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Post by ram on Jun 10, 2007 23:19:31 GMT -5
Yeah, I missed episodes of GAH towards the end, too. I feel guilty about that, but not that guilty - I'm not one of the privileged Nielsen viewers who determines the fate of ratings, so there was nothing I could've done to prevent GAH's cancellation.
I haven't gotten the show on DVD yet, but I'd be surprised if GAH got the chance to do a "proper" final episode. My impression is that it rarely works out that way.
And I was very disappointed over the way Police Squad! was (mis)handled by the network. There was zero promotion for the show, and it kept being shuffled around time slots. Was it any wonder that very few people managed to catch the show?
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Post by thomasallencummins on Jun 18, 2007 10:37:25 GMT -5
80 big ones for the whole shooting match eh? Worth it to me if I can find the money. :-)
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Post by Cad Zombie on May 25, 2008 10:56:24 GMT -5
Definately miss Start Trek: Voyager, great cast and story line, I think they could have kept it going after they made it back to earth, but thats just my opinion.
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Post by thomasallencummins on May 25, 2008 16:26:47 GMT -5
$80 bucks with tax? Worth every penny if you have the cash!
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Post by ram on Sept 28, 2008 0:46:47 GMT -5
Definately miss Start Trek: Voyager, great cast and story line, I think they could have kept it going after they made it back to earth, but thats just my opinion. After having caught a fair number of episodes in syndication, I'm inclined to agree with you: great cast, great stories. I can now say that Voyager is my favorite Trek series after the original. I remember the bad rap Voyager got from the media and Trek fans alike during its run - in fact that's why I avoided the show - but now I just don't understand their position. Voyager speaks to me more than TNG ever did. I just regret that I totally missed its run. I'm thinking of getting Voyager on DVD eventually, and that's saying something, because I don't even have TOS on DVD. (Which works out fine anyway, as I'm hoping to get the newly remastered versions if and when they appear on DVD.)
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Post by thomasallencummins on Sept 30, 2008 6:02:57 GMT -5
I watched quite a lot of Voyager first run. The show held my attention as any Star Trek would but what began to wear me down over time was the absence of anything Federation. I know we got Star Fleet Command rammed down our throats in STNG and DS9. I know that one of the great assets Voyager had was the fact that the ship constantly traveled through new and unfamiliar territory. (Except of course when the nearly ever present Borg managed to show up). For me there were times when I would have enjoyed seeing Voyager engaged with a Star Fleet operation of some kind, with other ships of the line etc. (This in fact would have been possible if the show had continued beyond returning to Earth.) This bugged me but it wasn't a deal breaker. I was faithful to the show from beginning to end. However now when I think back on Voyager something else strikes me that I hadn't considered before. None of the characters (though intriguing) did not leave the kind of impact on my memory the way Kirk, Spock, McCoy, Sulu, Uhura, Chekov, Picard, Riker, Data, Worf, Sisko etc had. Except for very few occasions do I think of any of the Voyager crew or events in my daily life. I don't think I ever really liked Neelix all that much. Frankly "The Doctor" was my favorite character and his most memorable moment occurred in the STNG movie "First Contact". I know these things are subjective. What is awesome to one person is yawn inspiring to another. Just the way things work.
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