Star Trek Preview

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I don't get into watching theater movies so much these days as I used to, but this one will definitely be a theater-must-see... Sucks that it is already out elsewhere, and hasn't started showing here yet.

Originally Posted by m4rz

I am very much looking forward to this movie. I will assume that with todays technology they should be able to make a really compelling movie. I am almost sad that Enterprise as a TV series didn't make it. But.....I still can't...wait...for this movie!

I picked up the Enterprise series on DVD (boxed sets) here, since it never showed on local TV --or at least, not on the channels that I get! I enjoyed it, but don't really view it as the same show as "Star Trek" TOS; as long as I treat them like two different, but good, series, it's okay. Enterprise was actually a GOOD series; I think people were too into demanding it dovetail with the original (and the Next Generation), and therefore too critical of it.

I'd agree, though, that it got a bit weaker towards the end. Most series do that, to some degree. Babylon Five was one of the best sci-fi series ever made, but towards the end it looked like they were compressing six seasons of episodes into one, skipping over huge chunks of history, etc... I had the feeling that they'd shot a lot of stuff in preparation for an extended run, then had the plug pulled and had to figure out how to make a limited number of episodes from what they'd shot.

I intend to enjoy the new movie, precisely because I will try NOT to equate it to the earlier ones, but just watch it as a new story that resembles others in some ways. In my experience, that is the best way to be able to enjoy these "revived" series and remakes. You can never really go back, and we shouldn't expect moviemakers to be able to, either. Just to give us a reasonable facsimile, with some "cool" updates!

Originally Posted by ducati_EL34

Tell me that is not you!

Yes, please. And tell us that this wasn't an "audition pic", in the hopes of being cast in the new movie...

I will pass...

If you add the word "water", you'll have a great caption for the picture!
(Kirk says, "I will pass water..." )