Ummm... actually, there were a few times when Ira did things without Berman's blessing.
DS-9 was his baby, Berman was just the 'granpa' paying all the bills.
The Romulan Supernova: The final, canon word
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DS-9 was his baby, Berman was just the 'granpa' paying all the bills.
Ummm... actually, there were a few times when Ira did things without Berman's blessing.
DS-9 was his baby, Berman was just the 'granpa' paying all the bills.
I think Niners play that up more than it actually happened. Many don't like having Rick Berman associated with their show, though he is one of the co-creators. Like folks who like Picard but dislike the Abramsverse and/or Discovery have begun to try to put some distance between the them.
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Who actually knows? At one point, there was an article where Kurtzman said Picard had no showrunner, they were doing it by committee.
As long as the show is decent, I don't give a flying fuck who the showrunner is or isn't.
Actually, it was because you keep bringing Mr. Kurtzman up as being the 'Dr. Evil' to all things Trek.
Five years and $25 million dollars, I'll gladly be Dr. Evil.
I'd do it for half that.
No, it was just people saying that he was not the showrunner. Well, whoever came up with the idea to retcon the Supernova events, he approved of it. Nothing to do with being a "Dr Evil".
Does it really matter in the grand scheme of things? Chabon is the showrunner (head writer), that came in June of last year. I'm sure Kurtzman had input as his name is listed as a co-creator, IIRC.
It only matters to online circles.
I feel like it all doesn't matter who has what title. Kurtzman's being treated by the fanbase the same way Berman was - anything we like about Star Trek is in spite of him. Anything we hate about Star Trek is his fault.
I miss the days when Berman & Braga were shortened to B&B, and calling them 'The Beebs' was considered the absolute height of wit.
Which is 100% true. Showrunner isn't in his title, so he isn't the showrunner.
So, should we call Kurtzman the New Berman? Call him NB for short.
Fandom needs a devil.
My favorite is blaming Braga for stuff that happened before he was on staff.
And now the conspiracy-addled YouTube grifters pine for Saint Rick.
It would be fun to transport them all back to 1999 and listen to their hot trek takes back then.
Such Halcyon days those were.
So based on the current conversation, the final canon word on the Romulan supernova is...Kurtzman?
