In fact, Im kind of in a place where I believe its time for Star Trek to simply go away for awhile. Id thought ... agreed last week when news leaked out that they were firmly ... to hal
In fact, Im kind of in a place where I believe its time for Star Trek to simply go away for awhile. Id thought Paramount agreed last week when news leaked out that they were firmly committed to halting all future Star Trek projects for a couple of years. But that worm Berman couldnt leave it alone, and has since squirmed his way into the ears of Paramount execs and convinced them to give him another shot with the pretty well sunk franchise. What form that chance will take is anyones guess, but with Berman at the helm you can be sure itll suck. At best itll be just another horrible movie, at worst itll make somehow manage to make some money and keep Rick The Federation Con Man Berman in charge. Not that any of this is a revelation. Its all been said a hundred times before.
Actually, Im not truly sure why Ive bothered writing this. Ive no new insight to offer on the matter, I simply needed to vent. I loved Star Trek and Rick Berman hates me. Barring Star Trek, some other good space adventures sure would be nice. WB killed the Babylon 5 movie, so forget about that. Without Tom Cruise on board or his lower level equivalent they dont want to risk it. Imagine if that attitude had been taken when the idea for Star Trek: The Motion Picture was presented. Its ridiculous that a B5 movie based on a successful franchise with hordes of fans, cannot get made using the original cast when in a few months a movie based on a cancelled TV show will be. I suppose my only hope now is Firefly but lets get realistic. No matter how good that movie is, itll never make back its budget and it isnt going to revitalize the space-sci-fi genre. It needs a Lord of the Rings to bring it back or a Star Wars that doesnt feel like a toy line advertisement. Either of those things happening is a long shot, so I guess Id better hit the bookstore and cozy up with some Heinlein. Maybe when this superhero craze burns out therell be room for movies to return to outer space.
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