From Newsgroup: alt.tv.star-trek.tos   
   From Address: epwise@yahoo.com   
   Subject: Re: [NEWS] Orci to Direct Star Trek 13   
      
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   > In article <5377DE3C.23571.startrek@capcity2.synchro.net>, Jeff   
   > Gregory  wrote:   
   >> >   
   >> >  It's irrelevant what Orci does since Abrams has already destroyed   
   >> >  the franchise with his two garbagised version movies peeing all   
   >> >  over real "Star Trek".  :-(   
   >>    
   >> Tell us how you *really* feel :-)   
   >>    
   >> I can understand these sentiments to an extent. "Real" Trek to me is,   
   >> and always will be TOS, but I was able to enjoy the new Star Trek   
   >> films by accepting them based on their own merit. They are fun space   
   >> romps but I would like to see more problem solving and diplomacy and   
   >> less space battles. Hopefully Orci will bring that to the table. Not   
   >> too surprising that he got the directing gig.   
   >    
   > They may be "fun space romps", they may even be "good" films in their   
   > own right, but those are just personal opinions on the quality, which   
   > is irrelevant.   
   >    
   > The actual fact is that they're marketed as "Star Trek" and are not   
   > really part of that franchise at all, despite the silly "parallel   
   > universe" nonsense excuse to try and make what is simply an obvious   
   > reboot stupidly "fit" with what came before.   
   >    
   > They tried the same silliness with the mess called "Enterprise" and in   
   > the end had to resort to just making the whole thing a "dream" in the   
   > holodeck.   :-\   
   >    
      
   One more time (or as many times as necessary):   
      
   It was not a dream.     
      
   Of course, only your opinion matters and everyone else is an idiot.   
      
      
   > If they want to make a new "space romp" franchise, then make a NEW   
   > "space romp" franchise. Don't go butchering an old franchise and   
   > moronically pretending you haven't by stupidly reusing the same name   
   > for a very different product.   
   >    
   > Next time you open you jar of Strawberry Jam, don't be surprised to   
   > find that what's inside is really Ketchcup ... hey, they both red and   
   > liquidy, and even taste good when used in the right way ... but they   
   > are not the same product, despite the label still saying "Strawberry   
   > Jam".  :-\   
   >    
      
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