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Original message modified Apr 26, 2005 @ 02:07:
Topic: RE: Ship of Fools
Hi Steve

I actually don't know you at all really, other than you run the site. But what I've read and so on in the past about you on here says that you know Brannon on a somewhat personal level. Acquaintances or something. Anyway, my complete dislike of both of them (although, in all fairness, Berman is the one I think is the big problem, Braga was just not exec material, but a staff writer yes) maybe colors my judgement, but maybe your acquaintence with Brannon colors yours?

Brannon said "Terra Nova" and "Demons" "tap into very ENTERPRISE-oriented themes and character arcs." Direct quote. To me, a characters arc should necessitate some sort of character moments, a character development, or in this case, a resolution of some sort (being the finale). Basically, it has some sort of character portions to it. Then, in reference to "These Are The Voyages" he says: "we knew we wanted to get out of a totally plot-driven story and do something that was really character-oriented and centered on the internal dynamics of Enterprise and the people onboard." To me, that's a contradiction. How you can have a 2-part episode that deals with character arcs and call it purely plot-driven does not make any sort of sense. Then, how you can say the finale deals with the internal dynamics of Enterprise and the people on board when it's about Riker and Troi *watching* the crew on a holodeck (which would not give us character moments other than ones Riker or Troi are involved in which obviously didn't happen when these events originally took place) also makes no sense.

Yes, I generalized the holodeck usage in the finale. However, Generations used a sci-fi method to link 2 different series together. There it was just 2 captains, but the thing is it was a sci-fi method to link the past and the present Star Trek's together. And we've seen about a billion holodeck episodes, did we really need one more to send off Enterprise?

My speculation as to why Jolene did not attend the wrap party is that... speculation. However an article on Cinescape.com which has no real preference to Star Trek one way or the other had an article on the wrap party. They mentioned Trineer was absent because he was at a convention, and they said Jolene was absent, but didn't say why. Seems odd to me, considering she called the finale "appalling" and regularly spoke out about Berman's way of producing the series that she's not at the wrap party. No reason is given as to where she was, and it's just kind of "well, she just wasn't there." She was on the show for 4 years, and one of the main 3 cast members. Some mention of where she was would've made sense. Instead, it's hush hush and the spindoctors took over.

There's a saying, go with your first instinct. Had I sat back, thought about what was said in the interview, and maybe later written a post, it probably would've been a little tamer. However, Berman & Braga (and especially Berman) have given me very little reason to hand them any slack. So I typed. The post may have been harsh, but I stand by what I posted. They mishandled this series, the finale, and most of the franchise for the past 10 years or so. Braga should go off and prove to people that he's actually capable at production with Threshold, if he is. And Berman needs to say, "I'm done, it's someone else's turn" and leave the franchise. I'm not saying leave Paramount, but find work doing something else. Leave Trek alone because it's painfully obvious to me he's burnt out and done.