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The Way Forward
By c.p.

I appreciate Ms. Sirtis' feelings, and I appreciate all she's given to Star Trek. And I agree with her that for a very long time Paramount didn't understand Star Trek or its audience. However, at this point in the game, going back IS going forward. The audience they are trying to (re)capture isn't just Joe Moviegoer, but in many cases, the Star Trek fan himself. All the rich layers of characters and canon that have come since 1987 are wonderful, but Star Trek has become so cluttered that the average audience doesn't know what Star Trek is anymore. In an identity crisis, you retreat to the essential-the iconic. That means Captain Kirk and Mr. Spock with the pointed ears. Everyone gets that- even Paramount.

And as I think I've written before, nothing about Star Trek XI will ever invalidate the unequaled work that TNG did for Star Trek and for genre television in their heyday. And who knows, there may yet be a place for them in some future incarnation. If they break Star Trek away from strict linear cannon, lots of possibilities arise.

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