[wplug] [OT] ooh ooh ...

[Tom Rhodes]

On Fri, 12 Aug 2005 09:12:34 -0400
Bill Moran <wmoran at potentialtech.com> wrote:

> Brandon Kuczenski <brandon at 301south.net> wrote:
> 
> > On Thu, 11 Aug 2005, Bill Moran wrote:
> > 
> > > Firefly is the Star Trek of recent history.  It ran for one
> > > season.  It was the best show on telivision during that time, but
> > > the WB canceled for some unexplanable reason
> > 
> > Careful.... I'm a recovering Trekkie and in my modern opinion,
> > likening something to Star Trek is not a compliment.  Sure, it was
> > fine when I was 12, but there are only so many modified tachyon
> > pulses and gullible but earnest planetary leaders and "can't trust
> > the computer - let me take 'er in manually .. ready .. steady ..
> > NOW!" that I can take.
> 
> I'm not comparing it to what Trek turned in to, I'm comparing it to
> what Trek was, originally.
> 
> When the first series came out it was innovative, smart, and daring -
> compared to other SciFi of the time.  The fact that everyone and their
> grandmother has tried to duplicate it and subsequently ruined the
> genre is a different issue.
> 
> The original Star Trek defined a number of historical incidents in the
> world of broadcast, in addition to being damn good TV.  The fact that
> much of it looks cheesy compared to today effects doesn't change how
> impressive it was when it was done.  The further fact that attempts to
> continue the Star Trek legacy have gotten worse and worse over the
> years is another story ... but I'm referring to the original.
> 

Fags

-- 
Tom Rhodes