
      
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