-=> Drew Klenotic wrote to JIMMY ANDERSON <=-   
      
    DK> On 18 Mar 17  22:32:00 JIMMY ANDERSON wrote...   
      
    JA> That's exactly what I'm talking about there... Had a conversation   
    JA> about this with my youngest son at supper tonight. It's a vision -   
    JA> that's it. No, it might not align with the 'original vision,' but it   
    JA> doesn't make it 'wrong.'   
    JA>   
    JA> Like I told him, you don't have to LIKE it, but it doesn't make it   
    JA> 'wrong.' :-)   
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    DK> To which Drew Klenotic replies...   
      
    DK> I guess for me, I'd rather see something go off on it's own... Star   
    DK> Trek is Star Trek.  If you turn around and mess with it, like JJ did...   
    DK> It's not Star Trek for me anymore.  It's something kinda like it.   
      
    DK> Why didn't he just make his own universe instead?  Just like with Star   
    DK> Wars... They declared everything out side of the movies to be   
    DK> "potentially invalid".  All the books... all the games.... all the   
    DK> expanded universe stuff.  All because JJ was too lazy to come up with   
    DK> his own completely original idea.   
      
   To answer your question as to 'why' - because it wouldn't have been the   
   money maker it was!   
      
   Matrix was a completely new idea, but it was only three movies (yes, some   
   games, animated shorts and graphic novels too, but even that was VERY    
   limited merchandising compared to SW or ST). Aliens franchise was a new   
   'thing.' I think there are plenty of 'new things' and 'original ideas'   
   out there for those looking.   
      
   As for Star Trek, the 'reboot' didn't invalidate the old stuff. If anything   
   it CONFIRMED it but also moved into a new direction. The old stuff still   
   happened, just that the timeline has been altered. To me that's better than   
   a simple 'reboot' and invalidating all the old stuff.   
      
   As for Star Wars, the EU had gotten, IMHO, very wild and disjointed. I    
   actually LIKE that they started the canon over. I am now reading it all -    
   the novels I'm caught up on - the comics I got behind on but I now have   
   them all and just need to catch up.   
      
   I was already watching Clone Wars. Rebels has been GREAT, IMO!   
      
   But again, I see your point and I'll raise you respect and an    
   'agree to disagree.' :-)   
      
   Jimmy   
      
      
      
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