The New Star Trek Trailer Is Fully Righteous

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In Summer 2013, pioneering director J.J. Abrams will deliver an explosive action thriller that takes Star Trek Into Darkness. When the crew of the Enterprise is called back home, they find an unstoppable force of terror from within their own organization has detonated the fleet and everything it stands for, leaving our world in a state of crisis. With a personal score to settle, Captain Kirk leads a manhunt to a war-zone world to capture a one man weapon of mass destruction. As our heroes are propelled into an epic chess game of life and death, love will be challenged, friendships will be torn apart, and sacrifices must be made for the only family Kirk has left: his crew.

Official Site: http://www.StarTrekMovie.com

Director: J.J. Abrams

Cast: Chris Pine, Zachary Quinto, Zoe Saldana, Karl Urban, Simon Pegg, Anton Yelchin, John Cho, Bruce Greenwood, Benedict Cumberbatch, Peter Weller

Writers: Alex Kurtzman , Roberto Orci , Damon Lindelof

In theaters: May 17th, 2013
Copyright © 2013 Paramount Pictures

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269 comments
1 ReamWorks SKG  Tue, Apr 16, 2013 5:46:29pm

Meh. I’m waiting for the next “Lost in Space” movie.

2 PhillyPretzel  Tue, Apr 16, 2013 5:48:00pm

And I am waiting for Honor Harrington.

3 Dr Lizardo  Tue, Apr 16, 2013 5:49:06pm

“Star Trek Into Darkness” does look truly epic. I was quite pleased with Abrams’ “Star Trek”. Looks like they’re shooting the works on this one.

5 Four More Tears  Tue, Apr 16, 2013 5:51:07pm

I just jizzed in my pants.

6 aagcobb  Tue, Apr 16, 2013 5:51:10pm

Looks very, very cool.

7 Vicious Babushka  Tue, Apr 16, 2013 5:51:15pm
8 aagcobb  Tue, Apr 16, 2013 5:51:43pm

160 bottles of beer on the wall, 160 bottles of beer

9 William Barnett-Lewis  Tue, Apr 16, 2013 5:51:55pm

Piffle. Lost in Space? Honor “kill as many of my crew as possible while I manage to survive” Harrington?

Thanks, but I’ll stick to the Great Bird of the Galaxy’s Utopian fantasy.

I’ll actually pay to see this. Willingly pay.

10 Iwouldprefernotto  Tue, Apr 16, 2013 5:52:33pm

Live long and prosper..

11 ReamWorks SKG  Tue, Apr 16, 2013 5:52:42pm

re: #4 Vicious Babushka

That is a weird premise for an editorial.

12 First As Tragedy, Then As Farce  Tue, Apr 16, 2013 5:54:00pm

Zachary Quinto is a decent Spock, but I really loved Karl Urban’s take on McCoy in the 2009 movie.

13 ReamWorks SKG  Tue, Apr 16, 2013 5:54:34pm

There’s really only One True Spock.

14 klys  Tue, Apr 16, 2013 5:54:38pm

It is the part of my evening where I don’t need to be at the office anymore but the thought of driving through rush hour traffic makes me want to claw my eyes out.

15 DO WINGNUT WORDS SHOW THEY EVOLVED BRAINS?11!!  Tue, Apr 16, 2013 5:54:42pm

re: #4 Vicious Babushka

OMG. Seriously Salon?

16 AlexRogan  Tue, Apr 16, 2013 5:54:44pm

re: #5 Four More Tears

I just jizzed in my pants.

You rang?

Youtube Video

;-P

17 PT Barnum  Tue, Apr 16, 2013 5:54:46pm

I’m looking forward to this very much.

18 Walking Spanish Down the Hall  Tue, Apr 16, 2013 5:54:58pm

I’m glad the Star Trek franchise is getting so dark.

19 ReamWorks SKG  Tue, Apr 16, 2013 5:55:35pm

re: #16 AlexRogan

This could be the next KMart ad campaign.

20 ProBosniaLiberal  Tue, Apr 16, 2013 5:55:44pm

re: #7 Vicious Babushka

Oh great. Here comes crap from the CCP and its press organs blaming the US for not having good enough security and the demonization of Boston.

21 Iwouldprefernotto  Tue, Apr 16, 2013 5:55:50pm

re: #12 First As Tragedy, Then As Farce

Zachary Quinto is a decent Spock, but I really loved Karl Urban’s take on McCoy in the 2009 movie.

I thought how the introduced Mccoy was the best of the back stories.

22 Targetpractice  Tue, Apr 16, 2013 5:56:30pm

Been looking forward to this film for months now. JJ Abrams has really sold me on his vision of the franchise and I look forward to more of his work. He’s taken the series back to its roots and it’s awesome.

23 ReamWorks SKG  Tue, Apr 16, 2013 5:56:34pm

I hope that they don’t expand the TSA because of this. They already show up at stadia and other large gatherings.

24 PT Barnum  Tue, Apr 16, 2013 5:56:38pm

re: #18 Walking Spanish Down the Hall

I’m glad the Star Trek franchise is getting so dark.

I think that really started with Deep Space 9, though it tended to devolve into chronic overacting.

25 Dr Lizardo  Tue, Apr 16, 2013 5:56:39pm

Is it just me, or did I see what looked somewhat very much like the USS Excelsior and the USS Defiant in that trailer?

Hmmm…….

26 Whack-A-Mole  Tue, Apr 16, 2013 5:56:40pm

I’m so torn by these movies. No doubt about it, they’re great for the Hollywood blockbuster fare that they are (and a good sight better than any of the TNG movies) but they deviate so far from the original Trek ethos that it’s hard to think of them as “Star Trek”.

Even DS9, the most action oriented of the original series (and my personal favorite), was far more introspective and thought provoking than these.

27 Stanley Sea  Tue, Apr 16, 2013 5:57:06pm

Benedict Cumberbatch. Yeah.

28 ReamWorks SKG  Tue, Apr 16, 2013 5:57:20pm

Hey! I just discovered “Spy Mode”. I’ve been here several years and I never clicked on it before.

29 Whack-A-Mole  Tue, Apr 16, 2013 5:57:31pm

re: #25 Dr Lizardo

Yeah, I thought that it had a distinctly Next Generation era look to it too.

30 PT Barnum  Tue, Apr 16, 2013 5:57:33pm

re: #27 Stanley Sea

Benedict Cumberbatch. Yeah.

I’m waiting with mucho anticipation for the third season of Sherlock

31 Dr Lizardo  Tue, Apr 16, 2013 5:58:23pm

re: #29 Whack-A-Mole

Yeah, I thought that it had a distinctly Next Generation era look to them too.

Good…..at least I’m not losing my marbles.

32 jaunte  Tue, Apr 16, 2013 5:59:17pm

re: #24 PT Barnum

I think that really started with Deep Space 9, though it tended to devolve into chronic overacting.

On Berengaria VII, scenery chews you.

33 Targetpractice  Tue, Apr 16, 2013 5:59:29pm

re: #26 Whack-A-Mole

I’m so torn by these movies. No doubt about it, they’re great for the Hollywood blockbuster fare that they are (and a good sight better than any of the TNG movies) but they deviate so far from the original Trek ethos that it’s hard to think of them as “Star Trek”.

Even DS9, the most action oriented of the original series (and my personal favorite), was far more introspective and thought provoking than these.

It’s debatable about what the original Trek ethos really is. The original series had two pilot episodes, the first labeled as too “cerebral” for the average TV viewer. And it’s generally agreed by fans that Next Generation didn’t really take off until after the second season, when Gene got relegated to the exec producer’s chair and others took the series away from the “bright and shining future” motif.

34 PT Barnum  Tue, Apr 16, 2013 6:00:20pm

re: #31 Dr Lizardo

Good…..at least I’m not losing my marbles.

The problem with anything that tries to reboot the original series (Enterprise included) is that the technology we have now is so much more advanced that it creates an odd feeling of anachronism compared to the original episodes.

35 First As Tragedy, Then As Farce  Tue, Apr 16, 2013 6:00:47pm

re: #13 ReamWorks SKG

There’s really only One True Spock.

