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[ManOfTheForest]

Originally Posted by stvn1974

Just think of all of the properties JJ Abrams can now ruin like he did Star Trek.

How did he "ruin" Star Trek?

His movies don't have any effect on shows, movies, etc. that came before it or after it.

The TNG movies were awful and franchise was dead. Regardless of what the movies themselves were like it, it was the start of the franchise's resurrection.

Originally Posted by octagon

Don't forget him ruining Star Wars with that whole Coward Island debacle.

The problem It was a silly decision to make Star Wars Saga sequel with no Luke Skywalker.

However, the island, etc. etc. are not the problem.

The problem is that he and Kasdan (let us not forget the two of them developed this story) lacked the imagination to create a new villain for the army. Darth Vader Jnr and more stormtroopers are not what the story needed.

[Darkstream]

Originally Posted by ManOfTheForest

How did he "ruin" Star Trek?

By making a bad sequel and then handing it off for an even worse third entry.

The first ST film he made was great though.

[ManOfTheForest]

Originally Posted by Darkstream

By making a bad sequel and then handing it off for an even worse third entry.

The first ST film he made was great though.

That is not "ruining" Star Trek.

Abram's films in no way spoil anything else I the franchise - not the orinal series, DS9, Discovery, etc.

Abrams brought the franchise back to life after Berman and his cohorts ran it into the ground.

[Darkstream]

Originally Posted by ManOfTheForest

That is not "ruining" Star Trek.

Semantics

[doctor_who]

JJ Abrams saved Star Trek.

[Darkstream]

Originally Posted by doctor_who

JJ Abrams saved Star Trek.

I wouldn't disagree with that either. the 2009 film was great. Perfect recasting of iconic characters. Great reboot with connection to past continuity. I just hate the path it took with the two followup films.

[Jennifer Lawrence Fan]

People online still hate JJ Abrams?

I thought that was a fad from 10 years ago with the lens flare jokes.

[Bugg]

I like Felicity, Fringe and Alias, but his theatrical efforts are disposable McMovies.

[The Sovereign]

Originally Posted by ManOfTheForest

How did he "ruin" Star Trek?

His movies don't have any effect on shows, movies, etc. that came before it or after it.

The TNG movies were awful and franchise was dead. Regardless of what the movies themselves were like it, it was the start of the franchise's resurrection.

Besides First Contact, I agree with that. Abrams has done some good and some bad work for Trek, which makes him no different than a long line of people who have been involved with it. At least he didn't trot out some more geezers or use Michael Bolton for theme music.

[ManOfTheForest]

Originally Posted by The Sovereign

Besides First Contact, I agree with that. Abrams has done some good and some bad work for Trek, which makes him no different than a long line of people who have been involved with it. At least he didn't trot out some more geezers or use Michael Bolton for theme music.

I was going to say that large parts of First Contact are an exception but I got suddenly lazy. :P

I like TNG but it was always a wishy-washy. And the films look like TV episode.

I don’t like some of what Abrams did - pairing up Spock and Uhuara, sidelining Bones - but I like that he didn’t want to be to bound by the canon which was one of the reasons I thought he was the best man for to kick off the Star Wars sequels.

Then he goes and does the opposite by taking no risks and doing nothing new in TFA.

[Darkstream]

Originally Posted by ManOfTheForest

I don’t like some of what Abrams did --- but I like that he didn’t want to be to bound by the canon which was one of the reasons I thought he was the best man for to kick off the Star Wars sequels.

Then he goes and does the opposite by taking no risks and doing nothing new in TFA.

Bingo.