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Forgive my lack of eloquence but...
By geepee16

at this point, I would like to add my own self to the growing list of people who have this to say about JJ Abrams: "Fuck this guy and ___________"

You can fill in the blank. I would recommend some of the following:

-his double talk
-his lame writing team destroyers of Transformers
-Hollywood brattiness
-and his inability to wipe his shoes before
entering the house of Trek
-the guy who gave him the keys to the Enterprise
-and the guy who hired the guy who gave him the
keys to the Enterprise
-his re-boot/re-think/re-hash of Trek


I know that we are facing a significant and -depending on the success/failure of ST:XI -perhaps permanent turn in Trek as we know it. They will never go back to the Trek we know and love if this movie is a success. Trek fans are obviously being marginalized much like an insignificant political party would be after a coalition government has been established. I cannot imagine conventions featuring only these news actors being much a draw to the established fanbase that attend such shows so, cons may eventually be different. Hell, in order to pay less in royalties and likeness fees, we may see Quinto on the cover of a Star Trek book as Spock instead of Nimoy...who knows? The point is that the next time Trek returns to TV (and I am convinced it will happen), we are going to be sorely disppointed: more so than at any other time.
There is only one thng that comforts me in this small but important part of my life: Whatever becomes of this Trek partition - and the outlook is not good - I take comfort in knowing that the old data on this drive is permanent. TOS, TNG, DS9, the weak VOY, TAS ENT, the one or two thousand books et al will not be changed. There are still books to read and episodes to revisit. The Trek we have is an inexhaustable energy source- even the worst of it (which, for me, mean Star Trek IV:TVH). Perhaps that is the real test for this new movie: will it qualify for the special designation that full Trek fans give crappy Trek: 'Even though it sucks, it's still Trek and thus has a place on my shelf.' I pesonally hope that it does because that would eliminate the need for the partition. If it doesn't qualify (it could be great and still not make a damned bit of difference), then it will be a movie completely on the outside and irrelevant, even WITH the inclusion of Nimoy.
In any event, I agree with someone who posted here earlier: the more this guy speaks, the more uneasy I feel.

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