This is me. I LOVED the movie, but was sorely disappointed that, for some reason, Starfleet ships are fueled by alchohol.
Budweiser is back!!!
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I find no issue with a starship having Engineering resemble a brewery. To me, its a lot more realistic to have holdover tanks and water pipes plumbed throughout a ship than it is to assume that in the future, warp power is derived from a mysterious black box with shiny lights on it.
There's probably someone out there who said the same thing about communicators and stuff.
Breweries and spaceships look a lot alike.
For a long time I used to think Laverne and Shirley worked in a spaceship.
For a long time I used to think Laverne and Shirley worked in a spaceship.
I wonder if they'll be shamelessly pushing Bud with product placement again as well?
Forget Red Matter or whatever, the only outstandingly stupid part of the otherwise excellent Star Trek is the notion that in 250 years they haven't figured out what undrinkable piss Budweiser is.
Forget Red Matter or whatever, the only outstandingly stupid part of the otherwise excellent Star Trek is the notion that in 250 years they haven't figured out what undrinkable piss Budweiser is.
Pretty much. The keys are words like "stupidity" and a roll eyes smiley,You hear that faint wail? That's the sound of hundreds of Trekkies screaming in protest across the 'net...
I think you're confusing Trekkies with mindless haters who hate for the sake of hating.
Right, because having a problem with the stupidity of a brewery being passed off nearly as-is as a high-tech spaceship's engine room makes one a "mindless hater".
Why do you assume that the Budweiser formula hasn't changed in 250 years? Maybe by 2255 they've "fixed the glitch".
^That's what running it through the warp matrix does. Makes it drinkable.
Since the Bud Brewery was established as the 1701 engineering, perhaps J.J. Abrams will enhance(CG, prop work stations, et.al.) the location even more than he did in the 2009 film.
I could be happy with that- especially if they drop in some background walls/ceilings whose shape might better "place" the space more convincingly in the engineering hull. I did like the idea of showing a more expansive engineering area, but not something that looked "limitless".
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The first watch of ST:XI I remember thinking..wow, this actually looks like a real engine room..
Why would they? There will always be people with shitty taste in beer to cater to.
Hey! That's Starfleet's finest you're talking about!!!
Budweiser is the worst drink I've ever tasted. And I've tried about 200 beers. I'd rather drink that asian drink with slimy globules of basil seeds in it.
The stick isn't in my ass, it's down my throat when I have to drink such an inferior watery product. What gets to me about it is that plenty of similarly priced commercial beers are vastly superior, never mind the imports or micro brews. I just don't get why anyone would actually choose Bud over something else the same price.
Beer is an acquired taste, and unless you've really ventured out and tried different brews, stuff like Bud is just an easy default. I used to drink it all the time. Heck, there was a time when Bud Light was too strong for me. Now I think it tastes like water. These things take time and practice.
Yes one must practice hard at drinking appreciation, I quite agree.
