New Star Trek Into Darkness summary

Tom Riker · January 2 2013, 08:54 PM

with Earth under terrorist attack from Benedict Cumberbatch's ex-Starfleet employee John Harrison, Kirk is this time forced into a rash decision that breaks a critical Starfleet command, puts his crew in danger & costs him his captain's chair. Now out of uniform and dressed down in space civvies of black leather jackets and boots, our three heroes have separated from the Enterprise and headed off on a mission to try and rectify his mistake...

http://blastr.com/2013/01/new-star-trek-into-darkne.php

Holy crap, Pine did say Kirk had to earn his command in this movie.

Franklin · January 2 2013, 09:04 PM

Tom Riker wrote:

with Earth under terrorist attack from Benedict Cumberbatch's ex-Starfleet employee John Harrison, Kirk is this time forced into a rash decision that breaks a critical Starfleet command, puts his crew in danger & costs him his captain's chair. Now out of uniform and dressed down in space civvies of black leather jackets and boots, our three heroes have separated from the Enterprise and headed off on a mission to try and rectify his mistake...

http://blastr.com/2013/01/new-star-trek-into-darkne.php

Holy crap, Pine did say Kirk had to earn his command in this movie.

Sounds exciting, but it reads like a first draft. Does anyone edit these?

Admiral Buzzkill · January 2 2013, 11:15 PM

What it actually reads like is an interpolation of the official synopsis with a few stray details - some perhaps speculative - by a writer at Empire. It's unlikely this was released as a synopsis by the studio.

Jackson_Roykirk · January 3 2013, 12:42 AM

My Name Is Legion wrote:

What it actually reads like is an interpolation of the official synopsis with a few stray details - some perhaps speculative - by a writer at Empire. It's unlikely this was released as a synopsis by the studio.

I agree; the language used sounds odd. Why didn't Empire just tell us where the synopsis comes from?

Plus, who are "our three heroes". Normally, I would assume Kirk, Spock, and McCoy (and I would prefer that). However, I have a funny feeling that it's Kirk, Spock, and Uhura (based on the "spy images" we saw earlier and based on the fact that I think Abrams wants to push Uhura into the limelight to give some gender balance to the main plot players).

Franklin · January 3 2013, 01:24 AM

My Name Is Legion wrote:

What it actually reads like is an interpolation of the official synopsis with a few stray details - some perhaps speculative - by a writer at Empire. It's unlikely this was released as a synopsis by the studio.

OK, but then does anybody edit these at Empire?

"... a mission to try and rectify his mistake." UGH!

"... are headed off...." Headed off is past tense, as in "had headed off". "... are heading off...." is better.

And it's sad to see our heroes are separated from the Enterprise. I hope it doesn't end in a messy divorce.

Meh, I'm just being anal retentive I guess.

Admiral Buzzkill · January 3 2013, 01:29 AM

It's an Internet world; spelling and grammar are assumed to be disposable.

Amasov · January 3 2013, 02:07 AM

The part that really gets me is...

"Now out of uniform and dressed down in space civvies of black leather jackets and boots"

What?

Jackson_Roykirk · January 3 2013, 02:14 AM

Odd wording aside, I think it's possible that someone at Empire (or some who knows someone at Empire) learned some actual details about the film. What I'm saying is that the gist of this synopsis (no matter how badly written) may still be valid and accurate.

starburst · January 3 2013, 01:02 PM

Yeh describing them as 'space civvies' and then go on to describe them seems a bit odd, if it were me I would have just written "Now out of uniform, our three heroes have separated from the Enterprise and headed off on a mission to try and rectify his mistake..."

Same with describing Harrison as an ex-employee

King Daniel · January 3 2013, 01:17 PM

I'm pretty sure this is from the Empire article, not Paramount pictures.

Admiral Buzzkill · January 3 2013, 03:48 PM

Jackson_Roykirk wrote:

Odd wording aside, I think it's possible that someone at Empire (or some who knows someone at Empire) learned some actual details about the film.

It's also possible, and far more likely, that one of their writers is blowing smoke.

Sindatur · January 3 2013, 03:57 PM

My Name Is Legion wrote:

Jackson_Roykirk wrote:

Odd wording aside, I think it's possible that someone at Empire (or some who knows someone at Empire) learned some actual details about the film.

