MSNBC has one of those ‘Most Anticipated Movies of 2008‘ articles…and it doesn’t even mention JJ Abrams Star Trek. The article features what MSNBC consider their top 5, but there is a poll listing 22 films and Star Trek is currently ranking 4th (in your face MSNBC). Trek trails Indy 4, Dark Knight and the new Harry Potter, but is ahead of Iron Man and the new James Bond, Get Smart, and X-Files movies. It would take a few thousand votes to get it to number one, but get voting and maybe Kirk and Spock can knock the boy wizard out of 3rd place. [UPDATE3: By Friday night Trek was in 3rd place, by Saturday it was 2nd and on Sunday number one!]
Trek is exactly where it should be.
People want to see Potter more than Spock?? What, are they on glue? :)
Looking forward to The Truth Out There.
Hellboy?!? WTF??!! Burn after Reading and Benjamin Button??!!
Oh yeah, we’re talking about MSNBC. Seems they have a track record of not being trendy.
It’s OK, steven. You just got excited. Happens to all of us.
“MSNBC…doesn’t even mention JJ Abrams Star Trek.”
Now the media are giving Star Trek the “Ron Paul treatment”…?
On review:
steven didn’t have to hide. There was nothing to be ashamed of.
How on earth can Burn After Reading and Benjamin Button be ‘anticipated’ when NOBODY’S heard of them!
I done my duty – where’s my “I voted” sticker?
Harry Potter is so done to death
one wonders if there’s any business ties between MSNBC and any of these films that have maybe slipped someone’s mind in the interest of full disclosure…
Don’t think the list would be a good barometer of how the film registers with the general film going public if TREK fans “stuffed the box”, so to speak.
Actually, 4th place is pretty good for a pretty much dead franchise. It does show, however, that TREK is NOT in the big leagues of super franchises. It never really was.
Well Star Trek needs to proof itself again to the general public.
ahead of Bond 22 and Iron Man? Fourth place aint that bad
I can’t imagine why people would be excited about another Batman movie. I suppose Heath Ledger’s death adds an aura. But for me, that’s just another gloomy aspect to a grimy looking picture. ‘Dark’ about says it all. I barely remember ‘Batman Returns’ or whatever the first one was called.
we dont need to dis other movies to love Trek…I am looking forward to the Bond, Potter, iron man, Indy, get smart, etc. But of course for me Star Trek is number one
Robin Alexander…I am sure the Bond movie would be higher on the poll if people actually knew what it was called. “Quantum of Solace” was only recently announced as the title.
The Star Trek movies all debutted at #1 at the box office until the sixth one as I recall. Star Trek 3 even beat Indiana Jones and the Temple of Doom for opening $ figures.
I agree that 4th is not bad. Of course, I did my part & voted Star Trek #1!
No need to dis….. Just have the other movies put in there place ;-)
Have zero interest in Batman, regardless of the Ledger thing. Indy IV is number one for me, followed by The X-Files, Star Trek, and James Bond. I am happy to get to see all of them, though, but 19 years waiting for another Indiana Jones……I can wait no more!
Point taken, Anthony. But Benjamin Button and Burn after Reading? I’m not dissing the movies, I’m saying that for a couple of movies I have heard little to nothing about (and I pay quite a bit of attention to upcoming releases) to place so high sort of seems suspicious. Or curious.
Something just don’t add up.
#15
The title of the new bond movie was front page news in my country and almost every (movie) news site I have seen. But i do believe it had effect on the poll.
Glad Trek is getting some attention.
I voted just now, considering the fact the the general public is voting in the poll, there is a majority that couldn’t care less about Star Trek new or old because it’s just not something they dig, so I say to you the Trek fan , when this movie makes it’s debut , Go see it opening weekend and the weekend after wards. Have it break all the records of Star Wars and Harry Potter and Spider Man Etc. All of you who say you’d like another TV show, take a weekend and go see a Star Trek movie this Christmas weekend and show CBS/Paramount that people still care about the little ship that could, I think if we show enough interest we just might be given another opportunity to sit down in front of our sets on a weekly basis and get treated to another new series of some variety . I think that most of us would enjoy having something new to watch each week.
Not bad for a movie that has had no (paid) advertising yet.
Considering that Star Trek is not mainstream, 4th place is very, very, very good! The goal of the new Trek crew is to bring Kirk and Spock mainstream again. There is no rule telling that Star Trek must be a nerdy, geeky, niche show. Time to appeal the masses again.
