I'm glad that I don't care enough to be upset about it like Scates. Seriously, if I were to be orthodox about this, things went south beginning at Jedi and only deviated more with each subsequent film. But golly, I can destroy most anything these days if I want to. I live in peace with knowing this has become product. My Star Trek fandom has split with each new series. Ones I love are vilified by others.
I have learned to read Cervantes and Stephenson. New things. Sequels are always squandered opportunities. Life is too short to rail against these inequities.
But that's just me.
I despair of bitter Scates.
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