It's also possible, and far more likely, that one of their writers is blowing smoke.

Ye, agree, it looks like some "reporter" took the released synopsis, and the released trailers and snap shots and summed them up in their own way with their own twist on it.

SalvorHardin · January 3 2013, 04:14 PM

King Daniel wrote:

I'm pretty sure this is from the Empire article, not Paramount pictures.

Correct.

The Wormhole · January 3 2013, 05:47 PM

The only thing that gets me is when they describe John Harrison as an ex-Starfleet employee.

But really, weird wording seems to be the norm for ysnopsis of this movie. "Detonate the fleet" anyone?

Kevin W. · January 3 2013, 09:29 PM

The Wormhole wrote:

The only thing that gets me is when they describe John Harrison as an ex-Starfleet employee.

But really, weird wording seems to be the norm for ysnopsis of this movie. "Detonate the fleet" anyone?

Oh God, I thought I was the only one bothered by that.

January 2 2013, 08:54 PM	#1
Tom Riker Lieutenant	New Star Trek Into Darkness summary with Earth under terrorist attack from Benedict Cumberbatch's ex-Starfleet employee John Harrison, Kirk is this time forced into a rash decision that breaks a critical Starfleet command, puts his crew in danger & costs him his captain's chair. Now out of uniform and dressed down in space civvies of black leather jackets and boots, our three heroes have separated from the Enterprise and headed off on a mission to try and rectify his mistake... http://blastr.com/2013/01/new-star-trek-into-darkne.php Holy crap, Pine did say Kirk had to earn his command in this movie.

January 2 2013, 11:15 PM	#3
Admiral Buzzkill The Man Location: Defying Gravity	Re: New Star Trek Into Darkness summary What it actually reads like is an interpolation of the official synopsis with a few stray details - some perhaps speculative - by a writer at Empire. It's unlikely this was released as a synopsis by the studio. __________________ I had steak and a loaded baked potato for dinner on Sunday. As a steak I enjoyed it a lot, but as macaroni and cheese I thought it was disappointing.

January 3 2013, 01:29 AM	#6
Admiral Buzzkill The Man Location: Defying Gravity	Re: New Star Trek Into Darkness summary It's an Internet world; spelling and grammar are assumed to be disposable. __________________ I had steak and a loaded baked potato for dinner on Sunday. As a steak I enjoyed it a lot, but as macaroni and cheese I thought it was disappointing.

January 3 2013, 02:07 AM	#7
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January 3 2013, 02:14 AM	#8
Jackson_Roykirk Commodore Location: Pennsylvania, USA	Re: New Star Trek Into Darkness summary Odd wording aside, I think it's possible that someone at Empire (or some who knows someone at Empire) learned some actual details about the film. What I'm saying is that the gist of this synopsis (no matter how badly written) may still be valid and accurate. __________________ ...With shoes that cut, and eyes that burn like cigarettes With fingernails that shine like justice and a voice that is dark like tinted glass...

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January 3 2013, 01:02 PM	#9
starburst Captain	Re: New Star Trek Into Darkness summary Yeh describing them as 'space civvies' and then go on to describe them seems a bit odd, if it were me I would have just written "Now out of uniform, our three heroes have separated from the Enterprise and headed off on a mission to try and rectify his mistake..." Same with describing Harrison as an ex-employee

January 3 2013, 01:17 PM	#10
King Daniel Admiral Location: KingDaniel has fallen Into Darkness (in England)	Re: New Star Trek Into Darkness summary I'm pretty sure this is from the Empire article, not Paramount pictures. __________________ Star Trek Imponderables, fun video mashups of Trek's biggest continuity errors. Episode One Episode Two

January 3 2013, 05:47 PM	#14
The Wormhole Admiral	Re: New Star Trek Into Darkness summary The only thing that gets me is when they describe John Harrison as an ex-Starfleet employee. But really, weird wording seems to be the norm for ysnopsis of this movie. "Detonate the fleet" anyone? __________________ "Internet message boards aren't as funny today as they were ten years ago. I've stopped reading new posts." -The Simpsons 20th anniversary special.