No Need For Trek Anymore

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Posted by Zonk on Tuesday May 03, 2005 @06:31PM from the where-no-one-has-gone-before dept.

dcsmith writes "In an article at the LA Times, Orson Scott Card says 'So they've gone and killed Star Trek. And it's about time.' SciFi blasphemy? Not really. Card makes several good observations about the growth of SciFi over the past 30+ years. The article also comments on several other genre gems, including Joss Whedon's Firefly." From the article: "...the hungry fans called their friends and they watched it faithfully. They memorized the episodes. I swear I've heard of people who quit their jobs and moved just so they could live in a city that had Star Trek running every day."

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SUMMARY: Star Trek should NOT (Score:3, Funny)

by xmas2003 ( 739875 ) * writes: on Tuesday May 03, 2005 @06:32PM (#12425979) Homepage

Live long and prosper ...

So They Have Gone and Killed ... (Score:5, Funny)

by waynegoode ( 758645 ) * writes: on Tuesday May 03, 2005 @06:33PM (#12425989) Homepage

The outcome of this is clear. All we have to do now is wait to fill in the blank.
Enraged Trekkie __________ attacked Orson Scott Card today and beat him senseless with a 1960s-vintage officially licensed Star Trek (tm) phaser. Other trekkies soon arrived in mass and quickly stoned the defenseless Card to death with their DVD box sets of TOS, TNG, DS9, Voyager and Enterprise.

Card had made the mistake of making comments in a Los Angles Times op-ed piece about the Star Trek franchise that did not deify all people ever involved in the series, including bit-part actors who barely had speaking parts. He even went so far as to suggest that perhaps Star Trek was not the best TV series of all time.

"He made some good points in the article," said a fellow sci-fi writer who feared for his life and did not want to be identified. "Too bad he had to make them about Star Trek. I'll miss him."

Thank god for Card (Score:5, Funny)

by hikerhat ( 678157 ) writes: on Tuesday May 03, 2005 @06:34PM (#12425992)

I wasn't sure if it was OK for me to not like Star Trek anymore. If it wasn't for Card telling me what to think I would probably never make up my mind.

Your franchise is dead when... (Score:3, Funny)

by mfh ( 56 ) writes: on Tuesday May 03, 2005 @06:36PM (#12426015) Homepage Journal

... people love discussing it's demise! Two "trek dead" stories in two days on /.

I still say they should do a trek reality series that follows Romulan assassins weeding their way into Romulan culture and the Federation. 24 in space type thing...

Re:So They Have Gone and Killed ... (Score:5, Funny)

by ral315 ( 741081 ) writes: on Tuesday May 03, 2005 @06:36PM (#12426022)

No way. They wouldn't take the phaser out of the box.

The DVD Box sets, that's another story.

Wow (Score:4, Funny)

by Neil Blender ( 555885 ) writes: <neilblender@gmail.com> on Tuesday May 03, 2005 @06:37PM (#12426034)

Who would have thought Star Trek would outlive Star Wars?

P.S. Can I have my own TV show? Signed, Orson (Score:2, Funny)

by Anonymous Coward writes: on Tuesday May 03, 2005 @06:40PM (#12426064)

Oh, c'mon. Orson is not so very subtly saying:

My sci-fi show wouldn't suck, so hire me.

Re:So They Have Gone and Killed ... (Score:5, Funny)

by Raul654 ( 453029 ) writes: on Tuesday May 03, 2005 @06:41PM (#12426079) Homepage

...And so the Trekkies were executed in the manner most befitting virgins - they were thrown into volcanoes -- Futurama

Re:So They Have Gone and Killed ... (Score:3, Funny)

by Tumbleweed ( 3706 ) * writes: on Tuesday May 03, 2005 @06:46PM (#12426144)

"*ahh!*"

"He's dead, Jim."

"*ahh!*"

"He's dead, Jim."

"*ahh!*"

"He's dead, Jim."

, etc.

Best...Futurama...episode...EVAR!

"Yes, front row!"
- Jonathan Frakes

By Grapthar's Hammer (Score:2, Funny)

by ckaylin ( 193523 ) * writes: on Tuesday May 03, 2005 @06:46PM (#12426148)

By Grapthar's Hammer they shall be avenged!

is Enterprise in trouble? (Score:2, Funny)

by Marko DeBeeste ( 761376 ) writes: on Tuesday May 03, 2005 @06:47PM (#12426156)

Why didn't somebody say something?

Mr Card... (Score:3, Funny)

by Dun Malg ( 230075 ) writes: on Tuesday May 03, 2005 @07:04PM (#12426352) Homepage

"Mister Card, you should know better than to speak against Star Trek"
"Your Agonizer, please"

Exactly (Score:2, Funny)

by burndive ( 855848 ) writes: on Tuesday May 03, 2005 @07:06PM (#12426378) Homepage

So what are we waiting for?

Re:You've gone and done it now.... (Score:5, Funny)

by AlphaSys ( 613947 ) writes: on Tuesday May 03, 2005 @07:10PM (#12426422)

OMFG!! I can't believe you played the Orson Scott Card!!!

Re:So They Have Gone and Killed ... (Score:2, Funny)

by axonal ( 732578 ) writes: on Tuesday May 03, 2005 @07:25PM (#12426621)

If I were him, I would have rather gotten "tribbled" rather than stoned.

