Comments on: Merchandising For New Star Trek Movie Beginning To Take Shape

By: Crazy Guy

Crazy Guy — Tue, 02 Sep 2008 19:35:04 +0000

Aw, man! No video game?

I was kinda looking forward to one … hopefully one for the Nintendo DS and similar in style to Star Trek: Tactical Assault. Oh, well. I guess I won’t be piloting the Enterprise anytime soon.

Unless they release a remote-controlled version…

By: Dr. Image

Dr. Image — Thu, 14 Feb 2008 17:21:20 +0000

Speaking OF marketing, I just recieved the Phaser remote for my Toshiba HDDVD. Yes, it’s based on the hideous Franklin Mint Phaser, but at least the colors are better. In fact, the pistol body and the phaser 1 colors a dead-on match to the Master Replicas phaser, so it ends up looking pretty cool, actually.
Whether or not the thing actually WORKS, don’t know yet.

By: AJ

AJ — Thu, 14 Feb 2008 17:10:27 +0000

Does anyone remember the Jack Daniels product placement in ST5? It was the “secret ingredient.”

By: AJ

AJ — Thu, 14 Feb 2008 17:04:31 +0000

64: Don’t use toilets?. Don’t you know the old joke, “What did Spock see when he went to the toilet on the Enterprise?…..”

By: CLS USMC

CLS USMC — Thu, 14 Feb 2008 16:53:58 +0000

# 63 – The summer move didn’t kill STV, the horrible movie killed box office for STV.

By: CLS USMC

CLS USMC — Thu, 14 Feb 2008 16:52:02 +0000

I work in telecommunications and making a trek themed phone has been on the board many times, but the tech now exists to actually put everything in there with currect 3G networks and 4G promises even more. I’d be really surprised if Nokia forces some type of brand recognition on screen though. It would make more sense to make an authetically detailed replica that functions as a phone and market it as such. However those types of tie-in’s have NEVER worked before so I wouldnt hold my breath.

By: Cervantes

Cervantes — Thu, 14 Feb 2008 15:59:34 +0000

I hope that any flip-up ‘video’ phone in this Movie doesn’t mean unexciting shots of the user staring straight at it, as I far rather the way that Kirk used to just speak into it, NOT looking at it, but rather was able to look around him as he spoke into it. Far more ‘cinematic’. Put the ‘video’ on the back of it if they must.

By: wayne

wayne — Thu, 14 Feb 2008 15:20:38 +0000

I would actually dig a Star Trek Scene It game. They could incorporate clips from all the series and movies.

By: British Naval Dude

British Naval Dude — Thu, 14 Feb 2008 15:17:26 +0000

Arrrr… I just ran to this thread to escape the dreary news of the movie being delayed… oh, it’s not bein’ the end of the world… but i could use some jollility…

So, in tha jolly spirit of this thread may I suggest for product placement:

A La-Z-Boy captain’s chair? It reclines at the right angle when things get all shaky…

Kiddie brand fire extinguishers for when the useless console fuses don’t work and sparks go a’flying…

Mace brand Andorian repellant for when the smurfs get too friendly with ya…

Speaking of blue, McCoy dolling out those little blue pills with a wink…
“Be a lover, not a fighter- Don’t use a phaser, contact Phizer.”

And lastly (lamely?) Taco Bell because it worked so well in Demolition Man… “this is my…. Checken Quesidia and coffee… my chicken quesidia and coffee!!”

No Scott brand jokes here… people just don’t seem to use them loo in the 23rd century…

By: Michael

Michael — Thu, 14 Feb 2008 15:14:39 +0000

Apparantly Paramount has forgotten the STV disaster the summer it was pitted against severak summer blockbuster juggernauts! Why they moved the movie’s prime Xmas release spot w/ light competition, may seal the death nell for the film’s best box office grosses. *sigh*