MM> MM>> "...the limits of their working world."  That is probably the
MM>biggest
MM> MM>> issue about Star Trek that fans don't understand.
MM> BN> Or don't want to, sad to say. :(  The constraints of real life may
MM> BN> not have much impact on some in the fan world, but they dang sure do
MM> BN> when it comes to production -- there's no magic wand, simple as
MM>A lot of fans do *not* comprehend Star Trek as a major for-profit
MM>venture by a large corporation.  With an investment needed in excess of
MM>a million dollars per episode, Star Trek is *not* a good-will project of
MM>Paramount to support a hobby that has been adopted by lots of people.
Precisely -- much like the days when BBSing was almost all free
because everybody had an interest & sysops were willing to fund a
relatively cheap operation out of their own pockets because it
was a hobby for them, too.  Nowadays, the overhead's gone through
the roof, & if it's gonna fly there has to be money.  Open wallet
or shut mouth, as it were. 
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