Comments on: Nimoy Talks Trek, Spock and New Photography Book

By: Dom

Dom — Wed, 17 Oct 2007 00:20:57 +0000

Has anyone picked up Shekhina, Mr Nimoy’s first photgraphy book? Great cover!

By: Charley W

Charley W — Tue, 16 Oct 2007 20:39:19 +0000

Once again, People, the LAST thing Paramount is going to do is refilm sizable potions of a previous film to ‘re-do’ something. Remember- to change Generations, they need to have AT LEAST Stewart and McDowell, neither of which probably would want to rehash something that they did 16 years ago.

All ideas for Shatner’s return down to these generalities:

A) Changing the timeline to allow JTK ot survive Generations. This accounts for Shatner’s aging.

B) Using JTK previous to Generations. This would NOT account for WS’s aging.

C) Shatner playing some other character, probably a relative. Most likely would be James’ father. What do we know about Kirk Sr. ? The Making of Star Trek quotes from the Writer’s Guide that he’s dead by the time of Kirk taking command of Enterprise.

D) WS doing something like a voiceover. I’ve said before that the easiest way to bring Sahtner in is to Spock read Kirk’s memoirs, and have an introductory narration. The main problem is that Nimoy basically doesn’t do ANYTHING except read/listen…

Any other possibilties that I’m missing?

By: CmdrR.

CmdrR. — Mon, 15 Oct 2007 19:18:31 +0000

I believe Mr. Nimoy (if I call him Lenny, he’ll neck pinch me) has both a critical and commercial eye. I think that for him to jump back onboard ship after so many years, there has to be some substance to this project AND it will probably appeal to a mass audience. Nothin’ wrong with that. If we want Trek to stick around, we gotta get some masses into the theatres.

By: TJ Trek

TJ Trek — Mon, 15 Oct 2007 06:20:07 +0000

Horray for the Ballad of Bilbo Bagins. I saw that On Lord of the Rings documentary and I was like “What the…That’s spock, singing about Bilbo Baggins” But then it occured to me that the poor guy was doing anything to keep his family aflot. So, I forgive him for the ridiclous tune.

By: Demode

Demode — Mon, 15 Oct 2007 04:50:18 +0000

#20… What about Guinan? She was ‘beamed away’ from the NEXXUS. She helped Picard many times in TNG, including his first and second enounter with the BORG. Without her help, the Federation might have been assimilated! She is to important to TNG for Kirk to not have intervined.

There really is no ‘tidy’ way to clean it up, with the exception of somehow saving him from the Nexxus, or at the momment of his death (perhaps the KIRK on the ground who Picard burried was really a hologram with a holo-emitter on him, while the real Kirk was beamed away by Spock before he touched the ground!!! Hahahha!! That works!!! ) :)

By: VulcanBabe

VulcanBabe — Mon, 15 Oct 2007 01:32:24 +0000

#23 Or does he know something we don’t? *hopes*

By: Harry Ballz

Harry Ballz — Mon, 15 Oct 2007 01:15:48 +0000

It will be “fascinating” to watch Mr. Nimoy don the pointed ears one last time!

By: Etha Williams

Etha Williams — Sun, 14 Oct 2007 05:10:23 +0000

WOAH:

“Although he states adamantly that he loves his life as a photographer, he will be acting at least one more time — as Mr Spock. He will be shooting the latest Star Trek instalment in the next three to four months, along with many of the surviving members of the original cast.”

Correct me if I wrong, but Nimoy is the only member of the original cast confirmed for XI. I doubt this quote is anything more than a reporter getting his facts wrong, but it is…fascinating…nonetheless.

P.S. #22 — Sure he can say the Sun orbits around the Earth, etc…all he has to do is take his measurements from a non-inertial frame (earth), redefine ordering of the integers, and…uh, redefine cheese? ;)

By: Robogeek

Robogeek — Sun, 14 Oct 2007 04:14:29 +0000

21. Esteemed Mr. McFibberich, I hate to pull a Spock on you, but to claim that you “can decide for myself whatever I want” is highly illogical. You can’t decide that the Sun orbits around the Earth, or that the moon is made of cheese, or that 1+1 = 3, or that the new Star Trek movie won’t be a Star Trek movie. Sorry. It’s Star Trek, regardless of what you think of it.

That said, you can of course decide whether or not you personally think the movie is worthy of the Star Trek name and mantle. (For whatever it’s worth, I happen to think Enterprise wasn’t, and for that matter I don’t think Lucas’ prequels were worthy of being called Star Wars – but sadly I have no existential authority regarding either.)

But I do appreciate the rest of your post (though I wouldn’t be so sure that what I wrote about Spock is merely speculative).

I am indeed in the (cautiously) optimistic camp, and take considerable comfort in Nimoy’s involvement/blessing/endorsement/validation (not to mention Abrams’ track record, and most of what he and his collaborators have said publicly about the project so far).

Quoth the Vulcan, “there are always possibilities.”

By: Stanky McFibberich

Stanky McFibberich — Sun, 14 Oct 2007 03:26:38 +0000

Well, Robogeek, I can decide for myself whatever I want…and your speculation as to the era of the Nimoy Spock appearance is just that….speculation.
For those “optimistic” people out there, good for you.
I hope that whatever this turns out to be meets your expectations.

I will be satisfied either way.