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And here we go...
 ADMIRAL ON DECK!
 I'd like to welcome you all to TrekWeb.COM's second live
chat!
 I would like to thank Mr. Michael Piller for joining us
tonight! Do you have any comments before we begin with questions Michael?
 I've just come from watching the new Woody Allen movie, and
anybody interested in writing should go see it. It's one of his best.
 Deconstructing Harry?
 Yes.
 Ok then, shall we begin with questions?
 Sure.
 Here we go...
 From 3rd of 5:
 Michael - you said ST9 would be in the vein of "Hearts of
Darkness". Are we to assume that there will be a long perilous journey
undertaken to stop the actions of a renegade, one who was greatly respected
by his comrades?
 My original idea was to do something I called 'Heart of
Lightness' and surprisingly the end result is going to be very close to
fitting that description. I really can't say more specifically anything
else about the plot.
 From Todd van der Heyden:
 Given that Star Trek IX will be "lighter" and more
"humorous" than the previous two films will there be more emphasis on
character relationships, and any worthwhile interaction between
Picard/Crusher (romantic or otherwise)? Especially with Picard's
lamentation of his being the only Picard left?
 Yes. It will be one of the most romantic movies in the Star
Trek series.
 From T'Kharis:
 Will the female roles in ST9 be better, they seem to be
getting ignored to concentrate on Picard and Data. The great strength of
the TNG series was the depth of ALL the characters involved.
 One of my goals for this film was to show how important the
family of the Enterprise crew is to one another and in a sense, this movie
is about the ties of these characters, depicted in a way they haven't been
since the series ended. That said, Picard and Data will play major parts in
the plot, of course.

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