Sci-Fi Future
I found this to be very interesting.
Three anonymous donors have stepped forward to pledge $3 million dollars to fund the fifth season of Star Trek: Enterprise, just as it was about to be taken off the air. And why? Here's a snippet of the press statement: "The people responsible at Paramount think this is just a show and we want to tell them, it is not. We are in the commercial space flight industry and would like to testify that at least one out of two of all the actual entrepreneurs involved in this industry has been inspired by Star Trek . . . The people airing this kind of TV have a responsibility; inspiration."
I mean, really, it's true -- how many of our ideas of the future, and what we can possibly achieve, are shaped and formed by Science Fiction? How many generations have been radically influenced by the power of Science Fiction imagery?
Take that, Will & Grace.
Comments
I am someone who has been radically influenced by the power of Science Fiction, specifically Star Trek. I have been a very ardent Star Trek fan ever since I can remember, and I believe that it helped shape the person that I became. That being said, I'm not sad to see Enterprise go. Most Trekkies aren't. I could probably go on for hours, so I won't bore anybody (and if someone wanted, they could see my opinion at http://phillippbo.modblog.com or http://www.starfleetlibrary.com/savemytrek), but it is a sad day that anybody considers the tripe that Rick Berman and Brannon Braga produce as "Star Trek".
Posted by: Phillip | May 27, 2005 10:46 PM