RM>Just remember that TOS' FX were state of the art at the time.  They're
RM>only "cheesy" etc. compared to 30 years of computer progress.
        Perhaps I am old fashioned here,  (I bet that I am), but I don't
 look to FX for entertainment.  I look for story.  Good FX are a bonus,
 but they don't save you if the show is stupid.  That's why I refused to
 watch SeaQuest DSV when it was in production.
        I looked at the sets, the production value and the costumes.
 etc, and my only thought was "What a Trek Series I could make with
 that!".  But the stories in DSV were *dumb*, and so all that money was
 wasted.
        BTW, I was wrong about DSV and making a good Trek series.  Not
 that the money and effort wouldn't but I have only produced one public
 access fifteen minute segment, I know for certain that if you through
 me on to the Paramount lot with the instructions to "Get it done" that
 I would sink without a trace.  It's harder than it looks.
RM>JPH>        "The Corbomite Maneuver"  I figure would be rejected as a
RM>JPH>  Voyager episode for being too slow.  Not enough explosions, and Kirk
RM>JPH>  doesn't punch or shoot a single person during the whole episode!
RM>There are, unfortunately, a lot of fans who would reject it for the same
RM>reason (in fact, I think that may be one reason why fans my kids' age
RM>aren't terribly fond of TOS).  Instead of watching the ep for its point,
RM>they want nothing but big bangs and flashy FX.
RM>If that's all there is to Trek, I'll go watch a fireworks display.
        My point is that VOY seems to be aiming that way and it's
 Not-A-Good-Thing.
Jay P. Hailey 
Chief Editor
THE UNIVERSE: TREK
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