boyajian@akov68.DEC (05/07/85)
> From: yetti!oz > Having watched startrek for about 15 years now, and being > an admitted sf-lover, I cannot help but wonder about the > possibility of a rebirth of startrek....I cannot bear with the thought > of waiting another year for a ST??? in cinemas. Does anyone know > about re-birth of weekly ST ?? Granted that the characters are > now in their late 40s, and may not wish to take part in the grueling > schedules of weekly episodes. Perhaps a well-chosen cast may be able > to create a "second" ship with a different name, on another mission, > containing similar personalities (i.e. Logic, pure emotion, military, > and an intricate web of inter-ship relationships..) may be able to > capture us trekkies.. I CANNOT STAND having to live with only a handful > of episodes!! Now, come on!! Do you *really* think that anyone would do justice to it? Hollywood has proven time and time again that it cannot revive a tv show to even a shadow of its former glory. Sure, it'd be nice, but so would a reasonably decent film of DUNE. :-) > Books may be a solution, although I cannot dare buy them, > in order not to spoil the saga. (any recommendations ?? None of the ST > authors appear to be regular SF writers..) What? And you claim to be an "admitted sf lover"? Of the books published by Bantam, only Sondra Marshak & Myrna Culbreath, and Charles Spano hadn't published anything before their Trek novels (though Spano's collaborator Ted Cogswell did). Most of the others are pretty heavy hitters. Don't tell me you've never seen any non-Trek books by Joe Haldeman, Jack Haldeman, Gordon Eklund, or David Gerrold, to name just a few. The Pocket Books run isn't quite as solid in precentages, but is in experience: Vonda McIntyre, Diane Duane, John M. Ford, Greg Bear, Bob Vardeman, Barbara Hambly, Lawrence Yep, and Jean Lorrah. A. C. Crispin went on to write a couple "V" novels, but she also collaborated with Andre Norton on a novel. > THERE IS GOTTA BE A SOLUTION.. StarTrek must live FOREVER !!! Why? --- jayembee (Jerry Boyajian, DEC, Maynard, MA) UUCP: {decvax|ihnp4|allegra|ucbvax|...}!decwrl!dec-rhea!dec-akov68!boyajian ARPA: boyajian%akov68.DEC@DECWRL.ARPA
oz@yetti.UUCP (Ozan Yigit) (05/10/85)
In article <2050@decwrl.UUCP> boyajian@akov68.DEC writes: > >Now, come on!! Do you *really* think that anyone would do justice to it? >Hollywood has proven time and time again that it cannot revive a tv show >to even a shadow of its former glory. Sure, it'd be nice, but so would >a reasonably decent film of DUNE. :-) Sure I do.. The amount of *trash* does not disprove the presence of good directors and crew to make it worthwhile. You are right about holywood. That is why I think it should be a tv series again. (wishful thinking eh ??) > >What? And you claim to be an "admitted sf lover"? So far, I have read just about anything from Brunner, Lem, Asimov, Clarke, Sheckley, Farmer, Pohl, Ellison, Niven, A.D. Foster, P.K. Dick, Hogan, R. Forward, D. Adams, and few more. What do you think ?? Just a passing interest eh ?? Also read all the ST books RELATING to the actual episodes.. I was merely suspicious about those for which there is no episode.. >... Don't tell me you've never seen >any non-Trek books by Joe Haldeman, Jack Haldeman, Gordon Eklund, or >David Gerrold, to name just a few. You may be right.. I will look more closely in my next visit to the bookstore.. > >> THERE IS GOTTA BE A SOLUTION.. StarTrek must live FOREVER !!! > >Why? > Because, none of the alternatives offer as much.. The day they can come up with a SF series that will fill the niche without serious defects (characters, plot, hardware, creative speculations etc.), I may change my mind. So far, nothing.. Just like COKE. Do not change a well-loved formula, unless you have to.. Oz (wizard of something or another, no doubt..) Electric: {decvax|ihnp4|allegra|linus}!utzoo!yetti!oz -------- Where you stand on an issue depends on where you sit.
edtking@uw-june (Ewan Tempero) (05/13/85)
>> THERE IS GOTTA BE A SOLUTION.. StarTrek must live FOREVER !!! >Why? Actually, StarTrek still lives quite happily. The number of postings to this newsgroup testifies to that. :-) It is an unfortunate fact that actors grow old ( hey! waddyaknow they're just like us! :-) and I don't think ST will be the same without LM as Spock ( or without Spock for that matter ). -- Ewan ------------ Ewan Tempero "Oh no, not again" UUCP: ...!uw-beaver!uw-june!edtking ARPA: edtking@washington.ARPA Please check all nuclear arms at the door.