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Should Star Trek Die?
securitas writes "The New York Times Television reporter William S. Kowinski writes about questions of the Star Trek franchise's viability due to overexposure, audience fatigue and creative exhaustion. Star Trek actor and director LeVar Burton (Geordi La Forge) is in favor of a hiatus, and is quoted as saying, 'Star Trek's just not special enough, not anymore.... They need to shut the whole thing down, wait five years, create an interest, an excitement, a hunger for it again.' Also quoted are Leonard Nimoy (Spock) and executive producer Rick Berman. The article is particularly salient given the recent announcement of Star Trek Online, a massively multiplayer online game scheduled to launch in 2007. Remember that Activision sued Viacom over the Star Trek franchise last year, ending the license despite a 10-year licensing agreement that originally expired in 2008. So the question is: Should Star Trek die?"
Yes
The early bird may get the worm, but the second mouse gets the cheese!
It's dead, Jim!
12:50 - press return.
Of course it shouldn't die. It should go into hibernation.
I liked TOS! Some of the dialog was corny but the stories were good.
TNG had some stinkers, but it also had some great stories.
DS9 wasn't as good as the first two, but it too had some good shows.
Voyager was when ST started to jump the shark. It had some good stories, but the crap was clearly growing.
By Enterprise, the previously mentioned shark was gnawing on the warp nascells. A show that had a lot of potential was dying fast. Archer's dog was my favorite cast member!
I liked ST, but they haven't given us decent ST for a long time.
Slow down, cowboy! It has been 4 hours since you last posted. You must wait another few hours.