Comic Con: Video of JJ Abrams Star Trek Panel

AP you are awesome! Thanks for the dedication!

You’re right…..couldn’t see much or hear much
All I felt was missing was that I wasn’t wearing
false teeth or sitting in a wheelchair….its about
how I felt as I watched this….Oh well….He tried!

This site is amazing. Thank you very much for all of the exciting updates today, Anthony. I am so thrilled for this movie.

I Agree with Ro-Dan this is a great site.

Anthony:Thanks for everything

After so many years of such mediocre/watered down Star Trek. It was thrilling to see the great Leonard Nimoy take the stage and re-join the ST universe he helped create.

To me that was the moment (7/26/07) where Star Trek was reborn. Just knowing Leonard Nimoy is behind the script of this film gives me a tremendous amount of confidence that Star Trek is back.

Next up (mark my words) will be a major press conference to announce the new Kirk as well as return of William Shatner as James T Kirk.

Shatner will make the film complete and create worldwide headlines at the same time.

Shatner’s presence will put a nail in the coffin of the last era of ST (that nearly killed the franchise) and announce to the world that the real ST (the one the public cares about) is back in business.

J.J. don’t let Shatner get away.

“I don’t believe in no win scenarios”

Get Shatner back in the fold and this is a no lose scenario for everyone.

Voodoo, what would make Shatner’s return very cool is an identical style reveal we had today, the new Kirk actor comes out and then the original comes out. What a picture that would make, the old and new Kirk and Spock together for a photo op. That would be another sign Trek is Back!

Thanks for the Video!

Nelson, that would be perfect! I think Quinto as Spock is great!

If Nimoy is being honest, this film will have a fantastic story.
Let’s hope the directing, acting, and editing is on par and we will all have the Trek we’ve been clamoring for!!

Wow!!! Thanks Anthony!!

Hey Adam,CmdrR and the rest of the gang that’s been posting here since day one – It’s finally happening what a ride we’ve been on!!!! And the Adventure is just beginning!!!!

forget nimoy and jj. i miss berman. bring back berman! and garret wang too. 95-05 was treks golden era. i want a voyager movie, and so do u.

re 9, 11 —

Don’t mean to rain on anybody’s parade, but Shatner is not confirmed to be in the new movie yet. When J.J. talked about trying to get him into the film, he also talked about the reasons they were having trouble–the part had to be right for the movie, they couldn’t just shove Shatner in there, it wouldn’t be right for the story, for Shatner, for the audience. To me, it almost sounded like him laying the groundwork for a later explanation as to why Shatner couldn’t be in the movie.

Again, not trying to be a downer. If J.J. and his team find a good way to incorporate Shatner into the movie, in a way that pleases them, I’m willing to see what they came up with. But on the other hand, I don’t think this is time for euphoria–the kind that could later turn into bitter disappointment and false accusations of J.J. being a liar, for example.

But no doubt about it, It IS a huge day for Star Trek. I think that panel gave everybody something to smile about. Something we fans haven’t had much reason to do, lately, eh?

ATTENTION ABRAMS

Insert Shatner in the film as Kirk. Treat it as if he had never died. Do not acknowledge his death in a previous film. Prior to the release of the film, authorize a book tie-in or other media event depicting how Kirk was resurrected. There is no reason to over-think this issue. The film itself does not have to address why or how Kirk is there, some other media can depict that. Simply do it. It’s the human thing to do.

#9-

Yawn.

You ain’t seen nothing yet…

“Prior to the release of the film, authorize a book tie-in or other media event depicting how Kirk was resurrected.”

Shatner himself already wrote a book depicting Kirk being resurrected and it was plausible enough. The Borg found him.

#9, 11… sorry guys, I predicted this back on the previous thread.. it’s MY prediction!!!
;-)

4 – I was a Star Wars kid right through Return of the Jedi, but with SW over, I quickly went to Star Trek full bore with ST V.

