From Newsgroup: alt.tv.star-trek.tos
From Address: not@chance.dude
Subject: Re: Star Trek: Am I the Only One?

Steven L. wrote:
  GeneK wrote:
>> "A Watcher" wrote in message
>>> Isn't a point of the latest movie? Changing their past changed the
>>> characters we knew in the original ST. Now they can go on and make new
>>> movies based on these different characters. There's no end to it.
>>>
>>> Of course that will confuse the casual viewers who are really into ST.
>>
>> It's THE point of the movie, i.e., "this is why our new Trek is different
>> from the old Trek but still fits into canon." But casual viewers couldn't
>> care less about canon, and for longtime viewers, "this is a reimagining
>> of Trek with a new canon" would be probably be explanation enough
>> for a good film and "fitting into canon" won't redeem a bad one.
>> GeneK
> 
> This movie vindicated MY position on the future of Trek, which I had 
> stated here before (check the Google archive):
> 
> Star Trek does NOT require the original actors, nor the original sets, 
> nor the original ship models, nor the original props.  The basic concept 
> would work with any actors and any type of ship (as long as it was large 
> enough to hold a varied crew).
> 
> Critics have to deal with the passage of time:  James Doohan is gone, 
> DeForest Kelley is gone, and the other actors are quite old now--too old 
> for any more swashbuckling derring-do.  If a TOS-type series is to have 
> ANY future, it HAS to be rebooted from a new cast of actors.  Otherwise 
> the only other alternative is to let Star Trek die off once and for all.
> 
> I doubt that Abrams' critics would be happy about that.  If production 
> of the movie had fallen through for any reason, they would be the first 
> ones lamenting that "TOS is dead, too bad."
> 
> 
> 
> -- 
> Steven L.
> 
> 

They're *still* saying it's dead.

May they grieve in peace, cuz I'm looking forward to the next film.

Natalie
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