Official Trailer Review & Comments Thread!! [Spoilers, of course]

[Admiral Buzzkill]

Ask anyone at NASA where they intend to build a ship to Mars... IN SPACE.:

Intentions are wonderful things.

When they get around to actually building one, get in touch with me - there might be something more persuasive to the argument then.

Europeans spent hundreds of years "intending" to fly by designing and building contraptions that in many cases included the very important concept of flapping wings. 'Cause, you know, if that wasn't essential then birds wouldn't all flap their wings.

In any event, as far as I'm concerned building the Enterprise on Earth is justified entirely by the shot of Kirk looking up at it under construction. "Star Trek" has always played so fast and loose with science and plausibility in the pursuit of storytelling that nothing in its history requires giving up a moment like that in order to somehow be "true to reality."

 

[Qonos]

Ask anyone at NASA where they intend to build a ship to Mars... IN SPACE.:

Intentions are wonderful things.

When they get around to actually building one, get in touch with me - there might be something more persuasive to the argument then.

Europeans spent hundreds of years "intending" to fly by designing and building contraptions that in many cases included the very important concept of flapping wings. 'Cause, you know, if that wasn't essential then birds wouldn't all flap their wings.

In any event, as far as I'm concerned building the Enterprise on Earth is justified entirely by the shot of Kirk looking up at it under construction. "Star Trek" has always played so fast and loose with science and plausibility in the pursuit of storytelling that nothing in its history requires giving up a moment like that in order to somehow be "true to reality."

April is right.. YOU'RE A PLANT!!!!.. Rose of Sharon or Rhodadendron(Sp)?

 

[ancient]

Star Trek is SO dead, LOL...

If that trailer is what the death of Trek looks like, then I wish it was never alive.

Ha, Star Trek is most certainly NOT. DEAD.

Spock's Starfleet badge is on the wrong sideof his shirt in one scene.....

Yes, I noticed this too. Weird.

In any event, as far as I'm concerned building the Enterprise on Earth is justified entirely by the shot of Kirk looking up at it under construction. "Star Trek" has always played so fast and loose with science and plausibility in the pursuit of storytelling that nothing in its history requires giving up a moment like that in order to somehow be "true to reality."

Exactly. It was an inspiring and beautiful image.

In Star Trek, the original Enterprise was built on the ground. It's now official caaaaanon. I'm sure someone can come up with a convincing nerd argument about how it's not GOOD SCIFI SCIENCE, but I can't think of any reason for me to actually care.

 

[Flake]

Ok, I have seen the trailer about 400 times now.

I noticed something on the 399th viewing, when you see Kirk looking up at the enterprise being constructed look at the front of the nacelle, you can just about see a figure walking across it. Perhaps someone would care to guestimate a size of the ship when theyve seen that?

 

[JoeZhang]

I dont know if i should or not, its a tough decision.

Don't give in the the Darkside... that is the path to destruction!
On Monday, just go to: http://www.startrekmovie.com and get the real 1080p HD trailer. Like a virgin for marriage, I'm holding out until then.

Hold out - that trailer is going to look amazing in 1080p!

 

[Admiral Buzzkill]

April is right.. YOU'RE A PLANT!!!!.. Rose of Sharon or Rhodadendron(Sp)?

Oh, absolutely. I'm having the best year this year since back in the "Enterprise" days when I was Brannon Braga's pool boy.

He didn't exactly pay me extra to post on TrekBBS, but if I fawned enough on the boards his girlfriend would let me oil her back.

 

[Psion]

Ask anyone at NASA where they intend to build a ship to Mars... IN SPACE.:

Intentions are wonderful things.

When they get around to actually building one, get in touch with me - there might be something more persuasive to the argument then.

Europeans spent hundreds of years "intending" to fly by designing and building contraptions that in many cases included the very important concept of flapping wings. 'Cause, you know, if that wasn't essential then birds wouldn't all flap their wings.

Well ... again, the ISS was assembled in space. That's a pretty good example of the future of big, space projects. But I suppose we're just going to have to accept the notion that this thing is lifted to orbit complete with either big frakking boosters or amazing anti-gravity generators. A cool shot, but I'd rather they didn't. (Obviously -- although I do acknowledge that having Kirk look on while the big E is under construction is a moving image.)