Nimoy’s credit was as “Spock Prime”, which pretty much underscores this.

36 DO WINGNUT WORDS SHOW THEY EVOLVED BRAINS?11!!  Tue, Apr 16, 2013 6:00:57pm

Looks Ah-Meh-zing!

37 PT Barnum  Tue, Apr 16, 2013 6:01:22pm

re: #33 Targetpractice

It’s debatable about what the original Trek ethos really is. The original series had two pilot episodes, the first labeled as too “cerebral” for the average TV viewer. And it’s generally agreed by fans that Next Generation didn’t really take off until after the second season, when Gene got relegated to the exec producer’s chair and others took the series away from the “bright and shining future” motif.

Next Gen was unwatchable until about the 3rd season, though as it seemed like they were just remaking episodes of the original with better special effects for the longest time.

38 klys  Tue, Apr 16, 2013 6:01:31pm

re: #26 Whack-A-Mole

I’m so torn by these movies. No doubt about it, they’re great for the Hollywood blockbuster fare that they are (and a good sight better than any of the TNG movies) but they deviate so far from the original Trek ethos that it’s hard to think of them as “Star Trek”.

Even DS9, the most action oriented of the original series (and my personal favorite), was far more introspective and thought provoking than these.

I think it’s hard to compare the TV series to the movies though.

I really liked the way they handled it, to make it canon but not disrupt earlier canon, personally. That does let them explore a different view of things. I’d love to see a TV series based on the new universe with the actors because that would be fascinating but I suspect many of the actors involved wouldn’t necessarily be up for that kind of commitment.

39 Dr. Matt  Tue, Apr 16, 2013 6:01:56pm

Comments: 9,999,879

Almost there……..

40 klys  Tue, Apr 16, 2013 6:02:14pm

re: #39 Dr. Matt

Comments: 9,999,879

Almost there……..

Stay on target…

41 Ojoe  Tue, Apr 16, 2013 6:02:16pm

OT While driving the food bank truck today, thinking of the Boston Marathon bombing, it occurred to me that the Marathon might be a tempting target to someone from modern day Persia - you know where that is - as the Battle of Marathon was the defeat of Persia by the Athenians. Just a thought but who knows?

42 PhillyPretzel  Tue, Apr 16, 2013 6:02:42pm

re: #40 klys

Very Star Wars.

43 Stanley Sea  Tue, Apr 16, 2013 6:02:51pm

Lumpy died today. :-(

usatoday.com

44 Targetpractice  Tue, Apr 16, 2013 6:02:52pm

re: #37 PT Barnum

Next Gen was unwatchable until about the 3rd season, though as it seemed like they were just remaking episodes of the original with better special effects for the longest time.

I’ve tried watching Next Generation on Netflix and got about halfway through the first season before I had to turn it off. There’s just a serious tectonic shift in the series after the second season.

45 Dr. Matt  Tue, Apr 16, 2013 6:03:01pm

re: #40 klys

Stay on target…

I’m too close for missiles, I’m switching to guns.

46 PT Barnum  Tue, Apr 16, 2013 6:03:04pm

re: #38 klys

I think it’s hard to compare the TV series to the movies though.

I really liked the way they handled it, to make it canon but not disrupt earlier canon, personally. That does let them explore a different view of things. I’d love to see a TV series based on the new universe with the actors because that would be fascinating but I suspect many of the actors involved wouldn’t necessarily be up for that kind of commitment.

I had a concept for a TV show. What would pass for science fiction in that time, or would nerds of the time be prone to looking backward rather than forward.

47 First As Tragedy, Then As Farce  Tue, Apr 16, 2013 6:03:06pm

re: #40 klys

Stay on target…

THEY CAME FROM BEHIND AAAAahhrrgg!!

48 klys  Tue, Apr 16, 2013 6:03:24pm

re: #42 PhillyPretzel

Very Star Wars.

You mean you don’t automatically hear that sequence whenever someone uses that phrase?

Ok, maybe I’ve watched the films a few too many times.

49 PT Barnum  Tue, Apr 16, 2013 6:03:28pm

re: #42 PhillyPretzel

It’s a Trap!

50 Dr Lizardo  Tue, Apr 16, 2013 6:04:09pm

re: #34 PT Barnum

The problem with anything that tries to reboot the original series (Enterprise included) is that the technology we have now is so much more advanced that it creates an odd feeling of anachronism compared to the original episodes.

That’s true. But the design of the bigger ship the USS Enterprise is facing in the trailer certainly looks like something out of the Next Generation era, which is set about 100 years ahead of TOS.

51 William Barnett-Lewis  Tue, Apr 16, 2013 6:04:09pm

BBL. Time to get the little guy in bed since it’s a school night. Let me know who won when I get back.

52 PT Barnum  Tue, Apr 16, 2013 6:04:35pm

re: #50 Dr Lizardo

That’s true. But the design of the bigger ship the USS Enterprise is facing in the trailer certainly looks like something out of the Next Generation era, which is set about 100 years ahead of TOS.

Time travel?

53 Iwouldprefernotto  Tue, Apr 16, 2013 6:04:39pm

Based on tonight’s comments at LGF Star Trek is going to be a blockbuster. Or are some of you just trying to win the date with Rush.

54 klys  Tue, Apr 16, 2013 6:04:45pm

re: #50 Dr Lizardo

That’s true. But the design of the bigger ship the USS Enterprise is facing in the trailer certainly looks like something out of the Next Generation era, which is set about 100 years ahead of TOS.

Can we bring Picard in for the 3rd movie? That would totally kick ass.

55 abolitionist  Tue, Apr 16, 2013 6:04:58pm

Hope I can stay awake thru this one.

56 Targetpractice  Tue, Apr 16, 2013 6:05:01pm

re: #50 Dr Lizardo

That’s true. But the design of the bigger ship the USS Enterprise is facing in the trailer certainly looks like something out of the Next Generation era, which is set about 100 years ahead of TOS.

Not surprising, since the New Enterprise looks like its counterpart post refit, which wouldn’t happen in the original timeline for another 20 years.

57 PT Barnum  Tue, Apr 16, 2013 6:05:05pm

re: #54 klys

Can we bring Picard in for the 3rd movie? That would totally kick ass.

I dunno..I’d like to see Harry Mudd show up..:)

58 PhillyPretzel  Tue, Apr 16, 2013 6:05:12pm

::: rotating HMS Imperator for a full battery broadside :::

59 Joanne  Tue, Apr 16, 2013 6:05:23pm

CAN. NOT. WAIT!!

ST 2009 was amazing. I think we’ve watched it 20 times. It’s one of the few movies I can quote dialog from. So excited!

60 AlexRogan  Tue, Apr 16, 2013 6:05:42pm

re: #24 PT Barnum

I think that really started with Deep Space 9, though it tended to devolve into chronic overacting.

Avery Brooks could still whip your ass though…

61 Whack-A-Mole  Tue, Apr 16, 2013 6:05:50pm

re: #33 Targetpractice

I don’t disagree, but “all action, all the time” just doesn’t feel Trek to me though. Still though, I’ll enjoy the new movies for what they are.

62 DO WINGNUT WORDS SHOW THEY EVOLVED BRAINS?11!!  Tue, Apr 16, 2013 6:05:57pm

This thread has turned into a Trekkie convention. And I love it.

63 klys  Tue, Apr 16, 2013 6:06:00pm

re: #59 Joanne

CAN. NOT. WAIT!!

ST 2009 was amazing. I think we’ve watched it 20 times. It’s one of the few movies I can quote dialog from. So excited!

I am thrilled about new material.

I am terrified about what they’re going to do to the characters I adore.

So torn.

64 PT Barnum  Tue, Apr 16, 2013 6:06:11pm

Hey as long as we’re devolving into nerdgasm. Anybody else play with roll20.net besides me?

65 bratwurst  Tue, Apr 16, 2013 6:06:30pm

re: #41 Ojoe

OT While driving the food bank truck today, thinking of the Boston Marathon bombing, it occurred to me that the Marathon might be a tempting target to someone from modern day Persia - you know where that is - as the Battle of Marathon was the defeat of Persia by the Athenians. Just a thought but who knows?

