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The Star Treks
- Thread starter mellowinman
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Keep in mind I don't post on Off Topic very often, due to just an overall sense of drama and self importance that is found here. I feel content in having made the comment I made. I don't need Robroy to type "OK I take it back." I am urging him to change his thinking on that one, and that is out of a sense of care for his overall well-being. What I am doing is putting a seed in his consciousness, that will either grow or die. I do that. I'm happy to do it.
I hate the JJ Abrams movies. If they were called Captain Krik and the space adventurers, that would've been fine by me. As star trek movies they're an abomination.
Yes. That is correct. Like I said, it could have redeemed itself at some time, but that is what I saw and I finally gave up on it. I think the episode that really did it for me was the one about the guy hooked on the holodeck. The show had this utopian view that we would all mostly be "happy little utopians" with the occasional outlier, but the truth about human nature is that if we actually had something like the holodeck, virtually everyone would be hooked on it.
This kind of speaks to my inability to relate to any of the characters. They didn't really act or respond like real human beings, though the show tried to inject some humanity in them the best they could.
And this is just my opinion. Art is subjective. When I said it was Star Trek for women, I wasn't slamming the show. I was saying that I was not the target demographic.
I just watched Beyond a few days ago on AMAZON Prime. It started out really good. I loved it putting the humanity in the characters. I also liked the twist at the end. However, the middle felt a lot like an episode of TNG to me. People in funny makeup are hard to take seriously. It's hard to identify with their characters.
The biggest problem I had with it was the utter and unconscionable stupidity of the leaders who sent the Enterprise in harms way because of that one woman's word.
Maybe there is some truth to Idiocracy. Idiocracy in space?
Still, it was a great story.
However Abrams didn't direct Beyond.
He didn't write Beyond--so it's not an Abrams movie.
I love the original Star Trek & was real cautious & skeptical about the newer movies--but I really like them.
I still prefer the original series & the even numbered movies for the original cast, but I really like the movies as well.
Yes, there are differences--and not always for the better--but if viewed on their own, I prefer them to the other series, the TNG movies and definitely Star Trek I & V, and probably III
Karl Urban does a great job as McCoy--and as McCoy is my favorite Star Trek character that was a key to whether I enjoyed the new movies or not.
I just finished Shatner's "Star Trek Memories" & it's kind of bittersweet to me, , ,
not all wine & roses to be sure
Grace Lee Whitney was sexually assaulted more than once
Gene was doing product placement when he had Spock wearing that medal:
Shatner was completely oblivious to how much he got on the other actor's nerves, except for perhaps Jimmy Doohan, who refused to meet with him concerning the making of the book.
It's a good read & I will probably read it again in a few years, along with Takei's autobiography.
I'd heard Shatner was a boorish type & a few confirmed it at the comic-con I attended a few years ago. He & George Takei had booths on nearly opposite ends of the gigantic convention center.
not all wine & roses to be sure
Grace Lee Whitney was sexually assaulted more than once
Gene was doing product placement when he had Spock wearing that medal:
Shatner was completely oblivious to how much he got on the other actor's nerves, except for perhaps Jimmy Doohan, who refused to meet with him concerning the making of the book.
It's a good read & I will probably read it again in a few years, along with Takei's autobiography.
I'd heard Shatner was a boorish type & a few confirmed it at the comic-con I attended a few years ago. He & George Takei had booths on nearly opposite ends of the gigantic convention center.
You know man, there was something very special about those Star Trek films from 79-91 with the original cast. Yeah, The Motion Picture and Final Frontier are questionable, but there's some fine story telling in these pictures. You hear of comfort food, well these are my comfort films.
I would have to say, the Search for Spock and the Undiscovered Country are my favorites from the movie series.
Peace and Long Life,
Major Metal
I would have to say, the Search for Spock and the Undiscovered Country are my favorites from the movie series.
Peace and Long Life,
Major Metal
I just finished watching DS9 so all I've got left to see is the animated series.
Each series has had highs and lows, but overall I've enjoyed all of them.... I even enjoyed the two most recent movies, but too me those weren't really Star Trek. Too much action and things going boom.
