Tom Knudsen <72347.1626@compuserve.com> asks:
> Was Star Wars unoriginal because Buck Rogers and Flash Gordon
> preceded it? Was Hill Street Blues unoriginal because about 200
> other police shows preceded it? Is ER unoriginal because it's the
> umpteenth hospital show ever made?

In considering ST to be totally original, obviously he's never
heard of Forbidden Planet....

jms