Comments on: Description of Trek Trailer

By: Colonel Kurdatz

Colonel Kurdatz — Wed, 23 Jan 2008 04:58:48 +0000

I tend to agree with Sam (which is actually my name as well, so from one Sam to another…)

But seriously…I understand that this is just a trailer, but even so, it does raise some rather interesting questions.

Robert April was the first Captain of the Big E…then Pike…then Kirk. It wouldn’t make sense to see the Enterprise in Frisco Yards being assembled – at any part of the story, unless THATS exactly what is intended – to show her under construction, as if they intend to show her being built as part of a “past storyline” to give the audience some lineage. Even if they intended to show her being refit, this wouldn’t make any sense. Since these vessels were not designed to re-enter the atmosphere, this wouldn’t be possible. So what are we seeing in the trailer?

But there are some other things to ponder as well, in regards to storyline. In The Menagerie, Kirk clearly states that he met Pike only once – when he took command of the Enterprise. So how do you explain Pike’s role in this movie? Is it when he turns over command? Or is it in the lineage, like showing Enterprise being built? From what I understand, the character of Christopher Pike is somewhat of a major role in this movie, or at least has a major part in the telling of the story.

Also – where’s Dr Boyce? They’ve cast McCoy – but Boyce if you remember, (or was it Piper) was the original Dr. Do we see him, or any of the other crew from The Cage?

They’ve cast Checkov – which is strange, since he wasn’t a part of the show until the middle of the second season. So I’m curious, I wonder exactly “when” in the Trek lineage does this take place? Second or Third season?

Just some things to ponder I guess….

Can’t wait to see the movie!!! It looks to be pretty good!

By: Sam

Sam — Mon, 21 Jan 2008 04:18:07 +0000

Forgive me if this has been posted already but what nobody has thought of was that the Enterprise was already built before Kirk came along. Robert April was the first captain and Pike was the second then Kirk. At the most the ship was being rebuilt. Seems like there was a novel out some years ago about Kirks first Mission and the Enterprise was being refitted in a shipyard much like in the teaser trailer. Upon completion they would tractor beam the the finished sections into space and reassemble them. Seems like the warp nacelles where replaced with new ones. Can’t remember for sure.
If the producers follow that story then the appearance of Robert April and Christopher Pike makes sense. Building a new Enterprise for Kirk does not fit canon.
My 2 cents worth.

By: Michael P. Delaney

Michael P. Delaney — Sun, 20 Jan 2008 01:46:41 +0000

Once again, The Making of Star Trek, a book published in 1968, written by Stephen Whitfield and GENE RODENBERRY clealy and explicitly states that the Enterprise components were built at San Francisco Navy Yards and assembled in space. In the very next sentence, it says that the Enterprise is not designed to operate inside an atmosphere and NEVER lands on a planet. The promo I saw today shows a welder in a wife-beater t-shirt and goggles welding the craft like it was an old ‘57 Chevy muffler. Since we don’t even build passenger aircraft (not to even mention spacecraft) like that TODAY, the teaser is either meant to be nothing but symbolic, or else shows a total lack of respect for 40 years of Star Trek history, as well as the intelligence of the viewers. I’ll have to wait to see which is true.

By: Kenny S

Kenny S — Sat, 19 Jan 2008 16:13:04 +0000

Enterprise is a STARSHIP for crying out loud. The main parts should be constructed on Earth but assembled in space. Period.

The reasons of this are just too many, and shows that these guys dont care about portraying the future as it should be.

First of all the shape of the enterprise is not aerodynamic, everything about its design shows that its made for space, a vacum, and not air. Of course we have seen in TOS that it did enter the Earths atmosphere for a while, and I can accept that it can withstand this IF YOU HAVE TO…

This was one of the reasons why we had the transporters guys.. if the enterprise could just come in an atmosphere all the time, then how many stories does this break? Think of it… the Enterprise could just swoop in and search for people and locate them better than in orbit.

And then even for the EFFECT of giving it a MAGESTIC feeling it would be great to see the parts being one by one moved into place in free gravity, and then see the whole ship together…

This is BAD IMAGINEERING (imagination + Engineering). They still have time to CHANGE this… and they should do it NOW before its too late…

These writers HAVE to give extreme care to details.. if they cant handle all the details, they should hire some more people that will fill in with that.. but they must remember..

this is NOT a simple movie.. this is the VISUALIZATION of the future…

What does NASA say about making a STARSHIP? From what I have read on carl sagans book COSMOS the huge starships that would be able to travel to the stars would be assembled in space.

Why dont they ask the experts… I am sure that they would go for space assembly.

Remember what you put on screen is the springboard for the imaginations of the generations to come.. you are in fact, building the future on screen… and the responsibility is enormous.

By: TrekMadeMeWonder

TrekMadeMeWonder — Thu, 17 Jan 2008 23:30:22 +0000

Some of you guys…. deleted my me… when you see one.

I for one am soooooooooooo happy!

And yes, my life is MORE than just a movie or Trek in general. I loved TOS, liked the movies, mostly TMP and ST II, lessor so with ST III, ST IV was a feel good and the susequent ST movies and ST series were a hollow shell of the originals. The vision and writing kinda went downhill since TOS. I do believe this new voyage will have a big impact on the general public too, and I predict the tickets will fly regarless of the economy : ).

FINALLY we will all get to see STAR TREK. As we, (some of us Earthlings) always wondered and pondered could be. We will finally see the true vision of TREK, moreso than we EVER got onscreen.

SO HAPPY!!

Trek has always been a real passion of mine! And sorry, I will never apolagize for my RENEWED enthusiasm for this project. AWESOME!!!!
I really like what I see and what I have heard so far. Let’s just hope that the story, acting and sense of wonder all follow in tandem with this impressive first step. Looks great so far.

Come on now Hollywood. RESOLVE THE WRITERS STRIKE ALREADY!!

By: Andy Patterson

Andy Patterson — Thu, 17 Jan 2008 19:13:20 +0000

Perhaps they’re incomplete nacelle caps. Still under construction as it were.

By: Anthony (no, not THE Anthony, the one in Indiana)

Anthony (no, not THE Anthony, the one in Indiana) — Thu, 17 Jan 2008 18:30:22 +0000

AHHHHHH!!!!

A HIGH REZ PIC!!!!

http://www.aolcdn.com/aolmovies/star-trek-uss-enterprise-full

THE NACELLE CAPS ARE ALL WRONG!!

MY HEAD IS EXPLODING! ;-)

By: AJ

AJ — Thu, 17 Jan 2008 18:00:36 +0000

642: I’d rather call it Star Trek.

By: justcorbly

justcorbly — Thu, 17 Jan 2008 17:57:22 +0000

#641: Why not just call it a movie?

By: SPB

SPB — Thu, 17 Jan 2008 17:54:36 +0000

#638 – Dennis Bailey -

How about, instead of calling TREK XI a remake, reboot, re-imagining, re-invigoration, whatever, why not just call it…

…a RE-FIT. Makes perfect sense, when you think about it! :)