29 – The Shatner novels were great, and could very well fit in to whatever they did with this script, if Shatner appears. Again, I don’t think the problem they have is in working around Generations. Remember Shatner’s description of his conversation with the team was that they seemed excited and eager to work with him, and he was the harbinger of bad news about Kirk being dead. I just don’t think they’re all that concerned about that point. I would find it more difficult to insert Shatner into a script where Nimoy has a small role. I mean, you have to fit lines of dialogue and plot points for each role possibly into only a few scenes. If Nimoy plays a bigger part (which I doubt), you would have much more room to plug Shatner in.

Having listened to this video, rather than reading the print, I’m sort of with Sleeper in that J.J. put that out there to start with, but didn’t really elaborate. There’s also no guarantee they are scripting him as Kirk, although with Nimoy as Spock, that would be incredibly strange not to. The audience would be confused. I take J.J. at his word, and I am encouraged to hear that he did place an emphasis on making the role fit Shatner’s stature and make it dignified. Which kind of leans me back to Nimoy Spock being more than a cameo or a flashback. I’m personally vying against the flashback or “holodeck” scenario, because I find them contrived, unintelligent, and something Berman and Braga would have done. Lastly, I think J.J. and those guys are just genuinely giddy about making this movie. If nothing else, the fan in them definitely wants to get Shatner and Nimoy together on this movie. Forget Mr. Quinto, they’d be the heroes.

…..I just hope it does not involve time travel. I am tired of all the time travel.

I have a prediction of my own.

Spock and Fat Shat ( if involved ) will not be framing devices or bookends, but rather will interact with their younger selves.

Think the animated episode “Yesteryear.”

What would be horrific though is if Fat Shat and Young Shat tag the same chick simultaneously! TROIKA!

I suspect Nimoy will be in a Generations-era frame story, probably rememicing about “The Good Old Days”. (A good chance to have a cameo or 3 with NG, DS9 or Voyager characters.); or even reading, or viewing Shatner’s memoirs. (Perhaps a Kitty Kelly-style ‘tell-all’?, where Spock says, “let me tell you what REALLY happened”.) This is the way to bring in Shatner- as a voice-over. That way you don’t have to deal with Shatner’s aging, or the events of Generations, and you get Shatner. Everyone’s happy.

Maybe Older Spock guides Younger Spock through his first mating ritual?

As long as they don’t go the route of “Broke-Trek mountain” we can all breath a sigh of relief.

“I can’t quit you Jim.”

I have to say a big thank you Anthony! I was not able to go to this event even though I really wanted to and when I saw Nimoy walk out on stage I got teary eyed…. You all know as well as me that if this project has Nimoys blessings it will at the very least be a good film. I am not saying great but surely good… And that is what we have been lacking for a while now a truly good Star Trek film…

Aaron R.

P.S. I couldn’t see for sure did Quinto do the hand gesture when he entered??? That is something Nimoy has always done and tingles ran up my spine… … …

Their just not putting all their eggs in one basket.
They might just be saving Shatner for the sequel…..

I have to say Anthony, for the last 2 minutes there I thought the fans were revolting and you’d come under fire. “FILMED IN GLORIOUS NAUSEAVISION” :)

That aside, thanks for doing that. It sounds to me like these kids know what they’re doing, or at least know what they want to accomplish, and that’s to do a Star Trek movie that honors not only the original show & actors but revives the quality storytelling we’ve lacked after DS9 went off the air (that’s right, I said it).

And I realize it’s been said but for Nimoy to emphasize how much he believes in this script really reassures me. Now, if it was Shat on stage talking about ‘the great script’, hey, I’d be skeptical (he seemed to think Generations was a good idea not to mention Kirk vs God). Nimoy, on the other hand, has turned down several opportunities to reprise his role when he felt the material wasn’t good enough (and warned Shatman about both Trek V and Generations).

As for some return of the Nexus or guest appearances by TNG, DS9 or VOY characters…let’s not. I want a pure, unadulterated TOS film that takes the time to focus on those characters. I share the feeling that TNG was really given the finger by Berman & Co with their last two movies but that’s life. Time to focus on what works.