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On 11/12/2012 8:51 PM, David wrote:
> http://insidetv.ew.com/2012/11/12/revolution-pitch/
>
> How J.J. Abrams pitched 'Revolution'
> by James Hibberd
>
> It started with two men sword fighting in front of a Starbucks.
>
<massive snip>

In other words, they took the worst parts of two incompatible ideas, 
mashed them together and pitched the results to a network flailing 
desperately that would buy anything from the latest no-talent wunderkid.

-- 
The 'Enterprise' crew in the 2009 Star Trek are adrenaline addicted, 
hyper-active teenagers with ADD whose Ritalin got replaced with 
methamphetamine, displaying a level of discipline that a Somali pirate 
wouldn't tolerate.