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


"Dimensional Traveler"  wrote in message
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> 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.

Not to mention having all the characters at the Academy at the same time so
that they could all go joy-riding on the "alt-Enterprise".  :-\


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