Comments on: Report From JJ Abrams New York City Star Trek Presentation

By: LarryL

LarryL — Thu, 20 Nov 2008 18:52:15 +0000

#144 – you beat me to the punch.

#16 – See TOS “Bread and Circuses” – even the Enterprise crew understood!

By: Mark

Mark — Thu, 20 Nov 2008 07:33:42 +0000

#16 – Unnecessary to take the Lord’s name in vain. Wouldn’t a true Trek fan be more tolerant?

By: Jordan

Jordan — Thu, 20 Nov 2008 02:47:34 +0000

ME: you bring up a good point with Nick Meyer, but the dynamics are different now with JJ and the Trek franchise. Nick had one film and 3 seasons of a series behind him. Now, JJ has 40 years, 10 films and 5 series. But you’re absolutely right… Nick was and is a huge talent, AND he was a Trek outsider. The same is true for JJ. And I thank God that an A-list talent like JJ took on this franchise and saved it for me and for all of us fans.

By: McCoy

McCoy — Thu, 20 Nov 2008 00:27:18 +0000

#134

Meyer “saved the franchise”. No….no… Star Trek cannot die….it’s too big. WOK was a great Star Trek story (up until Spock’s death anyway) but something else would have come out had it not been for Meyer.

It shouldn’t be about “what changes can we make to make sure we make more than $300 million.” It should be about getting the franchise right. If making a smaller film with a smaller audience would have a better chance at getting it right—then that’s they way it should have went down.

By: Dom

Dom — Wed, 19 Nov 2008 22:14:34 +0000

Harry Knowles just weighed in on the presentation in an exceptionally strong AICN article!

By: JB

JB — Wed, 19 Nov 2008 21:32:01 +0000

83. “…so calm down people AND FOR PROPHETS’ SAKES PLEASE WHEN THIS FILM OPENS DO NOT GO CAMP AND GO TO THE FILM IN TREK COSTUMES LIKE AT THE CONVENTIONS OR ELSE YOU RISK SABOTAGING THIS FILM’S, AND ALL OF FUTURE TREK’S, MAINSTREAM CREDIBILITY FOREVER!!!
LOL”

Sorry, but I’ll be the Andorian in a DS9 Era Uniform waiting in line on opening day!

By: Red-Shirted Monkey

Red-Shirted Monkey — Wed, 19 Nov 2008 18:23:19 +0000

Questions for Jordan Hoffman:

In the bar scene, does Mav… er… Kirk sing “You’ve Lost that Loving Feeling” to Uhura? And did JJ give an update on how Kenny Loggins is coming with the soundtrack?

By: star trackie

star trackie — Wed, 19 Nov 2008 13:45:30 +0000

It’s all marketing spin. When the project was first announced he said he was never a fan of the LATER shows. But what he liked about TOS was the way these ordinary people get thrust into incredibly extraordinary situations and watching the crew deal with it. Not unlike Twilight Zone, of which he is a huge fan.

This “I’m not a fan” business is just marketing spin to put him on the same level of the majority. Remember, they have the task of undoing all the negatives the mass audience associates with Star Trek and this is just the first step. I think JJ is playing his cards wisely. The buzz is there and the shift is already happening. Life is good.

By: Holger

Holger — Wed, 19 Nov 2008 11:42:35 +0000

What about that Vulcan sky? Is it orange or blue? Can’t determine that. Maybe it’s not yet gotten dyed digitally.

By: Even more Life Like

Even more Life Like — Wed, 19 Nov 2008 09:22:07 +0000

Heck yeah I’ll go see the movie.. I go to movies all the time. wtf.