Image: rolleyes.png

66 Dr Lizardo  Tue, Apr 16, 2013 6:06:36pm

re: #52 PT Barnum

Time travel?

That’s what I’m wondering. Could explain why Cumberbatch’s baddie is such an existential threat; he’d be way ahead of the curve with advanced tech.

67 Targetpractice  Tue, Apr 16, 2013 6:06:40pm

re: #61 Whack-A-Mole

I don’t disagree, but “all action, all the time” just doesn’t feel Trek to me though. Still though, I’ll enjoy the new movies for what they are.

The original series, even looked at through nostalgia, was pretty heavy on the action. It’s why Kirk is remembered as the guy who couldn’t keep his shirt on. And also where we get jokes about redshirts.

68 Majacita  Tue, Apr 16, 2013 6:07:03pm

I have heard that George Takei is going to be in the next Star Wars movie. Anyone else heard that and is it true?

69 klys  Tue, Apr 16, 2013 6:07:28pm

re: #68 Majacita

I have heard that George Takei is going to be in the next Star Wars movie. Anyone else heard that and is it true?

I confess, I have turned into such a Takei fangirl.

70 Targetpractice  Tue, Apr 16, 2013 6:07:28pm

re: #66 Dr Lizardo

That’s what I’m wondering. Could explain why Cumberbatch’s baddie is such an existential threat; he’d be way ahead of the curve with advanced tech.

I’m still wondering if the original theories are correct and he is, in fact, Khan.

71 Iwouldprefernotto  Tue, Apr 16, 2013 6:07:30pm

I like both Star Trek and Star Wars is that a problem?

72 PT Barnum  Tue, Apr 16, 2013 6:07:32pm

re: #61 Whack-A-Mole

I don’t disagree, but “all action, all the time” just doesn’t feel Trek to me though. Still though, I’ll enjoy the new movies for what they are.

Maybe we just need to have the new Kirk learn..to …insert..random…pauses…in his ….dialog

73 PT Barnum  Tue, Apr 16, 2013 6:07:49pm

re: #71 Iwouldprefernotto

I like both Star Trek and Star Wars is that a problem?

Heretic!

74 klys  Tue, Apr 16, 2013 6:07:49pm

re: #71 Iwouldprefernotto

I like both Star Trek and Star Wars is that a problem?

I vote no.

Because otherwise I’m screwed.

75 klys  Tue, Apr 16, 2013 6:08:09pm

re: #72 PT Barnum

Maybe we just need to have the new Kirk learn..to …insert..random…pauses…in his ….dialog

That would sure slow the pace down.

76 aagcobb  Tue, Apr 16, 2013 6:08:28pm

re: #63 klys

I am thrilled about new material.

I am terrified about what they’re going to do to the characters I adore.

So torn.

When my wife was a kid, she loved the Hobbit and Gandalf was her favorite character. She started reading The Fellowship of the Ring, got to the part where Gandalf fell with the Balrog, started crying and couldn’t finish the book. She never knew he came back until years later.

77 PhillyPretzel  Tue, Apr 16, 2013 6:08:29pm

re: #71 Iwouldprefernotto

Not in my book.

78 Majacita  Tue, Apr 16, 2013 6:08:35pm

re: #69 klys

He was always my Mom’s favorite. I was and will always be a fan of Spock.

79 Iwouldprefernotto  Tue, Apr 16, 2013 6:08:36pm

re: #74 klys

I vote no.

Because otherwise I’m screwed.

I also enjoyed the Film Fanboys.

80 Targetpractice  Tue, Apr 16, 2013 6:08:41pm

re: #72 PT Barnum

Maybe we just need to have the new Kirk learn..to …insert..random…pauses…in his ….dialog

Don’t think Pine could pull it off.

81 DO WINGNUT WORDS SHOW THEY EVOLVED BRAINS?11!!  Tue, Apr 16, 2013 6:08:45pm

re: #69 klys

OMG so have I.

82 AlexRogan  Tue, Apr 16, 2013 6:09:10pm

re: #71 Iwouldprefernotto

I like both Star Trek and Star Wars is that a problem?

HERETIC!!!!

/actually, I’m in the same boat…

83 Belafon  Tue, Apr 16, 2013 6:09:12pm

re: #12 First As Tragedy, Then As Farce

My take on Karl Urban is that he’s always been McCoy. He’s just been waiting for the movies to catch up.

84 Whack-A-Mole  Tue, Apr 16, 2013 6:09:14pm

re: #71 Iwouldprefernotto

Only if you believe Greedo shot first.

85 klys  Tue, Apr 16, 2013 6:09:29pm

re: #76 aagcobb

When my wife was a kid, she loved the Hobbit and Gandalf was her favorite character. She started reading The Fellowship of the Ring, got to the part where Gandalf fell with the Balrog, started crying and couldn’t finish the book. She never knew he came back until years later.

I couldn’t get that far into Fellowship when I read it the first time. I got bored during the listing of party gifts.

86 Bear  Tue, Apr 16, 2013 6:09:33pm

re: #45 Dr. Matt

I just noticed that on a license plate bracket a short time ago.

87 Iwouldprefernotto  Tue, Apr 16, 2013 6:09:46pm

re: #77 PhillyPretzel

Not in my book.

The best thing about having a teenage son is that I get to see all the comic/action/scfi movies without guilt.

88 PT Barnum  Tue, Apr 16, 2013 6:09:48pm

re: #69 klys

I confess, I have turned into such a Takei fangirl.

Not a fangirl (don’t have the equipment) but I do enjoy reading his Facebook posts.

89 klys  Tue, Apr 16, 2013 6:09:55pm

re: #84 Whack-A-Mole

Only if you believe Greedo shot first.

My VHS tapes don’t lie!

90 Charles Johnson  Tue, Apr 16, 2013 6:10:05pm

I was a huge fan of the original Star Trek, but I never got into TNG. I really wanted to like it, but it just never grabbed my attention.

This new film looks amazing, though. Let’s hope we didn’t just see all the best scenes.

91 Dr Lizardo  Tue, Apr 16, 2013 6:10:18pm

re: #70 Targetpractice

I’m still wondering if the original theories are correct and he is, in fact, Khan.

His character’s name is listed as “John Harrison”. Unless that’s a diversion.

Check out the North American release poster:

Image: StarTrekIntoDarkness_FinalUSPoster.jpg

92 klys  Tue, Apr 16, 2013 6:10:28pm

re: #89 klys

My VHS tapes don’t lie!

Also, my mother made me wait a whole week between watching Empire Strikes Back and Return of the Jedi.

I thought I was in hell.

93 Iwouldprefernotto  Tue, Apr 16, 2013 6:10:28pm

re: #90 Charles Johnson

I was a huge fan of the original Star Trek, but I never got into TNG. I really wanted to like it, but it just never grabbed my attention.

This new film looks amazing, though. Let’s hope we didn’t just see all the best scenes.

Are you trying to win?

94 Four More Tears  Tue, Apr 16, 2013 6:10:40pm

Honestly, the new Star Trek reminds me more of old Star Wars than it does its own source material.

95 PT Barnum  Tue, Apr 16, 2013 6:10:56pm

re: #87 Iwouldprefernotto

The best thing about having a teenage son is that I get to see all the comic/action/scfi movies without guilt.

I don’t have any guilt and I go see them anyway. Still trying to get a time refund for the recent Oz movie, though. God that was awful!

96 Targetpractice  Tue, Apr 16, 2013 6:10:57pm

re: #91 Dr Lizardo

His character’s name is listed as “John Harrison”. Unless that’s a diversion.

Check out the North American release poster:

Image: StarTrekIntoDarkness_FinalUSPoster.jpg

Yeah, but JJ has this habit of lying through his teeth to the fans to keep them from guessing.

97 klys  Tue, Apr 16, 2013 6:11:06pm

re: #90 Charles Johnson

I was a huge fan of the original Star Trek, but I never got into TNG. I really wanted to like it, but it just never grabbed my attention.