That's partially because of the implication that all industry is on the planet's surface. I'd hope that by Star Trek's time, we'd take advantage of the resources in space and begin moving industry off the planet for the good of the environment and more efficient construction. There should be facilities in close Solar orbit for antimatter generation. Mining operations on the Moon and in the asteroid belt. L4 and L5 refining operations using solar energy to melt or and manufacture alloys that can't be mixed on a planet's surface.

Roddenberry told us that Earth in the 23rd century is a garden ... a paradise. It's hard to contrast that with the notion that an interstellar empire is being supplied with materials removed from the planet's crust and refined on its surface.

 

[Psion]

April is right.. YOU'RE A PLANT!!!!.. Rose of Sharon or Rhodadendron(Sp)?

He didn't exactly pay me extra to post on TrekBBS, but if I fawned enough on the boards his girlfriend would let me oil her back.

How did that work out, by the way? Did you manage to get a few pictures you could share with us?

 

[wamdue]

you guys might want to go to [andwhatwouldIfindtherepraytell?]

 

[Psion]

you guys might want to go to [snip]

Nah ... I'd rather go to--

[shuts up when he sees T'onz's glare]

Nevermind.

 

[JoeZhang]

But I suppose we're just going to have to accept the notion that this thing is lifted to orbit complete with either big frakking boosters or amazing anti-gravity generators. A cool shot, but I'd rather they didn't. (Obviously -- although I do acknowledge that having Kirk look on while the big E is under construction is a moving image.)

In a film where people are travelling in time, I can't say it causes me a great deal of concern...

 

[Tom]

of all the versions on youtube this on seems to be the better quality:

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[EricBlair]

The tailer is SO FUCKING COOL.

dont doubt JJ. He is the guy that gave us Alias, Lost, MI3 and Cloverfield. Histrack record is awesome.

 

[JuanBolio]

of all the versions on youtube this on seems to be the better quality:

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You are a bad, bad man.

 

[Devon]

Well ... again, the ISS was assembled in space.

Aren't all of it's parts built on Earth though? But you seem to doubt what we can do in the (fictional) future. A time where we HAVE seen the Enterprise dip below and go back up Earth's atmosphere, a time where we somehow go hundreds of times the speed of light, where time travel is possible, all aliens are humanoid, the ships don't have a bathroom, and sound can somehow be heard in space.... we can't figure out how to build a ship and send it into orbit.

Wow, that's sort of like being able to paint the Mona Lisa but not knowing how to draw a circle!

 

[Ronwald]

Well, until they explain and justify all those pesky faster-than-light speeds the ships can travel, all the phasers that shoot "lay-zer beams", and the nifty transporter, I'm really not going to sweat...much less complain...about a starship being welded together on Earth. I'll just enjoy the fictional program as it is intended...

Excuse me if I insist on at least a dash of scientific plausibility in my science fiction.

 

[Ronwald]

That's partially because of the implication that all industry is on the planet's surface. I'd hope that by Star Trek's time, we'd take advantage of the resources in space and begin moving industry off the planet for the good of the environment and more efficient construction. There should be facilities in close Solar orbit for antimatter generation. Mining operations on the Moon and in the asteroid belt. L4 and L5 refining operations using solar energy to melt or and manufacture alloys that can't be mixed on a planet's surface.

Roddenberry told us that Earth in the 23rd century is a garden ... a paradise. It's hard to contrast that with the notion that an interstellar empire is being supplied with materials removed from the planet's crust and refined on its surface.

Excellent points, and very well said.

 

[Aurora]

 

[JoeZhang]

Well, until they explain and justify all those pesky faster-than-light speeds the ships can travel, all the phasers that shoot "lay-zer beams", and the nifty transporter, I'm really not going to sweat...much less complain...about a starship being welded together on Earth. I'll just enjoy the fictional program as it is intended...

Excuse me if I insist on at least a dash of scientific plausibility in my science fiction.

I think you are looking at the wrong franchise - the emphasis has always been on fiction more than science.

 

[Neftoon]

I wonder if the bit at the beginning where kirk is driving the car, a little less cautiously then the average person, is on Tarsus IV before the whole mass execution incident.