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Just a small example.  What is the difference between the last episode of season six of '24' and the recently released made for TV movie '24: Redemption'?

If you can't see the difference between these and movies based on Shakespearean plays, I don't know what to say.

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If the credit had simply read: "Star Trek Created By..." I could see the argument for using it, but it says "Based On Star Trek..." and that makes all the difference: either OCB or OMB is the right credit to give.

the credit reads:

Based on Star Trek Created by Gene Roddenberry

What is the meaning of this?

The movie is based on Star Trek

Star Trek is creation of Gene Roddenberry

if that is not a credit for Created by?

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The difference here is that you are talking about moveis based on literary works.

That analogy does not apply in this case.

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Exactly. Why does the medium of the original make any difference? We make no differentiation between books, plays, musicals - why should we make a difference just because it's based on a TV show?

Why?  Because this is 'Star Trek' and, for some reason, it has to be treated 'special'.

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If I saw this same credit for any "follow-on" movie to a TV series, such as the Stargate movies or the X-Files movies or '24', I'd handle exactly the same way.  They are a "continuation" of the series and the producers obviously felt that Roddenberry (or whomever) deserved to be credited with the "Creation" of that series in that film, which is an extension of the series.

hal9g,
if you don't believe me follow this link: http://www.wgaeast.org/index.php?id=90
the Writer Guild of America follow two differen manuals to determine the credits for TV show/movie and films, there is a Screen Credits Manual and a Television Credits Manual.
Now I know that we have our rules, but our rules I think that are based on the credit system that they have build, they have decided who is a writer, what is a screen story, who is a creator of a TV show and the meaning of "Written by", "Based on Characters Created by", "Adaptation by" and so on...

The fact is that TV show/movie are different from film.

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It is not just Star Trek.

If I saw this same credit for any "follow-on" movie to a TV series, such as the Stargate movies or the X-Files movies or '24', I'd handle exactly the same way.  They are a "continuation" of the series and the producers obviously felt that Roddenberry (or whomever) deserved to be credited with the "Creation" of that series in that film, which is an extension of the series.

Sorry, but no.  They are not a 'continuation' of the series.  As the credit clearly states, they are 'based on the series'.  All the producers did, with this credit, is tell us what the movie was based on and who created that material.

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Only someone who has not actually watched the movies (or the series, or both) would claim that they are not a continuation/extension of the TV series. 

I don't know why you persist in making these kinds of statements, when you clearly don't posess the knowledge required to make them.

Not only have I seen the original Star Trek,  I have watched every film and series that was based on it.  I have also read books, comic books and played most of the computer games based on them.

Sorry, but that was a rather pathetic attempt at trying to discredit my opinion which doesn't change the fact that what we have here is a credit that reads "Based on".  In every other case, that credit gets an OCB entry in Profiler.  This credit should be no different.

In addition, the fact that it might be a continuation/extension of the TV series changes nothing.  'Continuation' and 'extention' are are the definition of 'sequel'.  Where, in the rules, is the word 'sequel' used?  Oh that's right, in the notes for OCB. 

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...we have here is a credit that reads "Based on".  In every other case, that credit gets an OCB entry in Profiler