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I don't know what other people think. But as someone who loves Sci-Fi, I loathe this man and his approach to what he calls "art". I can't stand the many series and movies he's made.

Did not like Lost, I tried to watch a couple episodes of Fringe, I just hated it. It was bland, boring and feels so calculated. And Star Trek was a great example on how Hollywood movies are made nowadays, piece together a buncha action scenes and hope the story makes sense(I'm looking at your Iron Man 3).

Now I say this because I am not that big of a fan of Star Trek, I really liked TNG, Voyager and Enterprise, but I barely know anything about Star Trek(haven't even watched TOS) like many people do. But this man claimed on TV that he didn't like Star Trek, how on Earth can you expect someone to even understand it well enough to make a half decent movie. Especially considering the level of quality Star Trek is suppose to have.

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People forget most major Hollywood directors aren't just or most significantly 'creatives', people who are hired to produce original creative works. They are business men just as much as the executive producers. Want to succeed big time in Hollywood as a director? Make sure you put together a film that appeals to the masses by use of cliches and established successful film patterns. And don't take any risks trying to appeal to both the fans and non-fans, just target the largest demographic from the get go. JJ Abrams doesn't make high quality original films because that's not what sells, and he has no interest in working by any other metric than what sells.

Make sure you put together a film that appeals to the masses

Ah yes, avoiding making a film that appeals to everyone surely would be the best thing for the Star Wars franchise. What we need to do is make a film that appeals to a couple thousand people- what could be better for the future of Star Wars?

"Star Wars: A New Hope" was not a smash hit because it was deep or witty or catered to nerds wrapped up in the mythos. I wasn't there, but speaking to members of my family who were, "A New Hope" was tremendous almost precisely for the things folks are mocking in this comment chain- drama, action, and ground-breaking special effects.

I agree. Early on I find it especially ironic when he verbally attacked Carter's X-Files for meaningless mysteries and a lack of satisfying conclusions, when now that pretty much defines JJ Abrams works.

Abrams TV shows are vapid mysteries that have no overriding theme and his movies are are plotless roller coaster rides.

It's okay to be a huge fan of some property and revolt against new entries or "reimaginings" of that property, but here's what it sounds like to people who aren't huge fans of the original property:

http://www.theonion.com/video/trekkies-bash-new-star-trek-fi...

The first episodes of Fringe felt like a leftover script from Alias, with some car chase action, a mild sex scene and X-file monsters dropped in.

(Thinking of it, maybe that combination is the reason why I got hooked... :-)

You forgot the color manipulation. It 'ain't scifi unless it's unsaturated blues and oranges.

JJ et al will destroy Star Wars like the locusts they are.

I'm just happy that Star Wars fans get to feel our pain.

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