Perhaps what that loathsome tripe "Enterprise" was supposed to be...I can't wait!
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=sN12I15zNuc
JJ Abrams is attempting to do with Star Trek what Russell T. Davies did with Dr. Who; take an ageing franchise, breathe new life into it, and in the process draw a new generation of fans by making it exciting, intelligent, and *gasp!* sexy.
I wish him success.
I had many, many doubts about this when I first heard about it (how can you re-do Kirk?!? or ANY of the original cast for that matter?!?). Then, I saw the trailer for it when I went to see Quantum of Solace. Now, I can't wait to see it, because it looks like it may actually be GOOD!
Quote from: Elennare on December 02, 2008, 11:39:55 AM
... Then, I saw the trailer for it when I went to see Quantum of Solace. Now, I can't wait to see it, because it looks like it may actually be GOOD!
I haven't been following this particular project, but it does seem like there have been some movies released over the last few years where
all of the good footage was included in the trailer. ::) :D
Take Care,
David Baldock
I also saw the trailer for it when we went to see Quantum of Solace. It looks like it might be good & I think we'll catch a matinee when it comes out. (Two great things about matinees: First, there are generally fewer people which means fewer annoyances, and Second, if the movie sucks, at least we didn't pay full price! ;D 0
I second the matinee. And the fact that lately all of the good footage makes up the trailer (very, very sad). I'm really hoping that Abrams can breathe life into it, but if he does, he needs to stay on top of it. I'm tired of the let downs (Casino Royal = amazing, Quantum of Solace= eh.. yeah, I'll skip the commentary for that one).
Looks like it's worth going to see. And I may have a brand new crush on Spock...
Quote from: tigerlilly on December 02, 2008, 03:51:42 PM
Looks like it's worth going to see. And I may have a brand new crush on Spock...
Oh god! You too?
I have made opening day for every Star Trek film, sadly as late the best thing about them has been the popcorn and skipping work! I will be certain to make this one.
Oh, and ladies, it's the ears. Give Orlando Bloom pointy ears, call him Legolas, and he's sexier times 10.
Same thing happens to us guys. From female Romulan captians to Catwoman, pointy ears oh my!
The ultamate fantasy couple?...
(http://trekmovie.com/images/valdaytos2.jpg)
The cast looks interesting. Spock is the same guy who plays Syler in "Heroes." Winona Ryder as his mom??? Simon Pegg of "Hot Fuzz" and "Shaun of the Dead" playing Scotty. I'm pretty sure we'll be seeing this one when it comes out.
WOW!!!!!
This looks really incredible!
Now my hopes are up that we may yet see the return of decent sci-fi to the big screen!
I will go see it, that's for sure!
Quote from: renren on December 03, 2008, 02:52:36 PM
I will go see it, that's for sure!
And I'll go with you!
Quote from: tigerlilly on December 02, 2008, 03:51:42 PM
Looks like it's worth going to see. And I may have a brand new crush on Spock...
Boy after seeing that trailer I second that *evil grin* but then I love his character syler in Heroes. Something about his demeanor is just Yummy :)
I've been a trecky all my life :) I'm definitely ready to see where they take it.
Quote from: Noble Dreg on December 02, 2008, 05:20:14 PM
Oh, and ladies, it's the ears. Give Orlando Bloom pointy ears, call him Legolas, and he's sexier times 10.
Same thing happens to us guys. From female Romulan captians to Catwoman, pointy ears oh my!
The ultamate fantasy couple?...
(http://trekmovie.com/images/valdaytos2.jpg)
Are you sure it's the ears and not the low throaty voice and figure revealing clothes? ;D (Imagining the Romulan Captain with a whiney voice and bad fashion sense. ;D)
I may not make it to the theatres for this one but I will rent it when it hits dvd. I hope they get some of the old magic back.
http://www.startrekmovie.com/
Dreg give me a call when it comes out and we will go. Muffin no likey Star Trek.... :o ;D
Hey Bacardi, thanks for the link...higher quality image. I noticed the Vette went over the cliff! Damn you Kirk!
We are so going to this! I see a mini renvasion to a theatre near you!
*raises hand sheepishly* Can girls attend??? :P
Only in period appropriate costuming!
***I now remember the wifes "Uhurra" castume...***
I have no time appropriate costume. :( And yes I missed you and the wife's Star Trek garb that halloween....
Being a Trekkie myself, I for sure will be going to it. I've been watching to see more about it since the first trailer came out. Now with the new trailer showing film footage. It looks to be quite a bit more than some may have expected. Especially what with Spock not in full control of his emotions.
O.K., from "star" geek to "car" geek...Anyone else notice in the opening of the clip the Vette has it's top up but follow-up sequences have the top down? With that car there was no way to put the top down while moving as it slid under a "clam shell" cover.
Love that car. Just before it goes off the cliff you can get a glimpse of the "gills", I count three of them...'65 or '66 I think.
It's a '66. The same year Star Trek first aired.
Quote from: Mad Jack Wolfe on December 04, 2008, 06:22:00 PM
It's a '66. The same year Star Trek first aired.
That would certainly be appropriate!...did you read that somewhere or is there a styling que I missed?
