RDM's Comments About Frak!

[koenigrules]

Ron Moore's latest Q-and-A Blog is up at Sci-Fi and here are his comments about frak:

Why "frak"? Where did the idea come from to make this the new F-word? Not that I don't like it, I find it amusing."

It's straight out of the original series. I dropped many other terms from the old show like "centon" (a unit of measurement) and "yahren" (year) because I felt they distracted from the mood I was trying to create and they sounded a bit silly to my ear. There was something elegantly lovely about "frak," however. There's nothing like being able to say my favorite four letter word on TV over and over again and I salute Glen Larson for giving the joys of frakking up, frakking off, not giving a frak, and frakking-A to the masses.

RDM is FRAKKIN' FANTASTIC!
KR

[ViperPilotMomma]

That's great and so true, too!

[Ziptie]

Father Ted fans know this only too well! ;D

[ladyrheena]

Alternative cussing can be a very amusing way to completely confuse a common room of sixth-formers. Unfortunately, expressive as it is, if you say frak most people mishear you and think it was the OTHER f--k word, so if I'm in anything like polite company (does happen!) I tend to use 'frell' a la Farscape or 'shards' a la Anne McCaffery. Frell in particular really throws people for a loop. ;D

RDM's right, though, there's just something about the word FRAK...it's just so multifunctional...