Date: Wed, 4 May 2005 13:57:10 -0700 (PDT)
From: Neil Ottenstein <nottenst at yahoo.com>
Subject: [WSFA] Orson Scott Card takes a flamethrower to Trek
To: WSFA members <WSFAlist at WSFA.org>
Reply-To: WSFA members <WSFAlist at WSFA.org>

--- "Mike B." <omni at omniphile.com> wrote:
> At 09:59 AM 5/4/05 -0700, Cathy Green wrote:
> >Here's the link:
> >
>http://www.latimes.com/news/opinion/commentary/la-oe-card3may03,0,6007802.s
> tory
> >
> >The Ellison reference is mildly amusing.
>
> Why?  It seems true enough to me...along with the
> others he mentions.  I'm
> sure Isaac wouldn't be happy being in the same
> paragraph though. ;-)

The quote is " Which was a shame, because science
fiction writing was incredibly fertile at the time,
with writers like ..."

I presume it is amusing since Harlan actually wrote
for one of the episodes (though he argues that his
plot was butchered).  For that matter that whole list
ignores that there were some science fiction writers
who did contribute to Star Trek.

The article does make some good points, but Orson
Scott Card appears to be looking at the original Star
trek through current eyes and who TV is today.  He
does not appear to be considering what programming was
like back then and even when the original Star Trek
was heavily in syndication.

Neil