The "egg crate" front grill belonged to the '66. At least I'm pretty sure of it. They couldn't get the continuity with the top right, but at least the year is correct.
A lot of "purists" are saying that this is a subliminal message from JJ Abrams that he's "trashing the old franchise" and starting fresh. Whatever. ::)
Quote from: Noble Dreg on December 04, 2008, 10:50:19 AM
Only in period appropriate costuming!
***I now remember the wifes "Uhurra" castume...***
... and you shall receive...
(http://i72.photobucket.com/albums/i182/denamike/Halloween%202006/IMG_1340.jpg)
Oh yea, and I want to go too! I love Star Trek. Yes, big geek. Used to watch the original with my Dad.
How did I miss that Vet top.....I am usually pretty good at seeing those things.
From what I have heard he is not trying to trash the original, he make it so maybe more then us loyal Trekkie's go. Remember it is all about how much they can put into their pockets.
I was just wondering if they will mention or show Kirk's brother sense they are showing his early years?? Maybe even Finnegan from the academy days. I think that was his name. I might just be digging a little deeper then they where thinking thou.. :o
Quote from: Capt. Bacardi on December 05, 2008, 09:50:20 AM
How did I miss that Vet top.....I am usually pretty good at seeing those things.
From what I have heard he is not trying to trash the original, he make it so maybe more then us loyal Trekkie's go. Remember it is all about how much they can put into their pockets.
I was just wondering if they will mention or show Kirk's brother sense they are showing his early years?? Maybe even Finnegan from the academy days. I think that was his name. I might just be digging a little deeper then they where thinking thou.. :o
Baby............ You better tuck that in..... :D *sigh*
**sigh** OK, time to get my geek on...
There is a time travel plot to the story, which makes me roll my eyes. Trek has become way too dependent upon that shtick for my taste. Unless they want to trade in the Enterprise for a slightly used TARDIS, of course. :D
That being said, I doubt we'll see Finnegan, Gary Mitchell, Janice Lester, John Gill, Captain Garrovick, the U.S.S. Farragut, or any other pivotal character from the 'established history'. But it still looks like a fun ride.
Quote from: Muffin on December 05, 2008, 09:53:05 AM
Quote from: Capt. Bacardi on December 05, 2008, 09:50:20 AM
How did I miss that Vet top.....I am usually pretty good at seeing those things.
From what I have heard he is not trying to trash the original, he make it so maybe more then us loyal Trekkie's go. Remember it is all about how much they can put into their pockets.
I was just wondering if they will mention or show Kirk's brother sense they are showing his early years?? Maybe even Finnegan from the academy days. I think that was his name. I might just be digging a little deeper then they where thinking thou.. :o
Baby............ You better tuck that in..... :D *sigh*
Why am I the only one that has to tuck it in.....that is not fair... :( :'(
I do see a listing for George Samuel Kirk, Jr., so we may see his brother. That may be the only established historical character we will see. (though I will geek out a little if Finnegan is mentioned)
Because you are the only one that lives with me!! LOL!!! :-*
Go ahead Baby.. Get your geek on.... :D I'll just make fun of you later... hee hee!!
I say join in and get your geek off! I'm sure he'll thank you for it later. :o ;)
Quote from: Muffin on December 05, 2008, 10:13:16 AM
Because you are the only one that lives with me!! LOL!!! :-*
Go ahead Baby.. Get your geek on.... :D I'll just make fun of you later... hee hee!!
:D How about........ NO! hee hee!!
I love all you geeky kids!! :-*
Quote from: Marietta Graziella on December 05, 2008, 11:41:55 PM
I say join in and get your geek off! I'm sure he'll thank you for it later. :o ;)
Only if you dress up like an Orion slave girl! Complete with the animal noises, and the slinky... ooh, BUTTERFLY!!
Um, was that out loud? :-[ :D
I'll definitely be giving in to my inner geek with this one! She can probably even dig out a red shirt from the depths of the way-back machine!
She's a bit too modest for the Orion slave girl garb, though... LOL
(edit for typo, and lack of courage... ::) )
Well, how about one of those uniforms with the short skirts? (Hooray, the miniskirts are back. I know I am going to like this movie.)
Quote from: Bodharan on December 07, 2008, 02:58:04 AM
Well, how about one of those uniforms with the short skirts? (Hooray, they're back. I know I am going to like this movie.)
If you have ever noticed (and you being a guy, I'm sure you have...) there is a certain type of leg that goes along with those micro-mini's that I just was not genetically gifted with... so, no, not even the short skirt, though I could possibly be talked into one of those one shoulder things that Yeoman Janice Rand wore on occasion...
So... my first real crush was J.T. Kirk... I was about 6 1/2, and still reeling from watching the moon shot about a year or so before, and discovered Trek (and James) one day after church at my great grandmothers house. I remember it so well... I was flipping through the channels on her little, fuzzy 14 in. TV, when suddenly the bridge of the USSE came into focus! Then a door slid into the wall, and through it walked this commanding man dressed in the most skin tight clothes I'd ever seen a man wearing in my short, sheltered little life!!! Immediately I knew he was in charge, and so began my enduring passion for men in uniform who wield the authority to command an entire Starship!!!
