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No Need For Trek Anymore
dcsmith writes "In an article at the LA Times, Orson Scott Card says 'So they've gone and killed Star Trek. And it's about time.' SciFi blasphemy? Not really. Card makes several good observations about the growth of SciFi over the past 30+ years. The article also comments on several other genre gems, including Joss Whedon's Firefly." From the article: "...the hungry fans called their friends and they watched it faithfully. They memorized the episodes. I swear I've heard of people who quit their jobs and moved just so they could live in a city that had Star Trek running every day."
Live long and prosper ...
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Enraged Trekkie __________ attacked Orson Scott Card today and beat him senseless with a 1960s-vintage officially licensed Star Trek (tm) phaser. Other trekkies soon arrived in mass and quickly stoned the defenseless Card to death with their DVD box sets of TOS, TNG, DS9, Voyager and Enterprise.
Card had made the mistake of making comments in a Los Angles Times op-ed piece about the Star Trek franchise that did not deify all people ever involved in the series, including bit-part actors who barely had speaking parts. He even went so far as to suggest that perhaps Star Trek was not the best TV series of all time.
"He made some good points in the article," said a fellow sci-fi writer who feared for his life and did not want to be identified. "Too bad he had to make them about Star Trek. I'll miss him."
I wasn't sure if it was OK for me to not like Star Trek anymore. If it wasn't for Card telling me what to think I would probably never make up my mind.
... people love discussing it's demise! Two "trek dead" stories in two days on /.
I still say they should do a trek reality series that follows Romulan assassins weeding their way into Romulan culture and the Federation. 24 in space type thing...
The dangers of knowledge trigger emotional distress in human beings.
Who would have thought Star Trek would outlive Star Wars?
Oh, c'mon. Orson is not so very subtly saying:
My sci-fi show wouldn't suck, so hire me.
By Grapthar's Hammer they shall be avenged!
Why didn't somebody say something?
Faith: n. -- That human impulse that drives them to steal appliances when the power goes out
"Your Agonizer, please"
If a job's not worth doing, it's not worth doing right.
So what are we waiting for?
...because "hacker" sounds way sexier than "code drone."
OMFG!! I can't believe you played the Orson Scott Card!!!
Can I bum a sig? I left mine at the office.
"I swear I've heard of people who quit their jobs and moved just so they could live in a city that wasn't full of Homophobic Mor(m)ons like Orson Scott Card running the place."
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I use to have a crush on Wesley Crusher.
So, does this account replace your old one, or are you still posting as 'CleverNickname'?
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That accually reminds me of a story a friend of mine told me. He's in 4th year physics at Waterloo, and near the end of the class, as people were starting to pack up, the teacher made some reference to Patrick Stewart.
One student in the class, who grew up in North America to an english speaking family, asked "I've heard a number of reference to Patrick Stewart in your class - who is he?"
The room went dead silent. Another student goes "You're in fourth year physics and you dont know who Patrick Stewart is?", agast.
And thats the end of my story.
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And it was entertaining!
Prime directive, my ass!Spin that off as the next series: Star Trek Empire
Every episode full of busty women and wanton violence!
Once I knew that Tom Cruise was a $ceintologist, it made it damn hard to sit through a his movies without thinking "gee, he thinks the souls of dead aliens makes us do bad things"
So that's who's to blame for Vanilla Sky!
I agree, that is indeed part of what makes the UK great.
"officially licensed Star Trek (tm) phaser."
Should have read "officially licensed Star Trek (tm) phaser in mint condition."
"their DVD box sets of TOS, TNG, DS9, Voyager and Enterprise"
Should have read "their collectible DVD box sets of TOS, TNG, DS9, Voyager and Enterprise in pristine wrappings"
The Times regrets the omissions.
Behold, this dreamer cometh. Come now, and let us slay him... and we shall see what will become of his dreams.
luckily cashiering at soft-serve ice cream joints is a portable skill.
who is she? leave a comment!
This will a month long remembered. It has seen the end of Roddenberry, it will soon see the end of the Star Wars franchise.
WWJD for a Klondike Bar?
Caaaaaaaaaaaarrrrddd!
Card called for the crimilization of homosexuality in one of his articles. Do Mormons consider SF beyond the pale? If they do that may explain why he folows a very conservative view point.