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you guys are funny!
By Dingo's Kidneys

I always get a chuckle out of TrekWeb threads where you guys concoct elaborate "continuity operas" -- storyline scenarios that entail minute details and characters from previous shows known only to hard-core Trek fans (e.g. "Mirror Kirk meets Dr. Soong on Ceti Alpha Five" or whatever).

You guys ought to all wake up and realize that TPTB will never make such shows. As a TV studio, they want each ep (or series anyway) to stand alone as much as possible, independent of any prior knowledge, so that potential new viewers are not confused. So any "send-ups" to previous series (esp the now-aged TOS) should not be so intricate as to require a PhD in Trek Continuity. Therefore, you can bet that any return of Kirk will *not* involve a reenactment of the climactic scene of "Generations," since casual ENT viewers can't be made responsible for having that movie as background knowledge.

Gene's Ghost wrote:

"Kirk will live because of CASH! NOT because it's good for Star Trek in general."

But that's exactly the point. CASH is what's good for Trek since this is how TPTB measure success. At least this has been the case throughout two decades of TOS reruns, 10 movies and four revival series.

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