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Christopher, I'm not sure we're on the same page as to what we think I'm thinking. I'll try to put something together tonight to explain how and why I'm thinking the way that I do, as I'm off out soon and can't do it justice now. Be warned, there will be cladistics! I know you hate them, but I...

^And yet, Geoff, I've consistently said that tie-in has greater scope for character evolution and development than original. If it really is true that, "In the context of art MORE creativity vs LESS creativity is an emotional judgement of value", then aren't I making an emotional value judgement...

Do you think that I'm arguing that tie-in fic is intrinsicly "lesser" than original? Because I'm not. Believe me when I say I've read plenty of original books that seem to have been published for the express purpose of wasting trees. There have certainly been tie-in books that I have enjoyed...

I must not be expressing myself very well, because I don't think that's quite what I meant. I'm not linking greater continuity of character and context with lack of stylistic variation, I'm linking (a) that continuity with tie-in fiction, and (b) a narrower style variation with tie-in fiction...

You may not be, but I am. :) My point regarding style (the Indian novels were just an example, there are plenty of others) is NOT that tie-in books have no variation in style, because they patently do. My point is that that variation is not so massive as that variation in original fic. A...

Reading more is always good. :)

This is true: hence the large amount of WW2 stories out there. But limiting it to SF, and limiting it further to space opera, any author writing an original fic about spaceships travelling between the stars is not working in an environment that a reader can instantly recognise. They have to...

They're stuck in the same larger setting though, aren't they? The Federation is still there, the giant stage on which all this action occurs. They're still on starships, still with the Prime Directive looming over them, still referencing and including other Trek characters. It's not the same as...

I can safely say I've NEVER read a decent one, and I never intend to waste time on adaptations again. The last adaptation I read - I can't remember the author - was the X-Files movie from last year, and it was so unrelentingly uninspiring that it's put me off that particular subset genre...

Yeah, but considering the Get Out Of Jail Free card that was the Q factor, they were hardly looking like a pillar of story strength and conviction in the first place. So I don't think your reasoning holds on this one.

I tend to think that in Admiral Janeway's future, Tuvok wasn't the only one who needed time in the psych ward. And I say that with love. :p But think about it: decades of being the person responsible, without ever a single break, always having to stifle your emotions so the crew doesn't see...

Continuing the theme: I like it for the characters. In all the other Trek variants, I was indifferent to at least half the crew. In Voyager I liked nearly everyone (sorry, Neelix, but you were almost always annoying). It had a sense of family that I liked; one which I didn't get from any of the...

While I think your previous argument has some merit, I don't think this one does. Look at it this way: if Voyager stumbled across a wormhole taking them back to Earth, should Janeway take into consideration the ships making their way towards them when she decides to use the wormhole or not? I...

Ding ding ding! It seems to me that of all the Treks, it's Voyager that skews female and older. Trying to shove this demographic into the "let's blow up a planet and be badass!" young male slot is like trying to pound the proverbial square peg. It's true that a lot of fanfic is utterly stupid...

I've heard if you add alcohol to a pear drop you get a pear droop. But then alcohol makes everything more interesting. Hey! I've had a fantastic idea. Let's kill off the pear droop and let alcohol be the new Trek protagonist. I can't be the only one who wants to see Tuvok dressed up as a green...

Pear drops, sodding pear dops. What do I care for pear drops?! Nothing, that's what. Give them to them to the Borg, they seem to be on tea-break from boring the galaxy to death. Besides, I would have thought that a decent confectioner could have made pear drops interesting without taking away...

So I can also blame Pocket for my chocolate slump? Woohoo! Those bastards. What did mint-chocolate-nougat ever do to them?

Depends. I can be bribed. I would say that a box of Snifters would be an adequate reimbursement, but the local chocolate factory has recently discontinued making them. I only have one box left! :(

Heh. I know. But have come to the conclusion that my preference is the kiss of death for any storyline. So, given that I actually like the naturally TPTB will bury it. Sadly, getting me to like something is the universe's means of arranging a quick and/or stupid end. :lol: Although strangely...

Not much change in my local bookshops - half a shelf for ST, half a shelf for SW, and DiscWorld far as the eye can see.