If TOS Was Made Today...

[F. King Daniel]

If Star Trek were made today it would probably have a lot more suicide bombers in it.

And Tali-Klingons.

And Osama Bin Khan.

And it's version of 1996 wouldn't have DY-100 class interstellar sleeper ships

 

[Neopeius]

I am sick to death of the New Battlestar Galactica! Just who the hell decided it was ...science-fiction...anyway?

Minor amendments to your prior post. I didn't think you went far enough. ^_^

 

[Warped9]

nuBSG is science fiction. I still don't like it, though.

 

[Lord Garth]

If Star Trek were made today it would probably have a lot more suicide bombers in it.

And Tali-Klingons.

And Osama Bin Khan.

I know this isn't TOS but... if TNG, DS9, and VOY were made today, they probably wouldn't have had the Maquis.

 

[Nerys Myk]

IIRC, Berman derived the name Suliban from Taliban.

 

[Brutal Strudel]

You recall correctly.

 

[RandyS]

nuBSG is science fiction. I still don't like it, though.

It's just barely Science Fiction. I see it as Ron Moore attempting to relieve his pent up tension, only the nine enemas he tried didn't work.

 

[RandyS]

IIRC, Berman derived the name Suliban from Taliban.

Really? I never knew that, but can see it.

 

[startrekrcks]

It has been done last years Star Trek I don't like it when people bash JJ Abrams Star Trek like what harm did it do?

 

[Warped9]

It has been done last years Star Trek I don't like it when people bash JJ Abrams Star Trek like what harm did it do?

Hey, man, if you don't like something and you choose to voice your opinion you certainly aren't going to sing a film's praises. You're going to cut it up.

I love TOS and other things even with their flaws. I won't get anywhere getting all hurt and upset over some of the nastiest things people post about things I like.

 

[Pauln6]

I liked Abrams Trek but it had so many plot holes it's fun to stick your fingers in them and wiggle them around. Did I say fingers? I meant fists, stick your fists in right up to your elbows actually. The nitpickers guides to the other Trek shows are fun too. There were a LOT of boo boos over the decades but some of NuTreks are howlers.

 

[Warped9]

Watching ST09 was akin to watching the Adam West version of Batman.

 

[Kelso]

Watching ST09 was akin to watching the Adam West version of Batman.

Agreed. Both were awesome and fun to watch.

 

[Warped9]

The '66 Batman was fun...when I was seven years old and didn't know any better. Then I discovered Batman in the comics in the late '60s. Since then the '66 Batman makes me cringe in embarrassment.

Same with ST09.

 

[Nerys Myk]

IIRC, Berman derived the name Suliban from Taliban.

Really? I never knew that, but can see it.

People often forget Berman spent several years producing documentaries, including some set in foreign countries. I have to wonder if this experience influenced his approach to alien interaction in Star Trek.

 

[Hartzilla2007]

The '66 Batman was fun...when I was seven years old and didn't know any better. Then I discovered Batman in the comics in the late '60s. Since then the '66 Batman makes me cringe in embarrassment.

Ironic since from what I've heard the 60s show was accurate to the source matieral of that time.

 

[Warped9]

The '66 Batman was fun...when I was seven years old and didn't know any better. Then I discovered Batman in the comics in the late '60s. Since then the '66 Batman makes me cringe in embarrassment.

Ironic since from what I've heard the 60s show was accurate to the source matieral of that time.

The Batman comics did go through a phase like that in the '50s and '60s, but mercifully I wasn't reading them then. Then DC smartened up and brought Batman back to what he was originally and supposed to be.

 

[RandyS]

Watching ST09 was akin to watching the Adam West version of Batman.

Nonsense. The 1966 Batman series was a comedy spoof. It was never meant to be taken seriously.

Seriously Warped, I would expect you of all people with your "TOS is the only Star Trek, Shatner is God" mindset to have understood that.

 

[Warped9]

Watching ST09 was akin to watching the Adam West version of Batman.

Nonsense. The 1966 Batman series was a comedy spoof. It was never meant to be taken seriously.

Seriously Warped, I would expect you of all people with your "TOS is the only Star Trek, Shatner is God" mindset to have understood that.

Shit, I have never said Shatner is God.

ST09 may not have intended to be a comedy spoof, but the end result, well...

 

[Kelso]

The '66 Batman was fun...when I was seven years old and didn't know any better. Then I discovered Batman in the comics in the late '60s. Since then the '66 Batman makes me cringe in embarrassment.

Nah, Batman is hilarious. The deadpan humor is pitch-perfect for a story about a man dressed like a bat who fights villains dressed like clowns, penguins, etc. Still my favorite version of the Bat-universe.

ST09 may not have intended to be a comedy spoof, but the end result, well...

... was a rip-roaring blockbuster space adventure!

Wait, what was this thread about?