Not long after former Captain Kirk William Shatner had a pop at Abrams and his acquisition of two of the biggest sci-fi franchises of all time, we have another former
Star Trek alumnus voicing some displeasure. This time it's former
TNG crew member Geordie La Foerge, aka LeVar Burton.
"J.J. [Abrams] [is] a very good director, he really is", said Burton.
" He directed the hell out of the first movie. I'm really interested to see what he wants to talk about in his upcoming movie.” But the actor - who appeared at Creation Entertainment’s Grand Slam Convention: The Stark Trek and Sci-Fi Summit, alongside fellow ‘Next Gen’ stars Sir Patrick Stewart, Jonathan Frakes and Brent Spiner - followed that up with a bit of criticism.
“[But] I'm disappointed, quite frankly, that his timeline negates the existence of ‘Next Gen’. I think that's silly.". Well, the thing is I'm not sure the new timeline DOES leave no room for
TNG. I mean yeah, The Romulans and "classic" Spock travel back from a future where the events of
TNG are supposed to take place and they are not mentioned, but does that mean they don't exist? What do you guys think? Does Burton have a point or could this be more a case of sour grapes for not being asked to be involved?
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