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They write they want and try to make it fit trekkie perceptions of canon later, so I can buy a previously unknown Enterprise under Captain April.
 
He never specified what kind of ship, or if it is indeed one of THE Enterprises. Also, we have no idea what kind of situation he's in that prompts that line.
 
Here's a montage of that character's appearences over the years.

According to Bob Orci at Trekmovie this morning...
When I asked if their Robert April was based on the version in Diane Carey's novels as their version of George Kirk was, the reply was:

"alternate universe April affected more by change in history."
Which probably means that they've just Cochrane'd the character (i.e. totally changed his personality to fit their story) or maybe...
Something happened to really screw him up in the past 25 years. The version in the novels was such a softie and idealist he had to turn command over to George when the Enterprise came under attack. He couldn't bear to order return fire himself.
 
Jackson_Roykirk said:
King Daniel said:
That's weird. It works for me. Here's the article featuring the picture.
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OMG! It's Ace Hunter!


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Ace Hunter? Anyone?... MegaForce??....Anyone??

C'mon -- people from the 1980's can't forget Commander Ace Hunter (Barry Bostwick) from that fine 1982 film MegaForce,
which, by the way, costarred Persis Khambatta


Commander Ace Hunter:

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Well, anyway, it's either Ace Hunter or Ra's al Ghul.


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Or the Most Interesting Starship Captain In The World.

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Something to contemplate the next time someone on the Internet waxes nostalgic about pre-CG movie effects.
 
King Daniel said:
SPOILER-TASTIC PICTURE.
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Looking at that picture kind of reminds me of Stephen Lang as he appeared in Terra Nova.

Franklin said:
I'm not buying the person being discussed in spoilers could be Cumberbatch's villain. In fact, even though I speculated weeks ago that it could be him, now I'm actually convinced it isn't because he's in the comic. Why in the world would such secretive people put the big reveal of the movie's villain in the comic book, and months before the movie is released to boot?
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Some thoughts on this matter:
-It was in Countdown that we first learned of the destuction of Romulus.
-The gun Cumberbatch has in the trailer was labeled "April's gun" on the concept designs. Or do we still think that's what month it was designed in.

Maybe Cumberbatch isn't April, though at this point there's more evidence leaning in that direction than there is for him being Khan. But at the very least Robert April has something to do with the movie.
 
While Enterprise was on television, some fans used to joke about that scene in The Motion Picture depicting previous ships with the name displayed on the Rec Deck. That the NX-01 must've done something really bad to have been removed from the line-up. Given the ship was Starfleet's first and historically important. The real life answer is that nobody knew there would be a prequel spin-off in 1979, let alone a couple decade's worth of Star Trek shows without Kirk and Spock.

I imagine they've gone for something like that, to explain why nobody ever mentions an Enterprise, which Robert April is the former Captain of.

And it's fortunate that it builds on the parallel universe aspect of Star Trek [2009], with fans considering April the forerunner to Pike and Kirk. It doesn't harm his status in the Prime Universe as Enterprise Captain in 2245 and perhaps fun to think of him as a guy who stayed on the rails thanks making different decisions. Obeying the Prime Directive or breaking it, if I'm reading those comic strip panels correctly.
 
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This sounds very cheesy but I wouldn't put it past them: Bobby's wearing a yellow command smock but without the black undershirt. Maybe John Harrison mugged the old boy and stole it...
 
Solution to the April Question (Maybe): He was in line to command the Enterprise and got snaked by Kirk being wonder-boy and saving the Federation and Earth and got booted out of running for the center seat. It's an ideal.

On a side note: I love April's jacket in that panel. Don't know why, I just do.
 
The Wormhole said:
What the hell is this shit? Spock has a nightmare about Vulcan's destruction? That's the preview we get of the series? Now we're really going to uber-draconian lengths to avoid revealing any kind of info about the movie. The preview which could set up the plot of the comic and gives us hints about the movie is essentially a recap of the previous movie.

This kind of dicking around is getting out of hand and offensive. Either reveal something or don't, stop playing these games of kind of revealing something but not really doing anything. At least Countdown's preview had the hilariously horrible dialogue of Nero and his crew. "No time to explain, Big Boy. Just get your ass moving."

Kruezerman said:
When will the comic be out?
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January 23, this coming Wednesday.
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After reading a few of your posts I've decided you might be too emotional for this forum.
 
This forum could use some colour, if you ask me. There's far too much Abrams fawning around here, a dissenting voice to shake up the status quo should not only be a welcome change, but a required one. Even/especially if my arguments are narrow-minded and only serve to appease me.

Come on, we are Trek fans, Abrams is The Man. The Man is not supposed to be liked. Trek fans of old didn't like Rick Berman, Star Wars fans don't like George Lucas, Doctor Who fans don't like Steven Moffat and they didn't like RTD before him. What the hell is so special about Abrams that he gets worshipped while others in his position are so reviled?
 
The Wormhole said:
This forum could use some colour, if you ask me. There's far too much Abrams fawning around here, a dissenting voice to shake up the status quo should not only be a welcome change, but a required one. Even/especially if my arguments are narrow-minded and only serve to appease me.
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You're such a hero.

Come on, we are Trek fans, Abrams is The Man. The Man is not supposed to be liked. Trek fans of old didn't like Rick Berman, Star Wars fans don't like George Lucas, Doctor Who fans don't like Steven Moffat and they didn't like RTD before him. What the hell is so special about Abrams that he gets worshipped while others in his position are so reviled?
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He makes good movies. With Star Trek he made an entertaining movie that appealed to a broader audience and made more money than any other Star Trek, even adjusted for inflation which thus gives us more Star Trek down the road, breathing life into the shitty, rotting carcass that was Star Trek before he took over.

All of this should be quite evident. If you're one of those "no Star Trek is better than JJ Star Trek" people then I truly pity you and good luck with that.
 
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