I can't reiterate enough how perfectly cast Huddleston was.
"We've been on the wrong track all along!"
I loved everything about his performance. In no matter he's in, I usually do.
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I loved everything about his performance. In no matter he's in, I usually do.
Yeah, his Conductor was the right combo of ebullient and slightly fake and unsettling. 
"MR. VICE PRESIDENT, PLEASE, GIVE MY REGARDS TO THE PRESIDENT."
"OH, YES, I'LL BE VERY HAPPY TO DO THAT, HOLLIS."
"I, UH, HOPE THAT WHATEVER PROBLEMS HE FOUND SO IMPORTANT NOT TO BE HERE TODAY, I HOPE HE HAS CONSIDERABLE SUCCESS WITH THEM."
"WELL, THAT'S REALLY VERY SPORTING OF YOU. I'M SURE THE PRESIDENT WILL BE VERY
PLEASED TO LEARN OF YOUR SUPPORT."
"THE PRESIDENT WOULD GET CONSIDERABLE MORE OF MY HUMBLE SUPPORT IF HE WOULD ONLY BE A LITTLE MORE
HELPFUL WITH THIS PROGRAM HERE."
"NOW, HOLLIS, YOU KNOW THE PRESIDENT IS MOST INTERESTED IN THIS PROGRAM."
"I AM MOST INTERESTED IN A LOT OF THINGS, INCLUDING MY WIFE'S BRIDGE GAME.
THAT IS NOT THE SAME AS SUPPORTING SOMETHING."
"OH, YES, I'LL BE VERY HAPPY TO DO THAT, HOLLIS."
"I, UH, HOPE THAT WHATEVER PROBLEMS HE FOUND SO IMPORTANT NOT TO BE HERE TODAY, I HOPE HE HAS CONSIDERABLE SUCCESS WITH THEM."
"WELL, THAT'S REALLY VERY SPORTING OF YOU. I'M SURE THE PRESIDENT WILL BE VERY
PLEASED TO LEARN OF YOUR SUPPORT."
"THE PRESIDENT WOULD GET CONSIDERABLE MORE OF MY HUMBLE SUPPORT IF HE WOULD ONLY BE A LITTLE MORE
HELPFUL WITH THIS PROGRAM HERE."
"NOW, HOLLIS, YOU KNOW THE PRESIDENT IS MOST INTERESTED IN THIS PROGRAM."
"I AM MOST INTERESTED IN A LOT OF THINGS, INCLUDING MY WIFE'S BRIDGE GAME.
THAT IS NOT THE SAME AS SUPPORTING SOMETHING."
Hey, it's not the original Battlestar Galactica. They were so doggedly bad about that I can't decide if maybe it wasn't on purpose, like the meanings had been switched in Colonialese.
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Cousin on my Dad's side. He left the area and rarely came back to town for events once his acting career took off but I heard about him growing up.
I always interpreted Spock's description of the Romulan supernova being a threat to the galaxy as a figurative description, not meant to be taken literally, of the political aftereffects that the destruction of Romulus and the fall of the empire might cause.
We know the Romulan refugees caused splits in the Federation that led to a secession crisis and resulted in Starfleet pulling back.
What we don't know is whether the fall of the Romulan Empire caused a civil war within the Romulan Empire for control or border wars. I could see the Klingons taking advantage of the situation to annex Romulan systems, with basically the situation from TNG's "All Good Things..." happening in a way.
So that's how I interpret Spock's description to Kelvin Universe Kirk, that he was trying to stop an event that could have galaxy altering consequences that would threaten billions of people far beyond Romulus.
We know the Romulan refugees caused splits in the Federation that led to a secession crisis and resulted in Starfleet pulling back.
What we don't know is whether the fall of the Romulan Empire caused a civil war within the Romulan Empire for control or border wars. I could see the Klingons taking advantage of the situation to annex Romulan systems, with basically the situation from TNG's "All Good Things..." happening in a way.
So that's how I interpret Spock's description to Kelvin Universe Kirk, that he was trying to stop an event that could have galaxy altering consequences that would threaten billions of people far beyond Romulus.
The domino effect, not the event itself. Yeah, that makes sense. Cripple a major power and you upset the balance of power, which can have catastrophic consequences.
"A lie?"
"An exaggeration."
"An exaggeration."
I assumed this was meant metaphorically or politically, rather than literally.
A giant fucking amoeba is gonna destroy the galaxy and you watch one handed. Jar Jar Jaybrams threatens to destroy it and it's an unforgivable mistake that needs to be fixed.
Come on guys it's all dumb bullshit.
Come on guys it's all dumb bullshit.
False equivalency. JJ has repeatedly proven himself to be the Michael Bay / Simpson & Bruckheimer of sci-fi. Translated, there's not a creative, rational thought to be found, only overblown noise. That is not Star Trek.
But "Spock's Brain" is. But you forgive it because you like that brand of stupid.
I suppose.
I don't think Spock's Brain deserves the special hate that it gets, but is that really the episode you're going to hold up as "JJ Trek is just as dumb as THIS?"
Spock's Brain was from a 1960's TV show that had just gotten it's budget slashed. It was one episode out of twenty something.
Star Trek 09 cost $150 million dollars and was made by a guy who kept saying he didn't like Star Trek very much and was pretty open about what he DID like which was coincidentally his next job.
All things considered it's amazing that we got as good as we did. Like I mentioned elsewhere, he's a genius at casting.
Oh no. Now we have another Star Trek movie and two more Star WARS movies for context!
Well put. He had to select one episode and set it against:
This.
JJ did not understand or care for ST and that disdain was smeared all over theater screens. He's simple-minded and that's exactly the kind of person who did not need to be anywhere near ST.
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