If I ever finish the novel and if it makes me as rich as Tom Clancy, then I'll by damn executive produce the movie version of my book, too! But (as you know) most writers don't have that kind of clout.
And you're right that there were a lot of fist-fights in the original series — which some folks ("ladies" in particular, I suspect; you might get a kick out of this series of Star Trek re-watch blogs at tor.com. The female half of the duo keeps careful track of ripped shirt scenes. Though that's not why you might enjoy reading it). Mind you, my personal favourite episodes tended to favour dialogue over action.
Which kind of goes to one of my main objections about it. If I know Kirk, Sulu, et al, are going to not only survive but win — and I do, because it's a franchise — I need something more than action to hold my attention.
On the upside, Scotty so quickly picking up on old-Spock — "Oh! Are you a time traveller, then?" — was both delightful and made sense. If you and I might think of time travel as a possible explanation for something uncanny, surely people who travel faster than light have thought of the possibily!
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Re: Never the movies ...
Date: 2009-08-05 04:24 pm (UTC)And you're right that there were a lot of fist-fights in the original series — which some folks ("ladies" in particular, I suspect; you might get a kick out of this series of Star Trek re-watch blogs at tor.com. The female half of the duo keeps careful track of ripped shirt scenes. Though that's not why you might enjoy reading it). Mind you, my personal favourite episodes tended to favour dialogue over action.
Which kind of goes to one of my main objections about it. If I know Kirk, Sulu, et al, are going to not only survive but win — and I do, because it's a franchise — I need something more than action to hold my attention.
On the upside, Scotty so quickly picking up on old-Spock — "Oh! Are you a time traveller, then?" — was both delightful and made sense. If you and I might think of time travel as a possible explanation for something uncanny, surely people who travel faster than light have thought of the possibily!