STAR TREK: NEMESIS - Patrick Stewart leads much of the cast of "Star Trek: The Next Generation" on the latest excursion for this venerable franchise.

O'Brien indicated that he would quit his show and leave the network if NBC were to implement it, citing the "destruction" of the venerable franchise which had aired at or around 11:30 pm for over 60 years.

But the Knicks' owner, Cablevision, will need to make changes in the front office if it expects to get this venerable franchise back on its feet.

He joked that the only reason he runs a venerable franchise in the biggest market of the country's top sports league - a recipe for celebrity, it would seem - is that he picked the right parents and had the good sense to be born first.

There were no promises of redemption for these venerable franchises.

Gaming Nexus which gave it an A-, and stated "The Run takes the venerable franchise in a startling new direction while preserving all of the aspects that have made the series so successful.

With a few minor updates and tweaks, Nintendo has been able to update this classic and make it feel like a more modern entry in the venerable franchise as opposed to a step back.

The site's main consensus reads "Visually spectacular and suitably action packed, Star Trek Into Darkness is a rock-solid installment in the venerable sci-fi franchise, even if it's not as fresh as its predecessor."

But the Giants beat Elway and the Broncos, 39-20, behind Phil Simms's 22-of-25 passing, winning the team's first championship in 30 years and forever lifting the popularity and expectations of the venerable franchise.

Even venerable franchises like the BankBoston Corporation are looking increasingly small and lonely.