Here's the Entertainment Weekly article:
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Especially since he tacked on "lyrics" that had nothing to do with the music just to get a chunk of Sandy Courage's publishing royalties.
And the lyrics were beyond shitty.
Especially since he tacked on "lyrics" that had nothing to do with the music just to get a chunk of Sandy Courage's publishing royalties.
And the lyrics were beyond shitty.
You could say the lyrics boldly sucked in a way no lyrics had sucked before.
Especially since he tacked on "lyrics" that had nothing to do with the music just to get a chunk of Sandy Courage's publishing royalties.
And the lyrics were beyond shitty.
You could say the lyrics boldly sucked in a way no lyrics had sucked before.
Even this travesty is better than what Gene came up with:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qFAiCB7YmmY
... and this classic...
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9JC7fyl7SzI&feature=related
My ears are bleeding....thanks Cogley.
I'm am so not surprised that Gene pulled such a shitty move. He took a lot of credit for the work of others. He did some great things himself, but he also was pretty shady.
I'm am so not surprised that Gene pulled such a shitty move. He took a lot of credit for the work of others. He did some great things himself, but he also was pretty shady.
Don't act like you won't be singing those songs to yourself all afternoon.
"Voyageeeeeerr! Voyager please cooome hooooome!"
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I thought the article was incredibly DISrespectful to the fan base. The repeated use of the word "geek", the constant quotes from JJ and Paramount about how they "needed to start fresh", that gave a strong impression that they were running away from the last 40 years of Trek as fast as they could. The idea that "Galaxy Quest" was an accurate depticition of not just some Trek fans, but Trek itself.
Without the support of the fans over the last 4 decades, there WOULD BE NO TREK TO 'REBOOT'. I don't think we need to be worshipped, but would it hurt for us to be respected?
Without the support of the fans over the last 4 decades, there WOULD BE NO TREK TO 'REBOOT'. I don't think we need to be worshipped, but would it hurt for us to be respected?
Fuck bandwagons, being positive is just a better vibe to have.
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Seeing where the Fans have allowed trek to go under Berman I think we all deserve a good donkey punch. We had the power to stop him way before Enterprise, but we didn't. So If Abrams wants to run away from the mess we have left as continuity then I'll give him a chance. He can't mess Trek up any worse than Berman did.
Besides you've been to conventions right... I think Galaxy Quest was a funny movie because it at us pegged dead to rights.
No...no, you never did.
Indeed, Galaxy Quest succeeded as a comedy, because like all truly good comedy, it is made enitrely with truth (Not the plot obviously, but the characters, yes). It's not snide or mean, I find it to be a very heart-felt film and the best post-Kirk Trek movie, but that's just me.
I think we fans just not to stop being such picky bitches (no offense meant by the use of this term). One of my best friends is a casual fan, and thought the new pics were the coolest thing ever. Let's keep in mind that the majority of Trekkies/Trekkers are pretty casual, and nowhere near as hardcore as anyone posting in this topic.
Personally, I'm glad the franchise is going in a new direction. I'm glad we're going back to the basics, but at the same time, I know there'll be fresh spins on it. And once again, optimism will be cool.
That's my 2 cents.
How did we "allow" Trek to go this way? What were we supposed to do? We didn't hire the man and we couldn't fire him so why are we deserving of the donkey punch? What power do Star Trek fans have in relation to who runs Star Trek?
If you go back to EW, you'll notice a few more pictures have been added. Another portrait shot of Kirk, another of Nero and Sulu, and most interestingly a shot of McCoy and Kirk in some kind of vehicle wearing cadet uniforms.
Which brings up an interesting point. From the spy photos from before up to this latest image, it would appear that the uniforms of Starfleet cadets are those red jumpsuits. If that's the case, then Kirk's black shirt shouldn't be a cadet uniform.
Which brings up an interesting point. From the spy photos from before up to this latest image, it would appear that the uniforms of Starfleet cadets are those red jumpsuits. If that's the case, then Kirk's black shirt shouldn't be a cadet uniform.
Exactly. "We" - that is, those fans who found Berman objectionable as a producer - also never constituted a sufficient percentage of the viewing audience to be significant (I guarantee you that at least 95 out of every 100 people turning on "Star Trek" every week had no idea who the producers were or what they did).
The Internet is quite an efficient little echo chamber, at times.
I didn't watch Voyager or Enterprise.... So the blame doesn't lay with me...
And I watched "Voyager". No blame there either.
This is what I think happens:
When Kirk graduates from Starfleet Academy, along with the rest of the Enterprise crew, Chris Pike (Bruce Greenwood) is the captain of the Enterprise. I think it is safe to assume that Pike bites the dust, and for some reason Kirk assumes command (I doubt he would be second-in-command coming right out of the Academy...maybe he just assumes command, cocky Kirk-style). And for some aesthetically symbolic reason Kirk's gold command shirt is taken off or ripped off -- maybe he never has it in the first place, who knows.
So at the end of the film, Kirk is rightfully given command of the Enterprise, after all is said and done, and that is when we see him in the gold command. Sort of like Kirk accepting and walking into his destiny sort of moment.
That's just a guess, though.
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