This new film looks amazing, though. Let’s hope we didn’t just see all the best scenes.

My main takeaway from TNG was a crush on Wesley.

I was 4.

Wil Wheaton is cool as anything though.

98 BongCrodny  Tue, Apr 16, 2013 6:11:20pm

re: #70 Targetpractice

I’m still wondering if the original theories are correct and he is, in fact, Khan.

About 44-45 seconds into the trailer is a shot that kinda looks like it might be stasis chambers, which *could* indicate Khan’s crew.

99 aagcobb  Tue, Apr 16, 2013 6:11:38pm

re: #92 klys

Also, my mother made me wait a whole week between watching Empire Strikes Back and Return of the Jedi.

I thought I was in hell.

Baby. I had to wait years between the original releases.

100 klys  Tue, Apr 16, 2013 6:11:55pm

re: #99 aagcobb

Baby. I had to wait years between the original releases.

I know. That’s what my mother said.

101 PT Barnum  Tue, Apr 16, 2013 6:11:58pm

re: #97 klys

My main takeaway from TNG was a crush on Wesley.

I was 4.

Wil Wheaton is cool as anything though.

Oh God we all hated Wesley! The actor turned out to be pretty cool, but the character was just awful.

102 Iwouldprefernotto  Tue, Apr 16, 2013 6:12:00pm

re: #97 klys

My main takeaway from TNG was a crush on Wesley.

I was 4.

Wil Wheaton is cool as anything though.

He’s great on Big Bang Theory. Another show I watch with my kids.

103 PhillyPretzel  Tue, Apr 16, 2013 6:12:04pm

re: #99 aagcobb

Same here.

104 Targetpractice  Tue, Apr 16, 2013 6:12:13pm

re: #90 Charles Johnson

I was a huge fan of the original Star Trek, but I never got into TNG. I really wanted to like it, but it just never grabbed my attention.

This new film looks amazing, though. Let’s hope we didn’t just see all the best scenes.

See, I grew up with TNG, so that’s all I’ve really known of Trek. Yet, at the same time, the first Trek film I remember seeing in theater was ST VI. Good times.

105 Whack-A-Mole  Tue, Apr 16, 2013 6:12:14pm

re: #92 klys

Lol. You’re lucky you didn’t have to wait the years between them like I did.

106 PT Barnum  Tue, Apr 16, 2013 6:12:31pm

re: #102 Iwouldprefernotto

He’s great on Big Bang Theory. Another show I watch with my kids.

My 12 year old loves BBT, though I don’t think he gets all the jokes.

107 abolitionist  Tue, Apr 16, 2013 6:12:40pm

re: #97 klys

My main takeaway from TNG was a crush on Wesley.

I was 4.

Wil Wheaton is cool as anything though.

He’s been a regular, more or less, on Eureka.

108 First As Tragedy, Then As Farce  Tue, Apr 16, 2013 6:12:41pm

Spoiler:

At the end of the movie, it fades to black… then suddenly we close-up on the suddenly-opening eye of CMDR DATA, who is mimicking stretching and smacking his lips, having just “woken up” from a dream program.

He taps his communicator.

“Data to La Forge,” he says, a hint of excitement in his voice.

“How was your dream, Data?” comes the reply.

“Most exhilarating. Although…” he trails off.

“Yes, Data? What is it?”

“There were no electric sheep at all.”

Ba-dum tss.

109 Targetpractice  Tue, Apr 16, 2013 6:12:44pm

re: #101 PT Barnum

Oh God we all hated Wesley! The actor turned out to be pretty cool, but the character was just awful.

Eh, he did mature and become bearable later on.

110 BongCrodny  Tue, Apr 16, 2013 6:12:51pm

re: #71 Iwouldprefernotto

I like both Star Trek and Star Wars is that a problem?

I liked 4 of the 5 Trek series and 2 out of the 6 Wars movies. I guess that puts me somewhere around the crazy 27% mark.

111 klys  Tue, Apr 16, 2013 6:12:58pm

I keep meaning to watch BBT.

112 PT Barnum  Tue, Apr 16, 2013 6:13:06pm

Watching Rocko’s Modern life on Netflix. Man that was a wild show.

113 klys  Tue, Apr 16, 2013 6:13:21pm

We can all agree that Episodes 1-3 don’t exist, right?

114 AlexRogan  Tue, Apr 16, 2013 6:13:37pm

re: #97 klys

My main takeaway from TNG was a crush on Wesley.

I was 4.

Wil Wheaton is cool as anything though.

One of the few all-out, full-blown geeks in Hollywood these days.

Been a fan of his for a long time.

115 aagcobb  Tue, Apr 16, 2013 6:13:39pm

re: #113 klys

We can all agree that Episodes 1-3 don’t exist, right?

Much like Godfather III

116 Four More Tears  Tue, Apr 16, 2013 6:13:40pm

re: #104 Targetpractice

See, I grew up with TNG, so that’s all I’ve really known of Trek. Yet, at the same time, the first Trek film I remember seeing in theater was ST VI. Good times.

DS9 was my favorite Trek series. Period.

117 Iwouldprefernotto  Tue, Apr 16, 2013 6:13:42pm

re: #113 klys

We can all agree that Episodes 1-3 don’t exist, right?

What are you talking about?

118 klys  Tue, Apr 16, 2013 6:13:51pm

Also, my favorite Trek movie (besides 2009) is IV. I love the whales.

119 CarleeCork  Tue, Apr 16, 2013 6:13:57pm

It looks good.

120 Whack-A-Mole  Tue, Apr 16, 2013 6:14:06pm

re: #97 klys

He’s cool now but was painfully annoying at the time. Now his mom OTOH… Ultimate space MILF.

121 PT Barnum  Tue, Apr 16, 2013 6:14:13pm

re: #111 klys

I keep meaning to watch BBT.

I started watching it with my son just because it was on, and then stayed to admire Keely Cucco’s well I best recuse myself.

122 Charles Johnson  Tue, Apr 16, 2013 6:14:22pm

Looks like Star Trek was the perfect topic to cause a flood of comments.

123 Political Atheist  Tue, Apr 16, 2013 6:14:25pm

re: #105 Whack-A-Mole

I so carefully recorded the TNG series on VHS. Bought the best tapes etc.

124 Dr Lizardo  Tue, Apr 16, 2013 6:14:25pm

re: #98 BongCrodny

About 44-45 seconds into the trailer is a shot that kinda looks like it might be stasis chambers, which *could* indicate Khan’s crew.

You are quite right. They do indeed look like stasis chambers.

And as Targetpractice said in #96, JJ Abrams will ‘elaborate’ to keep people guessing or mislead to not give the plot away.

125 Varek Raith  Tue, Apr 16, 2013 6:14:26pm

“Shut up, Wesley!”

126 klys  Tue, Apr 16, 2013 6:14:27pm

re: #120 Whack-A-Mole

He’s cool now but was painfully annoying at the time. Now his mom OTOH… Ultimate space MILF.

I was Beverly Crusher one year for Halloween.

127 DO WINGNUT WORDS SHOW THEY EVOLVED BRAINS?11!!  Tue, Apr 16, 2013 6:14:33pm

re: #98 BongCrodny

Say “Stasis Chambers” again. But slowly and whispered in my ear.
That would be awesome if this does in fact turn out to be Khan.

128 PT Barnum  Tue, Apr 16, 2013 6:14:44pm

re: #120 Whack-A-Mole

He’s cool now but was painfully annoying at the time. Now his mom OTOH… Ultimate space MILF.

Beverly Crusher…I had a crush on her.

129 Targetpractice  Tue, Apr 16, 2013 6:14:49pm

re: #113 klys

We can all agree that Episodes 1-3 don’t exist, right?

Only if we agree that Star Treks V, IX, and X never happened.

130 Political Atheist  Tue, Apr 16, 2013 6:14:52pm

re: #122 Charles Johnson

The game is afoot.

