Comments on: Braga: Crossover That Never Happened

By: Yolanda Reid

Yolanda Reid — Sun, 07 Oct 2012 17:23:00 +0000

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By: BlueThunder

BlueThunder — Thu, 20 Sep 2012 23:31:00 +0000

So is the hate spewing bullshit toward Abrams. Nevertheless, I do see your point.

By: BlueThunder

BlueThunder — Thu, 20 Sep 2012 22:51:00 +0000

T’Bonz goes by a Romulan identity(despite the fact that her screen name is that of a Vulcan character), so logical reasoning does not equate with that at all. Funny how that works.

By: BlueThunder

BlueThunder — Thu, 20 Sep 2012 22:46:00 +0000

That’s what happens when you take on a Romulan identity, even though you go by a Vulcan name. Something for which that still doesn’t make a huge bit of sense. Then again Romulan foolishness never did make any sense period.

Anyway, except for what he said about J.J. Abrams and his staff, JWPlatt does make some valid points about poor artistic decisions being made by people such as Braga, and the consequences of those decisions thereafter. Although I would not have equated a writer or producer putting their own mark on an entertainment francise to that of violent sexual assault, I do understand his points about the valid misuse of a franchise just to satisfy egos and the lack of something creative just to do something better.

Putting Riker and Troi in the Enterprise finale was just as poor of an artistic decision as that of killing off Jim Kirk in a ‘less than graceful manner’ and the destruction of the Enterprise-D in Generations. The same can be said for the unnecessary creations of DS9, Voyager, and Enterprise. Or even the storylines behind Insurrection and Nemesis.

Those poor decisions on the parts of Brannon Braga, and to some extent Ronald D. Moore and Rick Berman are what put the Star Trek franchise into that long dry period in the first place. Bad choices that were even made before when Fred Freiberger took over the production of Star Trek’s third season.

The level of objectivity that is projected by studios these days is not one of artistic quality and integrity. It’s one of financial greed and utter stupidity.

Which is pretty messed up among other things.

By: Kang the Unbalanced

Kang the Unbalanced — Thu, 20 Sep 2012 16:57:00 +0000

I suspect TBonz was merely trying to find some logical reason for what they perceive as repeated attacks. However, that is only my opinion.
What is not an opinion is that the statement ” …controversially put Commander Riker and Counselor Troi in the
finale to Star Trek: Enterprise” is not a softpedalling meant to spare anyone’s feelings; it is a neutral statement of fact. Braga’s decision to put characters from another series into the finale and reducing it to a half-ass Nexgen episode did indeed generate controversy.
Call it a throwback to an earlier age where those that presented news at
least made an effort to present it objectively. I seem to recall neutral statements of fact were the rule for journalism before Fox News came along. Funny how that works.

By: JWPlatt

JWPlatt — Thu, 20 Sep 2012 15:54:00 +0000

I don’t recall any offense. We both have opinions. To blame it on an imaginary offense, casting yourself as a victim, is not worthy of your so-called objectivity. The internet allows for an exchange of opinions. Funny how that works.

By: TBonz

TBonz — Thu, 20 Sep 2012 06:01:00 +0000

It was controversial amongst the fanbase. That is something that is pure fact. It means that opinions (pro and con) on the inclusion of the two stirred up the fanbase. It’s not an opinion on Braga. Had I wanted to put an opinion on Braga that WAS an negative opinion, I’d have said, “the ill-thought decision,” conversely, had I wanted to give a positive opinion spin to the article, I’d have said, “the remarkable decision” or “the decision to include the beloved characters.”

See, words can and should be precise. My decision to use “controversial” was deliberate. It implied that the decision had results beyond what was expected, without passing judgment on said decision.

By: TBonz

TBonz — Thu, 20 Sep 2012 05:57:00 +0000

He doesn’t like my news reporting. It’s not the first time he’s aimed verbal shots at me. Obviously I’ve offended him somewhere at some point, not terribly uncommon in my experience. C’est La Vie.

By: TBonz

TBonz — Thu, 20 Sep 2012 05:55:00 +0000

Biggles is correct. My job is to report the news, not editorialize. The decision to have those two in the finale was indeed controversial as a perusal of the Trek boards at various websites at the time would show.

My opinions of any of the Star Trek creators or writers is not part of the news process. It’s up to me to present the news, as objectively as possible. The readers make their own calls as to what they feel about the people involved, or the episodes.

I’m not a coward – catch me on the board and I’ll tell you precisely what I think of something. It’s not appropriate in a news forum, however. If I do it properly, you’ll have no idea what I personally think about something, other than the occasional rare time when I slip in a bit of humor (which will probably offend some numnuts.)

By: JWPlatt

JWPlatt — Tue, 18 Sep 2012 14:22:00 +0000

Shows like Flashforward, canceled after one season, or Lost, should be required to have a “story trust” outlining in detail the planned arc or storyline for the entire run of the series to prove they weren’t just going to make it up as they go along. It would be released to fans if the series were canceled. It should be required before or upon approval of the pilot and certainly before episodes are ordered. I would then put more trust in watching a series because then we would at least have closure sooner or later. I don’t watch new shows like JJ’s Revolution anymore because I no longer trust television, network programming, the writers, the television ratings system, and the demand for immediate results. But it doesn’t matter because I’m not a Nielson family – they are corrupt too. J. Michael Straczynski is the only person to do it right with Babylon Five. He could have provided a story trust for the entire planned length of the series.