Comments on: Producer Talks ‘Iowa’ Shoot + VIDEO Of Scene Being Shot

By: Jacqueline Floyd

Jacqueline Floyd — Fri, 11 Sep 2009 14:18:25 +0000

I am really sick of seeing Iowa portrayed as flat and ugly, filmed elsewhere (this time California) — and this film has the Grand Canyon in Iowa, apparently, as Kirk’s car goes over a huge cliff! In reality, Iowa is beautiful and green and hilly. This same director portrayed Iowa as ugly in “Lost” and has country western music playing, people with southern accents, and a mechanic saying that it will take a long time to get a replacement part for Kate’s car because, “This is Iowa.” Iowa is the most literate state in the union, people. It is not filled with southerns, dust, and backward supply systems. “Field of Dreams” was actually shot in Iowa; this was not.

By: Yeti

Yeti — Mon, 05 May 2008 08:20:24 +0000

The U.S.S. Constitution is 200 years old and is still a commisioned naval ship that I would like to take out on joy cruise. I bet nobody at the time it was built thought Old Ironsides would be used 200 years in the future.

By: Xai

Xai — Sun, 13 Apr 2008 04:50:32 +0000

117. montreal paul – April 9, 2008
“I don’t see what the big deal is. Kirk grew up on a farm. Chances are that they drove “old” cars. Hell, people these days still have old Model T’s and other cars… some farmers still use a horse and cart! What is the big deal!!!”

We need to get you out to the farm Montreal paul.

Farmers are not owning many Model T’s and old cars, let alone driving them…or horses and carts. I bring this up because a few souls still think of Iowa as backward or farmers as hicks, poor or uneducated. All are false. I know that wasn’t your point, but I felt the need to say it. thanks

By: OR Coast Trekkie

OR Coast Trekkie — Fri, 11 Apr 2008 01:02:47 +0000

This response comes late but:

#26 – “Field of Dreams” was actually filmed on location outside of Dyersville, Iowa.. a little burgh of about 4,000 in northeast Iowa. It’s about an hour east of where I grew up. A good childhood memory of mine was going to see a Ghost Players baseball game there and then to the ERTL factory store (ERTL was located in Dyersville) to buy an Enterprise model.

As for the Vette, here’s the answer: Kirk’s family is actually Amish, and by then, the Corvette would not be considered technology. After all, Iowa does have one of the highest concentration of Amish population in the country. However, Jim and Sam both rebel and join Starfleet.

By: Bako

Bako — Thu, 10 Apr 2008 20:12:13 +0000

The Bakersfield Californian has a new story on the location shoot:
http://www.bakersfield.com/hourly_news/story/412148.html

By: I Am Morg Not Eymorg

I Am Morg Not Eymorg — Thu, 10 Apr 2008 19:16:50 +0000

143. EnterprisingGuy: Respect noted and returned. Now allow me to retort. This movie’s plot is Spock trying to save Kirk from a Romulan named Nero from wiping him from Existance. The movie’s point is to show us how Kirk and Spock became the men they are and became the best of friends. You cannot do this without showing the people who were important to them. Which means family and friends. You mention the amount of relatives like they were dragging in Kirk’s second cousin by marriage. Its his parents and brother and Spocks parents. Thats it. Hard to tell an origin story without parents and siblings involved. :)

And besides, I know myself and a majority of Star Trek fans have been wanting some of this background expanded on and explored for a very long time.

Old Spock is going to be looking in on and interacting with these people because it is necessary to the plot.

This isn’t going to be an action oriented film like First Contact. Although I have zero doubt it will have plenty of action and adventure, thats what Nero is for. :)

No, this is going to be a Star Trek movie not a Star Wars movie. It is going to tell us a story about two key members of the 23rd century and how they impact that future world and how that future world impacted them. In other words, the human adventure. :)

By: Jean Luck Pickerd

Jean Luck Pickerd — Thu, 10 Apr 2008 18:52:00 +0000

The Corvette is believable, both as the iconic part of an era, as well as having relevance to human spaceflight (especially if its a 1969).

The date isn’t terribly far off in the future, 200 years. Yes many things from 200 years ago aren’t around any more, simply because other things do them better. But since cars are limited in their safe driving speed by human reaction times, cars 200 years from now wouldn’t necessarily be able to drive any faster than they can today. Not without computer assistance, at which point, why drive for pleasure anyways? So while it might be old, and require an expensive and hard to obtain fuel, the device itself is not obsolete. Besides, as stated above, maybe it runs on a dilithium crystal battery?

By: EnterprisingGuy

EnterprisingGuy — Thu, 10 Apr 2008 17:06:50 +0000

131. I Am Morg Not Eymorg…with all due respect I am keeping an open mind about the movie but let’s face facts. Every time you turn around the cast expanded. We have so many relatives of the characters now that unless they are all in a group scene waving goodbye to the gang as they head off to the Academy this movie is going to be long! Even if everyone only gets a short scene they have a lot of ground to cover. We already know that we are going to see Kirk as a kid in Iowa so it’s no stretch to figure the expanse of the story!

By: The Last Maquis

The Last Maquis — Thu, 10 Apr 2008 06:08:11 +0000

No No, Maybe The Vette is Dropped from a Space Shuttle and flies down Through the Atmosphere While the Song “Radar Rider” is playing!! ;)

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By: Xplodin' Nacelle

Xplodin' Nacelle — Thu, 10 Apr 2008 04:40:58 +0000

I picture Kirk doing donuts in the Vette. “Ya-Hoo!!!!!!! Then a bored cop drinking some coffee gets startled, & accidentally spills it on himself. A big car chase ensues, Smokey & The Bandit style.