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Nov 21 | Faran Tahir on His 10 Minutes as Captain Robau in J.J. Abrams Star Trek Movie

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Nov 21 | J.J. Abrams, Roberto Orci and Alex Kurtzman on Shatner and Nimoy

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Nov 21 | Roberto Orci on the Status of the Star Trek XII Script and the Possibility of Producing a New Star Trek TV Series

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Nov 20 | 5-Page Preview of Final Issue of Nero Comic Book Mini Series

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Nov 20 | J.J. Abrams Says the Success of the DVD May Bring More People to Star Trek XII

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Nov 12 | Star Trek star Zachary Quinto is loosely attached to star in the romantic dramedy Whirligig, reports Risky Business.Quinto would play the lead role in the independent Canadian film, which is aiming to shoot early next year. The movie centers on a man who, in a misguided attempt to woo an older woman, befriends the woman's adopted son.Chaz Thorne is directing the pic, based on a screenplay by Michael Amo, creator of the Canadian supernatural series "The Listener."

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Nov 11 | The CNS Foundation, is hosting an on-line charity auction at www.charitybuzz.com. One of the items they are auctioning is a signed movie poster of the new Star Trek movie which has all the cast members and writers. The president of our organization is Carol Abrams, JJ's mother, and she arranged for the donation from Bad Robot Production Company. J.J. Abrams is also a major donor to their organization. The funds raised will go to help find a cure to neurological disorders in children. The auction link is here.

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Nov 10 | Candice Bergen, Charles Lisanby, Don Pardo, Gene Roddenberry, Tom and Dick Smothers and Bob Stewart have been selected as the next inductees into the Television Academy's Hall of Fame. They will be honored at a Jan. 20 ceremony at the Beverly Hills Hotel. "This year's inductees have challenged and shaped popular culture, changed television for the better and entertained us royally while doing so," TV Academy Chairman-CEO John Shaffner said. More info at the Hollywood Reporter

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Nov 08 | Unreality-SF.net has interviewed Star Trerk author James Swallow about some of his upcoming projects. He talks about Titan: Synthesis and Seven Deadly Sins: The Slow Knife, as well as some forthcoming Doctor Who and Stargate stories.

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Agree in part, dissent in part
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While it may be true that Enterprise would have held on to a higher percentage of it's initial audience had the show demonstrated the heightened quality on display this season...

It is also irrefutable that the audience for Trek has been eroding for the past 10 years. There has been a steady decline in viewership ever since the end of TNG (and even TNG's ratings had slipped a bit in season 7). DS9, the series acclaimed by most fans as the best post-TOS Trek, never came close to achieving TNG's ratings. Voyager and Enterprise simply continued and accelerated the downward trend.

The only people currently watching Enterprise are the die-hards, those who would watch someone read the telephone book if it had the Starfleet insignia on the front cover. TNG was able to achieve what no one thought was possible - it bridged the gap between the geek audience and the general public, such that Trek enjoyed a period of pop culture coolness it had never seen before. But that general public audience moved on to other things long ago, and none of these other series was able to win them back.

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Message you're replying to Agree in part, dissent in part By The Flashlight While it may be true that Enterprise would have held on to a higher percentage of it's initial audience had the show demonstrated the heightened quality on display this season... It is also irrefutable that the audience for Trek has been eroding for the past 10 years. There has been a steady decline in viewership ever since the end of TNG (and even TNG's ratings had slipped a bit in season 7). DS9, the series acclaimed by most fans as the best post-TOS Trek, never came close to achieving TNG's ratings. Voyager and Enterprise simply continued and accelerated the downward trend. The only people currently watching Enterprise are the die-hards, those who would watch someone read the telephone book if it had the Starfleet insignia on the front cover. TNG was able to achieve what no one thought was possible - it bridged the gap between the geek audience and the general public, such that Trek enjoyed a period of pop culture coolness it had never seen before. But that general public audience moved on to other things long ago, and none of these other series was able to win them back. Compose your message		Status You are not logged in. To post, you must enter your login information as well.
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[q]While it may be true that Enterprise would have held on to a higher percentage of it's initial audience had the show demonstrated the heightened quality on display this season... It is also irrefutable that the audience for Trek has been eroding for the past 10 years. There has been a steady decline in viewership ever since the end of TNG (and even TNG's ratings had slipped a bit in season 7). DS9, the series acclaimed by most fans as the best post-TOS Trek, never came close to achieving TNG's ratings. Voyager and Enterprise simply continued and accelerated the downward trend. The only people currently watching Enterprise are the die-hards, those who would watch someone read the telephone book if it had the Starfleet insignia on the front cover. TNG was able to achieve what no one thought was possible - it bridged the gap between the geek audience and the general public, such that Trek enjoyed a period of pop culture coolness it had never seen before. But that general public audience moved on to other things long ago, and none of these other series was able to win them back.[eq] Notify via email when someone has replied After my reply is posted: Go to it Go back to where I was		Quoting Links Styles Images

Nov 21 | Faran Tahir on His 10 Minutes as Captain Robau in J.J. Abrams Star Trek Movie

Nov 21 | J.J. Abrams, Roberto Orci and Alex Kurtzman on Shatner and Nimoy

Nov 21 | Roberto Orci on the Status of the Star Trek XII Script and the Possibility of Producing a New Star Trek TV Series

Nov 20 | 5-Page Preview of Final Issue of Nero Comic Book Mini Series

Nov 20 | J.J. Abrams Says the Success of the DVD May Bring More People to Star Trek XII

Agree in part, dissent in part By The Flashlight

Agree in part, dissent in part
By The Flashlight