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Goodbye Braga, hello improved STAR TREK
By Deslok 2

I feel that this Q+A with Brannon is a sign that better things are coming for ENT and STAR TREK. Hey, the guy is moving on to greener pastures, he needs the best public image he can get since he has been crucified on STAR TREK related websites that don't censor content for a very long time now.

Braga has done good and bad for the STAR TREK franchise, but his biggest crime (along with Rick Berman) was to stay too long. These guys ceased to be creative or vital about six or seven years ago, if not longer. I think they're trapped in an idea of what they "think" science fiction, particularly STAR TREK is all about. I have read fanfic written by kids aged 10 to 17 that were nearly flawless, kept canon and continuity intact and were not only readable but enjoyable and fun. I hope some of those kids are pursuing careers as sci-fi writers today.

I've never understood people who defend Braga with only his past achievements. I think the question that must be asked is "What has B done for US lately? The answer is "not much". A ruined version of what could have been an absolutely brilliant and potentially the best TREK series, barring none. Braga is a moderately talented hack with an incredible amount of good luck, perhaps he'll have better luck with his next project (perhaps a writing credit on Mission Impossible 3?). To hear him talk about his "work" is laughable. Braga is full of shit, top to bottom. I know feature film producers, and it's true that there are always forces within the studio that work against one's "creative" directions and all, but I wonder if Braga has EVER fought for something he believed in? The answer is... "how could he be expected to, he has no vision for STAR TREK. All he does is throw a bunch of spaghetti at the wall and waits to see what sticks. If Brannon Braga is remembered for anything, it won't be the good things that he has done for STAR TREK it will be the bad, the negative and the abysmal literary rabbit pellets he sold the studio, representing them to be magic beans that would grow a beanstalk. The beanstalk never grew, and now it's time for new blood at the house that STAR TREK built.

Brannon Braga... don't let the door hit ya on the way out! For those who adore Brannon Braga, just log onto brannonbraga.com where there is a continuous luv-fest all the time. Unrealistic, yes, but a luv-fest all the same.

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