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Re: Jonathan Frakes BLASTS Star Trek Fans In CYNICAL Starfleet Academy Interview!

From	Daniel <me@sc1f1dan.com>
Newsgroups	rec.arts.startrek.current, rec.arts.tv, rec.arts.startrek.misc, rec.arts.sf.tv
Subject	Re: Jonathan Frakes BLASTS Star Trek Fans In CYNICAL Starfleet Academy Interview!
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Date	2026-03-14 01:43 -0700

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Your Name <YourName@YourISP.com> writes:

> On 2026-03-13 23:45:00 +0000, Daniel said:
>> WolfFan <akwolffan@zoho.com> writes:
>>> On Mar 10, 2026, The True Melissa wrote
>>> (in article<MPG.441a3587f08a57d8989b51@news.eternal-september.org>):
>>>> Verily, in article
>>>> <0001HW.2F60965F00123B4C70000DEC738F@news.supernews.com>, did
>>>> akwolffan@zoho.com deliver unto us this message:
>>>>> On Mar 9, 2026, The True Melissa wrote
>>>>> (in article<MPG.44187f9a60adcc7d989b49@news.eternal-september.org>):
>>>>>> Verily, in article<10om70o$36p6e$2@dont-email.me>, did
>>>>>> weberm@polaris.net deliver unto us this message:
>>>>>>> This is part of what the access media does with Star Trek and
>>>>>>> all other
>>>>>>> produtions. Fans don't like Starfleet Academy so they attack us
>>>>>>> and call us names. Jonathan Frakes and Robert Picardo are out
>>>>>>> actively doing so and it's a media opp.
>>>>>>> https://youtu.be/uQgyPRVGEG8?si=FicsJmBdJqDSA3w5
>>>>>> I read Frakes' actual comments, and he doesn't really blast Star
>>>>>> Trek
>>>>>> fans. He points out that the resistance to each Trek iteration has been
>>>>>> higher. He's right. There were objections to ST:TNG and ST:DS9, but
>>>>>> nothing like the objections to more recent shows.
>>>>>> At some point there will be more people yelling at them to
>>>>>> please stop
>>>>>> than actually watching the latest show.
>>>>> Hmm. I didn?t much care for V?ger, or Disco, or Pick A
>>>>> Card. Strange New
>>>>> Worlds was ok, and Lower Decks, once past the first few episodes of the
>>>>> first season, was excellent. Not as good as TNG or DS9, but far
>>>>> better than Disco. I have actively avoided seeing any eps of
>>>>> Starfleet Academy.
>>>> I can now recommend Star Trek Continues, a fan production
>>>> available on
>>>> YouTube. It's not like most fan productions. It matches the quality of
>>>> ST:TOS, or at least the first few episodes do, and matches its style and
>>>> tone as well.
>>> If it's like The Doomsday Machine or The Enterprise Incident, no
>>> prob. If
>>> itâ€™s like Spockâ€™s Brain, Iâ€™ll pass.
>> I will give Lower Decks a shot this weekend. Only heard good things
>> about it from sources I respect.
>> Maybe, just maybe, it'll give a glimmer of hope that my beloved
>> franchise isn't truly dead...
>> Unlike most trekkies, I also loved star wars. For me, that franchise
>> is much more deader-er than star trek.
>> D
>
> Like Star Trek, the Star Wars animated shows are often better than the
> live-action ones.

Indeed, for sure. Way better. But those series are in the can. Sure
we're getting yet more maul. We'll see if Filoni will stick with his
normal form or if the promotion got to his head.

I hope...

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