Comments on: Justman Up For Adventerous Star Trek XI

By: as2525

as2525 — Thu, 06 Nov 2008 18:15:58 +0000

At first, I’m happy that Star Trek is still alive. Nevertheless I wouldn’t mind dying of Star Trek, if there are only movies and series with small quality. Star Trek Enterprise (Captain Archer) has no quality. Actually TNG was the best series of Star Trek, “to boldy go where no one has gone before”, DS9 was okay, but it got worse in the end. Voyager is okay, too, but I think series like TNG are the best one (ok, TNG is the first series I watched, that could be a reason why I prefer this). I would begin a series in >2380, in 2385 for example, a ship called Enterprise F, flagship, a new crew, new worlds and less wars. There must be good stories, good characters, a comfortable ship, jokes&fun, Action and Special Effects are important, but they CANNOT replace the other things I mentioned! And by the way, the 23. century is over!

By: Desperate Star Trek Fan

Desperate Star Trek Fan — Fri, 04 Jul 2008 23:58:13 +0000

I can hardly believe that even after the prequel series “Enterprise” has failed, although it was really well made (for the most part at least), the guys at Paramount still don’t understand that science fiction fans like to see things about the FUTURE and not the past.
Thus, they are not interested as much in a young Kirk trying to look under some female cadet’s skirt, but would like to know how the federation develops politically, socially and scientifically after the year 2380. Personally I do not really care which crew is used to show these things to me.
Of course the Star Trek universe is interesting because it so complex and there is so much love for detail, but I simply do not think that nostalgia is the answer to Gene Roddenberry’s idea “to boldly go where no one has gone before”. As a fan, I will certainly watch the next movie and probable even the next prequel series, showing us Spock’s first pimpel, Wesley Crusher’s first day of kindergarten, Ben Sisko’s change of voice or Janeway’s prom night, but Star Trek as – still – the most important scifi-universe out there has to appeal to more people than just the fans. And even as fan I would like to cry out to Paramount: I WANT NEW SHIT!!!

By: Xai (waiting for more Trek news.. make something up)

Xai (waiting for more Trek news.. make something up) — Sat, 24 Mar 2007 03:58:24 +0000

#110 Tigress… I’ll give you that one.

By: FlyingTigress

FlyingTigress — Fri, 23 Mar 2007 15:07:22 +0000

#109

Given the track record, it is canon UNTIL [they don't like how it did, or creates a conflict with 'NOW WITH NEW, IMPROVED, CANON!] they say otherwise.

By: Xai (lighting the fuse on the canon)

Xai (lighting the fuse on the canon) — Thu, 22 Mar 2007 23:02:30 +0000

Ozy…. if it’s Trek on TV or film and done by Parmounted, it’s canon unless they say otherwise.

By: Michael Appleton

Michael Appleton — Thu, 22 Mar 2007 21:19:21 +0000

“they can make great movie”…”genesis is planet forbidden!”
Hmm, could it be the same guy? Nah!

By: ozy

ozy — Thu, 22 Mar 2007 20:14:41 +0000

It’s importent that trek XI be part of canon. They can make great movie.

By: Xai (Turning the pages..)

Xai (Turning the pages..) — Thu, 22 Mar 2007 17:21:36 +0000

After looking at this 100+ post thread I cannot help but wonder how different people would react. (with apologies to all)

Shatner’s take …”I ….. am…. irreplacable, dammitBones.”

Ewan McGregor “Does Spock have to have pointed ears? He looks too much like that green puppet fellow in the last movie I did”

J.J. Abrams “These people are insatiable… think they’ll mind the polar bears wandering through the corridors? Hmmm…”

Rick Berman “… finally, someone else to take the heat awhile.”

Robert Justman “I’ve got these young ones so snowed..they think I remember it all. Where’s my teeth?”

Gene Roddenberry “What have I done!”

By: Michael Appleton

Michael Appleton — Thu, 22 Mar 2007 16:32:10 +0000

#102+103..describing Roddenberry’s Kirk.
As I read the list of attributes for Kirk; handsome, intelligent, ingenious I thought, gee, if I was twenty years younger I’d apply for the job myself! No, please, stop it….I’m blushing!

By: Jay

Jay — Thu, 22 Mar 2007 16:15:28 +0000

Stanky McFibberich – March 20, 2007 wrote:

> 4. Shaky handheld cameras and rap, hip-crap, or whatever have no place in Star Trek (or anything else in my opinion). Definitely not groundbreaking, just annoying.

Hallelujah! With this style of film-making SO prevalent these days, I was beginning to think I was the only one who HATED the over-use of wavy, shaky, hand-held cameras! For the ultimate example of that, check out a (cheap, AWFUL B-movie called The Cavern!). The ONLY good thing about it being so common is that (hopefully!) soon it’ll become old-hat, and “groundbreaking” filming style will revert to shots that don’t shake continuously or shoot right up someone’s nose!!

On the real subject of the thread… great interview of course, and I loved reading all the comments above.

Best to all.