Subj : Re: I BLAME BRAGA To : rec.arts.sf.tv,rec.arts.startrek.current,alt.tv.star-trek.enterprise,alt.tv.star-trek.voyager,alt.tv.star-trek.ds9 From : Merrick Baldelli Date : Sun Sep 11 2005 11:03:35 From Newsgroup: alt.tv.star-trek.voyager On 9 Sep 2005 07:17:36 -0700, "Bozo the Evil Klown" wrote: >Merrick Baldelli wrote: >> On Tue, 6 Sep 2005 19:42:40 +0100, Flying Rat wrote: >> >> [snip] Re: Star Trek: Voyager >> >The introduction of all things Borg and the dumping of the >> >psycho elf Kes helped hugely. > >I like psychotic elves. They dream up the most exotic toppings for >their cookies. Knowing my luck, the Keebler Elves would be cooking with arsenic, rather than LSD. >> While it may have helped the show that they had dumped Kes, >> "all things" Bored, didn't. In fact there was a definite trend in >> decreased ratings because the Borg had been grossly overused. > >The original Borg in TNG had Battlecubes that could outmatch dozens of >starships. Every time the Borg were trotted out on Vger they got >weaker, dumber and more pathetic (The Bored Queen would have been a >more appropriate villain for the old Adam West "Batman" series). By >the end of the series a jumped-up shuttlecraft could fly right into the >heart of the Collective, rescue Seven and fly right back out again. > >Harmony (ref. "Buffy") was at least as smart as the Bored Queen, had >far more effective minions and far superior fashion sense. Her occasional whining was enough to make me want to mute the television. Other than that -- I concur. >> I said this once, and I'll say this again -- Braga is a fair >> story editor. When it comes to him actually writing stories, he >> sucks. > >Which would make Braga the Roddenberry of his time. Gene came up with >some great ideas, but "Written by Gene Roddenberry" was almost never a >good sign. Brain and brain! What is brain?! -- ||| - _ 0 o C ^ D \O/ +-----------oOOO-------OOOo----------+ | Merrick Baldelli | | snark_lord@mindspring.com | | | |____________________Oooo.___________| .oooO ( ) ( ) ) / \ ( (_/ \_) .