From Newsgroup: alt.tv.star-trek.tos   
   From Address: ryon@dslnorthwest.net   
   Subject: Re: So I Wasn't Surprised--   
      
      
      
   Wickeddoll wrote:   
   > Ron wrote:   
   > > I said I was going to see the movie and finally I did. I bought the   
   > > DVD and watched it a couple of times; once with family members who are   
   > > usually fond of Star Trek. I had expected to be disappointed and I   
   > > have to say that yeah, I was. From the over-stuffed nacelles, the   
   > > funky phaser pistols, to the bland plot-- the new Star Trek movie   
   > > reminded me of those 60s sci-fi films out of Italy and Japan.   
   > >   
   > > Okay, so Roddenberry said he had hoped that somebody would do a   
   > > prequel, but I think in this case the poor man is spinning in his   
   > > grave. I wanted it to be good-- hey, I wanted Enterprise to be good,   
   > > too-- but oy! This was just mediocre pap. So 90 plus per cent liked   
   > > this huh? Hmmm, I guess that only goes to prove that majority rule is   
   > > often horribly wrong. As the song says, when you listen to fools the   
   > > mob rules.  Pity.   ;-)   
   > >   
   > > Ron   
   >   
   > So you've declared your opinion right, and 90% of others wrong.   
      
    Who? Me? I wouldn't presume to say anything like that. I was just   
   marveling at all the people who obviously have such  incredibly bad   
   taste... Not your father's Star Trek indeed! Oh, the pain; the   
   pain...   ;-)   
      
   Ron   
      
      
      
      
      
   > Think pretty highly of yourself, huh?   
   >   
   > Natalie   
   > --   
   > "Wicked little doll, you have no soul"   
   > (David Byrne, 1997)   
   > http://www.supernaturalusa.net   
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