star trek:into darkness (WARNING: SPOILERS as of 4/23/13)

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    Re: star trek:into darkness

    When did the A get a refit? :unsure:
     
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    Re: star trek:into darkness

    Lot of people here need some serious eyeglasses. Even on my iPhone I can see the line striking out the A.
     
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    Re: star trek:into darkness

    Being there's NO originality left in Hollywood anymore ANYWAY, why doesn't Abrams & Co. just raid the landfills & junkyards for "nu" ideas? Recycling IS good for the environment yes? So Abrams could/should just remake the JAWS and/or SUPERMAN franchises in a Trek 2.0 shell/template! Voila, problem(s) solved!


    IE:

    Trek 12 would be SUPERMAN reborn in a nuTrek shell, Trek 13 Superman II (Cucumberbatch's nu"Khan" will be ":zod:"), Trek 14 supes 3, Trek 15 supes 4, & Trek 16 supes returd. Or alternatively (re)use the JAWS franchise here? Aquatic Xindi can be the "shark(s)". Or even/why not BOTH?




    Anyway, what IS nuTrek in the end? Abrams recycling something! :techman: JJ for bein'/goin' GREEN!




    ;)
     
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    Re: star trek:into darkness

    They already did.

    The movie was called "Star Trek" otherwise known as "Abramstrek"
     
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    Re: star trek:into darkness

    The bad guy is a malevolent Q.
     
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    Re: star trek:into darkness

    Simpsons did it.
     
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    Re: star trek:into darkness

    OK Cumberbatch's character is called 'John Harrison'.

    That mean anything to anyone?
     
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    Re: star trek:into darkness

    It means a crushing lack of imagination on Abrams part.
     
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    Re: star trek:into darkness

    Someone should beat some creativity into Abrams.
     
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    Re: star trek:into darkness

    Abrams isn't writing it you know....
    He's just there for directing and extra lens flare :)
     
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    Re: star trek:into darkness

    I thought there MIGHT be some significance to that. We still don't know who Peter Weller is playing but, of all the characters mentioned by Robert Ocri--one of whom, he claimed, is a part of the story--it seems like he could be Harry Mudd.

    If so, then I wonder if somehow "Harry's son" = "Harrison." Perhaps, Harrison is not Mudd's son in the literal sense, but maybe Mudd is involved in his creation.
     
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    Re: star trek:into darkness

    Hmm. Someone on the Wired website posted the idea that John Harrison could be
    At first, I dismissed that idea, but, oddly, it seems to fit the facts:

    I'd call it a long shot--especially given how the plot would have to work that out--but it's an interesting idea. Wouldn't a confrontation between Kirk and this character be something of a wish fulfillment for fans?
     
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    Re: star trek:into darkness

    It's the type of stupid thing that Abrams might pull, alright.
     
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    Re: star trek:into darkness

    I doubt we are going to see Time Travel in this movie, it was purely there in the first one to give an explanation for the reboot.
     
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    Re: star trek:into darkness

    As exciting as it would be to see a rebooted Picard, I really hope they don't pull a Voyager/Enterprise and continue to use time travel as a crutch for science-fiction story telling. As Bailey said, it was only used in the first movie to establish the reboot. If TPTB really want time travel, give it until the 4th/5th movie or so before bringing it into the mix again. There are so many other possibilities that Trek and sci-fi delve into that they haven't yet explored.
     
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    Re: star trek:into darkness

    In movies, traditionally the director is considered responsible for "everything that is up on the screen".
     
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    Re: star trek:into darkness

    They already made Picard the bad guy.

    He was called Shinzon.

    Before that, Locutus.

    Let's move on....
     
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    Re: star trek:into darkness

    And you could make a strong argument, Picard in First Contact.

    For some reason, it seems that lots of Trek writers and producers have fallen in love with the idea of "Picard as a bad ass".

    Of course, I was never that big a fan of Picard anyway.
     
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    Re: star trek:into darkness

    I have great respect for Captain Picard as the first overtly homosexual character in the Star Trek franchise.
     
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    Re: star trek:into darkness

    Let's just hope, regardless of our varied & diverse opinions of ST '09, that ST '13 will be a good movie. I'm NO fan of Abrams (nor Lindelof), but we WON'T know Jack Schidt about this next nuTrek flick's quality until we see it in the theater in 2+ months! (OBVIOUSLY!)

    Hopefully Abrams'll please his fans MORE, & have also made a movie that we Abrams dislikers will like & enjoy!

    Keep hope alive! Keep the faith brothers:tos:
     
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    This is going to be the bestest Trek movie ever and will be made all the more awesome by the fanboy tears I get to drink.
     
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    Re: star trek:into darkness

    And let's not forget, Franglish. Coincidence?
     
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    Re: star trek:into darkness

    I, too, doubt that the writers would go this way. But, the suggestion having been made, it does sorta fit. Especially when you listen to Cumberbatch's voiceover in the trailer. Doesn't he sorta sound like evil Picard?

    But I'd bet against it. Another time travel plot would seem repetitive.

    My best guess is that 'John Harrison' is a completely new character who arises from some situation we're not familiar with.
     
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    Re: star trek:into darkness

    This is true even if he is ostensibly the same Red Shirt John Harrison from TOS.
     
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    Re: star trek:into darkness

    Agreed, but my feeling is the similar names are only a coincidence and that STID's Harrison has no connection to TOS Harrison.
     
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    Re: star trek:into darkness

    STiD hits theaters May 17th! No doubt it'll be contagious!:shrug:
     
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    Re: star trek:into darkness

    Having someone in it with an "everyman" name and bringing back Picard, the best Starfleet captain since Jonathan Archer (Kirk and TOS was shit) really shows that Abrams is the right man for the job.

    So fucking brilliant. I can't wait to add to the millions he deserves, even if those who aren't as sophisticated as regular people can't comprehend what is actually Star Trek done well.
     
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    Re: star trek:into darkness

    That Picard rumor has to be one of the more silly rumors I've ever heard.

    I will shit in my hands and clap if that turns out to be true.
     
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    Re: star trek:into darkness

    Yup, just like Delta Vega - just a name that gets used however they happen to feel like they'll then claim was simply a nod at the original.
     
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    :lol:

    Very vivid, thank you.
     
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