... As I understand it, Star Trek: The Next Generation was largely done by the fans. It was terrible. I dont have any faith that the fans will do any better...
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GLG
glgaylaxan
Apr 26, 2012 5:46 am
Michael Taylor, I've never heard that ST:Next Gen was done by fans. The actors were professionals, with resumes and performance histories. The writers also had...
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slinter@...
sennmut
Apr 26, 2012 7:22 am
There have also been some fan-generated campaigns to have an LGBT character added to the regular roster. ============================ I saw part of one of...
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Erich Wise
epwise
Apr 26, 2012 9:04 am
Terrible? In many ways TNG was better than the original. Not talking special effects either, which would automatically be better because of the 20-year...
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Robert
calrew2003
Apr 26, 2012 1:57 pm
"Slinter", I wish you'd keep your intolerant opinions to yourself. Your views are not shared by most 1999 fans, and I for one find your expression of those...
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Michael Taylor
michaeltaylo...
Apr 26, 2012 5:13 pm
... I've always heard that it was very influenced by fans, even inviting fans to submit scripts. ... I thought it was unwatchably bad. ... I'm okay with that -...
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slinter@...
sennmut
Apr 26, 2012 7:11 pm
On Thu, 26 Apr 2012 14:08:41 +0000 Michael Taylor ... ========================== Notr had I. I heard that it was Roddenberry's baby from beginning to end. And...
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slinter@...
sennmut
Apr 26, 2012 7:11 pm
Ah. I see the tolerance is showing itself. I don't care if my normal views are shared by most, I have as much right to express them as anyone does theirs. What...
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slinter@...
sennmut
Apr 26, 2012 10:43 pm
Sudden thought...could you see Patrick Stewart in a Space re-do? Possibly as Bergman? On Thu, 26 Apr 2012 12:06:31 -0700 slinter@... writes: On Thu, 26...
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Robert
calrew2003
Apr 27, 2012 4:38 am
"Slinter", your views are not "normal" - your views are homophobic. There are a LOT of gay fans of 1999, and many more who are friends and allies. Your...
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sennmut
Apr 27, 2012 4:41 am
Sorry to have offended your normaphobic viewpoints. I guess intolerance is only a viewpoint one does not share. On Fri, 27 Apr 2012 04:38:15 -0000 "Robert"...
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sennmut
Apr 27, 2012 4:44 am
FWIW, your posts are coming in in multiples. One after the other. Six so far, identical posts. Just a head's up. On Fri, 27 Apr 2012 04:38:43 -0000 "Robert"...
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slinter@...
sennmut
Apr 27, 2012 5:13 am
This spurred a thought...while the propulsion system is obviously still a ways off, what about the Eagle's passenger module? Are we technically close to being...
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Erich Wise
epwise
Apr 28, 2012 6:19 am
... That's ridiculous. Producers won't look at scripts from the public in case one of their later ideas is similar and the fan writer sues them for stealing...
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sam brady
annoyedchris
Apr 28, 2012 6:28 am
with all the budget cuts to NASA I doubt we are close to achieving much of anything in terms of space travel at the moment. Looks like 2099 might be a more...
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slinter@...
sennmut
Apr 28, 2012 6:52 am
Sadly, your timetable is a realistic one. I was thinking of the tech to build one, rather than the financial nards of those who comprise what was once a...
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slinter@...
sennmut
Apr 28, 2012 6:53 am
It would be a total break for a fan-submitted script to be accepted. Erich is right. The legal entanglements alone would keep it from ever happening. I also...
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Vicente Gallegos
powysmedia...
Apr 28, 2012 7:41 am
And here's a quote from Jane Espenson: "I was in grad school when I learned you could submit scripts to Star Trek: The Next Generation without having to have...
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Roberto Baldassari
bobbalda
Apr 28, 2012 7:51 am
If I remember correctly, they accepted some scripts from non-union writers for Star Trek TNG because of the writer's strike of 1988. I think Ron D. Moore first...
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Vicente Gallegos
powysmedia...
Apr 28, 2012 10:01 am
I have. I've read a number of interviews with TNG writers that said that they did in fact look at spec scripts from new non-professional writers. I need to ...
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sennmut
Apr 28, 2012 11:00 am
Wish we could get one for an Alphan laser. Anyone else hear about this? http://www.dailymail.co.uk/sciencetech/article-2136184/Man-builds-Star-Tr ...
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Vicente Gallegos
powysmedia...
Apr 28, 2012 11:27 am
Here's a snippet of an article at http://io9/chuck/ "It's kind of eerie sometimes, to look at how many people creating strange new worlds on television came...
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Doug
doug_1937
Apr 28, 2012 10:34 pm
Everyone has an opinion, that's for certain. If you hated ST:TNG, fine. However, plenty of people loved it, fan-created scripts or not. In fact, enough...
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slinter@...
sennmut
Apr 28, 2012 10:44 pm
On Sat, 28 Apr 2012 00:14:35 -0700 (PDT) Vicente Gallegos <powysmedia@...> writes: Here's a snippet of an article at http://io9/chuck/ And even in its...
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slinter@...
sennmut
Apr 29, 2012 1:16 am
Speaking of changes...assuming we ever get a Space reboot. While the original theme would be best, what about the incidental music? Y1? Y2? Something entirely...
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OnlineAlpha@yahoogrou...
Apr 30, 2012 8:58 pm
Hello, This email message is a notification to let you know that a file has been uploaded to the Files area of the OnlineAlpha group. File : /Fan...
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Erich Wise
epwise
May 2, 2012 3:37 am
And who is Jane Espenson? Should I know? Should I care? No self-respecting series would accept scripts from fans. Writing, like everything else in...
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Michael Taylor
michaeltaylo...
May 2, 2012 3:37 am
... I dont really consider them mutually exclusive. Y1 was more cerebral, but Y2 was more accessible and definitely more action oriented. I think Babylon 5...
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Erich Wise
epwise
May 2, 2012 3:38 am
Look at? Or use? Be specific. What episodes? To: OnlineAlpha@yahoogroups.com From: powysmedia@... Date: Sat, 28 Apr 2012 00:10:25 -0700 Subject: Re:...
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slinter@...
sennmut
May 2, 2012 3:56 am
On Sat, 28 Apr 2012 02:52:03 -0500 Erich Wise <epwise@...> writes: Although it would explain some last-season episodes like Dr. Crusher falling in love...
