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New Star Trek movie being discussed
« on: June 26, 2004, 09:53:00 pm »
Berman's new project, it seems, is a new Trek movie.

I hope he doesn't screw it up.


http://www.trektoday.com/news/240604_01.shtml
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Re: New Star Trek movie being discussed
« Reply #1 on: June 26, 2004, 09:58:37 pm »
You're deluding yourself if you think he won't screw it up. What's the last thing Trek done by Berman that was not screwed up?

(That would probably be DS9, actually....)
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Re: New Star Trek movie being discussed
« Reply #2 on: June 26, 2004, 10:09:04 pm »
Believe me, I'm not holding my breathe waiting for him not to mess up...
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Re: New Star Trek movie being discussed
« Reply #3 on: June 26, 2004, 10:20:39 pm »
Berman's new project, it seems, is a new Trek movie.

I hope he doesn't screw it up.


http://www.trektoday.com/news/240604_01.shtml
After his recent efforts........ Well we can all hope he has seen the light? :skeptic:

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Re: New Star Trek movie being discussed
« Reply #4 on: June 26, 2004, 10:23:04 pm »
Only if Enterprise and Voyager humbled him somewhat.

He was very arrogant because TNG and DS 9 were so well recieved, it took two sub-par shows to finally get him out of TV trek.
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« Reply #5 on: June 26, 2004, 10:29:56 pm »
 Im still trying to figure out what the heck he was thinking. Its like ego took over and he believed he could do no wrong.
 He has made Enterprise such a mess i don't know if it can really be saved. Perhaps changing the time slot will help, But i hear GSG is going to use the same time slot when it comes out,So we shall see.

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Re: New Star Trek movie being discussed
« Reply #6 on: June 26, 2004, 10:34:08 pm »
He really did bite the hand that fed him, as far as Trek fans go.
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« Reply #7 on: June 26, 2004, 10:41:30 pm »
 I will never forgive him a one. To put ones self before the show is complete blasphemy to me.
 ( Yea I'm letting my geek show through ;) But i really mean it i can't tell you haw many times i have sat there watching it with my fiancé, and said out loud. God bless him Gene must be rolling in his grave (Or the equivalent.). It actually got so bad sometimes i had to just walk away.

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« Reply #8 on: June 27, 2004, 12:24:19 am »
Voyager wasn't that bad... It got better once the Borg were introduce... Plus 7o9 in there didn't hurt, if you catch my drift... But two hotties in two consecutive shows isn't going to work... Sorry.
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« Reply #9 on: June 27, 2004, 12:31:04 am »
Voyager wasn't that bad... It got better once the Borg were introduce... Plus 7o9 in there didn't hurt, if you catch my drift... But two hotties in two consecutive shows isn't going to work... Sorry.
To be honest with you i did not start watching Voyager until Babylon 5 was taken off the air. But i will have to admit it did develop into one excellent show.
 The same with DS-9 lame start, Then later i just did not whant it to end.

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« Reply #10 on: June 27, 2004, 12:59:18 am »
My lasting memory of Voyager was the ship being taken over by dudes with really bad hair, that the Borg said wern't worth assimilating.
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« Reply #11 on: June 27, 2004, 01:31:44 am »
 :lol: :rofl: :rofl: Yep ! thats when i switched back to B-5 !! :rofl: :rofl:

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« Reply #12 on: June 27, 2004, 01:58:28 am »
never saw that one
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« Reply #13 on: June 27, 2004, 02:37:06 am »
Somebody find me a comb, dammit!
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Re: New Star Trek movie being discussed
« Reply #14 on: June 27, 2004, 04:52:12 pm »
I dont think they should make a movie for a few more years  trek has been bled dry, let it rest..
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Re: New Star Trek movie being discussed
« Reply #15 on: June 30, 2004, 01:12:42 pm »
DS9 was a joke. The only people who were remotely entertaining were Quark and Odo(particularly if they were in the same shot).

Here's a hint: There's a reason Q made fine mincemeat of the cast when he popped aboard. Think about it.

And Voyager was fantastic. I'll probably be stoned for saying that, but I'll say it.

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Re: New Star Trek movie being discussed
« Reply #16 on: June 30, 2004, 02:19:22 pm »
DS9 was a joke. The only people who were remotely entertaining were Quark and Odo(particularly if they were in the same shot).

