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[QUOTE]Originally posted by targetemployee: [QB] I said in my post, "fictional world". The series MASH, though based on the Korean War, is largely a fictional world. I suppose I would define a show as credible where there is strong consistency in the history, the characters, the technology, and the like. Though there are a few flaws, as in Frasier, where in the early years Martin said that he didn't have a brother and, later, we-the audience-learned that he has a brother, these flaws can be explained. In this instance, Martin could have been expressing an opinion about his brother and his two sons weren't disputing his opinion. The problem with Star Trek is that the world of these characters is not consistent. There are many examples which have been the subject of disputes found on this board and others. You know the disputes as well as I do. And I can say, after having seen the majority of the franchise, that I don't believe in this world. Or another way of saying this-the fictional world has to be as real as the real world for the audience to believe. In our real world, there are consistences. The Supreme Court in 2000 ruled in favor of Gov. Bush. President Bush '43 is a friend of the oil companies. Our space program consists of 4 shuttles, dozens of satellites and space probes, and a space station. In the fictional world, there has to be consistencies. Let's use MASH. The characters are surgeons in a war. The main character is Hawkeye, a very good surgeon from Cabot Cove, Maine. Their technology was the medical equipment found at the base, the transport vehicles used to transport the wounded and the surgeons, etc. The writers in 11 years created very little mistakes-the wrong state for Corporal Potter, wrong issues for magazines, etc. This is remarkable and accounts for why the show is credible. And I think this last point is very important. The writers and producers of the four shows I mentioned attempted to create a world that, as it evolved, stayed true to the facts and situations of the characters. They genuinely cared about their characters and the audience came to care for those characters. There is a difference of perception between the fans and the studio. What is the difference? Fans see the whole franchise as a realized world with characters that have adventures in space. These characters have a psychological and personal background in a society with a history and technology that arose as an effect of that history. The studio, however, perceives the franchise as 600 plus episodes that are a source of revenue. The studio doesn't see the whole franchise as a realized world. Instead, the studio perceives the franchise as being in the episodic tradition established by tv in the 50s. Elements-such as characters, locations, time period-carry over from episode to episode. And for purposes of script, the writers may change details that were established in earlier episodes. And the infamous Reset Button is always present at the end of an episode. From the available data, the studio perception will be guiding the fifth Star Trek series. The question then is, Do you agree with the fan perception, or the studio perception? If you agree with the fan's perception, you will be opposed to the show. If you support the studio's perception, then you may give the show a chance. The show has thus divided the Star Trek base. I will watch the show with the expection that I am watching an episodic show with the earlier stated details-changing details, reset buttons, etc.-and not anything else. [/QB][/QUOTE]
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