I speak as a collector of these figures, having about 140 different figures in total of the 3 3/4″ scale. I open them however, and make them available to my kids as well.

You can tell the difference. So can everyone else. I picked up the whole bridge crew in the bargin bin at Wal-Mart at $3 a piece and thought I got a deal.

Not so sure anymore.

youtube.com/watch?v=puXPozd-kuc

I was watching the trailer again on YouTube.

At 1:14 is that the Hangar deck. Hopefully not.
At 1:26 is that Engineering? I wonder.

The new movie seems to make many promises. I hope they fulfill them all.
Bob O. seems to think so. I almost can’t wait until May to see this
$200 million dolar major motion picture. I wonder how much it has cost Paramount just to “ice it” untill Spring (i.e. Security, marketing etc.).

The wait is tough though. It’s hard not to get too focused on the
BadRobot tidbits.

Let’s all fasten our safetybelts until then, Closettreker. By the way, does the bridge have “safety belts,” again?

Agreed.

“You might want to pop out of your Closettrekker lifestyle for a moment and realize that Trek really had a singular consistent position in Sci-Fi for the past 40 years.”

We may disagree about that “consistency”, but I agree with the basic premise that Star Trek has had a devoted fanbase over the last 40 years. The truth is, Star Trek was at the pinnacle of its public viability in the mid-80’s. It has had some peaks and valleys since, but overall, its status has been diminished, and preconceived notions about anything with that label on it are abound in the mainstream moviegoing audience (whom the film’s budget dictates this creative team must attract to the theater).

“Ever wonder why we have not seen the Engineering set yet? Probably because IT DOES look like a brewery. ”

I have no problem with the engineering set being in stark contrast to the look of the bridge, but I really don’t wonder why we haven’t seen it, to be honest. It seems pretty clear to me that Bad Robot is not known for giving much away in advance.

” Alot of us really appreciate Trek’s singlular universe.”

And that universe of which you speak reamins intact as part of Star Trek’s broader mythos, especially since this story relies upon the continuity of that “singular universe” in order to progress to this point. Many of us do not feel that this mythos should be or must be confined by such restraints. The possibility (of the creation of an alternate timeline) has been there from the beginning, and many would argue that it has already been done, with entries like “Yesteryear”, First Contact, and ENT.

Why should Trek ‘canon’ be confined to only what transpires within the confines of strict linear time passage? Merely because it has always done so (at least at a glance)?

If Trek fans enjoy the film, they will reconcile those notions. I have no doubt of that.

I guess I tend to be a little old school when it comes to Star Trek.