Star Trek (1964) [pdf]

Post by whatisthiseven » Mon, Oct 31, 2022, 12:53 PM UTC

gernb wrote: post #87

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It’s down to JJ Abrams style of writing. He’s frequently talked about his love for a “mystery box” where he believes a good mystery is better than fact. The problem with his writing is, unlike most other writers who use mystery boxes, Abrams doesn’t even know himself what is inside that box. And you see this across all of his work. Frankly, I find him to be the most overrated writer and director in Hollywood because…

loved Super 8. Have watched it several times. It's his best movie IMO.

Post by bombolo » Mon, Oct 31, 2022, 1:32 PM UTC

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Sounds like they were Lost . ("Lost" was an extremely promising SF show that claimed to have a plan, but was revealed not to. Which is unforgivable when the attraction of the show was figuring out the mystery. My own theory is that the wildly successful first season led to the writers purchasing too much celebratory cocaine, and subsequently just phoning it in, while the business people were happy to milk it like a s…

It’s down to JJ Abrams style of writing. He’s frequently talked about his love for a “mystery box” where he believes a good mystery is better than fact. The problem with his writing is, unlike most other writers who use mystery boxes, Abrams doesn’t even know himself what is inside that box. And you see this across all of his work. Frankly, I find him to be the most overrated writer and director in Hollywood because…

Post by _joel » Mon, Oct 31, 2022, 1:47 PM UTC

usrusr wrote: post #90

Does that robot planet episode exist? It clearly exists in Futurama, just wondering wether that was inspired by Star Trek, or rather by that Star Trek pitch document?

Post by cptnapalm » Mon, Oct 31, 2022, 2:22 PM UTC

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I watched Melrose Place.

I watched couple seasons of Santa Barbara.

Post by gort19 » Mon, Oct 31, 2022, 4:51 PM UTC

cheschire wrote: post #4

Ronald D Moores “series bible” for battlestar galactica is also quite a fun read for fans. A copy is available from the same site, so clearly this person enjoys their sci fi. http://leethomson.myzen.co.uk/Battlestar_Galactica/Battlesta...