Comments on: The Collective: New Star Trek Tchotchkes Edition

By: daShark

daShark — Thu, 11 Jun 2009 05:23:11 +0000

Does anyone know the brand name of the winter hat Scotty/Simon Pegg was wearing in the new Star Trek movie? Thanks.

By: Andy Patterson

Andy Patterson — Tue, 19 May 2009 04:08:06 +0000

41, 42

Aside from the Moe howard hair style I would have liked to have explored more of the Vulcan side of things. “Enterprise” and now this movie, have made them so human to me. What happened to the Vulcan that had a culture all it’s own? I’d love to hear more Vulcan made up language. People struggling with wrapping their mouths around English words. “Ze speaks? Spockhhh.” Art ze human, or art ze Vulcan?” That seems to be lost with this batch of Vulcan story telling.

To me…Abrams – kind of like Trelane – gets the exterior ’style’, but not the ’substance’. I could just feel him checking things off his list. As if he said “Okay we made them say ‘Live Long and Prosper’ and they did that Vulcan salute thing. That’s what they did didn’t they… in the Star Trek… didn’t they? Uh,..didn’t they guys? Okay good. The fans will be happy with that. Check that one off.” There,…I said it.

By: Greg Warden

Greg Warden — Tue, 19 May 2009 03:09:31 +0000

Although the third nacelle of the “ALT” Enterprise is wierd looking, you have to admit that the phaser cannon on the saucer section is badass.

By: Constrained to point out

Constrained to point out — Mon, 18 May 2009 19:57:57 +0000

I don’t get why they wouldn’t have called the All Good Things ship Enterprise-F or something considering it is well into the future. I guess they figured in that timeline, the D wouldn’t be destroyed anytime soon.

For collectibles, I am not fond of this one. I hope they do a detailed Defiant sometime soon. Maybe even in scale to the others..miniaturization is getting better. Would be cool to have a 3 or 4 inch Defiant that has sounds and lighting like the others in the Starship legends line.

By: S. John Ross

S. John Ross — Mon, 18 May 2009 19:29:13 +0000

Argh. Site was being sluggish; apologies for the accidental double-post :(

By: S. John Ross

S. John Ross — Mon, 18 May 2009 19:13:34 +0000

#42: “Another possible explanation is that Moe Howard of the Three Stooges is revered on Vulcan.”

I don’t think it’s coincidence that the Vulcan salute pays obvious visual homage to the Three Stooges eye-poking gag.

By: frederick

frederick — Mon, 18 May 2009 19:13:33 +0000

I supose Surak startd it all those years ago, and most Vulcans wear it to honor him. That, or the producers are just following the mandate that all aliens on a planet must all look, dress act and talk alike. And that all planets can have only one climate, all the time, all over the globe.

By: S. John Ross

S. John Ross — Mon, 18 May 2009 19:12:03 +0000

#39: “Another possible explanation is that Moe Howard of the Three Stooges is revered on Vulcan.”

I don’t think it’s coincidence that the Vulcan salute pays obvious visual homage to the Three Stooges eye-poking gag.

By: I am Kurok!

I am Kurok! — Mon, 18 May 2009 18:32:48 +0000

41. Perhaps Vulcan hair does not lend itself to anything else; mousse and styling gel may be considered frivolous and ‘illogical;’ time spend tending the coif could be better spent on more fruitful endeavors. Another possible explanation is that Moe Howard of the Three Stooges is revered on Vulcan.

Whatever the explantion, one can only assume that stints at Vulcan Barber School are relatively brief….

By: Capt Krunch

Capt Krunch — Mon, 18 May 2009 18:11:53 +0000

I remember Dick Gautier…always thought he resembled Nimoy…
actually remember thinking he would make a good Vulcan..speaking of Vulcans…must every Vulcan have the traditional “bowl” haircut…that is what I liked about TOS…only Spock and Surak had the bowl…Stonn was parted on the side.. Sarek kind of had no part, until the movies.. TNG gave us the bowl but Vulcans and Romulans as well…