Leonard Nimoy's Voiceover is pretty cool !

[TransporterBeam]

Enough with the why isn't Shatner in Star Trek 11 talk. I watched the trailer for the new film recently and Leonard Nimoy's voice-over is pretty cool. Was the word "Space" spoken once before the whole line," Space,the Final Frontier..."
Is anyone here Pro-Nimoy ?

 

[Mr. Fergy]

^ He did this at the end of ST2:TWOK as well, it was good.

 

[Tralah]

Nimoy has a great distinctive voice and has done voice overs in other areas as well. I think that's my one concern about Quinto, that his voice may not be as believable as a younger version of Spock. That's one reason why I'm so eager for some active footage, darn it!

Edit: Oh to answer the question. I'm more Pro-Nimoy than I am Shatner. I honestly wouldn't have minded if Shatner could have gotten a role in the movie, especially with Nimoy, but if it were just Shatner, I'd be considerably less excited about this movie. Spock's always been my favorite character, and I've always regretted that I became a Star Trek fan in the 1990s after movies 1-6 were done.

 

[Michael]

Is anyone here Pro-Nimoy ?

Is anyone not?

 

[Kryton]

I HATE the SOB. He KNOWS what he did!

Still I hope the movie rawks.

 

[Franklin]

Nimoy's no Herbert.
But to be brutally honest, I think he sounded tired and old in the teaser.

 

[Tralah]

/hijack

You're not really located in Greenland, right TransporterBeam?

 

[maryh]

Nimoy has a great distinctive voice and has done voice overs in other areas as well. I think that's my one concern about Quinto, that his voice may not be as believable as a younger version of Spock. That's one reason why I'm so eager for some active footage, darn it!

I know exactly what you are saying with the Nimoy voice. It was distinctive and powerful so it seemed to reflect Spock's so-called repressed passion and emotions. With that in mind I went to Youtube and listened to some Quinto. No, his voice isn't quite as resonating baritone as Nimoy's however, Quinto' voice is smooth, controlled and pleasing to the ears. I don't think we will be dissatisfied.

 

[maryh]

I am one who is not a Shatner fan. I am looking forward to a new Kirk, one who is not as egotistical as Shatner so I can start to like the character of Kirk again.

It is well known that Shatner tried to dominate TOS. He took other's lines, changed script to make himself the hero and make every show revolve around himself as much as possible. An excerpt from a book about the episode "City of the Edge of Forever":

"No one else is safe from Ellison's legendary wrath, either. He recounts an incident with William Shatner, who had requested to be the absolute first to read Ellison's completed script for "City". Ellison invited Shatner into his home (after Shatner wipes out his motorcycle showboating in his driveway.) to examine the script. And examine it he does-for several hours. Thus we had the first request for a rewrite, because Shatner had counted the lines he had, and realized that Leonard Nimoy had a handful more. Such were the egos involved here."

Much of the cast hated him. With time I got sick of the domination and constant glorification of Kirk/Shatner. But like all good entertainment it will survive adversity and still would be the powerful series that it was.

Another strike I had against Shatner's egoism was that he tried to one-up Nimoy's excellent ST4 and we got the result of ST5 - a crappy movie. Thank God Nimoy was strongly involved in ST6 or the franchise might have ended there.

I'm looking forward to a likable Kirk/Pine in the upcoming movie. A courageous, impulsive, imperfect captain trying to keep it all working smoothly, an Uhura who does more than just "open hailing frequencies", a brilliant, psychologically flawed Spock who could never lose chess games to Kirk, a witty, energetic Sulu who does more than put Kirks brilliancy into action, a lovable, sarcastic, brutal humored McCoy, and a young, energetic, skirt chasing Checkov who is exceptionally bright for his age and a brilliant Scotty who has ideas, not just mechanics. Shatner's quest for being the constant hero and better, brighter, more courageous than everybody else got old for me.

Now the Shatner lovers will hate me but so what. The character Spock tends to be the draw for Star Trek and has probably done more for the popularity of the show than any other single character so I think the movie will do just fine.

 

[Squiggy]

Nimoy's no Herbert.
But to be brutally honest, I think he sounded tired and old in the teaser.

Well, he IS old, and probably tired.

 

[Veiny Eyeball]

Nimoy's no Herbert.
But to be brutally honest, I think he sounded tired and old in the teaser.

Well, he IS old, and probably tired.

Soon he'll be so very, very tired.

 

[maryh]

Nimoy's no Herbert.
But to be brutally honest, I think he sounded tired and old in the teaser.

