History channel celebrates Star Trek's 50th Anniversary

[Hippocrates Noah]

I'm a little behind (I've paused it several times to do some things), but is Kevin Pollak ever going to say anything? I'm assuming he's there to bust out his Shatner impression but so far he's just been sitting there looking like he doesn't know what everybody is talking about.

 

[Warped9]

This doesn't sound very encouraging.

 

[JonnyQuest037]

Yeah, it's got its problems, but the comparison of the crippled Captain Pike with Breaking Bad's Hector Salamanca makes the whole thing worthwhile for me.

 

[JonnyQuest037]

Huh. Funny that there was no real mention of the reboot movies until some quick shots at the end.

 

[Hippocrates Noah]

Huh. Funny that there was no real mention of the reboot movies until some quick shots at the end.

Unless I missed something it didn't look like any of those involved actually came in to take part and sit down for an interview, they just sent a camera out to a Beyond premiere and got a few quick words from some of them on the red carpet. Though I guess they're much busier people than most of the people who did come in to sit down.

 

[ZapBrannigan]

I was struck to learn that they tried to get Jeri Ryan as Seven of Nine into Star Trek Nemesis. And she refused. Refusing may have been a good move for her, to keep from being associated with the film that almost killed the franchise, but I think she would have helped that film dramatically.

Yes, I think almost any change whatsoever would have improved Star Trek Nemesis, but Seven of Nine could have given it a major boost.

 

[Hippocrates Noah]

I was struck to learn that they tried to get Jeri Ryan as Seven of Nine into Star Trek Nemesis. And she refused. Refusing may have been a good move for her, to keep from being associated with the film that almost killed the franchise, but I think she would have helped that film dramatically.

Yes, I think almost any change whatsoever would have improved Star Trek Nemesis, but Seven of Nine could have given it a major boost.

The way she made it sound I got the impression it wasn't a very large/interesting part so I'm not sure it would have really changed the movie all that much.

 

[TREK_GOD_1]

Now I'm in no rush to watch.

Neil

You will not miss anything--especially since vetting "experts" was not a concern when using that porn sleaze. I'm sure you have watched better specials on the making of TOS than this People-magazine level special saying the same old stuff over and over and over and over and over again with one exception--a quick nod to TAS.

Other than that, its a take it, or leave it production.

 

[JonnyQuest037]

How is Cushman a "porn sleaze"? This is the first I'm hearing of that.

 

[Warp Core Breach]

This is how. http://www.imdb.com/name/nm0193721/

 

[tomalak301]

This kind of feels like a barebones history of Star Trek. It's a half hour in and they are already on the movies.

I did like learning more about the gruesome bug scene though, something I didn't know because I only have the barebones wrath of khan.

 

[CorporalCaptain]

Cushman spouting bullshit again.

Deleting unwatched from DVR.

 

[Hippocrates Noah]

Hey, Foot F*$#ers had an awesome script!!!

 

[tomalak301]

I do like after spending a weekend (kinda) with him Scott Mantz was in this. I'm like, hey I talked to him at the Rio Sportsbook last week.

 

[Noname Given]

And did Nichelle Nichols embellish the MLK story again as she mentioned "I'd been offered a part in a big Broadway show..." (and further that she told that to MLK when they met.) <--- Has she said that she was offered a role on Broadway before?

Also, I LOVE that pretty much EVERYONE'S favorite Captain was James T,. Kirk (and they had one guy going "well, I liked Picard too..." AFTER everyone had said "Kirk" )

 

[ZapBrannigan]

Also, I LOVE that pretty much EVERYONE'S favorite Captain was James T,. Kirk (and they had one guy going "well, I liked Picard too..." AFTER everyone had said "Kirk" )

I liked that, too. And of the five, Kirk is my favorite captain by a MILE. But "Peter Preston" from TWOK said Shat tried to direct him from within the scene, which reminded me of this anecdote from Yvonne Craig.

Bill really wanted to direct and not just act. He had a vision and he wanted to see it through. Since he had a ton of power on the set of TOS according to Ian Wolfe (Mr. Atoz), and that series turned out alright, maybe Bill was on to something.

 

[TREK_GOD_1]

What was sad is that Ike Eisenmann's memories about his one claim to fame centered on a Shatner whine-a-thon. That's his contribution to the 50th anniversary.

 

[alensatemybuick1]

I wish we could have heard more from Doug Drexler, but as others have already said, it was mostly a real-hash of stuff we've heard many times before. Sorta like this BBS can be at times

 

[Devon]

This was not a very good documentary, IMHO. It lost it's direction about 1/3 of the way in. They are jumping around the history a bit. Also, if I'm not mistaken they show the ending scene of "All Good Things..." but the caption says "Yesterday's Enterprise." I ended up zoning out on it. Plus too much about "Gene Goddenberry's Vision."

 

[C.E. Evans]

It was pretty much for people who really didn't know a lot about Star Trek, IMO. It was more for non-Trekkies or people with only a passing familiarity with Trek.