the Star Trek franchise-owners see Star Trek as something that perpetually requires a "fresh new approach" for "today's audience" 2/2
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You could probably argue it ties to the fantasy vs. sci-fi nature of the two
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I don't see any reason why that should be true. Probably more to do with Lucas alive, Roddenberry not :/
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Roddenberry had problems, but a BDFL (and trained apprentices) always beats network suits.
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JJ Abrams has creative control of botg. He does character-driven dramas; dislikes elaborate settings & fancy plots. So...
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...first thing he does with Star Wars is chuck the Expanded Universe, and first with Star Trek is incinerate Vulcan. Same pattern...
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... though with Trek it's a lot more obvious.
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