-=> Drew Klenotic wrote to JIMMY ANDERSON <=-

 DK> On 18 Mar 17  22:32:00 JIMMY ANDERSON wrote...

 JA> That's exactly what I'm talking about there... Had a conversation
 JA> about this with my youngest son at supper tonight. It's a vision -
 JA> that's it. No, it might not align with the 'original vision,' but it
 JA> doesn't make it 'wrong.'
 JA>
 JA> Like I told him, you don't have to LIKE it, but it doesn't make it
 JA> 'wrong.' :-)
 JA>
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 DK> To which Drew Klenotic replies...

 DK> I guess for me, I'd rather see something go off on it's own... Star
 DK> Trek is Star Trek.  If you turn around and mess with it, like JJ did...
 DK> It's not Star Trek for me anymore.  It's something kinda like it.

 DK> Why didn't he just make his own universe instead?  Just like with Star
 DK> Wars... They declared everything out side of the movies to be
 DK> "potentially invalid".  All the books... all the games.... all the
 DK> expanded universe stuff.  All because JJ was too lazy to come up with
 DK> his own completely original idea.

To answer your question as to 'why' - because it wouldn't have been the
money maker it was!

Matrix was a completely new idea, but it was only three movies (yes, some
games, animated shorts and graphic novels too, but even that was VERY 
limited merchandising compared to SW or ST). Aliens franchise was a new
'thing.' I think there are plenty of 'new things' and 'original ideas'
out there for those looking.

As for Star Trek, the 'reboot' didn't invalidate the old stuff. If anything
it CONFIRMED it but also moved into a new direction. The old stuff still
happened, just that the timeline has been altered. To me that's better than
a simple 'reboot' and invalidating all the old stuff.

As for Star Wars, the EU had gotten, IMHO, very wild and disjointed. I 
actually LIKE that they started the canon over. I am now reading it all - 
the novels I'm caught up on - the comics I got behind on but I now have
them all and just need to catch up.

I was already watching Clone Wars. Rebels has been GREAT, IMO!

But again, I see your point and I'll raise you respect and an 
'agree to disagree.' :-)

Jimmy



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