131 kerFuFFler  Tue, Apr 16, 2013 6:15:07pm

Harve Bennett, a director and producer of Star Trek II, The Wrath of Khan, is a distant relative on my husband’s side. He attended a big family celebration and our four year old son (at the time) was thrilled that someone having anything to do with Star Trek was in attendance. After a bout of long and boring toasts, our son ran up and asked if he could make a toast. With the mic in hand, he made the appropriate gesture and intoned, “Live long and prosper!”

What can I say, the kid knows how to make a toast, short and sweet!

132 aagcobb  Tue, Apr 16, 2013 6:15:11pm

I like TNG at the time, but it looks so dated now compared to something grittier like Battlestar Glalactica

133 klys  Tue, Apr 16, 2013 6:15:11pm

re: #114 AlexRogan

One of the few all-out, full-blown geeks in Hollywood these days.

Been a fan of his for a long time.

I’ve gotten to a few w00tstocks. Going again @ SD this year.

He’s awesome.

134 Vicious Babushka  Tue, Apr 16, 2013 6:15:13pm

I’m pissed that NCIS and NCIS: Los Angeles swapped time slots.

135 Majacita  Tue, Apr 16, 2013 6:15:15pm

My kids are Star Wars nerds. I have been a Trekkie for 40 years. There are differences that cannot be bridged.

136 First As Tragedy, Then As Farce  Tue, Apr 16, 2013 6:15:17pm

re: #97 klys

My main takeaway from TNG was a crush on Wesley.

I was 4.

Wil Wheaton is cool as anything though.

Dear 8 Year-Old Teresa

137 Iwouldprefernotto  Tue, Apr 16, 2013 6:15:20pm

re: #124 Dr Lizardo

You are quite right. They do indeed look like stasis chambers.

And as Targetpractice said in #96, JJ Abrams will ‘elaborate’ to keep people guessing or mislead to not give the plot away.

I will never forgive Abrams for the ending, or lack of an ending on Lost.

138 Four More Tears  Tue, Apr 16, 2013 6:15:20pm

re: #129 Targetpractice

Only if we agree that Star Treks V, IX, and X never happened.

I think we have a deal we can all agree on.

139 Iwouldprefernotto  Tue, Apr 16, 2013 6:15:32pm

re: #137 Iwouldprefernotto

I will never forgive Abrams for the ending, or lack of an ending on Lost.

Ever.

140 Four More Tears  Tue, Apr 16, 2013 6:15:44pm

re: #137 Iwouldprefernotto

I will never forgive Abrams for the ending, or lack of an ending on Lost.

Meh. It was a great journey. I loved the characters.

141 Political Atheist  Tue, Apr 16, 2013 6:15:46pm

re: #137 Iwouldprefernotto

Better than Jerico.

142 Political Atheist  Tue, Apr 16, 2013 6:16:03pm

re: #137 Iwouldprefernotto

Or The Sopranos

143 Stanley Sea  Tue, Apr 16, 2013 6:16:03pm

Something about the comments. Seem like they’re just killing time………

144 klys  Tue, Apr 16, 2013 6:16:10pm

The only TV show I watch these days is Mythbusters.

I keep wondering if they want to hire a researcher.

145 Whack-A-Mole  Tue, Apr 16, 2013 6:16:15pm

re: #129 Targetpractice

Sounds like a good idea to me!

146 aagcobb  Tue, Apr 16, 2013 6:16:21pm

The influence of Lost on current TV is interesting

147 Dr. Matt  Tue, Apr 16, 2013 6:16:30pm

Conservatism is a vile disease…..just saying….

148 Four More Tears  Tue, Apr 16, 2013 6:16:38pm

re: #144 klys

The only TV show I watch these days is Mythbusters.

I keep wondering if they want to hire a researcher.

Can we interest you in The Walking Dead…?

149 aagcobb  Tue, Apr 16, 2013 6:16:44pm

The flashbacks, and major characters dying

150 PT Barnum  Tue, Apr 16, 2013 6:16:47pm

re: #144 klys

The only TV show I watch these days is Mythbusters.

I keep wondering if they want to hire a researcher.

I think you have to a hot redhead for that job. :)

151 BongCrodny  Tue, Apr 16, 2013 6:16:52pm

A Google search shows 477 results for the exact phrase “Wesley saves the Enterprise.”

Not exactly a meme, but enough to show evidence of annoyance.

152 Political Atheist  Tue, Apr 16, 2013 6:16:53pm

Hey do Pages comments count?

153 Dr. Matt  Tue, Apr 16, 2013 6:17:00pm
Youtube Video
154 klys  Tue, Apr 16, 2013 6:17:02pm

re: #148 Four More Tears

Can we interest you in The Walking Dead…?

Probably not. I seem allergic to sitting down to anything with an actual plot.

155 CarleeCork  Tue, Apr 16, 2013 6:17:05pm

Everyone wants to be golden.

156 Four More Tears  Tue, Apr 16, 2013 6:17:12pm

re: #152 Political Atheist

Hey do Pages comments count?

Maybe…

157 Varek Raith  Tue, Apr 16, 2013 6:17:13pm

Bam!

158 Stanley Sea  Tue, Apr 16, 2013 6:17:16pm

re: #146 aagcobb

The influence of Lost on current TV is interesting

Lost=Walter. Remember ?

159 aagcobb  Tue, Apr 16, 2013 6:17:21pm

I’ve got a golden ticket

160 klys  Tue, Apr 16, 2013 6:17:25pm

Grats to Varek!

161 Dr. Matt  Tue, Apr 16, 2013 6:17:25pm

re: #157 Varek Raith

Bam!

BASTARD!!!!

162 Four More Tears  Tue, Apr 16, 2013 6:17:30pm

re: #155 CarleeCork

Everyone wants to be golden.

Yeah. Screw the book. I want the golden comment!

163 aagcobb  Tue, Apr 16, 2013 6:17:37pm

Damn

164 BongCrodny  Tue, Apr 16, 2013 6:17:39pm

re: #129 Targetpractice

Only if we agree that Star Treks V, IX, and X never happened.

What was X, Nemesis?

By all that is holy, I think I hated that installment more than the Star Wars teddy bears.

165 Iwouldprefernotto  Tue, Apr 16, 2013 6:17:40pm

re: #144 klys

The only TV show I watch these days is Mythbusters.

I keep wondering if they want to hire a researcher.

I think Mybusters should try and locate a moderate Republican, a unicorn and the Loch Ness monster.

166 Charles Johnson  Tue, Apr 16, 2013 6:17:50pm

re: #157 Varek Raith

Bam!

BAM INDEED! FIREWORKS! TRUMPETS! SOMEBODY GIVE ME A FANFARE!

167 Four More Tears  Tue, Apr 16, 2013 6:17:51pm

re: #157 Varek Raith

Bam!

Eat a bag of dicks.

168 Majacita  Tue, Apr 16, 2013 6:17:55pm

re: #157 Varek Raith

Congratulations!

169 Whack-A-Mole  Tue, Apr 16, 2013 6:17:56pm

re: #157 Varek Raith

Congrats!

170 Dr Lizardo  Tue, Apr 16, 2013 6:17:56pm

Congrats, Varek!

171 CarleeCork  Tue, Apr 16, 2013 6:17:59pm

Me.

172 aagcobb  Tue, Apr 16, 2013 6:18:04pm

re: #157 Varek Raith

Bam!

Congrats. Good timing

173 Political Atheist  Tue, Apr 16, 2013 6:18:05pm

Well now I have my FIL just back from the hospital on chemo, and my BIL just rushed to the VA with a wicked infection in a leg where he had a cancer removed. Never A Dull Moment.

174 PhillyPretzel  Tue, Apr 16, 2013 6:18:14pm

re: #157 Varek Raith

Well it beats “booger”

175 Targetpractice  Tue, Apr 16, 2013 6:18:15pm

re: #157 Varek Raith

Bam!

Seems Varek’s…*dons sunglasses*…gone gold.

176 Stanley Sea  Tue, Apr 16, 2013 6:18:30pm

Well holy fuck, congrats Varek!

Fuck you spell check.

