Comments on: ST09 Trailer Countdown: Taking A Look ST: Generations’ Trailer

By: Wile E Coyote (Acme Incorporated Sales...)

Wile E Coyote (Acme Incorporated Sales...) — Fri, 09 Jan 2009 21:36:19 +0000

Its called getting a life. It was appropriatly Generation. Who cares where the apostrophe is! In any case yes he died stupidly and Kirk didnt have to die to make a great film. If Shatner had complained enough they would have changed it so he lived…….

By: Cervantes

Cervantes — Sun, 16 Nov 2008 02:24:27 +0000

‘Dillweed’ indeed!

By: JWM

JWM — Fri, 14 Nov 2008 03:40:10 +0000

Such a disappointment.

By: Planet Pandro

Planet Pandro — Thu, 13 Nov 2008 17:01:22 +0000

Of course it has its myriad of flaws, already discussed here. But I do want to say I probably have the fondest memories of this movie. Seeing it opening night, getting all the toys for christmas, the feeling of the time, the excitement of seeing the next generation on the big screen…for a long time I deemed it my favorite simply b/c it was the flavor of the moment. It was in many ways the zenith of my personal fandom. I was shocked for the destruction of the big D, shocked at Kirk’s demise, thrilled at the alterations to the sets and costumes. I know its not a perfect film…or a great film…or maybe even a good film, but I have nothing but great memories of it and the time it was released.

By: Darrell Kaiser

Darrell Kaiser — Thu, 13 Nov 2008 05:10:33 +0000

#195 It will be on there. I promise.

By: jerr

jerr — Wed, 12 Nov 2008 16:36:48 +0000

257 uniforms:
If you watch the DS9 first episode Sisco and the other officers came on with the gen 2 TNG uniforms. Then they changed into the new DS9 ones to show they were observers.

Thank you for your explanation of why they did it behind the camera, but from a continuity stand point it drives my crazy. First, they turn off all the lights on the ship and now the crew is mixing and matching uniforms?

By: Cafe 5

Cafe 5 — Tue, 11 Nov 2008 21:55:18 +0000

Can you just see Moore and Braga sitting around writing the script saying hey did you see “The Fugitive” you know the train wreck lets do that to the Enterprise and to make it more special lets kill Kirk and not let him back into the Nexus. Wow what a really stupid idea. This could have been a great film instead its barely entertaining. Kirk had stated he always die alone they should have kept it that way. The whole production was rushed with the ending of the seventh season and the movie and the fans suffered because of it. The story of the two generations could have been epic instead it was just OK. The Bermbragamoores wasted almost unlimited potential. How sad how very very sad.

By: PigInABlanket

PigInABlanket — Tue, 11 Nov 2008 18:17:59 +0000

#254 re: Uniforms:

I didn’t view DS9 uniforms as “observer-specific”, just the latest Starfleet design (for commissioned officers – Sisko, O’Brien, etc.). I know that on the “Star Trek: Generations” DVD commentary, writers Braga and Moore say there was some concern from costume designer Bob Blackman that the TV uniforms wouldn’t hold up on the big screen (seams, etc. visible) so they transitioned to the DS9-style (at that time, anyway – DS9 style itself later changed, too) uniforms. It’s been noted that in “Generations”, Frakes is actually wearing Avery Brooks’ DS9 uniform (!), and having to roll up the sleeves because it didn’t fit quite right. They don’t explain why there’s some TNG TV style uniforms (like Picard) visible – but myself, I always got the personal impression that budget and timelines were tight so they did a little “mixing and matching”, some had old uniforms, they begged, borrowed and stole (Frakes wearing Brooks’, etc.).

I’ve seen some companies with uniforms (mail carriers, utility companies, whatever) have a mix of old and new style uniforms while they transition and the old ones come up due for replacement. Maybe the scenario was supposed to be similar. :)

By: Dom

Dom — Tue, 11 Nov 2008 18:12:34 +0000

233. trekmaster said: ‘You should watch the whole TNG series from the beginning. Friendly idealistic people with the best intentions and behaviours humans could have.’

Or . . . Neo-liberal space Nazis who are so arrogantly convinced of their superiority that they travel from planet to planet claiming that humans are better than anyone else, mocking the android because he has no emotions, mocking Barclay because he isn’t ‘one of us!’ allowing a planet and its inhabitants to be destroyed rather than move them to a new world.

Oh yes! What an idealistic friendly bunch of people they are! I’d love to have that bunch watching my back! :p ;)

By: naHQun

naHQun — Tue, 11 Nov 2008 16:25:46 +0000

I realize that the D was blown up for 1 reason: so they can make a new ship for the next movie. TMP got away with a “refit”. If it had to go, that was the way to do it.

Was very sad to see the Duras sisters go. In the words of TNN, “I would”

What is up with the lights? Are they on backup power? I’ve never understood that. After watching that ship for SEVEN YEARS, we know how it should look.

And why does it take the ENTIRE movie to transition uniforms?
They should’ve just started with the new ones. I’m sure the non-Trekkie audiance was lost.

Umm… I saw V and Kirk has to die alone. He wasn’t alone. He’s burried alive under a pile of rocks.

What’s up with the new Captain of the B? Do his leadership skills show up on Tuesday too?

The marketing department needs to stop giving away deaths.
I hear they wanted to (very early on) have the poster showing both E’s (A & D) locked in battle.
Obviously marketing didn’t come through with a Kirk v Picard script.

I’ve been watching Trek since I was born (yes, in the hospital) but this movie is what made me see Insurection on DVD and not on the big screen.