For someone growing up on the originals, the new millennium updates are jarring as hell. I have, shall we say, strong feelings here.

To quote Janet Kagan's work, "Even the old Russians Chekov quotes knew better: 'Not a word can be omitted from a song,' he says. But somebody, Eeiauoan or-Sivaoan, deliberately forgot."

Except, while the changes make my brain squirm, I can see the why of them, and - when I can get my brain to chill out about the differences - I can feel the flow going on as comfortably as it did before. Perhaps not for me, but that's OK. I'll still stick with my old versions, since that's where my comfort lies, and recognize there's a good place for the new as well.

shrugs

I mean, I still miss my c64, OK? If you haven't read this before, go grab a copy. Old or new, the writing and story is excellent indeed.