Homophobic Mor(m)ons (Score:4, Funny)

by SimHacker ( 180785 ) writes: on Tuesday May 03, 2005 @07:31PM (#12426692) Homepage Journal

"I swear I've heard of people who quit their jobs and moved just so they could live in a city that wasn't full of Homophobic Mor(m)ons like Orson Scott Card running the place."

Re:Insert comment about Wesley Crusher here. (Score:5, Funny)

by Dogtanian ( 588974 ) writes: on Tuesday May 03, 2005 @07:37PM (#12426763) Homepage

I use to have a crush on Wesley Crusher.

So, does this account replace your old one, or are you still posting as 'CleverNickname'?

Re:Star Trek gave us hope (Score:4, Funny)

by epiphani ( 254981 ) writes: <epiphani@@@dal...net> on Tuesday May 03, 2005 @07:37PM (#12426767)

That accually reminds me of a story a friend of mine told me. He's in 4th year physics at Waterloo, and near the end of the class, as people were starting to pack up, the teacher made some reference to Patrick Stewart.

One student in the class, who grew up in North America to an english speaking family, asked "I've heard a number of reference to Patrick Stewart in your class - who is he?"

The room went dead silent. Another student goes "You're in fourth year physics and you dont know who Patrick Stewart is?", agast.

And thats the end of my story.

Re:New focus needed (Score:4, Funny)

by Sponge Bath ( 413667 ) writes: on Tuesday May 03, 2005 @07:42PM (#12426819)

"In a Mirror, Darkly", did just that!
And it was entertaining!
Spin that off as the next series: Star Trek Empire
Every episode full of busty women and wanton violence!
Prime directive, my ass!

Re:Orson Scott Card (Score:4, Funny)

by prockcore ( 543967 ) writes: on Tuesday May 03, 2005 @07:51PM (#12426914)

Once I knew that Tom Cruise was a $ceintologist, it made it damn hard to sit through a his movies without thinking "gee, he thinks the souls of dead aliens makes us do bad things"

So that's who's to blame for Vanilla Sky!

Re:Orson Scott Card (Score:3, Funny)

by Tim Browse ( 9263 ) writes: on Tuesday May 03, 2005 @08:03PM (#12427034)

Part of what makes this country great is the (unfortunately declining) encouragement to tolerate people that are wrong.

I agree, that is indeed part of what makes the UK great.

Correcton: Re:So They Have Gone and Killed ... (Score:2, Funny)

by Tiger4 ( 840741 ) writes: on Tuesday May 03, 2005 @08:44PM (#12427404)

The previously run article concerning the violent death of Orson Scott Card was in error.
"officially licensed Star Trek (tm) phaser."

Should have read "officially licensed Star Trek (tm) phaser in mint condition."

"their DVD box sets of TOS, TNG, DS9, Voyager and Enterprise"

Should have read "their collectible DVD box sets of TOS, TNG, DS9, Voyager and Enterprise in pristine wrappings"

The Times regrets the omissions.

skillz (Score:2, Funny)

by whoisshe ( 878220 ) writes: on Tuesday May 03, 2005 @09:00PM (#12427542) Journal

I swear I've heard of people who quit their jobs and moved just so they could live in a city that had Star Trek running every day.
luckily cashiering at soft-serve ice cream joints is a portable skill.

Re:SUMMARY: Star Trek should NOT (Score:2, Funny)

by Foobar of Borg ( 690622 ) writes: on Tuesday May 03, 2005 @09:38PM (#12427827)

or, you could say:
Spock: "Jim, we're dying."

Kirk: "Let us die!"

Re:So They Have Gone and Killed ... (Score:2, Funny)

by DavidTC ( 10147 ) writes: <slas45dxsvadiv.v ... m ['box' in gap]> on Tuesday May 03, 2005 @10:22PM (#12428137) Homepage

Wait, I thought Ayn Rand was the second-rate Ayn Rand.

Re:six days off (Score:4, Funny)

by WillWare ( 11935 ) writes: on Tuesday May 03, 2005 @10:24PM (#12428151) Homepage Journal

This will a month long remembered. It has seen the end of Roddenberry, it will soon see the end of the Star Wars franchise.

Re:RTFA (Score:5, Funny)

by cosmo7 ( 325616 ) writes: on Tuesday May 03, 2005 @10:32PM (#12428198) Homepage

Caaaaaaaaaaaarrrrddd!

Re:OSC is not known for judgement... (Score:2, Funny)

by SmallOak ( 869450 ) writes: on Wednesday May 04, 2005 @09:17AM (#12430942)

Card called for the crimilization of homosexuality in one of his articles. Do Mormons consider SF beyond the pale? If they do that may explain why he folows a very conservative view point.

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SUMMARY: Star Trek should NOT (Score:3, Funny)

So They Have Gone and Killed ... (Score:5, Funny)

Thank god for Card (Score:5, Funny)

Your franchise is dead when... (Score:3, Funny)

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Wow (Score:4, Funny)

P.S. Can I have my own TV show? Signed, Orson (Score:2, Funny)

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By Grapthar's Hammer (Score:2, Funny)

is Enterprise in trouble? (Score:2, Funny)

Mr Card... (Score:3, Funny)

Exactly (Score:2, Funny)

Re:You've gone and done it now.... (Score:5, Funny)

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Homophobic Mor(m)ons (Score:4, Funny)

Re:Insert comment about Wesley Crusher here. (Score:5, Funny)

Re:Star Trek gave us hope (Score:4, Funny)

Re:New focus needed (Score:4, Funny)

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Correcton: Re:So They Have Gone and Killed ... (Score:2, Funny)

skillz (Score:2, Funny)

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