Trouble In The Federation

As someone who loathed, despised, hated, and just generally vomited at the Star Trek reboot, being mightly offended by bad science, character illogic, and numerous plot holes, I suspected Abrams et.al. were an arrogant lot, since they made an incredibly arrogant movie; the tirade referenced in the article seems to bear out my suspicions. I will never see another Trek movie if Abrams has anything to do with it.

“Star Trek” writer unleashes Khan-like wrath on Trekkies - Salon.com:

...Star Trek is not a democracy. While the franchise may, in the spiritual sense, “belong to the fans,” the people in control are JJ Abrams, Bob Orci, and his co-writers. However, it’s not unfair for fans to criticize or complain when the franchise seems to be dumbing down or moving away from the original ethos of the series. Orci’s repeated assertions that he “listens” to fans seem meaningless when the end result is a movie that inspired widespread disappointment among its intended audience. Particularly when “listening” also seems to be accompanied by cursing, insults, and taunts like “This is why I get to write the movies, and you don’t...”