Quote of the Day: J.J. and the Star Franchises

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| Tue Feb. 5, 2013 7:20 PM PST

From Gina McIntyre of the LA Times, reporting on geekdom's reaction to the news that J.J. Abrams will direct the next Star Wars movie:

Some suggested that no one man should creatively control both "Star Wars" and "Star Trek."

Agreed. This is surely more power than any single human should be entrusted with.

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