Comments on: Bring Back Kirk Campaign Reacts To Latest News

By: Kirk darren Olson

Kirk darren Olson — Thu, 05 Nov 2009 09:55:48 +0000

star date 05112009 this is kirk I am waiting help me star trackers beam me back the pain bring me back where I belong at the helm of my star ship to go where ever I want and where know other man has gone beforeI might be an little fatter but what the hell just make an bigger ship this is Kirk calling the real deal

By: james T mcginn

james T mcginn — Sat, 17 Nov 2007 23:05:38 +0000

Bring Back Kirk!

you must have willam shatner playing kirk if hes
in the movie it will make the franchise go through
the roof and trek XI will be the best startrek movie
of them all some fans may think diffrently of shatner
in the movie but why cast Nimoy & not shatner , if hes
not in the movie i think it will flop just like trek 10 did but
if he is i think paramount will make there money back
three times over

By: Rich Sigler

Rich Sigler — Thu, 16 Aug 2007 02:23:45 +0000

Bring Back Kirk!

I could not agree more with the BBk campaign. Just give our hero a happy ending. Let him ride off into the sun set. Set the record straight! Bring Back Kirk!!

The new movie would allow for some terrific opportunities to bring back our hero. Begin the movie with Spock reminiscing about his time with Kirk (flashback to main movie story) and then end with the rescue of Shatner/Kirk in the 24th century by Spock (Nimoy).

Bring Back Kirk!

By: Buck Rodgers

Buck Rodgers — Thu, 02 Aug 2007 19:31:42 +0000

So if Stallone can do Rocky 6 (after 16 years) and Rambo 4 after (20 years), Arnie can do Terminator 3 after a good 15 years – what’s wrong with Shatner returning as Kirk after only…..well 14 years…….afterall, we’ve got Harrison Ford in Indy 4 after nearly 20 years and I heard Eddie Murphy’s back in Beverly Hills Cop again………unfortunately the pressure is on to make sure this film does not flop at the box office…especially after Nemesis…the studio could not afford it…it’s all about numbers at the box office – not just about fab scripts in Hollywood – now all the studios are run by executives and not experienced movie makers (like in the 40’s and 50’s)…they need a short term boost in revenue and having Shatner & Nimoy in the film will help cement the younger characters into a sequel no doubt and kick start the success……the problem for Star Trek has always been that in all their films (bar number 4), they have relied heavily on Trekkies to see it…..unless you know Star Trek, how will it be possible to bring non Trekkies to watch this film? What will excite a 21 year old to see this….remember Star Trek is not as big as Star Wars (both in box office and merchandise around the globe)…..which is why Star Wars has the pulling power….for the film to get moving off the ground successfully they need both Shatner and Nimoy……..you may need to ask too, in Star Wars – Revenge of the Sith – many characters (as seen in the original trilogy return – Chewbacca, C3PO, The Emperor and of course Darth Vader…with the original voice…no doubt a contributing factor to the films box office success………..

By: Xai

Xai — Mon, 23 Jul 2007 00:31:10 +0000

#198 Greg
Frankly I do not see where I’ve insulted anyone. Fanatic is not a derogatory term and I did not use it in a negative manner. And there ARE people here demanding the “fix” for Generations. Read a few posts.
I am not a come-lately to Trek. I watched and fell in love with TOS in the 60’s and stayed with all the movies and series. But I have opinions about things, as do you.
I’ve said many times that if Shatner’s in…cool. If not, I am still going. I can accept another actor in the role if he’s good and it’s a good story.
I don’t like some fans demanding and stomping their virtual foot if their demands aren’t met because they have “given so much”. That’s BS and current movies and TV series don’t work that way. This isn’t Burger King.
We all deserve an opinion… but it doesn’t mean we all get our wish or even will be heard.
If you never see the movie, for any reason, that’s your loss and I won’t know or care.

By: Sleeper Agent X

Sleeper Agent X — Sun, 22 Jul 2007 16:01:54 +0000

Plenty of time has passed since TOS’s heyday. As I’ve mentioned before, there are people practically at drinking age who were born since TOS was at its peak with Star Trek IV! Fifteen year olds who were born after Star Trek VI! Many of these people have never watched TOS at all!

A fresh new audience that Trek should at least try to reach out to. There’s a whole generation of potential geeks out there who do not grok Star Trek.

Look, if Leonard Nimoy–who’s done more for Star Trek than any fan can claim–is comfortable with passing the torch, and approves of this new movie, then really, shouldn’t we at least give the new movie a chance?

Some of you are gonna say no, and that’s a sure-fire way to guarantee your own irrelevance. Don’t complain about it when it happens, though. Please?

By: Greg2600

Greg2600 — Sun, 22 Jul 2007 15:41:53 +0000

Xai, come on, the consensus is not a fix of Generations. Because we are such long time fans of Shatner and Nimoy, we would like to see them together on screen, in Star Trek one last time. Not in some lame dream sequence or fireside chat, in the flesh, as part of the story. Otherwise why bother? Paramount is recasting the roles they made. Not the other way around. Shatner made Kirk and Nimoy made Spock.

They’re remaking what to many of us was a complete and near perfect series in TOS. It’s very risky. Now you can sling insults and call names, but the hard truth is that without such “fanatics” Star Trek would have stayed dead 35 years ago or so. Perhaps fans like me cannot be won over by J.J., and you’ll then blame us that Star Trek is dead for good. Well, that’s our prerogative and freedom of choice.

The Transformers movie I think is a very good analogy. I’ve gotten the gist that people who knew the original well, aren’t raving about Bay’s movie. Those who didn’t know it, loved the movie. Clearly Bay is the winner, because of the box office receipts. However, 20 years had passed since TF were relevant in the mainstream, and most all movie goers knew nothing about them other than they were toys that transformed. I don’t think enough time has passed for Star Trek, and that the bad news from Nemesis and Enterprise still linger. We’ll see who is right at day’s end. But I’m a Bill/Leonard fan and the fans have kept this franchise alive for 40 years, not to mention line Paramount’s pockets, and we deserve an opinion.

By: Xai

Xai — Sun, 22 Jul 2007 04:28:05 +0000

Spud,
How will that make enough money to recoup the production, editing, direction and rewrite time? I am not in the biz, but I know you need at least those and distribution and advertising. Ummmm, I AM in advertising and don’t see a good way to advertise this film (”Hi, We are Paramount Pictures and , well frankly… we goofed by allowing Berman and Shatner to kill off Captain Kirk”) How do you overcome the audience’s (uninformed) decision to stay out because they think they already saw it?
I’m not picking on you, but I do not see a huge market or profit in making over an old movie with a new ending to appease a small group of fans.
It WOULD however quiet the Shatnerfanatics that insist XI MUST fix Generations…

By: Alfredo DeDarc

Alfredo DeDarc — Sun, 22 Jul 2007 01:36:54 +0000

Here’s an idea. Racast Kirk, Spock and McCoy but do not give them central jobs yet. Touch on them peripherally, go with the Captain April or Captain Pike as lead character. Treat these characters as Sulu, Chekov and Scotty were in TOS- the up-and-comers. Could make for some fine and funny character moments.

By: Alfredo DeDarc

Alfredo DeDarc — Sun, 22 Jul 2007 01:36:38 +0000