BK>Imagine the single most "contraversial" script during the
BK>TOS run.. I tend to think that Harlen might have been
BK>happier to see it done nowadays. Look at the fun they had
BK>to with David Gerralds episode. :)
BK>                              BK
        I read Harlan's book "The City on the Edge of Forever".  In it
 he prints his original screen play plus excerpts from later rewrites.
        Although Harlan's story is interesting, I don't see it as
 undying art compared to the as filmed version.  That's just me.
        The book itself was a fascinating look into the darker side of
 Gene Roddenberry and the whole Trek phenomenon.
        The problem with Voyager is that they are too wedded to the
 "Action/Adventure" format.  David Gerrold described what was wrong with
 that idea in "The World of Star Trek".  If they were cut loose from
 format restrictions, then they could do a really, really good show.
        DS9 has stories in it occasinally that are excellent.  I like
 'em.  ("Soldiers of the Empire" was especially nice, for example).
 They aren't as restricted in the types of stories that they tell.  If
 P'Mound took the low-brow action/adventure shackles off of Voyager then
 it might produce stories comparable to anything that TOS did.
        OTOH, it might be too late for them now.
Jay P. Hailey 
 * OLX 2.1 TD * "Good-bye, Harry! Have fun!" - Kirk
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