Comments on: Berman: I Do Not Hate TOS

By: Fabian

Fabian — Sun, 11 Jan 2009 21:01:03 +0000

I think all of you need to STOP talking bad about Rick Berman. It is shameful, some of the things that are said about him. I am not a great fan of ENT either, but everything else he did was perfect for Star Trek. If there’s one thing that Star Trek does, then it is change, advance and grow. Otherwise the shows would die! Rick Berman did a great job and instead of making despicable and offensive statements, we all owe him thanks

By: rob in ocala

rob in ocala — Tue, 04 Mar 2008 15:22:37 +0000

I have been a fan of star trek sence the TOS. After the dissapointmment of Generations, I Saw First Contact which I liked, but didn’t bother going to he theater to watch Insurrection or Nemesis. When I did see them I was’t impressed at all. I don’t know why but I just didn’t seem to be able to develop any interest Enterprise. I am glad Berman is gone.
I am going to see Trek 11.

By: Dave

Dave — Sat, 03 Mar 2007 21:14:35 +0000

I completely agree with post # 5. Berman and Braga took the life and soul out of Star Trek with their politically correct garbage. 55 minutes of beating us over the head with some idiotic pc lesson before solving the problem with some subspace dimensional device (or something) leaving 2 minutes to pat themselves on the back. Actually, Berman and Braga deserve to be ignored forever.

By: John Pemble

John Pemble — Fri, 12 Jan 2007 07:37:58 +0000

If it weren’t for Rick Berman Star Trek would be a distant memory. TNG enhanced TOS and led the way for Trek in the 21st century. Rick Berman saved Star Trek in a way no other person ever did. So who cares if he didn’t see all of TOS? He got it and kept it going. It’s kind of like asking if you know everything about your grandfather? No you don’t but you continue his life in a new and better way. Bless Mr. Berman and hope JJ can keep it going with Trek 11.

By: ChuckAmuck

ChuckAmuck — Thu, 28 Dec 2006 04:47:55 +0000

#105

Is that like Shaka, when the walls fell. :-P

By: Herbert Eyes Wide Open

Herbert Eyes Wide Open — Wed, 27 Dec 2006 20:06:11 +0000

Pity the self-righteous for the moral high gound they stand on crumbles while they preach their certitude.

By: The Star Treker

The Star Treker — Sun, 24 Dec 2006 05:38:52 +0000

I agree with you, ChuckAmuck. It wasn’t Berman’s fault. I blame it on UPN.
I also have been a long-time fan of Star Trek since TNG first aired in 1987. I have watched most of TOS, all of TNG, most of DS9, and Voyager, and all of Enterprise and the movies. Enterprise got better on Season 4 and I was hoping for Season 5 about the Earth-Romulan War and the forming of the Neutral Zone but noooooooo they cancelled it before it happen. The Xindi and Temporal War thing was interesting to me. Smallville’s first 4 seasons weren’t much of success as Season 5 & 6 were. Now Smallville’s ratings are up high with Season 6 so far. They should have let Enterprise to continue with Season 5 then the ratings would go up like it happen with Smallville. Yes, I’m a Superman fan also not just a Trekkie.

By: Cherry

Cherry — Sun, 24 Dec 2006 04:31:08 +0000

“Looking back, the lack of support and the lack of interest people seemed to have in UPN didn’t help us, either. We were working on a network that, in a sense, was completely contradictory to the nature of the show. UPN had become a network of young women and girls and it was not a good marriage at that point.”

I couldn’t help but raise my eyebrows at Berman’s comment. I’m female and love Trek. The discussion of politics and how they can influence all the parties involved is a very enlightening concept that hasn’t been tapped into for quite a while now in television. Women and girls aren’t all about dating, make-up and clothes. If you have an intelligent show with characters you can relate to and a strong storyline, people would naturally gravitate towards it.

Wasn’t also on another post that a significant percentage of Trek fans are women?

By: ChuckAmuck

ChuckAmuck — Sun, 24 Dec 2006 04:13:24 +0000

#99

You misunderstand me. You can like one show and not the others or most of the shows and not one. Nothing wrong with that. I do agree there are varying degrees of Trek, and as such, there are varying degrees of “Trekkiness”, as it were. But people can express their opinions regarding the various Treks without resorting to childish stupidity.

#100

#5 in disguise? :-P

#101

You’re right, no one is more or less a Trek fan and no one is better at it. Hence why I said they’re not actually fans… at least, that’s what it looks like judging from some of the comments above. They visit sites like this because they believe themselves to be fans, but then they leave idiotic comments to suggest otherwise. I know Berman made mistakes. I’m glad he’s not running the show anymore, and that someone else has taken the reins. But I’m not going to come on here and tell him he can f**k off and that all of his work sucks, and blame him for killing Trek after keeping it alive for nearly 15 years. It’s uncalled for, and it’s just plain stupid. That is NOT what Star Trek is about and that should not be where the fandom has come to… and, indeed, it hasn’t. Therefore the only possible explanation is that they are not part of the fandom.

Yes, people can like one show. They can like all the shows. They can like some of the shows. But when talking about the shows they don’t like (and even those you do like), a little self-restraint, intelligence, and maturity needs to be maintained. Otherwise, they shouldn’t come to this post and claim they are Star Trek fans since their comments prove the opposite.

By: Anthony Pascale

Anthony Pascale — Sat, 23 Dec 2006 22:09:33 +0000

everyone here is a Trek fan. If you regularly visit this and other trek sites and take the time out to write comments…you are a trek fan. No one is more or less of one, no one is better at it.

you can like just one star trek show or all star trek shows

myself I like most of the shows and each had its up and downs