OT: Enterprise...What did you think?

[arthurtuxedo]

The only major thing I would complain about is the transporter. They should have either introduced it later as an unpredictable, new technology, or better yet, left it out entirely. Also, the Klingons are a bit too stereotyped, but I love the way the Vulcans are given more personality (they actually get angry and raise their voices). Cast seems pretty good, especially Scott Bakula. Not a big fan of the doctor, though, seems too reminiscent of the technobabbling blowhards of other ST shows.

[dogscoff]

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When's the Last time you heard someone born in the late 20th century use a curse word like "Zounds" or "Egad"?
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Never, but I'm going to start right now.

Egads!


(Unless you count The Brain of "Pinky and The Brain".)

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[This message has been edited by dogscoff (edited 28 September 2001).]

[geoschmo]

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My point is that there are people who work there butts off to make an entertaining show and I don't think it is our place to cut it apart due to the little things like music, words, or plot line (I thought the time travel was refreshing and not overbearing). After all it is just a show, made to entertain. It was not made to tell history, or teach chemistry.

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Bur Baal, poke and criticize is what we Star Trek fans do best.

Those of us that have been fans for years really enjoy this kind of thing. It gives us a sense of being a part of a community. And it looked to me like every post in thread had positive as well as negative things to say about the show.

Star Trek is not just another show. It's Star Trek.

Truth be told I am sure that the people who "worked their butts off" making it would be happy to hear us talking about it. At least that means we are watching it. Even if we don't always agree with the way they are taking "our show" in every circumstance.

One of the things about Star Trek fans that aggravated non Trek fans the most is the way we nit pick the details to death, and then reason out discrepancies between episodes and shows. For example: TOS Klingons had no cranial ridges. Then along comes Star Trek TMP in 1979, and "Klingons got ridges!". Of course it's just makeup. And the real reason for the difference is that in the 60's on a shoestring budget the producers couldn't spend a bunch of money on makeup every week. But Trek fans have had lots of fun over the years discussing the differences, and trying to explain them in a way that would fit with the "reality" of the show.( http://www.geocities.com/Area51/6559/klingon.html) Of course now that the "Enterprise" Klingons have ridges, we are going to have to modify our understanding, again.

Geoschmo

[dogscoff]

Conspiracy theory #7650127/B/3 Alpha

I've heard a few people say things like "Well, it sucks, but I know I'll watch it anyway because it's Star Trek."

Maybe the arly episodes of TNG contained subliminal Messages, compelling viewers to watch every Star Trk franchise at every opportunity, no matter how bad it is. I know I do.

If I'm not back on Monday, you'll know I was right and that they got me...

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[Dracus]

geoschmo si correct. Baal you will find this going on even on the offical ST BB's.

[Dracus]

geoschmo is correct.
Baal you will find this going on even on the Offical ST BB's.

[Baron Munchausen]

Baal,

In fact, most of us COULD make a better show -- if we could do it OURSELVES. But a television show is always the product of a committee, and has to be because it's such a huge project. If you have any acquaintance with the folk-wisdom called "Murphy's Law" jokes you know what that does to the quality of the finished product, of course.

Anyway, we have every right to *****-whine-moan about the quality, or lack thereof, in our entertainment. They are trying to sell it to us. Like any other product, we need to consider its merits and deficiences so we can decide if it's worth "buying" with our time, or if we ought to do something else that would be more valuable. Finish our SE IV mods, for example.

And anyway, if you don't like to see whining about a tv show made with so much 'hard work' then you don't have to click on the thread and read it.

DISCLAIMER: This post is directed at one person. It is just an opinion anyway and it’s not as if anyone forced you to read it.




[This message has been edited by Baron Munchausen (edited 28 September 2001).]