Well, he IS old, and probably tired.

And though I love the guy, his dentures tended to hiss in that recent VW commercial. I hope they can clean that up in the movie. With all these problems with Nimoy - are the Shatner fans really sure they want him back in his old, and tired form?

 

[Samuel T. Cogley]

With all these problems with Nimoy - are the Shatner fans really sure they want him back in his old, and tired form?

Shatner is currently starring on a hit television show; winning awards; and arguably doing better than ever.

Your question makes no sense, ensign.

 

[RobertScorpio]

With all these problems with Nimoy - are the Shatner fans really sure they want him back in his old, and tired form?

Shatner is currently starring on a hit television show; winning awards; and arguably doing better than ever.

Your question makes no sense, ensign.

Sam, I am with you. Shatner is far more an ICON than Nimoy-Stewart-Spiner or any TREK related actor you could put up...HE IS star trek...people here at BBS may not agree....but that's like preaching to the choir...the rest of the world knows the difference between star (Nimoy) and international icon (Shatner)

Rob

 

[M'Sharak]

Oh, boy...

 

[Franklin]

With all these problems with Nimoy - are the Shatner fans really sure they want him back in his old, and tired form?

Shatner is currently starring on a hit television show; winning awards; and arguably doing better than ever.

Your question makes no sense, ensign.

Sam, I am with you. Shatner is far more an ICON than Nimoy-Stewart-Spiner or any TREK related actor you could put up...HE IS star trek...people here at BBS may not agree....but that's like preaching to the choir...the rest of the world knows the difference between star (Nimoy) and international icon (Shatner)

Rob

The following is a gross generalization, but speaking as a 40-something alive in the era when it was Star Trek with no bloody TOS, TMP, TWOK, SWAK, COD, SOB, or RSVP, the "intellectual" or "nerdy" types identified with Spock and liked Nimoy over Shatner. The "jocks" or "frat-boy-types" identified with Kirk and liked Shatner over Nimoy.
I think some of the pro-Kirk (Shatner) folks may think that with Abrams using Nimoy (and only Nimoy) in this Spock-centric sotry, the nerds finally won out. Spock has eclipsed Kirk.

But both are equally Star Trek. Both are international icons. Just as John, Paul, George, and Ringo were all equally Beatles and equally iconic. (OK, maybe not Ringo. )

It's just a matter of personal taste as to who best represents Star Trek. The current rulers of the Trek world groove on Spock, and it's Nimoy's time to shine sans Shatner.

 

[Admiral Buzzkill]

I'm sorry to bring facts into this, but you have to look at the math.

Shatner can't catch Nimoy in the pledged delegate count or the popular vote. Superdelegates have been trending to Nimoy since February, and there's no way the Federation is going to seat the Florida or Michigan delegations at this point. So it's just plain over: Nimoy will be in the movie and Shatner won't.

 

[Franklin]

I'm sorry to bring facts into this, but you have to look at the math.

Shatner can't catch Nimoy in the pledged delegate count or the popular vote. Superdelegates have been trending to Nimoy since February, and there's no way the Federation is going to seat the Florida or Michigan delegations at this point. So it's just plain over: Nimoy will be in the movie and Shatner won't.

And constitutionally, Shatner shouldn't even be in the race.

 

[MacGyvr]

Was the word "Space" spoken once before the whole line," Space,the Final Frontier..."?

No....if you listen carefully, the word you hear that sounds like "Space" is actually "Six"....it is part of the countdown heard in the background.

 

[maryh]

With all these problems with Nimoy - are the Shatner fans really sure they want him back in his old, and tired form?

Shatner is currently starring on a hit television show; winning awards; and arguably doing better than ever.

Your question makes no sense, ensign.

All I see are references to his FATNESS!!

Curious though, why aren't you mad at Shatner for killing off his own character so ignomously? When Nimoy allowed Spock to get killed in TWOK I was very angry with him for not appreciating the character. I wouldn't see the movies until ST4 came out - and then I forgave him, but that was a few years of anger. I never blamed anyone else for killing the character but Nimoy. Shatner, for some reason, eludes your anger and you are placing the blame where it has no bearing. Shatner acted the part, he had to know exactly what he was doing. If he wants a piece in this picture he could play his own father, But no, everything, as usual, has to revolve around him. I need a new Kirk. The characters work best together. We would not have loved these characters had they not had each other to play off of; the chemistry between them was great. I want Kirk back, but with a different actor. Looks like I'm going to get my way!!