Comments on: The Collective: Review Of “Star Trek” Novel Adaptation Signed Collector’s Edition Box Set

By: Chadwick

Chadwick — Sat, 27 Jun 2009 15:01:01 +0000

Just got mine in the mail and I must say what a great little piece. I am very happy with this item, first time I purchased a star trek book based on the movie. I have purchased other star trek books but not movie adaptations. Again, a great collectable.

By: Jim Nightshade

Jim Nightshade — Sat, 27 Jun 2009 04:47:45 +0000

#21 capn jake–(beagle spoiler!)-basically the beagle re-appears on the enterprise transporter pad when no one is looking and runs outta the room and nobody knows where the beagle with the funny ears came from

By: Randy H.

Randy H. — Thu, 25 Jun 2009 13:39:30 +0000

Very nice collectible. Got mine earlier this week too. Pity that the book itself isn’t better. Foster phoned this one in – his adaptations of the animated series had more thought and characterization than this did. It felt very, very rushed – which may have been the problem. But whatever the reason, this is nowhere near the caliber I had hoped it would be.

By: Raveoned

Raveoned — Thu, 25 Jun 2009 13:25:14 +0000

Got my copy of this book early this week, and it really is a fantastically packaged book. I’ll read it, but based on how quickly Foster had to work on getting the novelization ready, I’m not expecting one of his normally better works (including the Star Trek “Log” series).

I think mine was #161out of 1000.

By: Steamblade

Steamblade — Thu, 25 Jun 2009 12:53:01 +0000

11. Oh look, it’s the captain of the Fox News Debate Team! Sorry, cheap shot.

Whether the slavish fans want to admit it or not this movie is riddled with holes and questioning these things make us no less a fan or our opinions less valid. Before the movie came out I was so pumped and anyone who dismissed it outright as “Trek 90210″ or some such other nonsense I took to task. Then I saw it and to me, it wasn’t all that good. Here’s hoping the next one is better.

By: ucdom

ucdom — Thu, 25 Jun 2009 08:04:37 +0000

The book is total and utter sh*te. Don’t buy it.

Once you strip away the fast paced direction and SFX the underlying story is the biggest load of b*llocks, and that’s what you get in the book. No attempt to create any sense out of it all, fill in any gaps, expand any characterisation. In fact it seems purposefully to screw up certain lines and scenes, has blatant contradictions within a few pages of each other…. god, it is such a pile of cr*p. IMO.

By: TJ Trek

TJ Trek — Thu, 25 Jun 2009 07:06:08 +0000

I do agree that there could of been quite a bit more done with the “written word” other then just a Novel. But it is not too late. I would still look into Making of books conected with the movie that come out in connection with the DVD release. That would be a good thing for Paramount to do.

By: Anthony Thompson

Anthony Thompson — Thu, 25 Jun 2009 05:54:25 +0000

19.

Paramount needs to find a new publisher. The ball was dropped (big time) on books connected with this film. No making-of, no book of the production designs, no NOTHING except for a boring novelization!

By: CapnJake

CapnJake — Thu, 25 Jun 2009 05:49:39 +0000

Jim could you please tell those of us who are not going to buy the novel, what happens to admiral archers prize beagel

By: Huge ST fan - Montreal

Huge ST fan - Montreal — Thu, 25 Jun 2009 05:14:26 +0000

My book is set to arrive any day now. Nice youtube movie :)
Saw the movie 8 times. Might go a few more in the coming weeks.