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Monkey See, Monkey Do
By TRexx

Quote from Ronald D. Moore:
"The lack of creativity is profound..."


Bingo.

As soon as lazy sci-fi scribes can't just pull an otherworld chapter out of their arse, they moan about the inconvenience of continuity. Funny, how non-sci-fi fiction writers don't proselytize and nag about being stifled by Earth's long and detailed history, i.e. the "backstory" of human civilization.

This simply isn't a problem for competent storytellers, who recognize continuity as a frame of reality that's essential for a meeting of minds between author and audience.

Moore is talking about riding the coattails of established brand names. For example: Instead of starting a new series with its own brand, RDM et al took the name and concept of Glen Larson's Battlestar Galactica. Had Moore's series been a total botch, his so-called "clean slate" would not have prevented a dishonor to the entire BSG family -- just as ENT is like a stinky backwash into the mouth of Star Trek.

Moore's mindset hardly differs from the "genius" behind all the crappy remakes of pop-cult faves.


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