How Long Have You Been Following This Whole Bloody Thing?

[StarMan]

Well, we're almost there. Five weeks (not five months) out from the premiere. The light is finally at end of the tunnel.

But just as a matter of interest, how long have you followed the development of this project? Given the inert nature of the franchise a few years back, the announcement of TrekXI was a suprise for me. I can easily say I have never followed a movie's development and production so closely as I have this.

So as we near the end of our journey together - Trekkers in arms agreeing, celebrating, speculating, moaning and berating - are there any highlights you have to share?

Personally, I will remember tense conversation over mig welding in the 23rd century, intense nacelle comparisons, SHATNER IN OR NOT!? and Gary god-damned Mitchell.

You?

 

[SalvorHardin]

I'd say I've been following this since the first rumors about a new Trek film started.
Whenever that was.
Well,I never really stopped following what is going on in the Trek world in general.Even when I wasn't seriously posting in forums.

As for memorable things...Who can forget epic arguments like "Why is Kirk saying man ?" or "Why the hell does the Kelvin have a zero in the registry" ? or "Did kid kirk say Tiberius or Siberius ?" or the Captain Robau badassery thread etc etc
So many to remember

Hopefully the best part of the experience is yet to come. Alas, the worst part is also yet to come.
I can not even begin to imagine the madhouse this forum is going to be once the movie comes out.

 

[Listener]

From the first inklings.
Thought I was going to scream with they pushed it to May.
These five weeks will seem like five months, I'm sure.

 

[Michael]

I guess I've been following the production of this movie (with varying degrees of attention) since it was announced. Just like StarMan I feel like I've never followed the development of a movie so closely.

I enjoyed all the speculation that went on in this forum whenever new information was released (however tiny it was). Things that stand out in my memory are the day the first spy photos from the set were released, when we got the first glimpse of Quinto in Spock make-up (does anyone else remember all the threads where somebody had photoshopped Quinto into Nimoy-Spock?) and the countless Bring Back Shatner threads we had. And I also remember the day the first teaser was released. "It is bigger than the TOS Enterprise!"

But I think the best part about it was the whole Sombreroprise thing. This was loads of fun (it still is) and really made this board feel like a community to me for the first time. It was a great way to spend our time waiting for the movie.

Turns out we didn't really waste our time until May 2009. After all I think it was great fun.

 

[CommanderRaytas]

I don't even remember it anymore. It's like finally reaching the end of a very long pregnancy. It's been fun, but I'm glad the waiting is coming to a close.

 

[SalvorHardin]

I feel like I've never followed the development of a movie so closely.

Yes, I fall into this category too.

But I think the best part about it was the whole Sombreroprise thing. This was loads of fun (it still is) and really made this board feel like a community to me for the first time. It was a great way to spend our time waiting for the movie.

I never really liked the whole sombrero thing. I may have visited that thread 10 times tops this whole time
But if others are enjoying it there's no need for raining on their parade.

 

[Michael]

I never really like the whole sombrero thing. I may have visited that thread 10 times tops this whole time
But if others are enjoying it there no need for raining on their parade.

It's okay. You're by far not the only one who didn't like it. But at least you're cool about it.

 

[Rii]

Too long, ironically my interest in the film is declining as it nears release.

 

[crohnie]

I was disappointed that they decided to push it back (but more mad over Half Blood Prince actually)

I think I've been following this since the teaser but I didn't stalk Trek movie for shot by shot analysis of the trailers till last November

I can't wait.

 

[darkshadow0001]

Well, we're almost there. Five weeks (not five months) out from the premiere. The light is finally at end of the tunnel.

But just as a matter of interest, how long have you followed the development of this project?

Since I first heard about it, but not that intensly. I'm looking forward to the movie.

 

[urbandk]

I never really liked the whole sombrero thing. I may have visited that thread 10 times tops this whole time
But if others are enjoying it there's no need for raining on their parade.

yeah count me in the non-sombrero minority.

i've been following this film since it was announced i suppose. i guess i started posting in here because the anticipation required some other outlet than poring over the same trekmovie articles. i think at one point, maybe eight years ago, i signed up for an account here. i can't remember my screen name, so i guess that account is gone forever.

i am struck by how little has changed since i first came here.

i'll remember the incessant bloviating about "canon" either for or against each minute detail of this film. that stuff never made much sense to me. i guess i always thought star trek was more a concept than a certain set design. star trek never had much historicity as far as i know.

despite this conflict, i'll remember the overall sophistication and humor of this forum. star trek fans are clever, smart, and usually have good senses of humor.

i'll definitely remember the avatars.

 

[shapeshifter]

Since day one. It's been that way for me since I came online, following the new film productions from the beginning. What a long strange trip this one has been. That is a good thing though, it's been a lot of fun traveling the bumpy winding road to this one.

 

[Australis]

Oh, I enjoyed the sombrero thing initially, and partook in it too, but I think it's time has passed. Why it's still on the first page I'm too scared to go in and find out.

What struck me was the sheer volume of negative noise from here when the second trailer came out and was dissected frame by frame, then moaned over some more. I really couldn't believe the negative tone, and the dull repetitive hammering of the same points over and over and over. I can't take toe whole ground/orbital thing seriously at all any more. They may have had an argument, but they lost me with the endless berating.

 

[Cakes488]

Not long, maybe about a month or so, that's it. So when you see me kevetching about something that y'all have covered months ago...that's the reason.

 

[Jono]

I think the first thing I heard about it was that Matt Damon was going to be Kirk, whenever that was a popular rumour. Got more interested when I heard Bana was going to be the villain, lost interest especially around the time it was shifted back to a later release and the first full length trailer got me really interested in the movie again. Now, I'm really looking forward to the movie and am hopeful that I will enjoy it.

 

[Gojira]

I think I first heard about this movie in either late 2006 or early 2007? I can't remember. But I really began following this movie more in-depth when they began casting the film. It has been a very long wait!

 

[Jackson_Roykirk]

Mid-July of 2006, when Abrams announced he wanted to do it, and a week later
(Late-July of 2006) when the "Gold Shirt/Blue Shirt/Delta Logo" poster was released.

 

[Kpnuts]

Since the beginning, but it's been such a long time that if the film took any longer to come out I'd start getting bored. It's been ages coming.

Having said that it will be quite sad when the movie IS released, and all the speculation, trailer analysis and secrecy-filled build up will be over. Until NuTrek 2 that is (fingers crossed).

The sombrero thing and the fact that people still think they're being funny by adding the word to every other sentence a year or so later, is just geekish, sad, and loser-ish in the extreme, suggesting a complete lack of grown-up sense of humour (and by grown up I mean, over the age of 10 years old). It wasn't funny on day 1, it's pathetic on day 350 or whatever

 

[mredom]

(Late-July of 2006) when the "Gold Shirt/Blue Shirt/Delta Logo" poster was released.

This was me-I made the poster my computer wallpaper the day it went up. I am fired up-only five weeks to go.

MRE

 

[DaveyNY]

I've been following this whole thing called Star Trek since the end of August of 1966, when I first saw a commercial for it on TV at the ripe old age of eight.

I've been following this whole bloody thing that TPTB are calling a Star Trek Movie, since WE here at the TBBS started debating whether or not it would ever even happen, during the second week of May 2005.
(the week that the last episode of ENTERPRISE aired.)

Obviously, the Really Hot Debating began around here on Friday, February 23rd, 2007..., when it first leaked out that Paramount was about to Officially Announce that the movie was going to be made with JJ Abrams at the helm...

I was here.
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