Out of the Blue [May 02, 2005, 11:07 am ET] – Share – Viewing Comments
Yesterday's trip to introduce Gunnar to his Uncle Sparky went great, everybody
got along famously, and by the end 14-year-old Sparky was horsing around with
the youngsters like he was a puppy himself. Gunnar did leave a submarine-sized
turd in the bedroom, but it cleaned up pretty readily, and he was forgiven for
his toilet training shortcomings. This morning, however, Hudson the wonder dog
resumed her recent spate of picking on the other dogs in her trail-running pack,
focusing on large males and unfamiliar faces, as she seems quite determined to
exert her dominance over the group as alpha dog... if this continues as it is, I
may actually have to stop taking her out to run with this crowd, which would be
a shame.
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Create another DS9, or TNG, and Star Trek would EASILY regain its former ratings.
I think it's a combination of the 2 phenomenon. The problem is that Voyager was garbage (or below-average at best) and Enterprise was horrible up until recently. Even if they managed to come up with a kick-ass new show a lot of people will just be turned off due to the last two shows. They'll think it's not worth it anymore.
Let's look at an example. I've been going to a restaurant on-and-off for a few years now. Their service was great, their food wonderful, and the price was acceptable. They had my favorite dish of ALL TIME, prepared just the way I like it.
Then something changed, I can only assume it is under new management. The food isn't as good, in fact my favorite dish is friggin horrible now. It's messier and unorganized. They raised the prices. In all it turned into a real dive, and I've since given up on the place especially after I think it made me sick once.
Even if a friend came up to me and told me the restaurant cleaned up it's act I'd probably never go there again. They've lost me as a customer, which I can only assume has happened with a lot of casual 'Trek viewers.
There's little else in the world more dissapointing than experiencing your favorite dish turn to utter garbage. The same can be said for television shows.
"Space. It seems to go on and on forever. But then you get to the end and a gorilla starts throwing barrels at you."
-Fry, Futurmama
This comment was edited on May 2, 12:47.
"Space. It seems to go on and on forever. But then you get to the end and a gorilla starts throwing barrels at you."
-Fry, Futurama
-Fry, Futurama
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