Comments on: Reminder: Star Trek ‘Genesis Trilogy’ Tonight in Santa Monica w/Nick Meyer + clips of recent Meyer talk

By: Todd F.

Todd F. — Tue, 08 Dec 2009 21:20:00 +0000

I recommend reading Nick Meyer’s Autobiography “View From the Bridge”. I found the insight into his work on Star Trek and how he got into the Hollywood industry quite enjoyable.
http://trekmovie.com/2009/08/24/review-nicholas-meyers-the-view-from-the-bridge-memories-of-star-trek-and-a-life-in-hollywood/

By: Brian

Brian — Mon, 07 Dec 2009 21:22:25 +0000

Any chance we could get a recap of this event? I had to take off halfway through III.

By: RetroWarbird

RetroWarbird — Mon, 07 Dec 2009 06:34:07 +0000

J.J. never said he’d be directing Star Trek 2, so considering he’s probably for sure producing it, and him being old friends with Nic Meyer, do we need more of an excuse for a write-in campaign?

By: bravogolfhotel

bravogolfhotel — Mon, 07 Dec 2009 04:51:50 +0000

Thanks for linking to these clips!

Meyer’s assertion that he never got a call during the Berman era is interesting, as it seems to dispel the story that he was offered the chance to direct NEMESIS, and also because the Trek of the Berman era is shot through with the antiquarian obsession with Earth’s past that characterizes Meyer’s Trek films.

By: CarlG

CarlG — Mon, 07 Dec 2009 02:32:52 +0000

@37: “I am surprised after all these years, they haven’t used the city on the edge of forever concept… ”

Ahem. See “Ellison, Harlan, notorious litigiousness of”.

By: Dunsel Report

Dunsel Report — Mon, 07 Dec 2009 02:21:42 +0000

#37. You make some good points about Nero’s flaws as a villain. I thought my mom, a Sherlock Holmes fan, made a good point when she said she always imagined Spock’s enemies would be evil geniuses like Prof. Moriarty rather than tattooed thugs.

#39. I think this is truer of VI than II. “Undiscovered Country” overdosed on the quotes from famous literature, but the “Khan” script has so much original Nick Meyer dry wit in it. “As a physician, you of all people should know the dangers of re-opening old wounds.”

By: Andy

Andy — Mon, 07 Dec 2009 01:42:23 +0000

Can we get an encore of this film fest here in the D.C. area? There are some lovely sights here, Mr. Meyer!

By: Mr Mann

Mr Mann — Sun, 06 Dec 2009 23:55:08 +0000

sry @37

By: Mr Mann

Mr Mann — Sun, 06 Dec 2009 23:54:45 +0000

@36

of course chang had better lines to say, he was quoting shakespere. But that is exactly my point, most of the best lines that villians had to say in the meyer movies, were just lines lifted straight from Shakespere or Melville or Doyle. That is not intelligent writing in my book, it’s lazy writing. Sure it will make a villain sound good, but it dosn’t make the film an intelligent one, nor the script writing good. It was always a bit of a cop out in my opinion.
Like I said before though I do like the meyer films, they are my favorite.
I’m just making the point that you can’t relly say the mayer films were more intelligent than say st09. They just sounded more intelligent because that copied from great writers each time the villain had somthing profound to say.

By: ryanhuyton

ryanhuyton — Sun, 06 Dec 2009 23:16:15 +0000

I hope J.J Abrams directs the next film. He did a great job (with a few exceptions, like shooting scenes in a brewery) and shown everyone that he does have a clue and knows what he’s doing. If Nick Meyer were to be involved, it should be as a writer. He has shown he can come up with unconventional stories such as The Voyage Home. With the way movies are made today, especially with the use of CGI, I think the job of directing has changed too much since the last time Meyer directed.