From Newsgroup: alt.tv.star-trek.tos   
   From Address: not@chance.dude   
   Subject: Re: Star Trek: Am I the Only One?   
      
   Anim8rFSK wrote:   
   >>>>>>>>>  "David E. Powell" wrote:   
   >>>>>>>>>   
   >>>>>>>>>> Here's an idea for "Nemesis" that they could have done.   
   >>>>>>>>>>   
   >>>>>>>>>> Drop the whole Reman thing and drop the whole clone thing.   
   >>>>>>>>> I still don't understand the purpose of the clone, except to somehow    
   >>>>>>>>> mirror Data and his retarded cousin, that they murder right after   
   the    
   >>>>>>>>> film ends.    
   >>>>>>>> They didn't kill Special Data that I remember - but don't make me    
   >>>>>>>> watch    
   >>>>>>>> it again.  Just looked like we'd see Data live and learn as the    
   >>>>>>>> previous    
   >>>>>>>> Data did.   
   >>>>>>> Note I said "they murder right after the film ends"   
   >>>>>>>   
   >>>>>>> In the comic prequel to Crap Trek '09, penned by your buddy Orci, they    
   >>>>>>> explain that they took the backup of Data and stuffed it in B4,    
   >>>>>>> bringing    
   >>>>>>> Data back to life.  It apparently never even occured to them that they    
   >>>>>>> murdered B4 in the process.   
   >>>>>>>   
   >>>>>> Ah.   
   >>>>>>   
   >>>>>> He's not my buddy.  I just don't hate him, like you do.   
   >>>>>>   
   >>>>>> Come to that, why did you read his comic?   
   >>>>> Was trying to decide if I might forgive him all the other material he's    
   >>>>> ruined and go to the Trek movie.  Comic was the final straw.  See, I    
   >>>>> gave it a fair chance!   
   >>>>>   
   >>>> Ah - you are insane; you realize that, right?   
   >>> Okay, but why?  Here's a project I really want to see, but it's by a    
   >>> writer I boycott based on him ruining other projects I wanted to see.     
   >>> So I look a the prequel comic.  No real chance of spoilers; it's not    
   >>> like reading the novelization of the film or something first.  I gave    
   >>> him a chance, and it was far worse than I expected.   
   >> But Now I'm really confused.  You said the film wasn't like the comic,    
   >    
   > When did I say that?  The comic is the prequel, setting up how Nero went    
   > back in time and Spock after him, and blowing up Nero's planet and all    
   > the red matter nonsense.  It's absolutely terrible.   
   >    
   >> but you hate the film?  But I can see not liking him based on other film    
   >> projects he's done.   
   >>   
   >>>> Not that there's anything wrong with it.   
   >>> heh   
   >>>   
   >> :-D   
   >>   
   >> Natalie   
   >    
   WHOOSH   
      
   Missed that part - sorry.   
      
   It's been a long day.   
      
   Natalie   
      
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