Comments on: Tyler Perry Confirmed In Trek

By: laura

laura — Mon, 14 Jan 2008 21:30:35 +0000

Hi there,

Attention Trekkies! This month’s Details magazine features, William Shatner, aka Captain Kirk, in its Wise Guy interview:

Captain Kirk opens up about his video blog, being homeless and why he’s not in the JJ Abrams version of Star Trek.

It’s a great interview for your readers to know about, film buffs and devoted Star Trek fans alike. Details cover art is available upon request. If you would like to post on this interview, please be sure to direct your readers to the content on the Details site at http://men.style.com/details/features/landing?id=content_6267. Thanks and I look forward to hearing your thoughts!

Best,

Laura

By: COMPASSIONATE GOD GARY

COMPASSIONATE GOD GARY — Sun, 06 Jan 2008 21:59:20 +0000

Re: 37. Dennis Bailey – January 3, 2008
#2: “Tyler Perry has loyal fans?”

“It’s just that Perry’s fans aren’t people you know or talk to online.”

Post of the day…and one that is SO needed on many a message board.

By: COMPASSIONATE GOD GARY

COMPASSIONATE GOD GARY — Sun, 06 Jan 2008 21:52:20 +0000

Re: 35. Neal – January 3, 2008
#34. Ugh. That is a prime example of the “law of the small universe” that permeates Trek, Star Wars, and other such multi-media story franchises. Basically, there are very few characters (out of a universe of billions) that you get to know, and it keeps turning out that every one is related or connected to everyone else. Vader is Luke’s father. Leia is Luke’s sister. Yoda is friends with Chewbacca. Archer is intimate with Surak (!!!). And now, Kirk’s father also served on the Enterprise? Repeated coincidental relationships make the whole universe seem impossibly small and uninteresting.”

Agreed. Its too soap-opera in nature and begs the audience to buy THAT many coincidental relations. Get a new idea. Introduce new characters, but enough with the close relations crap.

By: Sam Belil

Sam Belil — Sat, 05 Jan 2008 18:47:39 +0000

#111-Iowa Girl — your comments were pure genious, right on-target. At its peak this franchise was never about catering to the masses — and that has been a fact for the past 40+ years. It’s been frustrating for me to read (with all due respect to everyone out there) — that this movie “needs this/needs that to attract a wider audience. NOT TRUE!!! If that’s the case (I’m being sarcastic here) — lets just re-cast the whole movie:

Johnny Depp-Young Kirk
Adrian Brody-Young Spock
Harrison Ford-Old Spock
George Clooney-Captain Pike (he did real “great” job as Batman, didn’t he?)
Pam Anderson-Yeoman Rand
Rosario Dawson OR Beyonce-Uhrua
Bono-Scotty
Angelina Jolie-#1
Jet Li-Sulu
Jack Nicholson-Dr. Boyce
Carmen Electra-Orion Slave Girl
Denzel Wahsington-Commodore Stone
etc. etc. etc. etc.

By: Redjac

Redjac — Sat, 05 Jan 2008 02:12:16 +0000

*sigh*

Has CBS Digital quit putting out with regard to the early images from new remastered episodes and previews?

All this “non-news” on here is killin me! I come here for the advance goodies…

By: AJ

AJ — Fri, 04 Jan 2008 22:09:53 +0000

112: 1986 was 22 years ago. In the pre-Internet GWB age, I do not think we were as galvanized here in the USA as we were then. All you need is an e-mail from a mega-church to all paid followers, or an unfavorable review on one of their websites, and it’s banned. Of course, as someone said above, package the liberal secular humanism into a good Trek action story, and they get the message without realizing it, assuming there IS a message.

One thing that would would make it difficult for the US “religious right” to boycott this flick, is the diversity of races, and (back on topic), the success they can achieve in a world of improved equality among them.

I just hope that it has a message. ST4 had a great story with a premise no one in our pre-Internet world really thought about on a daily basis. JJ could go for the straight “IDIC” of Star Trek, in that a group of individuals from vastly different backgrounds can form a team (LOST), but he has to go 21st century topical as well to make it True Trek.

By: Diabolik

Diabolik — Fri, 04 Jan 2008 20:23:51 +0000

One thing about some of the casting choices is that by having that actor in the movie, the age range that typifies their fans will see the movie as cooler, since “if _____ is in it, and likes it, it must be good!” So a new section of people are added to it that come along with them as fans of that actor. And many of their fans may come to see it just cause their fave actor is in it, and then become a Trek fan after.

So, it’s a good idea.

By: mctrekkie

mctrekkie — Fri, 04 Jan 2008 20:22:57 +0000

I hope that all this Stunt casting does not Kobayashi Maru the opening.

I still am hoping that young Spock does not narc out Kirk.

By: steve adams

steve adams — Fri, 04 Jan 2008 20:09:52 +0000

#102 “paramounts giving US another chance? Got to be kidding me…
No were giving paramount another chance. They wrecked the franchise with Enterprise not US.
It will be the fans that make this film succeed Abrhams is just a contract worker on this project.
^
#103. That’s one thing that sucks about Galactica. The Cylons are human looking. What a guilt trip… Others see them as a lifeform to be nurtured.
I’m with the Pegasus Cap (blow em all away!).
:)

By: Captain Dunsel

Captain Dunsel — Fri, 04 Jan 2008 19:39:50 +0000

#101

Don’t wear out your fingers trying to convince ol’ Stanky. He’s already convinced himself that Star Trek will be a loser no matter what.

Maybe he is a former network honcho from 1960’s NBC.

Mr. Perry will bring his usual flair to his role and will be a great addition to the film cinematically and business-wise. JJ keeps on making smart choices. And the casting of Randy for a bit part is extremely cool.