177 abolitionist  Tue, Apr 16, 2013 6:18:39pm

re: #148 Four More Tears

Can we interest you in The Walking Dead…?

There was some zombie-movie-making in a couple episodes of Switched at Birth.

178 klys  Tue, Apr 16, 2013 6:18:44pm

re: #165 Iwouldprefernotto

I think Mybusters should try and locate a moderate Republican, a unicorn and the Loch Ness monster.

Myth busted!

179 DO WINGNUT WORDS SHOW THEY EVOLVED BRAINS?11!!  Tue, Apr 16, 2013 6:18:45pm

re: #143 Stanley Sea

Hmm. Interesting.

180 BongCrodny  Tue, Apr 16, 2013 6:18:47pm

re: #146 aagcobb

The influence of Lost on current TV is interesting

If you’ve never watched “Once Upon A Time,” that show is crawling with Lost references.

181 Charles Johnson  Tue, Apr 16, 2013 6:18:56pm

re: #157 Varek Raith

Bam!

Email me your address, and the book will be on its way to you right away.

182 DO WINGNUT WORDS SHOW THEY EVOLVED BRAINS?11!!  Tue, Apr 16, 2013 6:19:00pm

re: #157 Varek Raith

AHHHH!

183 Iwouldprefernotto  Tue, Apr 16, 2013 6:19:13pm

Congrats. You deserve it.

good night and thanks for helping keep me sane.

And Thanks to Charles.

and

184 AlexRogan  Tue, Apr 16, 2013 6:19:16pm

re: #157 Varek Raith

Bam!

The Sith Lord has spoken!!!

Congrats!

185 Joanne  Tue, Apr 16, 2013 6:19:17pm

re: #53 Iwouldprefernotto

Based on tonight’s comments at LGF Star Trek is going to be a blockbuster. Or are some of you just trying to win the date with Rush.

Only if its Geddy Lee.

186 aagcobb  Tue, Apr 16, 2013 6:19:20pm

re: #180 BongCrodny

If you’ve never watched “Once Upon A Time,” that show is crawling with Lost references.

Its my daughters favorite show

187 BongCrodny  Tue, Apr 16, 2013 6:19:27pm

re: #157 Varek Raith

Bam!

Ha! Now you’re going to have to read!

188 Political Atheist  Tue, Apr 16, 2013 6:19:53pm

re: #156 Four More Tears

Maybe…

9999999 I think

189 Varek Raith  Tue, Apr 16, 2013 6:20:04pm
Youtube Video
190 First As Tragedy, Then As Farce  Tue, Apr 16, 2013 6:20:07pm

re: #113 klys

We can all agree that Episodes 1-3 don’t exist, right?

Machete Order to the rescue.

Next time you want to introduce someone to Star Wars for the first time, watch the films with them in this order: IV, V, II, III, VI

Notice something? Yeah, Episode I is gone.

Episode I is a failure on every possible level. The acting, writing, directing, and special effects are all atrocious, and the movie is just plain boring. Luckily, George Lucas has done everyone a favor by making the content of Episode I completely irrelevant to the rest of the series. Seriously, think about it for a minute. Name as many things as you can that happen in Episode I and actually help flesh out the story in any subsequent episode. I can only think of one thing, which I’ll mention later.

Every character established in Episode I is either killed or removed before it ends, unimportant, or established better in a later episode. Does it ever matter that Palpatine had an apprentice before Count Dooku? Nope, Darth Maul is killed by the end of Episode I and never referenced again. You may as well just start with the assumption that Dooku was the only apprentice. Does it ever matter that Obi-Wan was being trained by Qui-Gon? Nope, Obi-Wan is well into training Anakin at the start of Episode II, Qui-Gon is completely irrelevant.

Search your feelings, you know it to be true! Episode I doesn’t matter at all. You can start the prequels with Episode II and miss absolutely nothing.

191 abolitionist  Tue, Apr 16, 2013 6:20:23pm

re: #157 Varek Raith

Bam!

Are you any kin to Emeril?

192 AlexRogan  Tue, Apr 16, 2013 6:20:32pm

re: #175 Targetpractice

Seems Varek’s…*dons sunglasses*…gone gold.

YEEEAAAAAAAAHHHHHHHH!!!

193 Dr. Matt  Tue, Apr 16, 2013 6:20:33pm

I could have been surfing pron this entire time. Damn you, Charles.

194 Majacita  Tue, Apr 16, 2013 6:20:34pm

Now I’m going to have to buy Rachel’s book to see what I missed out on.

195 Killgore Trout  Tue, Apr 16, 2013 6:20:49pm

They seem to jump off cliffs a lot in the future for some reason. You’d think they would have figured something out by then. The music sure is “dark” but the plot and action looks like generic cheese.

Youtube Video
196 klys  Tue, Apr 16, 2013 6:20:56pm

re: #190 First As Tragedy, Then As Farce

Machete Order to the rescue.

…I did like Duel of the Fates as a piece of soundtrack music though.

197 klys  Tue, Apr 16, 2013 6:21:19pm

re: #195 Killgore Trout

They seem to jump off cliffs a lot in the future for some reason. You’d think they would have figured something out by then. The music sure is “dark” but the plot and action looks like generic cheese.

[Embedded content]

I like cheese.

198 First As Tragedy, Then As Farce  Tue, Apr 16, 2013 6:21:33pm

re: #157 Varek Raith

I declare shenanigans.

199 klys  Tue, Apr 16, 2013 6:21:35pm

re: #197 klys

Especially cheddar. And feta. And gouda.

200 Varek Raith  Tue, Apr 16, 2013 6:21:46pm

re: #181 Charles Johnson

Email me your address, and the book will be on its way to you right away.

Sent.

201 Targetpractice  Tue, Apr 16, 2013 6:21:52pm

re: #196 klys

…I did like Duel of the Fates as a piece of soundtrack music though.

Yeah, but they even use that again in Episode III.

202 Killgore Trout  Tue, Apr 16, 2013 6:22:34pm

re: #197 klys

I like cheese.

Me too but I like my cheese as cheese, cheese is not steak.

203 Joanne  Tue, Apr 16, 2013 6:22:37pm

re: #63 klys

I am thrilled about new material.

I am terrified about what they’re going to do to the characters I adore.

So torn.

I just sit back and enjoy the ride. I love good action flicks. I don’t need meaning, just good plotting and story line, actors and action shots. Ok, Chris Pine is very easy on the eyes, but that’s not my only need. Really. Honest. ;-)

204 klys  Tue, Apr 16, 2013 6:22:47pm

re: #201 Targetpractice

Yeah, but they even use that again in Episode III.

That may be. I haven’t seen any of them again after the theater viewing.

205 Bear  Tue, Apr 16, 2013 6:23:11pm

Am I out of it. My favorite TV show was the early Maverick Series. Still recall the first one was War of Silver Kings.

206 Majacita  Tue, Apr 16, 2013 6:23:23pm

Star Trek is the same way. I only rewatch the even numbered movies, until the reboot anyway.

207 klys  Tue, Apr 16, 2013 6:23:28pm

re: #202 Killgore Trout

Me too but I like my cheese as cheese, cheese is not steak.

I’m not quite sure that Star Trek has ever been steak.

208 Stanley Sea  Tue, Apr 16, 2013 6:23:32pm

I’m 3,000,001! I’m 3,000,oh oh oh 1!!!

Lol, I need relief!

209 Dr Lizardo  Tue, Apr 16, 2013 6:23:33pm

re: #196 klys

One of my personal favorite soundtracks is to Conan the Barbarian - the 1982 original - by Basil Poledouris.

Epic score.

210 Targetpractice  Tue, Apr 16, 2013 6:23:50pm

re: #204 klys

That may be. I haven’t seen any of them again after the theater viewing.

I’ve been rewatched them, but only with the benefit of Rifftrax to dull the pain.

211 AlexRogan  Tue, Apr 16, 2013 6:23:52pm

re: #116 Four More Tears

DS9 was my favorite Trek series. Period.

Sisko was badass, among other things.

