io9 | by Graeme McMillan | Sun, Oct 18
Sun, Oct 18
If you feel as if today's science fiction is full of remakes, retreads and just plain rip-offs of what's come before, there's a reason for that, according to Star Trek and Transformers co-writer Roberto Orci. And it's not laziness.
Abrams keeps it all in the fan family [Variety]
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