I prefer this, after falling off a cliff and having a metal bridge land on you, in the 29th Ccentury are you salvageable?
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It'd be one thing if there was near universal acclaim for how GEN ended Kirk's character arc. Instead it's considered one of the legacy portion of the franchise's greatest fails. If Shatner is still available and new technology can make moving being GEN possible, why not, provided there's the right story?
People are fans of Star Trek for different reasons. There is the sizable segment of the fanbase that really does treat it like a period piece, are invested in the original portrayal of the characters, and are deeply enmeshed in the lore / mythology. If you want to reinterpret / reimagine / remix Star Trek, why not go forward without altering the existing continuity? Otherwise you'd just end up in a reboot loop.
No idea what century this was done in.
Long time posters know what I think of rebooting or moderning previous Trek shows.
Long time posters know what I think of rebooting or moderning previous Trek shows.
They definitely seemed to find some actors with staggering resemblances to the originals, especially the guy who did Spock. I found myself staring at his face for a really long time when the first footage started getting released months ago. One part of my brain was convinced it was Nimoy but another part of my brain knew it wasn't. It was very much a strange kind of cognitive dissonance moment.
Are you telling me that second picture isn't Shatner from a documentary?? Crazy, and that's without CG enhancing?
I thought Billy Zane picture where he's playing Marlon Brando was impressive enough, but this is something.
Sam is the man.
That's been in my head canon since reading the first draft. Though Saavik looks like Kirstie Alley, was half Romulan, and was still a mentor to Valeris (per VI novelization).
I am hoping to see the entire DC comic run (with the animated characters) on 1701-A redone with AI.
No. That image has the digital overlay in place.
Damn, of course, even @Tomalak said that and I missed it. Still really, really quite good.
What a beautiful tribute. Watched Robin Curtis's interview as well. She was genuinely emotional about her return. Such a shame that so much potential for her character was squandered. Star Trek V would have been a perfect vehicle to reveal her Romulan heritage. Star Trek VI would have been much more powerful if Saavik had been motivated to seek revenge on Kirk's behalf and then conflicted about the knock on effects on Kirk and Spock. Even TNG Unification would have been even cooler if Saavik had been present with Sarek.
“It's considered one of the legacy portion of the franchise's greatest fails.” Is that so? I can’t say I’ve personally ever viewed it as something particularly bad, let alone “one of the greatest fails”. Mind you, I was a kid when I first saw Generations and I mostly have very fond memories of liking the movie. Assessing it as an adult it’s not my favorite of the bunch, but I never saw the ending as something that needs rectifying.
But then again, I also agree with you in that they can obviously do what they want, as long as Shatner is on board and the have the money and resources. Can’t say this had much in the way of any story, though. (Not that it needs to have that, considering what it is, but I’m just saying that because you mentioned there should be “the right story” when they attempt something like this.)
Well, I’m not trying to tell anyone how they should enjoy Trek, just saying what I prefer.
Let me just say, though: I am someone who’s very interested in Star Trek’s aesthetic and I very much do get a kick out of fans making these kind of flawless recreations of these legendary designs. So I certainly have an appreciation for that aspect. It’s just that I would never want that to be all that new Trek can ever be. First and foremost it’s a TV show for me, an artistic creation, not actual history. And this is why I will always be more interested to see new people being brought on trying to show us their vision of Trek. Agreed, he was really good in replicating Shatner’s mannerisms. There was just one shot where I felt he walked a little funky …
What’s he doing with his arms?
You know, I wasn't really all that impressed with this when I first saw it a few days ago, but with everyone (and I do mean everyone) on both sides of the aisle in Trek fandom gushing over this and how amazing it is, I decided to give it another crack, and you know what?
My reaction still remains "meh."
I dunno. Everyone seems to love this, so that's nice I guess, but this does nothing for me. It has no emotional resonance with me. Maybe I'm dead inside, maybe I have no soul, but this is just flat and dull to me. Sorry.
My reaction still remains "meh."
I dunno. Everyone seems to love this, so that's nice I guess, but this does nothing for me. It has no emotional resonance with me. Maybe I'm dead inside, maybe I have no soul, but this is just flat and dull to me. Sorry.
Well, I for one am with you on that one. I doesn’t do much for me either, despite being super beautiful to look at. So maybe we’re both dead inside, haha. I do try to be mindful of what this is, though: A glorified fan production and an entirely free gift from Trek fans to Trek fans worldwide. So I just can’t and don’t want to be too hard on it.
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