From Newsgroup: alt.tv.star-trek.tos
From Address: macthevorlon@yahoo.com
Subject: Re: Star Trek: Am I the Only One?

Anim8rFSK wrote:
> In article ,
>  "Your Name"  wrote:
>
>> "Smokie Darling (Annie)"  wrote in message
>>
news:08e41785-e42f-4238-865c-31efceb6d2af@u16g2000pru.googlegroups.com...
>>> On Dec 9, 9:33 am, trag  wrote:
>>>> On Dec 9, 9:56 am, "Smokie Darling (Annie)"
>>>>  wrote:
>>>>
>>>>> I agree with Ted here. The whole Soran plot was just a device
>>>>> (mcguffin, if I may), the real plot was reintroducing all the
>>>>> characters that most ST viewers "know", and the new interactions
>>>>> based on a certain event that occurred.
>>>>
>>>> That's not the Kirk that I "know".
>>>
>>> Which is why I put it in quotes.  They have the same names, but
>>> because of a certain event, they have changed (some a little, some a
>>> lot).
>>
>> "Certain events"
>> Translation: Nobody in Hollyweird knows (nor cares) how to make real
>> Star Trek any more. In fact few people in Hollyweird know how to
>> make anything at all, so they butcher old shows / movies instead.
>
> That's exactly the point; they had writers too lazy and intellectually
> dishonest to do their homework.

...and they made a TON of money doing that, so what has the audience
taught them?

-- 
Mac Breck (KoshN)
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"Babylon 5: Crusade" (1999) - "War Zone"
Galen (to Gideon): "I've been penalized before for helping other
people.  I've been trying to decide whether or not I should risk it
again."


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