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Once Again, Trek Plays "Lets copy Star Wars"
By Bizarro_Batman

I'm one of the biggest TOS fans here, and I don't like this idea. My disgust doesn't stem from the whole "Nobody should play Kirk or Spock other than Shatner and Nimoy" outcry (although I sure as hell don't like the possibility of Ben Afflect as a young Jim Kirk), nor the "This will end up being 90210/Dawson's Creek in space" complaints by fans (although they do have a point).

My indifference is towards Paramount wanting to do a prequel dealing with already famously established characters when they were young in an attempt to cash in on the Star Wars Prequel Trilogy. The prequel idea didn't work the first time when Rick Berman and Brannon Braga did it, and I can't help but shake my head that now.....NOW PARAMOUNT PICTURES WANTS TO USE HARVE BENNETT'S ORIGINAL PITCH FOR A STARFLEET ACADEMY MOVIE STARRING THE TOS CREW AS CADETS. Now that Lucas' Star Wars Prequels have proven to be a financial gold mine, now they pull out Bennett's old outlined proposal and dust it off. Why? Because they want to play it safe. They could have taken the initiative back in the early 90's when the idea was fresh, original, and creative. And instead of trying something freash and original this time, they fall back to "the sure thing."

Wow.

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