I'm so glad a lot of you are boycotting this...

[The]

Matt said:
Because that means I might be able to go to the theater with people who are there for entertainment and a good time, rather than people who are going to whisper BS about nonsense like why the warpfield wouldn't be stable because the nacelles aren't shaped right, or why young Kirk is too young, or this or that.

You have to remember that all the technobabble is just that. It's nice that in the later years, guys like Sternbach made all if it make sense, but all Treknology has a fictional KEYSTONE holding it all together... Like for example, warp drive makes sense in the way it's been explained, except for when you get down to the dilithium crystals which aren't real.

Anyway, for the folks saying, "I for one will not see this." GREAT! More seats for actual people to fill and enjoy this thing.

I sort of wish Gene was alive just so he could look into a camera and say, "THIS IS THE WAY IT IS. PERIOD." Sort of similar to the "Get a life!" god-smack that Shatner let loose.

And another thing... The "Extreme Trekfan Dollar" is laughable in Hollywood. If the revenue we could bring meant anything, they would have fixed any problems in the previous shows and movies, and we certainly wouldn't have had the cancellation of Enterprise.

JJ Abrams is doing the smart thing. He's going for fresh and new, at the same time throwing you plenty of bones so the mainstream viewer can enjoy it.

I swear, a lot of you must want New Voyages on the big screen or something. True, New Voyages is a superb production, and it perfectly caters to us fans, but even with a high budget a direct copy/continuation like that would be a disastrous flop on the big screen.

And while I'm at it, I'll thank Berman and Braga for the C+ years of Trek. If fans were running the show, and by some grace of God it wasn't cancelled in the first few years, by now we'd be watching some ridiculous NCX-1701-H with 900 torpedo launchers and "transquadrilateral warp reality drives" with Captain Bryce Dogood and his first officer 6of9. Next stop, Risa! PPV only! Ugh.

I....I think I love you... :thumbsup:

You pretty much said exactly what I think, but with less cursing. Well done!


And, to the posters above that I can't be bothered quoting...what is "the real thing"? What makes it "real" or "unreal"? Just curious...

 

[Franklin]

Cyke101 said:

Franklin said:
I think to some this movie is the equivalent of a "Beatles" tribute band. However good it may be, it won't be the real thing until Shatner's in it.

Lent you a hand there, bud.

Could be. But please don't misquote me. It's not good protocol.

 

[Samuel T. Cogley]

I thought the "I'm not going to go to the movie!" guy's thread was immature.

But this guy's thread is even worse.

Finally, this forum is starting to get good.

 

[Cyke101]

Franklin said:

Cyke101 said:

Franklin said:
I think to some this movie is the equivalent of a "Beatles" tribute band. However good it may be, it won't be the real thing until Shatner's in it.

Lent you a hand there, bud.

Could be. But please don't misquote me. It's not good protocol.

Bah. Starfleet General Order 71: Well-timed smileys are always good protocol.

 

[Admiral Buzzkill]

I live in the Washington, DC metro area. I've never been to a theatrical film showing that was ruined by loud talking or other noise-making by members of the audience.

 

[Akira Class]

Matt said:
Because that means I might be able to go to the theater with people who are there for entertainment and a good time,

More like people who are there who will see anything with the name "Trek" on it.

 

[RAMA]

Matt said:
Because that means I might be able to go to the theater with people who are there for entertainment and a good time, rather than people who are going to whisper BS about nonsense like why the warpfield wouldn't be stable because the nacelles aren't shaped right, or why young Kirk is too young, or this or that.

You have to remember that all the technobabble is just that. It's nice that in the later years, guys like Sternbach made all if it make sense, but all Treknology has a fictional KEYSTONE holding it all together... Like for example, warp drive makes sense in the way it's been explained, except for when you get down to the dilithium crystals which aren't real.

Anyway, for the folks saying, "I for one will not see this." GREAT! More seats for actual people to fill and enjoy this thing.

I sort of wish Gene was alive just so he could look into a camera and say, "THIS IS THE WAY IT IS. PERIOD." Sort of similar to the "Get a life!" god-smack that Shatner let loose.

And another thing... The "Extreme Trekfan Dollar" is laughable in Hollywood. If the revenue we could bring meant anything, they would have fixed any problems in the previous shows and movies, and we certainly wouldn't have had the cancellation of Enterprise.

JJ Abrams is doing the smart thing. He's going for fresh and new, at the same time throwing you plenty of bones so the mainstream viewer can enjoy it.

I swear, a lot of you must want New Voyages on the big screen or something. True, New Voyages is a superb production, and it perfectly caters to us fans, but even with a high budget a direct copy/continuation like that would be a disastrous flop on the big screen.

And while I'm at it, I'll thank Berman and Braga for the C+ years of Trek. If fans were running the show, and by some grace of God it wasn't cancelled in the first few years, by now we'd be watching some ridiculous NCX-1701-H with 900 torpedo launchers and "transquadrilateral warp reality drives" with Captain Bryce Dogood and his first officer 6of9. Next stop, Risa! PPV only! Ugh.

Define "a lot". Seems like only a small percentage, and 90% of them are surely lying.

RAMA

 

[Akira Class]

RAMA said:

Define "a lot". Seems like only a small percentage, and 90% of them are surely lying.

RAMA

I doubt that. After Voyager, Enterprise, Insurrection and Nemesis, I think most of us hardcore Trekkers are of the belief that TPTB no longer get carte blanche from us. Now, if they want our butts in the seat, they need to earn it. They need to give us quality. We've learned our lesson. The question is: Have they?

 

[RAMA]

Akira Class said:

RAMA said:

Define "a lot". Seems like only a small percentage, and 90% of them are surely lying.

RAMA

I doubt that. After Voyager, Enterprise, Insurrection and Nemesis, I think most of us hardcore Trekkers are of the belief that TPTB no longer get carte blanche from us. Now, if they want our butts in the seat, they need to earn it. They need to give us quality. We've learned our lesson. The question is: Have they?

First of all, that means actually SEEING the movie to decide to form an opinion. Second these are NEW TPTB. Hardcore fans will go just because they are new and they really don't know this time what they'll see. Curiosity will do the rest. Third...the box office grosses they're counting on will make hardcore Trekkers a very small percentage of the audience if it works out.

RAMA

 

[Lord Garth]

This forum is about Star Trek XI not Star Trek Fans. Like the other threads, this one is done.