212 BongCrodny  Tue, Apr 16, 2013 6:23:53pm

re: #195 Killgore Trout

They seem to jump off cliffs a lot in the future for some reason. You’d think they would have figured something out by then. The music sure is “dark” but the plot and action looks like generic cheese.

[Embedded content]

Do you like anything?

213 klys  Tue, Apr 16, 2013 6:24:07pm

re: #209 Dr Lizardo

One of my personal favorite soundtracks is to Conan the Barbarian - the 1982 original - by Basil Poledouris.

Epic score.

I will have to check that out.

The Rohan theme from Two Towers may be one of my favorite musical themes ever.

214 Joanne  Tue, Apr 16, 2013 6:24:12pm

re: #72 PT Barnum

Maybe we just need to have the new Kirk learn..to …insert..random…pauses…in his ….dialog

No…no…nononono…no.

215 Four More Tears  Tue, Apr 16, 2013 6:24:29pm

re: #212 BongCrodny

Do you like anything?

No!

216 Targetpractice  Tue, Apr 16, 2013 6:24:54pm

re: #211 AlexRogan

Sisko was badass, among other things.

To me, Sisko was the last good captain before New Kirk.

217 Varek Raith  Tue, Apr 16, 2013 6:25:05pm

re: #212 BongCrodny

Do you like anything?

Get off his greenhouse lawn!

218 klys  Tue, Apr 16, 2013 6:25:29pm

re: #217 Varek Raith

Get off his greenhouse lawn!

Watch to make sure you don’t step on the frogs.

219 Dr Lizardo  Tue, Apr 16, 2013 6:25:41pm

re: #213 klys

I will have to check that out.

The Rohan theme from Two Towers may be one of my favorite musical themes ever.

Definitely.

Here’s a bit of Conan for you. It’s fantastically bombastic.

Youtube Video
220 Whack-A-Mole  Tue, Apr 16, 2013 6:25:58pm

re: #211 AlexRogan

Yes he was. Inspired me to shave my own head.

And had to wear a hat for the next two months because of it :(

221 Joanne  Tue, Apr 16, 2013 6:26:24pm

re: #90 Charles Johnson

I was a huge fan of the original Star Trek, but I never got into TNG. I really wanted to like it, but it just never grabbed my attention.

This new film looks amazing, though. Let’s hope we didn’t just see all the best scenes.

Dare I admit? I have all TNG on VHS. I love Data.

222 klys  Tue, Apr 16, 2013 6:27:24pm

re: #219 Dr Lizardo

The office is empty so I can actually play music now! And that is awesome. Time to see if Amazon has it.

Everyone else lives within biking or reasonable driving distance. Versus my hour-long-in-rush-hour commute. It needs to be 7pm already…

223 Joanne  Tue, Apr 16, 2013 6:27:59pm

re: #97 klys

My main takeaway from TNG was a crush on Wesley.

I was 4.

Wil Wheaton is cool as anything though.

Love him. I’ve played poker with him. (I used to be a serious poker player.)

224 BongCrodny  Tue, Apr 16, 2013 6:28:13pm

re: #216 Targetpractice

To me, Sisko was the last good captain before New Kirk.

No, sorry, Newkirk was a corporal.

225 Dr Lizardo  Tue, Apr 16, 2013 6:28:44pm

re: #222 klys

The office is empty so I can actually play music now! And that is awesome. Time to see if Amazon has it.

Everyone else lives within biking or reasonable driving distance. Versus my hour-long-in-rush-hour commute. It needs to be 7pm already…

Eech. I always hated long commutes.

Nowadays, I can walk to work, which is nice. Or telecommute. Which is even nicer.

226 DO WINGNUT WORDS SHOW THEY EVOLVED BRAINS?11!!  Tue, Apr 16, 2013 6:29:35pm

When I was young I thought Sandahl Bergman was the S%^$!
Unlike any other female character at the time.
Just saw Conan the other day for the 100th time.

227 Targetpractice  Tue, Apr 16, 2013 6:29:39pm

re: #206 Majacita

Star Trek is the same way. I only rewatch the even numbered movies, until the reboot anyway.

Call me crazy, but I liked The Search for Spock and Generations. I could do without most of The Motionless Picture, though I still think the drydock scene one of the best in Trek history. Insurrection wasn’t terrible, but it tried to be too much like IV and failed. And V and Nemesis…never happened. I refuse to acknowledge their existence.

228 klys  Tue, Apr 16, 2013 6:31:02pm

re: #225 Dr Lizardo

Eech. I always hated long commutes.

Nowadays, I can walk to work, which is nice. Or telecommute. Which is even nicer.

I moved in with my now-husband into the house he owns, and it seemed silly to sell just to get an apartment closer for more money for less space and fewer cats allowed. But the commute has sucked donkeyballs.

Fortunately, I have been able to work from home at least one day a week pretty reliably, unless it was crunch time in lab, and at this point I’m coming in roughly one day a week as I finish up paperwork.

Hoping to submit my dissertation to the system by the end of April - official signatures went in today, so it’s just uploading that and permission letters and my advisor signing off that I haven’t pulled a bait and switch.

229 Stanley Sea  Tue, Apr 16, 2013 6:31:11pm

Anyone see room 237 yet?

230 DO WINGNUT WORDS SHOW THEY EVOLVED BRAINS?11!!  Tue, Apr 16, 2013 6:31:46pm

re: #227 Targetpractice

Not a big fan of those 2 either.

231 Whack-A-Mole  Tue, Apr 16, 2013 6:31:55pm

re: #229 Stanley Sea

No but I want to. It looks interesting.

232 klys  Tue, Apr 16, 2013 6:32:13pm

re: #223 Joanne

Love him. I’ve played poker with him. (I used to be a serious poker player.)

There are few celebrity-type people who I fangirl. George Takei. Wil Wheaton. Wil Wheaton’s wife (who is not technically a celebrity but so damn awesome anyway). Felicia Day.

233 Joanne  Tue, Apr 16, 2013 6:32:40pm

re: #170 Dr Lizardo

Congrats, Varek!

Ditto!!

234 Dr Lizardo  Tue, Apr 16, 2013 6:33:09pm

Speaking of epic, here’s the latest trailer for “Man of Steel”.

Directed by Zach Snyder - I loved “Watchmen”, and I hope his magic works on this film as well.

Youtube Video
235 Vicious Babushka  Tue, Apr 16, 2013 6:33:34pm
236 AlexRogan  Tue, Apr 16, 2013 6:33:39pm

re: #216 Targetpractice

To me, Sisko was the last good captain before New Kirk.

Both Voyager and Enterprise had pretty good premises and Janeway and Archer had their moments, but Berman and Braga couldn’t help themselves from screwing both pooches.

At least Manny Coto was made the showrunner for the last season of Enterprise, so it wasn’t a total waste.

237 BongCrodny  Tue, Apr 16, 2013 6:34:34pm

Interesting although pointless trivia:

The guy who wrote Star Trek: Nemesis also wrote Any Given Sunday, Gladiator, The Aviator, The Last Samurai, Rango and Hugo.

What the FUCK happened there?

238 darthstar  Tue, Apr 16, 2013 6:37:23pm

re: #157 Varek Raith

Bam!

Better than booger.

239 Joanne  Tue, Apr 16, 2013 6:38:17pm

Goddamnit! I hate when I touch logout accidentally…fat freaking fingers.

240 AlexRogan  Tue, Apr 16, 2013 6:39:01pm

re: #237 BongCrodny

Interesting although pointless trivia:

The guy who wrote Star Trek: Nemesis also wrote Any Given Sunday, Gladiator, The Aviator, The Last Samurai, Rango and Hugo.

What the FUCK happened there?

Rick Berman, as producer and co-writer, had his grubby little hands in the mix; it’s not like Logan, nor Spiner (who also helped write the story), could tell their boss to “fuck off” and still work on the movie.

241 Targetpractice  Tue, Apr 16, 2013 6:39:10pm

re: #236 AlexRogan

Both Voyager and Enterprise had pretty good premises and Janeway and Archer had their moments, but Berman and Braga couldn’t help themselves from screwing both pooches

Enterprise actually did start to get good in its last season. But that’s because Manny Coto took over and brought a fan’s prospective to the series. He managed to salvage something of the series, though it’s too bad that by then the series was doomed to cancellation.

