I'm only slightly angry with the changes they've made to the Big E. Quintos has sold me that he is Spock, not Sylar.
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Nov. 17, 2008 4:55 p.m. Wowak Dork
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Nov. 17, 2008 4:58 p.m. maroon92 SuperDork
I thought Zachary Quinto looked spot on for the role of Spock.
I cannot stand the Star Trek series, but the trailer made me rethink that about the newest one. Esp. the part with Captain Kirk and the Corvette...awesome.
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Nov. 17, 2008 8:18 p.m. fastEddie Dork
Is it bad taste to say this film appears to be A New Hope for the Star Trek franchise?!
Looks awesome so far!
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Nov. 17, 2008 10:18 p.m. kcbhiw Reader
The geek in me is definately looking forward to seeing it. :)
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Nov. 17, 2008 10:35 p.m. PHeller Reader
I've always wondered about the back story to Star Trek. We got to see a little of it in previous versions, so I hope they link the "time warp" movies with the loose ends in this earliest of the actual back story movies.
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Nov. 17, 2008 11:11 p.m. neon4891 Dork
as a trekie, im conflicted, but as of now, I want to see it. Besides, Simon Peg is Scotty, so I have that to look forward to.
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Nov. 17, 2008 11:16 p.m. aircooled Dork
Somehow I never put togeter Star Trek technologies and stick welders...
...They did push the movie back a bit though eh (supposed to be a December release) seems like they are thinking it will be bigger than originally thought.
Could be a good restart for the franchise.
Oh, and I am pretty sure I say Vasquez rocks in a few of those scenes. A rather famous slanted rocks sci-fi filming spot near Los Angeles. Seen in the original series, Star Ship Troopers as well as Bill and Teds.
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Nov. 17, 2008 11:25 p.m. neon4891 Dork
wait, wasn't the the 'E' built at the mars ship yards, not on earth
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Nov. 17, 2008 11:54 p.m. Osterkraut HalfDork
neon4891 wrote:
wait, wasn't the the 'E' built at the mars ship yards, not on earth
Large parts of NCC-1701 were built on Earth. Well, the original one. The NCC-1701-D was built in Mars orbit. NCC-1701-E was built in Earth orbit.
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Nov. 18, 2008 1:09 a.m. Wowak Dork
neon4891 wrote:
wait, wasn't the the 'E' built at the mars ship yards, not on earth
1701 was built in the San Francisco Shipyards (a facility in geosynchronous orbit over S.F.) but the location depicted in the trailer does not appear to be anything resembling San Francisco, or even any part of California. Looks to be the midwest somewhere. We all know Kirk is from Iowa, but the Enterprise wasn't.
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Nov. 18, 2008 8:18 a.m. 924guy HalfDork
okay, so if Im getting this right, this movie will fill the gap between "enterprise" and the original "star trek" series?
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Nov. 18, 2008 8:20 a.m. Tim Baxter Online Editor
Wow, the nerd score for you guys just shot through the roof.
Like I have room to talk
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Nov. 18, 2008 11:36 a.m. PubBurgers HalfDork
Seems like i read an article where JJ Abrams (or however you spell it) said it was more of a "reimagining" of the franchise so it doesn't necessarily follow the Star Trek timeline/history.
Some interesting casting choices....to be honest i fully expect it to be horrible, but i'm still seeing it day one
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Nov. 18, 2008 11:41 a.m. aircooled Dork
PubBurgers wrote: Seems like i read an article where JJ Abrams (or however you spell it) said it was more of a "reimagining" of the franchise so it doesn't necessarily follow the Star Trek timeline/history....
This is probably a good idea, but it will drive the "fan boys" crazy. I know someone who used to run the Paramount Star Trek website, he said is got pretty insane at times.
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Nov. 18, 2008 11:56 a.m. JmfnB SuperDork
kcbhiw wrote:
The geek in me is definately looking forward to seeing it. :)
Desperately trying to avoid off color joke...
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Nov. 18, 2008 12:17 p.m. Gimp Dork
It's got Simon Peg and Harold. What more do you need?
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Nov. 18, 2008 1:33 p.m. kcbhiw Reader
JmfnB wrote:
kcbhiw wrote:
The geek in me is definately looking forward to seeing it. :)
Desperately trying to avoid off color joke...
Booooo. That's terrible, lol.
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Nov. 18, 2008 2:49 p.m. Scott Lear Club Editor
Didn't the first trailer for the new movie have assembly shots in orbit somewhere?
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Nov. 18, 2008 4:03 p.m. Scott Lear Club Editor
JG pointed out that you could see the welder's face, so unless he's good at holding his breath, they were on the planet.
In other Trek news:
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Nov. 18, 2008 7:17 p.m. fiat22turbo SuperDork
KAHN!
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Nov. 18, 2008 8:10 p.m. therex SuperDork
I just saw the trailer for this movie. I don't totally hate the idea.
Also, Scott:
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Nov. 19, 2008 12:38 a.m. neon4891 Dork
sorry, i got my cannon all mixed up. over the past several years I have swung over to Stargate SG-1. So far I have picked up all 10 seasons and both post searies movies.
plus my main source of info is about the retro fitted E from movies 1-3. I have a copy of "STAR TREK Mr. Scott's Guild to the Enterprise" It doesn't help that I am a secong gen trekie
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Nov. 20, 2008 10:28 a.m. Scott Lear Club Editor
SG-1 is fantastic, particularly the first 7 seasons. Battlestar Galactica is next on our TV-DVD list, maybe winter will bring a return to some episodic TV watching.
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Nov. 20, 2008 2:45 p.m. curtis73 Reader
maroon92 wrote:
I thought Zachary Quinto looked spot on for the role of Spock.
I cannot stand the Star Trek series, but the trailer made me rethink that about the newest one. Esp. the part with Captain Kirk and the Corvette...awesome.
Having just moved from L.A. where I worked at Zach's favorite bar, I have some really funny drunken stories about him.
He often ordered (ironically) cosmos.
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Nov. 20, 2008 5:34 p.m. Twin_Cam Dork
I want to see it. Simon Pegg in a Star Trek movie...yessssssssss.
