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From: merchant@dartvax.UUCP (Peter Merchant)
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Subject: Re: Star Trek IV and Harv Bennett
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Date: Fri, 8-Feb-85 08:38:00 EST
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Posted: Fri Feb  8 08:38:00 1985
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> 
> Since its really on the 'books' now, why dont we all go through the
> posibilities again.........
> 
> 
> I think its gonna be a cop-out, and what we'll see is Kirk get 'severly
> reprimanded' and busted back to (wait for it.....) Captain.... Might
> even give him an EnterpriseN....
> 
> How bout the rest of yah?


Nope.  Jim stays an admiral.  My theory on the whole matter is that
Jim is going to be put on trial.  While he is in jail, something 
happens and Scotty, Uhura, and some other people get captured by 
some nasties, probably Klingons.  Spock breaks out of jail and Kirk
plunges in to rescue everybody.  Hell, there's probably a government
official in there to say "Wow, Jim, thanks for saving my ass.  I'll
return the favour and save yours.  You're now absolved of all charges
against you." proving,  once again, that justice (even in the 23rd 
century) is blind as a bat.

Which brings up something that disturbs me.  I'd like to see a movie
about Jim's trial, but I really doubt I'll get one.  Jim has backed
himself into a wall and I can see no way of him getting out.  There
also seems to be the requirement in these movies that ships and/or
people must get into one rousing phaser battle at least once during
the entire movie, just so Star Trek can bring in the 6-12 male kiddies.
Personally, I didn't very much like it when, recently, I overheard
my 8 year old cousin talking about Star Trek and saying how neat the
battle was.  He liked the movies better because "there was more action."
By action, of course, he means people running around trying to blow 
each other up.

It's kind of apity, really.  It's almost like the compulsory car
chase scenes on television.  I was really hoping Star Trek had risen
above this silliness.  A pity it hasn't...
---
"I'm going to have to shoot you."            Peter Merchant
"Oh.  All right."  (BANG!)
"What a senseless waste of human life."