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Star Trek the Next Generation: Forgiveness (Star Trek Next Generation (Unnumbered)) (Hardcover)

by David Brin (Author)
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  • Hardcover: 96 pages
  • Publisher: Wildstorm (November 1, 2001)
  • Language: English
  • ISBN-10: 1563898500
  • ISBN-13: 978-1563898501
  • Product Dimensions: 10.5 x 7 x 0.5 inches
  • Shipping Weight: 1 pounds
  • Average Customer Review: 4.0 out of 5 stars  (2 customer reviews)
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A Chance to See "The Architechs"

11:49 AM PDT, April 28, 2008

Andi Tobin wrote in to say "I just noticed The ArchiTECHS is on The History Channel at 5 a.m. on May 2."

I have the distinction of having been on the History Channel's top... and bottom... rated shows ever.  "Life After People" was a huge success, and I am still doing interviews about it, phoned in to New Zealand and Australia.  History pushed/promoted it like mad, of course.  But there's also something deeply resonant about a show that portrays the world going on - and even recovering - after humanity somehow blows it.  Well, it seems to suit the mood of the 21st Century, so far.

In contrast, "The Architechs" was a design show... that challenged "five geniuses" to solve an impossible design problem in 48 hours.  The second pilot - which aired October 2006 - saw former FDNY Commissioner Thomas Von Essen, one of the heroes of 9/11, call upon the group to innovate more than a dozen new fire rescue and evacuation tools for skyscraper disasters. History never promoted the show and aired it one weekday night at 10pm.

(The first pilot has never been shown, even though it was cool. A four-star general challenged the design team to come up with a 21st Century replacement for the Humvee. A design far better than the awful MRAP.)

Well, well.  If end-of-the-world sells better than problem-solving, I'll do end-of-the-world!  STill, Tivo "The Architechs" if you get a chance.  You may enjoy a little dive back into the oldtimey can-do spirit.

A spirit of optimistic problem-solving we might do well to bring back, sometime soon.
 
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