From: yung@r-node.gts.org (Amos Yung)
Subject: Re: Shatner proposes idea for Star Trek VII
Organization: Public Access UNIX Information System
Distribution: dal
Date: Sun, 26 Jul 1992 18:54:38 GMT

In article <BruzBH.4vt@cs.dal.ca> ian@ug.cs.dal.ca (Ian Littlewood) writes:

...My list of reason that *I* don't like ST V deleted....

>
>
>I'd hate to be forced to live your life; it must be so incredibly boring...

Well, at least I HAVE a life. For example, I don't get nasty when other people
dislike a star trek movie.

>you go on and on about some of the weak points in Star Trek 

My mistake. I thought you could read. I go "on and on" about some of the weak
points in Star Trek *V*, the movie, which was the subject of discussion. I
did not slam on Star Trek in general.

(SOME of the scenes
>from STV:TFF for instance - on the whole the movie was very good;

An opinion shared by pitifully little people.

 and remember,
>although it was slayed by people like you, and most Trekkies/Trekkers consider
>it the weakest in the series, it was STILL a hit movie in terms of revenue
>taken in - it made very decent profits.

How can they lose money if they have worshiper like you?

 I liked the movie a lot; it was a little
>weak in places, but hell; how many people can perfect the art of writing a 
>MOVIE first try? I sure as hell bet you couldn't...)

So why do you slam TNG? Are you saying you can do better?         

Who among us can direct, act or write good story? So none of us can criticize?

 
>
>Anyway, what I was saying is that you automatically presume that this will be a
>bad movie because it's Star Trek... excuse me, but it's these actors who ARE
>Star Trek; without them, there is no Star Trek;

You really can't read, can you? My problem was, if they continue with this
trend, ST will end with a lousy movie. I did not say ST VII will be a bad movie.

Actors are star trek? Get a clue, pal. What about Roddenberry? What about the
production crew? What about the writers? What about the fan? What about the
vision of peace and tolerance in ST? 

> that pitiful excuse they pump
>out of the organgrinder each week called TNG is *NOT* Star Trek; it's pulp
>"let's show them some more special effects" sci-fi in the same league as 
>Battlestar Galactica and Lost In Space.

You are welcome to define your tiny little world. You can throne yourself
(with Kirk as your god, of course) for all I care. But try to understand
other people, who have a real *life*, living in the real world see things 
differently. 

 If you don't like Star Trek, then go 
>to a conference about a show you DO like.
>

I like Star Trek. It is a combination of Star Trek the original TV series, 
Star Trek the movie series, Star Trek: The Next Generation, .... Ask around,
see who share your purist belief. You might find out that it is you who
don't belong.





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