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Subj : Re: Was It Rally That Bad?
To   : alt.tv.star-trek.enterprise
From : Ron Hubbard
Date : Thu Sep 29 2005 02:44:23

From Newsgroup: alt.tv.star-trek.enterprise


"David Johnston" <rgorman@block.net> wrote in message
news:4338b4a6.55847274@news.telusplanet.net...
> On Tue, 27 Sep 2005 00:40:27 -0700, "Ron Hubbard" <notat@hotmail.com>
> wrote:
>
> >
> >"Gerald Meazell" <gmeazell@swbell.net> wrote in message
> >news:3HJZe.105$sL3.5@newssvr13.news.prodigy.com...
> >> Ron Hubbard wrote:
> >>
> >> >
> >> >
> >> > Just how old are you?
> >>
> >> Old enough to have watched TOS's first run.
> >
> >As the song says, how bizarre. I try to watch these
> >shows without bias and TOS had a lot more hits
> >than misses. There was a workable combination
> >of  humor and seriousness, and a great sense of
> >camaraderie especially between Kirk, Spock, and
> >McCoy but also with the other members of the
> >bridge crew.
> >
> >Now special effects aside, I thought TOS was a
> >damn good series. In my opinion, nothing came
> >close to it's writing. But Voyager had come closest
> >to TOS in terms of concept and spirit: Janeway and
> >crew were on their own for the most part without
> >any aid or contact from Starfleet. Much of the
> >time that was the situation with Kirk & crew.
>
> Not true.  Kirk was constantly getting new assignments from
> Starfleet and dealing with dimwitted ambassadors and insane Starfleet
> captains.

Not a whole lot. Most of the shows didn't have Starfleet
in them. Journey To Babel was one of the exceptions;
and only one insane captain, that was Garth.

Ron

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