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[QUOTE]Originally posted by targetemployee: [QB] I like Star Wars and the original Star Trek series because the science of these fictional universes is part of the background detail that gives believablity to the whole. The problem with the current incarnations of Star Trek is that this science is constantly being highlighted and made a major plot point or used as a deus ex machina and is therefore crowding out the more important elements of a believable fantasy-the characters and their relationships, a good story, and some form of connection to the viewer. I don't expect the science to be truthful; however, I expect the characters to be truthful to what we know in our reality-a level of consistency in emotions and behavrior. My mother has often remarked how she can see the growth in maturity of Capt Kirk from the first episode to the last. Even as he grew, the consistent elements of his personality are that he cared about the members of his crew and was responsible for his crew. Mr Shatner made Capt Kirk into a believable person-someone that I could actually meet. Another point I would like to meet-the premise for Voyager was too ambitious. Only way the series could have worked is if there was a season by season plan as with Babylon Five. And I am worried that the next series may be equally or more ambitious. With the number of commercials rising each year, a hour long drama may someday be thirty-thirty (thirty minutes of commercials, thirty minutes of drama). This balance could short shift the drama in the exploration of character or humanistic themes. I say, keep the next series simple and stupid or place the series on a cable channel where commercials are few or missing completely. [/QB][/QUOTE]
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