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[QUOTE]Originally posted by targetemployee: [QB] I first watched Star Trek when I was a kid in the late 1970's. My mother introduced me to the first movie and that started my fascination with the series. I have stayed with TOS since then for I feel comfortable with the characters. One of the difficulties I have with Voyager is that there doesn't seem to be a community, a teamship amoung the crew. There are small cliques aboard the ship that are forced to interact with each other because of the demands placed upon them by an authoritive and caring figure. In a small part, I feel this reflects our society. I was sick with depression. This made me isolated, cut off from others. At the hospital, I learnt that being isolated is not a normal condition of being human. Yet in our society, isolation is becoming more of the norm. Voyager reflects this growing trend toward isolation in our society. And for me this is the primary reason I stopped watching the show. Now, each generation imprints his or her marker on Star Trek. The generation that created TOS was of the WWII era. The generation that created TNG was of the Vietnam Era. And the generation that created DS9 and VOY was of the post-Vietnam Era. The generation that creates the next show will be of a later one-Gen X. They will focus on the issues important to them. Has Star Trek gone farther away from its roots? Yes, just as a grandchild is separate from a grandparent in the way he or she thinks, behaves, and the range of tolerances that he or she exhibits about societal issues. For some reason, I feel more comfortable with the grandparent, I like the parents, and I don't feel comfortable nor accept fully the grandchild. (I see DS9 as a parent. Both TNG and DS9 were the origins of Voyager more than TOS.)Yet as I stand next to the grandparent, I see people fascinated, intrigued, and puzzled by the grandchild. I hear there might be a great-grandchild. The next member of this family is unknown to me. Will I like? I don't know yet. Will it be farther away from the grandparent? Yes. Will it be as good as the grandparent? Maybe, maybe not. I know the parents were nearly as good as the grandparent. The grandchild is the black sheep of the family-independent of the familial traditions, struggling to find its own niche, yet always returning to one of the parents for comfort and support and recognition. There have been more missed potential and mistakes for the grandchild than for the others. Yet, in a few instances from I what hear, there is some growth. Will the next one learn from the mistakes? Hopefully. Though I will not be watching Voyager in its last season and a half, I wish all the best for the series. And I have my fingers crossed that the next series will be closer to the traditions established by TOS-good, consistent characterization; strong plots; and a reliance on character motiviation, not plot motivation, for episode momentum. [/QB][/QUOTE]
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