Other than Potter (no interest) I agree with the public ranking, however Star Trek is my #1 for 2008. #2 would be Indy, #3 The Dark Knight, #4 Ironman, and #5 Bond.
If there were a #6 it would be Get Smart. The previews for it crack me up. Carell is perfect for that role, and Anne Hathaway is incredibly foxy, as was Barbara Feldon as the original 99.
Frankly I’m surprised its that high. I’ve seen similar lists at other sites and it does not even get mentioned.
Some visibility is good but better to be a bit down the list where expectations are not as demanding.
The adventure continues….
OK, I voted on my laptop. Now, when I get home, I’ll spam it from several different PC’s in the house. ;-)
Trek is #1 for me.
Although….. after seeing the trailer for Indy 4 next week, I have a feeling that might change. At least temporarily.
“Quantum of Solace” has got to be the coolest title ever for anything.
Check the preview footage via commanderbond.net.
It will crank you UP!!!
Oh yeah… Trek…. still waiting for PIX!!!
22nd! (Prob. 27th..)
Okay I voted too. And I called my cousin Guido in Chicago so he can vote his usual 12 times.
Star Trek should be a Tie with Indiana Jones.
all other movies are insignificant.
How do you vote?
im looking forward (again with a good dose of fear too) to THE DAY THE EARTH STOOD STILL scheduled for dec 12th 08 . this is one of the THE classic science fiction movies of cinema history. like STAR TREK it is one heck of a predecessor to live up to.
cheers
greg
UK
opps sorry I had disabled Javascript… I voted
….and like ST:TMP, it was directed by Robert Wise.
only one I agree with that should be ahead of Trek as of now is Indy 4…Star Trek fans have had to wait 6 years….Indy fans a lot longer…but that doesn’t mean Star Trek shouldnt be #1, especially when there are 7 months in between the two…I tell ya what, by the looks of TrekMovie.com…it sure is the #1 most anticipated film of 2008 and we don’t need a poll to tell us that.
If you’re reading this post, then you are obviously a Star Trek fan. Let’s see if we can jump up a notch or two. All card carrying Trekkers need to vote.
There’s a big gap between now and the release date plus there is not really much of the movie people can be aware of (teaser, website, etc.). So considering all that, I think fourth place is pretty good. The aniticipation will build the closer we get to Christmas.
I read on MSN that Star Trek was one of its top searches and the trailer is #7 on apple’s website. That’s a a good sign!
On a side note, I hate the notion that people dislike Star Trek for no good reason. Whenever I hear somebody say they hate ST I always ask them if they’ve watched it and the prevailing answer is no. I tend to think most people that give that answer are morons. I’m pretty sure other people here have had similar experiences.
MSNBC? As in NBC…The network that CANCELLED STAR TREK!
Sour Grapes????
I thought it was UPN that cancelled ENT
kirks girdle #35
yes absolutely it was directed by TMP robert wise. a classic entry into the sci genre.
cheers
greg
UK
#39 and #40 – I’m not even gonna weigh in on that one. Nope. Uh-uh. ;-)
Only #4? Come on, guys, we should start ancicipating it some more, #4 is not enough! :)
My top 5# list would be…
1. Star Trek
2.The Dark Knight
3.Indiana Jones and the Kingdom of the Crystal Skull
4.Iron Man
5.Quantum of Solace
apparently i have a doppelganger, though we both share the same thought. Can’t wait for TREK 08!!!
This year may be the year that I go to the theaters more than once. I expect to go for at least 4 movies this year. Don’t ask me for a list as it is Friday and the Romulan Ale is kicking in!!
I think there is a message there tho. Seeing as the box office numbers that Harry Potter pulls are so huge, the fact that Star Trek is only 3% behind could mean that the movie will be a huge success and a box office smash!
A couple of things . . .
While I am very anxious to see ST (why else am I here?), I think the reason Coen brothers and Fincher get so much play is because they are trying to broaden the list out to beyond just blockbuster/fan culture-type events (ie, Indy, Batman, ST, etc).
Also, I think the reason Bond is so low is because a lot of people don’t realize “Quantum of Solace” is the new Bond title.
44 – Daniel
My top 5# list would be…
1. Star Trek
2.Iron Man
3.Indiana Jones and the Kingdom of the Crystal Skull
4.The Dark Knight
5.Quantum of Solace
I like your taste in movies ;)
My personal movie list:
1. Star Trek
2. Indy 4
3. Speed Racer
4. Iron Man
5. The Dark Knight
6. The X-Files 2
Unfotunately, I am not looking forward to Get Smart as I have been previously. I’ve heard some not-so-good things about it that have dampened my interest.