They could do some cloak-and-dagger stuff with the whole (dare I say it?) Section 31 stuff. That way, there would never be any official meeting of Romulans and humans.
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The_Tom: I'm aware it's somewhat arrogant to speak of "true fans" as opposed to the general audience. Maybe it was just the wrong choice of words. I believe that people who don't just consume TV like fast food are not an elitist group. Reflection is an important part also of TV formats that are made primarily for entertainment or even comedy (well, I would exclude obvious trash like "Big Brother" or WWF). That's one more reason why Star Trek has to be especially careful to keep its quality standards.
I think at some point everyone, the regular as well as the occasional viewer, will notice if something is wrong with a TV show. The fan will notice a lack of original stories and inconsistencies, while the general audience will prefer other TV shows over single random Trek episodes and will watch Star Trek less frequently. I think the goal of satisfying both types of viewers is accomplishable. But it's not accomplished by imitating other shows or by showing space battles or bizarre aliens every week. On the contrary, it is amazing that fans and normal TV viewers have the same favorite episodes like "The Trouble with Tribbles", or "The Best of Both Worlds". Star Trek always had some alleged (according to the opinions of the studio or TV network superiors) and often silly concessions to the average viewers (like Kirk's famous torn shirts in TOS, or Seven who luckily evolved beyond the mere "space babe"), but fortunately this never ruled the show.
I'm against every form of "impossible stories" or a "reset button", and I think that even the occasional viewers appreciate that Star Trek has an inner consistency. My impression is that TPTB think the average viewer is stupid, because they feel the need to present them a ship named "Enterprise" (as if not any other name would do as well) that probably looks like the NCC-1701 everyone knows, with basically all the same characters and technology of the later centuries. Superficially it's all the same again, but that's just the wrong kind of consistency. It's like a big sign saying: "See and believe. This is supposed to be Star Trek".
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Actually, Bernd, the reason they're presenting the viewer with a ship named Enterprise is because Paramount shot down each and every series proposal brought to them for the simple reason that they (Paramount) demanded a starship named Enterprise.
So, in this case, the naming of the ship is the direct result of TPTBs' PTB.
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Regarding Nomenclature (non-elistist): Subset of fan of television show "Star Trek" who is mildly to extremely intersted in the show's "fictional universe, and the details and consistency pertaining thereto.
The non-elitist term you should be using is: "Trekkie". This is the term which non-fans of the show (and even fans who are not as interested as ourselves) use to describe us.
I am proud to number myself amongst their numbers.
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