From Newsgroup: alt.tv.star-trek.tos
From Address: dtravel@sonic.net
Subject: Re: Star Trek: Am I the Only One?

Steven L. wrote:
> On 12/9/2009 2:27 PM, 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).
> 
Yes, the basic concept would work.  If Abrahms had known what it was or 
used it.  Characters with these names holding the same positions is 
_not_ the basic concept.

-- 
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