"Canon" problem with the opening sequence of the new movie

[Jackson_Roykirk]

Re: "Canon" problem with the opening sequence of the new mov

Yeah, this is a joke thread, but Polaris DOES have a point...

...What Would Star WARS be without the 20th century Fox Logo and fanfare that segways SOOOO well into John Williams' Star Wars theme? In fact, sometimes when I hear that 20th Century Fox fanfare for OTHER films, I'm half expecting to hear the Star Wars theme proceeding it.

I'd say the same is true for Star Trek, albeit to a lesser extent. To some small degree, I sometimes equate that Paramount logo with the beginning of a Star Trek film.

 

[Lord Garth]

Re: "Canon" problem with the opening sequence of the new mov

To tell the truth, this was an issue beneath my notice until Starship Polaris of all people brought it to my attention.

My thought on the Robot thing, and I can't believe I even have to talk about this, was "Okay, this is JJ Abram's stamp so we know this is a JJ Abrams film, good."

 

[aelius]

Re: "Canon" problem with the opening sequence of the new mov

Some people have no sense of humor

 

[Admiral Buzzkill]

Re: "Canon" problem with the opening sequence of the new mov

Who is Alain?

 

[Lord Garth]

Re: "Canon" problem with the opening sequence of the new mov

aelius said:
Some people have no sense of humor

Don't get me wrong, the thread is mildly amusing in more ways than one.

 

[Therin of Andor]

Re: "Canon" problem with the opening sequence of the new mov

Woulfe said:
... around a mountain with the words Paramount in this film

If you squint, you'll see that a tiny Shatner is climbing it.

 

[ancient]

Re: "Canon" problem with the opening sequence of the new mov

To be serious, I do find the robot thing a bit cheesy.

It's more the kind of production logo you'd expect to see attached to some flash-animated Adult-Swim cartoon like Aqua-Teen Hunger Force or something.

 

[Samuel T. Cogley]

Re: "Canon" problem with the opening sequence of the new mov

Jackson_Roykirk said:
Yeah, this is a joke thread, but Polaris DOES have a point...

I'm betting that the Paramount suits are giddy about the Bad Robot logo. They are hoping and praying that those few seconds of film will convey to the audience, "Look! This old dinosaur is about to become hip and cool!"

Sort of like how Cadillac shareholders probably felt when rappers started buying Escalades.

 

[Samuel T. Cogley]

Re: "Canon" problem with the opening sequence of the new mov

Starship Polaris said:
Who is Alain?

Some dude who is a little bit worse than you.

 

[Admiral Buzzkill]

Re: "Canon" problem with the opening sequence of the new mov

Samuel T. Cogley said:

Starship Polaris said:
Who is Alain?

Some dude who is a little bit worse than you.

If there's anyone here who's worse than me I want them found and introduced to my laser-beam sharks.