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Afraid to look in the mirror.
By cdydatzigs

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In hindsight, it's remarkable that GR's creation withstood so many years of Berman et al, who profited even as franchise vampires via studio-subsidized UPN. ENT had a new and pretty cast, gorgeous production values, and 13-million viewers seated for its premiere -- but the writing is a pure extract of B&B's insult toward adult intelligence.

That's the point I am trying to make. The die-hard Star Trek fans rarely look in the mirror, because it is far more convenient (and less taboo) to single out a producer or a writer and blame him rather than having the "audacity" to blame the franchise's popularity itself.

The fact of the matter is, Enterprise was going to have low ratings on UPN no matter what the stories and scripts were. The show was TNG repackaged. Voyager was TNG repackaged. DS9 was a richer show, but the average American viewer stayed away because the crew was "stuck on a station."

The franchise needed a break from itself.. the cash cow had been milked too much and the premise had become stale. You don't combat a lack of viewer intrest to see space-based SciFi on TV by producing MORE space-based SciFi for TV, do you?

The answer is "no." You take 4 years off, go back to the most recognizable era (TOS), reinvigorate it with new, young actors playing familiar roles and helm it with a young, fresh man like J.J. to give the franchise a truly different look. We won't know until May if he succeeds, but I like the direction either way.

-- Steve

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