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By: Terry B.

Terry B. — Mon, 20 Aug 2007 13:12:07 +0000

I don’t believe Berman’s era will be negated, otherwise why even bring in Nimoy at all to portray Spock again? After all, he was part of that Star Trek universe as well. What I’m wondering is if they’re going to totally recast the film with very different-looking actors. Since Nimoy is the elder Spock, it only stands to reason you bring in an actor who bears some resemblence (Quinto) to play the younger Spock. If Shatner is not in the movie, however, do they need to even try to find a younger actor who looks like him or just go for type? A lot of fans were gunho for Matt Damon, apparently because of type, but I always thought he was too old & he bore no resemblence to Shatner at all. If Damon was in, Shatner was out. If I had to choose a new Captain Kirk based on type alone, my pick would be someone like Jensen Ackles of TV’s “Supernatural.” He’s also the right age, has an extensive sci-fi background, and he’s played characters who are usually self-assured and cocky. What think ye?

By: Xai

Xai — Sat, 18 Aug 2007 03:27:57 +0000

#181 CG
I don’t HAVE to accept your conclusion to erase some of the best of Trek. And if I follow your logic, should Shatner not make it into this film, he’ll be erased as well?

By: Etha Williams

Etha Williams — Thu, 16 Aug 2007 19:01:33 +0000

#180 — I’ve only seen a few episodes of Lost (and consequently never have any idea what’s going on), but I do remember that of the few I’ve seen, the flashback sequences were very good (and I usually don’t like flashbacks). So there’s definitely possibility there.

#181 — As much as I dislike a lot of what Berman did, it would bother me to see it completely ignored/rewritten. It’s there and, for better or for worse, embedded in my memory of Trek, much as I might wish it were otherwise.

By: COMPASSIONATE GOD

COMPASSIONATE GOD — Thu, 16 Aug 2007 16:25:57 +0000

IF the J.J. film is truly a restart, everyone must accept the logical conclusion that Berman’s (largely horrid) era does not exist. From there, the Shatner/Kirk participation issue suddenly becomes rather easy to manage.

By: Terry B.

Terry B. — Thu, 16 Aug 2007 11:50:39 +0000

I’ll go along with the fact that the film takes place after Generations, but if anyone’s a fan of “Lost,” Abrams & his very talented creative team have done some really marvelous things with flashback sequences that make you want to watch the entire series again to see how you missed so much the first or second time around. The best example of this was in the episode involving the couple who were tragically buried alive. Like Sawyer, the audience didn’t know who these people were until they showed us through a series of flashbacks that they had been on the island all along. The producers attention to detail & continuity was amazing , even bringing back characters who had previously died such as the science teacher. I am convinced they have the right team on this project & if the script was so good that it lured Nimoy out of retirement, I really believe this might possibly be the best Trek yet.

By: Etha Williams

Etha Williams — Wed, 15 Aug 2007 20:12:56 +0000

#177 — I can see where you’re coming from…I for one tend to think that a pre-Generations Kirk isn’t going to happen just because in the interview, Nimoy sounded like (at least for the moment) the script is penned after Kirk’s death:

Leonard Nimoy: …After all, and Bill and I talked about this, the fact is his character did die in [Star Trek:] Generations. He said “ya but you died at the end of [Star Trek] II.” And I said “but I was resurrected…that is the difference between you and I.” [laughs]…

TrekMovie.com: You have said that you are playing the original and now older Spock and you are saying that Kirk cannot be in the film because he died in Generations. The implication here is that you are playing Spock in a future time period after Generations right?

Leonard Nimoy: You are digging for story points [laughs] you are doing a very good job of it but I am not going to comment any further.

(From http://trekmovie.com/2007/08/02/interview-with-leonard-nimoy-part-2/#more-897)

Anyway, that’s why I don’t see things unfolding that way, but there’s always the chance that I’m reading too much into that interview.

((As for the name, it was more common (although still fairly rare) in the late 19th/early 20th century. My mother thinks it’s related to the irish Aoife but it’s really anyone’s guess.))

By: danny l

danny l — Wed, 15 Aug 2007 19:35:39 +0000

i think the fans are very obviously divided by this movie. there are some saying that shatner should return; nobody from the past should; no one should be recast etc etc

i for one think if its a good script then itll be good. abrams will get good actors , and i for one love seeing older actors reprising roles from the past. in fact, i will now feel something is missing after all this talk

this movie looks like the beginning of Star Trek: phase 3 so if it goes wrong itll be terribly… sad. the franchise is depending on it. from what ive heard so far it looks good and im remaining optimistic. imm gonna conmpare it with the revival of dr who – there are many changes, however old fans have embraced it, and there are many new young fans.

the fenterprise may look a bit diffferent .so will the uniforms, in fact, forget casting production design is what im intregued about!!!! though obviously i care. oh, and the story of course

sorry for going on

dan

By: Terry B.

Terry B. — Wed, 15 Aug 2007 19:23:36 +0000

Thanks for your reply, Etha, (interesting name, by the way) & perhaps I should have rephrased my initial response as well. I got rather annoyed that everyone seemed to be going off on a tangent with Kirk’s death when all I really needed to say was the “logical” conclusion is the film would take place before the Elder Kirk dies.

By: Etha Williams

Etha Williams — Wed, 15 Aug 2007 18:57:34 +0000

#175: Maybe I was being a bit touchy, and I probably should have at least rephrased my response. However, I do think it’s unfair to “skip over some of the comments” and then make the vast generalization that “you guys have no imaginations.”