Here's a hint: There's a reason Q made fine mincemeat of the cast when he popped aboard. Think about it.

And Voyager was fantastic. I'll probably be stoned for saying that, but I'll say it.

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Wow, that is about completely opposite of any Star Trek fan I have ever heard of. All of the ones I have ever met liked DS9 way more than Voyager.
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Re: New Star Trek movie being discussed
« Reply #17 on: June 30, 2004, 03:57:08 pm »
DS9 was a joke. The only people who were remotely entertaining were Quark and Odo(particularly if they were in the same shot).

Here's a hint: There's a reason Q made fine mincemeat of the cast when he popped aboard. Think about it.

And Voyager was fantastic. I'll probably be stoned for saying that, but I'll say it.

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Wow, that is about completely opposite of any Star Trek fan I have ever heard of. All of the ones I have ever met liked DS9 way more than Voyager.

You've met two of us now.  DS9 was boring to me.  What I like in Trek is the moving around, the exploration the journey.  To me DS9 == Melrose Place with airlocks and transporters.

What I didn't like about Voyager was that they would introduce villains and then keep them around for an entire season.  If they were regional bad guys, how come they didn't just fly out of their area of influence as fast as they flew in?
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Re: New Star Trek movie being discussed
« Reply #18 on: June 30, 2004, 04:32:30 pm »
DS9 was a joke. The only people who were remotely entertaining were Quark and Odo(particularly if they were in the same shot).

Here's a hint: There's a reason Q made fine mincemeat of the cast when he popped aboard. Think about it.

And Voyager was fantastic. I'll probably be stoned for saying that, but I'll say it.

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Wow, that is about completely opposite of any Star Trek fan I have ever heard of. All of the ones I have ever met liked DS9 way more than Voyager.

You've met two of us now.  DS9 was boring to me.  What I like in Trek is the moving around, the exploration the journey.  To me DS9 == Melrose Place with airlocks and transporters.

What I didn't like about Voyager was that they would introduce villains and then keep them around for an entire season.  If they were regional bad guys, how come they didn't just fly out of their area of influence as fast as they flew in?

Mall Trek. That's all it was. :lame:

As for the Regional Enemies, two points:

1) The "region" might be big,
2) The show might not have the $$ to create another race every episode
3) Too many races makes each seem cheap. I like seeing the same character's for a while. You Recognize a race, it shows that the writers are trying to keep a rough plot continum. Take a look at the other extreme: The Xindi with Enterprise. I lost interest after 3 weeks. ::)

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Re: New Star Trek movie being discussed
« Reply #19 on: June 30, 2004, 06:10:18 pm »
DS9 was a joke. The only people who were remotely entertaining were Quark and Odo(particularly if they were in the same shot).

Here's a hint: There's a reason Q made fine mincemeat of the cast when he popped aboard. Think about it.

And Voyager was fantastic. I'll probably be stoned for saying that, but I'll say it.

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Wow, that is about completely opposite of any Star Trek fan I have ever heard of. All of the ones I have ever met liked DS9 way more than Voyager.

DS9 suffered from a stationary setting, which can lead to what I like to call the "Black Sheep Syndrome."

Anyone here remember the TV show "Baa, Baa, Black Sheep" loosely based on 'Pappy' Boyington's VMF-214 fighter squadron? Great show, great actors, and some great lines:
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'Pappy': "These men are great pilots."

General: "What about this one piolt, Lt. Wiley- he's crashed three times and shot down two of his own wingmen! That's 5 planes!"

'Pappy': "See, he's only been in the air a week and he's already a Japanese ace!"
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1.) Get in trouble and get grounded.
2.) Get drunk and think up hair-brained mission.
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4.) Go to the bar, get drunk and chase nurses to celebrate, leading back to Phase 1 to set up next episode.

There's only so many things you can do inside that framework- and though they can make for a verry successful and fulfilling tour of duty, it's not going to keep people watching TV forever (mostly 'cause you can't show the best parts on TV).

DS9 suffered from the same problems- you can only do so many things in a fixed location with unchanging enemies. DS( had great cast and characters... but you can only tangle with the Carddies and have a cold one at Quarks so many times before it gets old.
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