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   -=> Benjamin Toussaint wrote to Daniel <=-   
      
    > I gave Picard a try after downloading a torrent. After a few episodes I   
    BT> gave   
    > up. To me it is an empty shell of TNG. I would do a complete review but   
    BT> that   
    > would require a complete viewing of the season.   
      
    BT> I am still viewing it. I agree that it is not even close to what Star   
    BT> Trek TNG was like.   
    BT> What I specifically loved about that was the exploring mission with few   
    BT> self centered political issues or combat / battle scenes.   
    BT> And that almost every single episode made sense on its own. Although   
    BT> streaming technology makes it impossible to miss an episode, it used to   
    BT> be like having one philosophical thought discussed within one episode.   
      
   I never caught Enterprise. I tried a few episodes and I couldn't get into   
   it. But the ship did look like an Akira class which rates as among a favorite   
   type for me.   
      
   Plus, I didn't really like the cast.   
      
    > Like the reboot movies, the show is made for young people who grew up   
    > without Star Trek. The franchise is done with, if you ask me. At least I   
    > have the dvd collections of TOS, TNG, and DS9. I liked Voyager despite   
    BT> the   
    > rushed finale season.   
      
    BT> Yeah, I liked those as well. Enterprise has too much fighting and from   
    BT> season 2 it started having a running plot through the whole show. But   
    BT> still I liked watching it.   
    BT> But ST - to me - has to be about future and optimism. I cannot find   
    BT> much of that in Picard or any Prequel.   
      
   Yeah, it's generic sci-fi in Star Trek clothes.   
      
    > During his promo tour of the talkshow circuit, Stewart said that the   
    BT> show   
    > would be specifically written to combat Trump. I knew it was going to be   
    BT> a   
    > steaming pile of turds. I'm surprised he didn't cast DeNiro.   
      
    BT> Trump is just an expression of losing a common ground of facts and the   
    BT> impact of believing whatever is pleasant to believe. A sickness of many   
    BT> democracies nowadays. But something like the TNG series gave hope for a   
    BT> brighter future to many nerds out there.   
      
   Well, Stewart said it was his way of combatting Trump. He made it about   
   him and his hate and not about the fans. Interesting take you have, but I'm   
   sure   
   this isn't a forum for political debate. So I'll keep it at that.   
      
    > Star Trek died with Roddenberry.   
      
    BT> I would not go that far. But it completely went to the wrong direction   
    BT> I think.   
      
   I was just getting it off my chest.   
      
   Disney killed Star Wars and the passage of time killed Star Trek. My two loves   
   of science fiction and fantasy are history.   
      
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