Comments on: Most Anticipated Movies of 2009

By: Don

Don — Mon, 12 Jan 2009 21:25:24 +0000

That is what I thought as well… but I fear he has gone over the edge. BTW he is not he only 1 with a post trek career. Jimmy Doohan was in the kid’s show Jason of Star Command and guested on shows like Magnum PI. Koenig was a direct to video star and had a recurring role on Babylon 5… plus he gave us Boner from Growing Pains. The secondary stars also reunited on Diagnoses Murder with Dick Van Dyke.. I would also argue that since 1979 after TMP they had no need to work as Conventions all over the world paid them large sums just to show up and tell the same stories over and over. BTW The Shat was the hat he created for his reality show… Bill is known as The Shat-Man.

By: Brian

Brian — Mon, 12 Jan 2009 06:28:40 +0000

Woah woah woah woah…are you speaking ill of The Shat? William Shatner is the only member of the Star Trek cast to have a post-Trek career. He also figured out the joke about 10 years ago, and now seems to genuinely be having fun with his life.

By: Don

Don — Fri, 09 Jan 2009 19:36:20 +0000

1st Uhura was not the only female.. there was Sulu (joke) but there 2 other female helm officers and a blonde backup communications officer. Trekkers are the more hardcore less prone to dress up fans.. the trekkies are the weirdos.
My only concern is that he is respectful to what has come before. The fact that Nimoy is in the film and has been quite spoken out about the quality of the film and the Trekness takes a bit of the edge off. The fact that Shatner is pissed also makes me feel better… the guy is a buffoon. I am just concerned Kirk will hide in a refrigerator during a nuclear explosion or warp breach.

By: Ryan

Ryan — Fri, 09 Jan 2009 15:57:07 +0000

Why is it Trekkers? What is the difference? That’s an honest question…I’ve never understood the difference.

Captain Kirk is a rebel. He doesn’t like rules. He breaks rules, he cheats, he does everything he can to win. So the fact that when he was younger he decided to go after Uhura (if that does indeed happen) then I can COMPLETELY understand it. Remember, Kirk was a young punk.

As for never hitting on a bridge officer…well, she was the only female.

I don’t think Abrams will return Star Trek to its original roots. It will focus (IMO) completely on Kirk and how he’s a rebel. He only has a 2 hour window. There will be no moral dilemmas. My guess — more like Star Trek II. Which is okay by me (though my favourite TV episodes are the ones that deal with relevant themes that hold up through the years).

By: Don

Don — Fri, 09 Jan 2009 14:35:20 +0000

1st it is Trekkers not Trekkies. 2nd he did take a run at her.. under alien control for tv’s 1st interracial kiss in Plato’s Stepchildren. Kirk did make a play for numerous women under his command but never a bridge officer. Imagine the politics that would get in the way of his command then.. as for hitting a junior officer.. he could always get them transferred or put them in a red shirt and they would be killed.
My true hope is that Abrams does indeed return Trek to it’s original socially conscious roots in a manner that is respectful to everyone.

By: Ryan

Ryan — Wed, 07 Jan 2009 16:55:03 +0000

Ahhh, so that’s what you meant by Trekkies are ‘up in arms’. Huh. I LOVE the original Star Trek, and I’m truly excited about this movie. Captain Kirk was a swashbuckler, damn it, and that’s what was missing in the other series (the other series that I never watched). He played it loose, he played it fast, and he played to win.

And so far, that’s what looks like will be happening.

So I probably enjoy Star Trek for different reasons than most. To me, it was an adventure tale in outer space with themes interwoven to make the show relevant (even today). Those themes were sadly lacking in the other series (but I digress…)

As for your rumors…I haven’t been following along. But Kirk SHOULD hit on Uhura. He hit on other crew members, why not her? I bet we’re going to find out why she became ‘off limits’. Probably will fit nicely into a character arc. Cuz quite frankly — it ALWAYS bugged me that he never took a run at her.

By: Brian

Brian — Tue, 06 Jan 2009 22:08:55 +0000

On Star Trek:
Don’t be such a playa hata! Just enjoy the two hours that you’ll spend in a nice air conditioned theatre this sweltering summer.

Watchmen will come out of this unscathed, and as an added benefit, Fox will finally get to release the Batman TV series on DVD.

Win – win.

By: Don

Don — Tue, 06 Jan 2009 19:37:54 +0000

It’s not that the new movie won’t be cannon. I accept that there will be differences but here are my concerns based on the trailer and some rumours … so you know I’m not making any snap judgements
1st That 1st moment where the kid identifies himself is an echo of the brutal “I’m Anakin Skywalker from the Phantom Menace”… and of course the similarity to pod racing
2nd The soul searching motorcycle ride is a Top Gun ripoff..
3rd The McCoy speech sounds like a parody…
4th the rumour that Kirk tries to seduce Uhura is beyond repugnant.
5th. The ship seemingly built on Earth makes no sense… something that big would have to built in orbit because of our old friend gravity.
6th. What series or movie has JJ Abrams made that has been successful.. Alias… don’t sell me Lost.. the show got better when he backed off. Cloverfield.. I liked the Blair Witch Project when I saw it the 1st time.
7th… THIS ONE IS A SECRET (out of the blue BSG and 7th Cylon reference)
8th. They will try to shoehorn in waaaaay too many inside references.

As for Watchmen.. I guess we will be waiting a long long time to see that one.. thanks FOX!

By: Rick Boyer

Rick Boyer — Mon, 05 Jan 2009 17:30:23 +0000

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