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Science Fiction » alt.startrek » Star Trek's (and Rick Berman's) fall from grace
| Star Trek's (and Rick Berman's) fall from grace [message #59127] |
Sa, 11 Juni 2005 20:54 |
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I was watching the Star Trek:TNG season 7 special features. Inside there is
an interview with Michael Piller. He speaks about an early conversation
with Gene R. about story subject and form, saying that at one point G.R.
asked him 'What is the story about' (slight paraphrase) and then he (MP)
commented that every time he was handed a new ST script, he asked the
writer(s) the same thing.
After having done a bit of research and a lot of watching most episodes from
all of the Star Trek series, I've noticed that the writing and the "élan" of
Star Trek went right out the window after Michael Piller and (to a large
extent) Ron Moore left the Star Trek fold, however, I am convinced, had Mike
Piller come on board as a producer and head of the writing staff for
Enterprise, we would have seen a much different series.
I don't think that Rick Berman is a bad producer or writer. I think that he
tried to replicate Michael Pillers' style and energy for Enterprise, but
without the huge talent and restraint of Piller himself, when Rick tried to
produce a continuing story line, he went for too much too fast. If one
watches TNG and DS9, some story lines take 2 and 3 seasons before addressing
any kind of payoff episode. Berman was trying to hit a home run every single
week, especially on ENT. I have a program where Joe Montana states that
when you move slowly and methodically down the field it's more tiring for a
defense than if you go for the score every play. The same could be said of
a television audiences' attraction to a television series. The best TV and
movies give you a bit of a time, allow you to savor a scene, a situation or
an emotion, let the audience simmer for a while then the show comes back and
gives you a bit more, ad infinitum.
Plus, and I apologize to those who rankle at the comparisons, Rick B. was
trying to keep up with Star Wars. Star Wars did a prequel, why can't Star
Trek? Well, great idea, BUT: I heard Rick say on 4 or 5 different occasions
that ENT was going to "harken back" to the original Star Trek. Why try to
recall TOS much if there wasn't Kirk, Spock and so forth? It was a different
era and a vastly different style of television. Lucas has the enviable
resources, financial and other wise plus a huge fan base to make a gamble.
Lest we not forget that Lucas is also a film innovator not only creating his
own works but also enabling others to more efficiently portray their own
works as well. Lucas owns most things Star Wars. He alone calls the shots.
Star Wars is a George Lucas vision alone.If there is to be a deviation from
the GL Star Wars universe, it must have the George Lucas "seal of approval".
Like it or not, Star Wars is the biggest franchise in motion picture
history. Who owns Star Trek? Paramount Studios. Paramount was not going to
take the risks (or spend the money) called for to truly make the series that
Rick Berman was selling. When Berman created Enterprise, he had to cut so
many corners eventually that the series became nothing more than a numbers
game. Ratings and budget. That's all that mattered. Enterprise was good
looking and had outstanding special effects but without the soul, patience,
and essence of a good writing and production staff it was doomed to fail
from the very start. The final episode was proof enough. If either Ron Moore
or Michael Piller were on staff that episode would never have gotten past
the first production meeting or even past the first writers meeting.
When Gene R. came back to produce TNG, he said that one of the reasons that
he created the show was to do all of those things that he could never do in
TOS. Paramount and the sponsors threw money at him in the likes that he had
never seen in the 60's. How could he refuse to make the show he had always
wanted to make? Gene had become so disgusted about budgetary matters that
when TOS went into it's final season, he refused to have any part of the
series. My point of this is, even though Gene "updated" TNG, he didn't try
to make another Star Trek specifically. The colors and flavors were there,
but TNG was a much different series and when the producers did bring back
former members of the cast or former story lines, it was to serve the story
or the current characters and not so much the franchise, not to simply hit a
"home run" that week and every week thereafter to boost the ratings.
Rick Berman lost his perspective. He tried to make Enterprise like every
other Star Trek instead of having it stand on it's own. He didn't make the
smart production decisions to cause the fans care about the show. Rick gave
the audience pre-packaged and pre-digested Star Trek ideology, attempting to
give Star Trek fans what he thought they wanted instead of doing what a
great Star Trek episode will do: provoke various stimuli that makes you want
to watch and, in essence, be part of the show, not feel that since you are
of the "Star Trek family of viewers" you are obliged to watch. The irony is
in producing Enterprise, the Star Trek franchise became a financial concern
instead of an artistic and humanistic vision. Sound familiar? Of course it
got cancelled...and...Michael Piller and Ron Moore were not there to say no
to Rick Berman and Paramount. Cause and effect.
Star Trek will not return in force until someone with the writing skills and
someone that truly understands what the mechanics of a Star Trek episode are
appears. This person is not Rick Berman. Rick is a great marketer but his
plot lines and character development leave much to be desired. My advice for
Rick? Crunch the numbers and sell Star Trek. Leave the writing and everyday
production to someone else. Then and ONLY THEN will we have series and/or
movies truly honoring the name Star Trek.
Zack P.
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| Re: Star Trek's (and Rick Berman's) fall from grace [message #59146 ] |
Sa, 11 Juni 2005 22:31 |
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"In Through The Out Door" <zwebz [at] hotmail.com> wrote in message
news:drGqe.14308$Oq7.2734 [at] newssvr33.news.prodigy.com...
> Star Trek will not return in force until someone with the writing skills
> and someone that truly understands what the mechanics of a Star Trek
> episode are appears. This person is not Rick Berman. Rick is a great
> marketer but his plot lines and character development leave much to be
> desired. My advice for Rick? Crunch the numbers and sell Star Trek. Leave
> the writing and everyday production to someone else. Then and ONLY THEN
> will we have series and/or movies truly honoring the name Star Trek.
Regretfully I feel that Rick must go, completely. As producer he simply
will have too much say in the course of decisions in Star Trek, and we have
historical //proof// that his decisions are a commercial failure. Fans do
*not* want Berman's views - he is blind to the fan's opinions and likes. He
only sees his own.
Sorry. Get rid of him. Transfer him to another area of Paramount so that
he may keep his livelihood - but I *don't* want him involved in any more
Star Trek decisions. He is a _failure_. We now, finally, after years of us
complaining yet being called "nutcases", have PROOF.
The only cancellation of Star Trek since 1969.
Under HIS control.
Goodbye Rick!!!!!
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