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Bakhesh - November 15, 2005 09:40 AM (GMT)
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Braga Is Leaving Star Trek
Longtime co-producer says "so long."
by Paul Davidson

November 14, 2005 - It could be a welcome first step for Star Trek fans, many who have voiced a desire to have new talent in charge of the beloved movie and television franchise. Brannon Braga, longtime producer alongside Rick Berman, has announced his intention to leave Star Trek behind.

"There will be a lot of fans cheering about that," he noted in an interview at Sci Fi Wire. Star Trek aficionados frequently hold Berman and Braga responsible for the failures of Nemesis and Enterprise, while the producers and the studio preferred to blame the audience for their lack of interest.

Braga says there are no current plans for a new movie or TV show – despite rumors about a prequel film. Even if there were, he probably would not be involved. "Just having come off so many years on the show and having done something different, I just don't think I would be ready now. Nor do I think they would necessarily ask me. But if they came to me today, I would have to be very flattered, but politely decline."

Braga has written over 150 episodes of Star Trek, including the TNG finale "All Good Things," which won him a Hugo award. Now, however, he feels that he has nothing left to contribute creatively.

William Shatner is still attempting to revive Star Trek, however. In a recent appearance on The Tony Danza Show, he said he was writing some books about Kirk and Spock during their younger years, and he intended to pitch the stories to Paramount as a basis for a new series. (source: Trekweb).

Enterprise actor Dominic Keating also thinks there's a future for Star Trek, if it involves new leadership and a fresh creative approach. He suggested to an Australian Star Trek fan club that a series set at Starfleet Academy might fit the bill and get younger viewers interested again.

taken from IGN Filmforce


One down........

jamiearmour - November 15, 2005 12:12 PM (GMT)
:yahoo: :yahoo: :yahoo: :yahoo: :yahoo: :yahoo: :yahoo: :yahoo: :yahoo:

Party time :thumbsup:

At long last, he twigs that we don't like him :lmao:

Bakhesh - November 15, 2005 12:35 PM (GMT)
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Star Trek aficionados frequently hold Berman and Braga responsible for the failures of Nemesis and Enterprise, while the producers and the studio preferred to blame the audience for their lack of interest.


I still love this argument. How dare we not be interested in sh*te? We are all so ungrateful. :lol:

Number Six - November 15, 2005 01:00 PM (GMT)
So. Having f*cked the franchise big style he decides he's not coming back. Since Trek has finished it's difficult to know what he's not coming back to.

I'm with Bakhesh. How dare this knuckle-dragger tell us what we can or cannot be interested in.

Crichton Kicks - November 15, 2005 05:17 PM (GMT)
A great decision, just 10 years too late.

On him blaming audiences for a lack of interest, well, that's what happens when you're trying to put :shit: up against the likes of Battlestar Galactica :rolleyes:

smellyphagor - November 15, 2005 10:41 PM (GMT)
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William Shatner is still attempting to revive Star Trek, however. In a recent appearance on The Tony Danza Show, he said he was writing some books about Kirk and Spock during their younger years, and he intended to pitch the stories to Paramount as a basis for a new series. (source: Trekweb).

Enterprise actor Dominic Keating also thinks there's a future for Star Trek, if it involves new leadership and a fresh creative approach. He suggested to an Australian Star Trek fan club that a series set at Starfleet Academy might fit the bill and get younger viewers interested again.




No and NO! :frusty:




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