COUNTDOWN TO DARKNESS 5-page preview - Page 5

The Wormhole · January 22 2013, 05:57 PM

Saul wrote:

The proposed opening of Trek 09 was to feature the Enterprise, not the Kelvin and Captain April, not Robau. Bob Orci has replied to comments at Trek Movie saying that the change in timeline has changed April more than others.

Has there ever been a credible source on that? IMDB is the only spot I see claiming that.

Really, if that story is true, why didn't they just have April commanding the Kelvin anyway?

King Daniel Into Darkness · January 22 2013, 05:59 PM

The Wormhole wrote:

BillJ wrote:

The Wormhole wrote:

Not just DS9, TNG also.

I think only DS9 said the number of ships named Enterprise that existed in the Federation. TNG had the wall, but I'm inclined to ignore that as well.

I was thinking of Relics.
Scotty: "Show me the bridge of the Enterprise."
Computer "There have been five Federation starships named Enterprise."

Also, the D's dedication plaque says "fifth ship to bear the name."

The TOS Enterprise was supposedly launched in 2245, which is a full 12 years after Nero's arrival. So all bets are off.

Admiral Buzzkill · January 22 2013, 06:01 PM

The Wormhole wrote:

King Daniel wrote:

It's also said that he resembles neither Peter Weller nor Benedict Cumberbatch.

That itself means nothing. It could simply be a matter of neither Cumberbatch or Weller authorizing their likeness be duplicated in the comic.

Uh-uh. That's boilerplate in contracts for actors in movies. Unless you're Marlon Brando, you sign.

The Wormhole · January 22 2013, 06:01 PM

King Daniel wrote:

The Wormhole wrote:

BillJ wrote:

I think only DS9 said the number of ships named Enterprise that existed in the Federation. TNG had the wall, but I'm inclined to ignore that as well.

I was thinking of Relics.
Scotty: "Show me the bridge of the Enterprise."
Computer "There have been five Federation starships named Enterprise."

Also, the D's dedication plaque says "fifth ship to bear the name."

The TOS Enterprise was supposedly launched in 2245, which is a full 12 years after Nero's arrival. So all bets are off.

Even if an Enterprise were launched in 2245 of the Abrams timeline, it would have the registry NCC-1701, ot the ship seen in the movie.

Saul · January 22 2013, 06:06 PM

The Wormhole wrote:

Saul wrote:

The proposed opening of Trek 09 was to feature the Enterprise, not the Kelvin and Captain April, not Robau. Bob Orci has replied to comments at Trek Movie saying that the change in timeline has changed April more than others.

Has there ever been a credible source on that? IMDB is the only spot I see claiming that.

Really, if that story is true, why didn't they just have April commanding the Kelvin anyway?

It's true they wanted to destroy the Enterprise as they have mentioned that in interviews but the rest of it I don't know.

BillJ · January 22 2013, 06:06 PM

The Wormhole wrote:

Even if an Enterprise were launched in 2245 of the Abrams timeline, it would have the registry NCC-1701...

Why? It may have been a ship from an entirely different class. I figure the Constitution class stayed on the drawing board several more years as they attempted to create and integrate technology from the original Kelvin sensor scans of the Narada.

King Daniel Into Darkness · January 22 2013, 07:51 PM

SPOILER-TASTIC PICTURE.

BillJ · January 22 2013, 07:54 PM

King Daniel wrote:

SPOILER-TASTIC PICTURE.

Just get a 403 error.

Hound of UIster · January 22 2013, 07:58 PM

Reload the page and it'll come up.

King Daniel Into Darkness · January 22 2013, 07:59 PM

That's weird. It works for me. Here's the article featuring the picture.

BillJ · January 22 2013, 08:11 PM

Admiral Buzzkill · January 22 2013, 08:16 PM

Aside from which, Abrams isn't revealing the real name of his mysterious villain in a comic book three months before the premiere. Duh.

BillJ · January 22 2013, 08:19 PM

My Name Is Legion wrote:

Aside from which, Abrams isn't revealing the real name of his mysterious villain in a comic book three months before the premiere. Duh.

Not sure it's actually revealing anything though since only about ten to fifteen thousand people actually buy these things.

Franklin · January 22 2013, 08:22 PM

I'm not buying the person being discussed in spoilers could be Cumberbatch's villain. In fact, even though I speculated weeks ago that it could be him, now I'm actually convinced it isn't because he's in the comic. Why in the world would such secretive people put the big reveal of the movie's villain in the comic book, and months before the movie is released to boot?

lurok · January 22 2013, 08:23 PM

Fortunately I have no idea who that character is.

January 22 2013, 07:51 PM	#67
King Daniel Into Darkness Admiral Location: On holiday. Regular service will resume on July 6.	Re: COUNTDOWN TO DARKNESS 5-page preview SPOILER-TASTIC PICTURE. __________________ Star Trek Imponderables, fun mashups of Trek's biggest continuity errors! Ep1, Ep2 and Ep3

January 22 2013, 07:58 PM	#69
Hound of UIster Rear Admiral	Re: COUNTDOWN TO DARKNESS 5-page preview Reload the page and it'll come up.

January 22 2013, 07:59 PM	#70
King Daniel Into Darkness Admiral Location: On holiday. Regular service will resume on July 6.	Re: COUNTDOWN TO DARKNESS 5-page preview That's weird. It works for me. Here's the article featuring the picture. __________________ Star Trek Imponderables, fun mashups of Trek's biggest continuity errors! Ep1, Ep2 and Ep3

January 22 2013, 08:11 PM	#71
BillJ Vice Admiral Location: In the 23rd Century...	Re: COUNTDOWN TO DARKNESS 5-page preview I really don't think he's Robert April. Not only does he look different, they have two different body types. __________________ "You know. 1966? Seventy-nine episodes, about thirty good ones." - Phillip Fry describing Star Trek, Futurama

January 22 2013, 08:16 PM	#72
Admiral Buzzkill The Man Location: Defying Gravity	Re: COUNTDOWN TO DARKNESS 5-page preview Aside from which, Abrams isn't revealing the real name of his mysterious villain in a comic book three months before the premiere. Duh. __________________ "I think [J.J. Abrams has] done a great thing for Star Trek. I’m very grateful to him. We all owe him a lot. When someone comes along like he has done and picks it up and elevates it, we should be grateful." - Leonard Nimoy

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January 22 2013, 08:22 PM	#74
Franklin Rear Admiral Location: In the bleachers	Re: COUNTDOWN TO DARKNESS 5-page preview I'm not buying the person being discussed in spoilers could be Cumberbatch's villain. In fact, even though I speculated weeks ago that it could be him, now I'm actually convinced it isn't because he's in the comic. Why in the world would such secretive people put the big reveal of the movie's villain in the comic book, and months before the movie is released to boot? __________________ Whenever you find yourself on the side of the majority, it is time to pause and reflect. -- Mark Twain

January 22 2013, 08:23 PM	#75
lurok Commodore Location: Lost In The EU Expanse	Re: COUNTDOWN TO DARKNESS 5-page preview Fortunately I have no idea who that character is.