242 Gus  Tue, Apr 16, 2013 6:39:28pm

That Family Guy thing is a hoax. The episode in question it Turban Cowboy and has nothing to do with the Boston Marathon. The clips that were being circulated used two different episodes.

243 DO WINGNUT WORDS SHOW THEY EVOLVED BRAINS?11!!  Tue, Apr 16, 2013 6:39:48pm

re: #234 Dr Lizardo
re: #234 Dr Lizardo

Uh wow.

244 Charles Johnson  Tue, Apr 16, 2013 6:41:22pm

re: #242 Gus

That Family Guy thing is a hoax. The episode in question it Turban Cowboy and has nothing to do with the Boston Marathon. The clips that were being circulated used two different episodes.

Yup: mediaite.com

245 efuseakay  Tue, Apr 16, 2013 6:42:21pm

Don’t worry. I’ll get the 20 millionth comment, and go PLATINUM!

246 Vicious Babushka  Tue, Apr 16, 2013 6:42:59pm

Short attention spans: wingnuts have gone back to Tweeting about BENGHAZI!!!111!!! and OBAMA STEALED SSN FROM 123-YEAR-OLD GUY!!11!!!!

247 Targetpractice  Tue, Apr 16, 2013 6:44:12pm

re: #240 AlexRogan

Rick Berman, as producer and co-writer, had his grubby little hands in the mix; it’s not like Logan, nor Spiner (who also helped write the story), could tell their boss to “fuck off” and still work on the movie.

Not that that script ever really had a chance, since Baird had absolutely no familiarity with the Trek-verse and saw his job in directing the film to be one of making something that “stood on its own,” by which he meant a generic action film.

248 Gus  Tue, Apr 16, 2013 6:44:57pm

re: #244 Charles Johnson

Yup: mediaite.com

Derp.

249 gwangung  Tue, Apr 16, 2013 6:46:01pm

re: #236 AlexRogan

Both Voyager and Enterprise had pretty good premises and Janeway and Archer had their moments, but Berman and Braga couldn’t help themselves from screwing both pooches.

At least Manny Coto was made the showrunner for the last season of Enterprise, so it wasn’t a total waste.

Voyager had a fabulous premise about the nut and bolts of building a Federation type utopia when you’re stripped of the social support system that makes it possible, but they pretty much ignored te strength of the premise and waved all the interesting stuff away.

250 prairiefire  Tue, Apr 16, 2013 6:48:37pm

re: #166 Charles Johnson

BAM INDEED! FIREWORKS! TRUMPETS! SOMEBODY GIVE ME A FANFARE!

Youtube Video

Yeah, Varek!

251 AlexRogan  Tue, Apr 16, 2013 6:52:31pm

re: #237 BongCrodny

Interesting although pointless trivia:

The guy who wrote Star Trek: Nemesis also wrote Any Given Sunday, Gladiator, The Aviator, The Last Samurai, Rango and Hugo.

What the FUCK happened there?

Don’t forget Skyfall, as well as being slated to write the next two Bond films.

252 CuriousLurker  Tue, Apr 16, 2013 6:55:19pm

re: #157 Varek Raith

Bam!

Dammit, I knew I shouldn’t have wasted that time making a Page. //

JK—congrats, Varek! 10 million is a whole lotta comments. O_o

Speaking of my Page, it’s a pretty good opinion piece, IMO.

253 Lidane  Tue, Apr 16, 2013 6:56:49pm

re: #242 Gus

That Family Guy thing is a hoax. The episode in question it Turban Cowboy and has nothing to do with the Boston Marathon. The clips that were being circulated used two different episodes.

Not only was it a hoax, but Seth MacFarlane was pissed about it:

254 Dr Lizardo  Tue, Apr 16, 2013 6:57:34pm

re: #243 #CPAC: I Have A Short Mingle Stick.THANKS OBAMA.

It looks good. I was very pleased with what Snyder did with “Watchmen” - especially the extended version, about three hours long.

One of the best comic-book based films I’ve seen.

255 Majacita  Tue, Apr 16, 2013 6:58:10pm

re: #253 Lidane

Makes me like Seth McFarlane.

256 Lidane  Tue, Apr 16, 2013 7:00:51pm

Also, did I just see a Sith win a book in a Star Trek thread?

The Force is all kinds of wrong with this one. ;)

257 DO WINGNUT WORDS SHOW THEY EVOLVED BRAINS?11!!  Tue, Apr 16, 2013 7:01:02pm

re: #254 Dr Lizardo

I agree. Watchmen is unlike anything else.

258 Majacita  Tue, Apr 16, 2013 7:01:20pm

I’m watching Skyfall right now and it is great. I am going to miss Judi Dench as M.

259 Lidane  Tue, Apr 16, 2013 7:03:30pm

re: #258 Majacita

I’m watching Skyfall right now and it is great. I am going to miss Judi Dench as M.

Skyfall is easily my favorite Bond film since GoldenEye. Loved it.

260 Vicious Babushka  Tue, Apr 16, 2013 7:04:04pm

DERP. This is the sickest wingnut Boston post I have seen. Not embedded, click at own risk.

261 Dr Lizardo  Tue, Apr 16, 2013 7:04:26pm

re: #257 #CPAC: I Have A Short Mingle Stick.THANKS OBAMA.

I agree. Watchmen is unlike anything else.

I showed it to a couple of former students of mine, both of whom had never heard of it. They’re both into action films, and they were utterly blown away by “Watchmen”.

I had to explain the alternate history of the film, simply to avoid any confusion on their part - they’d never read the original comic.

262 DO WINGNUT WORDS SHOW THEY EVOLVED BRAINS?11!!  Tue, Apr 16, 2013 7:09:38pm

re: #261 Dr Lizardo

I was not expecting much. I knew very little about the original comic. But I was blown away as well. Everything about it was ground breaking for that genre of movies in my opinion. I was just asking the other day if they were going to do a follow up to the movie.

263 Dr Lizardo  Tue, Apr 16, 2013 7:17:57pm

re: #262 #CPAC: I Have A Short Mingle Stick.THANKS OBAMA.

I was not expecting much. I knew very little about the original comic. But I was blown away as well. Everything about it was ground breaking for that genre of movies in my opinion. I was just asking the other day if they were going to do a follow up to the movie.

I don’t know if they’d do a follow-up to “Watchmen”; in a lot of ways it’s a one-off.

The casting all around was perfect - especially Jackie Earle Haley as Rorschach. He played the role perfectly. Jeffrey Dean Morgan as Edward Blake/The Comedian was pitch perfect, and Billy Crudup’s Dr. Manhattan was spot-on. I was genuinely impressed.

And with that, good night, Lizards.

264 Hercules Grytpype-Thynneghazi  Tue, Apr 16, 2013 7:31:09pm

re: #260 Vicious Babushka

DERP. This is the sickest wingnut Boston post I have seen. Not embedded, click at own risk.

Gah.

265 Ojoe  Tue, Apr 16, 2013 7:31:15pm

Then there’s “Star Trek: The Lost Episode.”

266 sagehen  Tue, Apr 16, 2013 7:49:23pm

re: #258 Majacita

I’m watching Skyfall right now and it is great. I am going to miss Judi Dench as M.

According to fandom, Judi Dench’s M is Sherlock and Mycroft’s Mummy. And Q is their little brother.

267 Redshirts Lament  Tue, Apr 16, 2013 8:07:52pm

How is it legal that Abrams is now in control of the Trek and Star Wars franchises? This threatens to destabilize 40 years of Nerd diplomacy. It will lead to war, I tell you. WAR!

268 FemNaziBitch  Tue, Apr 16, 2013 8:08:56pm

WOOT!

269 I Am Kreniigh!  Wed, Apr 17, 2013 10:03:06am

re: #57 PT Barnum

I dunno..I’d like to see Harry Mudd show up..:)

If I could quickly figure out how to do spoilers here, I would say something about the lead-in comic book series.


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