Comments on: The Boston Herald’s TV Critic Pans Trek Doco http://poliblogger.com/scifi/?p=68 Just another WordPress weblog Sun, 07 Oct 2024 11:54:36 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.0.5 by: Mark L http://poliblogger.com/scifi/?p=68#comment-238 Wed, 21 Feb 2024 02:53:09 +0000 http://poliblogger.com/scifi/?p=68#comment-238 On the plus side, it was entertaining. It's amazing how much stuff they had stashed, and what it was able to sell for. Some of it I just wonder why anyone would buy it, others I wanted myself - but not at THOSE prices. On the minus side, once again the Trekkies come out looking not so good. The close-ups at the conventions were of all the costumed individuals who named their poodles after Data. The 90% of non-costumed fans are barely seen in the background. It's not really a Trek documentary, but an auction documentary. As long as you keep that in mind, it's entertaining TV. On the plus side, it was entertaining. It’s amazing how much stuff they had stashed, and what it was able to sell for. Some of it I just wonder why anyone would buy it, others I wanted myself - but not at THOSE prices.

On the minus side, once again the Trekkies come out looking not so good. The close-ups at the conventions were of all the costumed individuals who named their poodles after Data. The 90% of non-costumed fans are barely seen in the background.

It’s not really a Trek documentary, but an auction documentary. As long as you keep that in mind, it’s entertaining TV.

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