You know, there's a lot of talk about the so-called 'old fans' ...which is really everyone one this entire board, and the 'new fans' who don't really exist yet, but who will grow like weeds after this new movie.
Anyway, apparently this new movie needs new fans, since they tend to actually be fans and not critics. But by the same token I've been told the new movie doesn't really need to please us 'old' fans. This new movie has a big shiney glaring armored shield of Apple computers surrounding it that protects it from old fan bitching. Let me demonstrate:
This movie has too much fucking crap and the nacelles look like huge mutated mechanical pencils.
See? Nothing happened. Damn Apple.
So anyway, my point here, if I have one, is that the movie doesn't have to worry about pissing off the crazy mad fanboys who just can't fathom that Kirk is riding a motorcycle, but I do. They're like: "That isn't something Captain Kirk would do!" And the movie is like: "Screw you, I'm hip! If I were made 15 years ago he'd definitely be on a skateboard. Count your blessings."
That's all well and good.
But what about me? What about the TrekBBS? This movie is like the hot new girlfriend you're trying to date and your family just won't STFU about what a whore she is. Even like , ten years later. Doesn't this movie know that there are fans on TrekBBS bitching about it that haven't actually seen any Trek they liked in about 30 years? And they're still here. Bitching about the movie.
This movie may be immune to the constant insults, but what about me? You know what? Please. Just take the zero out of the registry, build the ship with laser beams in space, throw in that extra captain character they never used, dub the words "pleased to meet you sir" over "Why are you talking to me, man?", put that annoying Irish guy who beat up Kirk in "Shore Leave" into the movie, and make any other changes needed to eliminate the bitching. Please...?
...no?
Selfish movie.
Hmm...wow I post weird things late at night. I guess the point is, you can pick your nose, and you can pick your friend's nose if he's asleep, but you can not pick your fellow TrekBBS poster. The old guard aren't really going away. If anything, the body count is going up, with the new guys. So remember, when you're loosing your shit trying to convince someone that the blindingly blue deflector dish in the movie will be hip with the kids, it's important to remember, this movie blew more money on a 30 second TV commercial than you may ever see. Go out and play the Lotto instead.
Whooo, I'm high on nonsense tonight.
Anyway, apparently this new movie needs new fans, since they tend to actually be fans and not critics. But by the same token I've been told the new movie doesn't really need to please us 'old' fans. This new movie has a big shiney glaring armored shield of Apple computers surrounding it that protects it from old fan bitching. Let me demonstrate:
This movie has too much fucking crap and the nacelles look like huge mutated mechanical pencils.
See? Nothing happened. Damn Apple.
So anyway, my point here, if I have one, is that the movie doesn't have to worry about pissing off the crazy mad fanboys who just can't fathom that Kirk is riding a motorcycle, but I do. They're like: "That isn't something Captain Kirk would do!" And the movie is like: "Screw you, I'm hip! If I were made 15 years ago he'd definitely be on a skateboard. Count your blessings."
That's all well and good.
But what about me? What about the TrekBBS? This movie is like the hot new girlfriend you're trying to date and your family just won't STFU about what a whore she is. Even like , ten years later. Doesn't this movie know that there are fans on TrekBBS bitching about it that haven't actually seen any Trek they liked in about 30 years? And they're still here. Bitching about the movie.
This movie may be immune to the constant insults, but what about me? You know what? Please. Just take the zero out of the registry, build the ship with laser beams in space, throw in that extra captain character they never used, dub the words "pleased to meet you sir" over "Why are you talking to me, man?", put that annoying Irish guy who beat up Kirk in "Shore Leave" into the movie, and make any other changes needed to eliminate the bitching. Please...?
...no?
Selfish movie.
Hmm...wow I post weird things late at night. I guess the point is, you can pick your nose, and you can pick your friend's nose if he's asleep, but you can not pick your fellow TrekBBS poster. The old guard aren't really going away. If anything, the body count is going up, with the new guys. So remember, when you're loosing your shit trying to convince someone that the blindingly blue deflector dish in the movie will be hip with the kids, it's important to remember, this movie blew more money on a 30 second TV commercial than you may ever see. Go out and play the Lotto instead.
Whooo, I'm high on nonsense tonight.
