tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7008243.post388961439837358494..comments2024-01-04T06:07:46.546-06:00Comments on Blog THIS, Pal!: Confessions of a Soon-to-Be Former TrekkieGordon Dhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01048644813784102126noreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7008243.post-14174502063211586932007-08-31T16:12:00.000-05:002007-08-31T16:12:00.000-05:00I was never a more than a casual fan myself. I es...I was never a more than a casual fan myself. I especially can't take the idea of Roddenberry as some sort of visionary futurist seriously.<BR/><BR/>But, as one does, I've seen the "original cast" movies and the first couple series. <BR/><BR/>What turned me off is something I heard one of the "NextGen" bigwigs (I think it was Rick Berman but I can't be sure) say. <BR/><BR/>He was talking about the first NG movie on Larry King and said of the fans, "If we make it, they will come."<BR/><BR/>That spoke of such arrogance to me that I never saw a NG movie in the theater, and don't think I've ever seen one in its entirety.Ben Varkentinehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14860341359362967093noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7008243.post-65139200526474539792007-08-31T10:35:00.000-05:002007-08-31T10:35:00.000-05:00I've seen five movies, the first 3 series, but nev...I've seen five movies, the first 3 series, but never thiought I was a member...I just faded away, myself.<BR/><BR/>How William Shatner Changed the World link doesn't work, but is easily fixed, I think.Roger Owen Greenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05298172138307632062noreply@blogger.com