I've read but stayed out of the few NXE/NGE pissing matches (mostly over DJ's character) that have cropped up here since I first read the series. Which wasn't until it was complete, except for the motion picture. I thereby missed all the original release crud.

My goddess, but those are some annoying bastiches. It appears that they have what Heinlein calls the "critics' problem". They can't read.

What ever happend to just enjoying a damn good story?