But, that was not the only epiphany I had that day...
Shortly after I developed that instantaneous fixation, onto the bridge through a different door (the corridor door, not the ready room door) walked an exotically beautiful black woman, in that now famous micro-mini skirt, who proceeded to sit at a command officer position and address the captain with such calm competence that every eye on the bridge was glued to her during her report! At that moment I knew that I, as a female, could do or be anything I could dream...
Heady stuff for a 6 year old to take in, but it changed my entire life... I know that I would be a completely different person if it weren't for those very formative events so early in my life!
Quote from: Rani Zemirah on December 07, 2008, 10:57:03 AM
But, that was not the only epiphany I had that day...
Shortly after I developed that instantaneous fixation, onto the bridge through a different door (the corridor door, not the ready room door) walked an exotically beautiful black woman, in that now famous micro-mini skirt, who proceeded to sit at a command officer position and address the captain with such calm competence that every eye on the bridge was glued to her during her report! At that moment I knew that I, as a female, could do or be anything I could dream...
What a great moment to remember! Nichelle Nichols is awesome.
I'm going!
I had the same experience, a Woman, on the Bridge, and men were Listening to her, and she was Not Caucasian!!!
I'm so white I glow in the dark, yet I was always brought up that it didn't matter what colour or gender you were, we were all the same. My dad said that it was a shame the only way it could be managed was to have it in Science Fiction (these were the days of Diane Carroll in Julia and she was a nurse, not a doctor) but that someday, people were going to be seen for their insides, not their outsides. BTW, the original pilot had a female first officer, but Paramount wouldn't go along with that, so Majel was demoted to nurse.
Dayna
Quote from: Muffin on December 06, 2008, 09:47:52 AM
:D How about........ NO! hee hee!!
I love all you geeky kids!! :-*
Why are we geeky cuz we like Star Trek???I think knowing the words to this song makes one way more geeky http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FlTMXiqbDZU . But I do remember a few people used to ask if we had it at the Karaoke show.
Quote from: Lord Figaro on December 10, 2008, 01:12:17 AM
Quote from: Muffin on December 06, 2008, 09:47:52 AM
:D How about........ NO! hee hee!!
I love all you geeky kids!! :-*
Why are we geeky cuz we like Star Trek???I think knowing the words to this song makes one way more geeky http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FlTMXiqbDZU . But I do remember a few people used to ask if we had it at the Karaoke show.
I kinda prefer dork to geek. Dorks are actually the new "cool" right now, and they don't
ever have anyone ask them to bite the head off a chicken! (well, ok... maybe once in a while... at a party... ) ;D
Quote from: Lord Figaro on December 10, 2008, 01:12:17 AM
Quote from: Muffin on December 06, 2008, 09:47:52 AM
:D How about........ NO! hee hee!!
I love all you geeky kids!! :-*
Why are we geeky cuz we like Star Trek???I think knowing the words to this song makes one way more geeky http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FlTMXiqbDZU . But I do remember a few people used to ask if we had it at the Karaoke show.
Oh My....... :o ::) LOL!
Quote from: Lord Figaro on December 10, 2008, 01:12:17 AM
Why are we geeky cuz we like Star Trek???I think knowing the words to this song makes one way more geeky http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FlTMXiqbDZU . But I do remember a few people used to ask if we had it at the Karaoke show.
"It's worse than that, it's physics, Jim!"
I know all the words, should I feel proud or ashamed? ;)
I know all the words to this one, too...
Quintessential Geek Crossover (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=luVjkTEIoJc&feature=related)
Nah that just means you got both feet planted firmly in reality. The problem is, we're not sure what or who's reality it is quite yet.
Fan renders of the new Grey Lady E.
(http://i5.photobucket.com/albums/y200/MadMan1701A/STXI%20Enterprise%20V2%20Done/STXI_ENT_WIP_SPEC_009.jpg)
(http://i5.photobucket.com/albums/y200/MadMan1701A/STXI%20Enterprise%20V2%20Done/STXI_ENT_WIP_SPEC_010.jpg)
(http://i5.photobucket.com/albums/y200/MadMan1701A/STXI%20Enterprise%20V2%20Done/STXI_ENT_REV2_003.jpg)
And a direct comparison:
(http://i24.photobucket.com/albums/c48/trekkerguy/stxioldandnewvn7.png)
To be honest, I'm really liking her.
She's lookin' pretty yar, mate! I'd ship out on 'er!!!
I like the drawing best, but it's not always easy to do a 3D render so it looks exactly right, unless you have a real studio... she's got some sexy curves, though, especially in her bottom end.
Quote from: tigerlilly on December 12, 2008, 04:49:35 PM
I know all the words to this one, too...
Quintessential Geek Crossover (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=luVjkTEIoJc&feature=related)
*wiping eyes* Oh my...I think I just guffawed..
Sadly, ST wasn't fond of casting fuller figured ladies, otherwise I'd be able to find a costume that didn't fit like an unflattering sausage skin to wear to opening night.
I was always rather fond of the flowing things that Deanna Troi's mother always wore...
Yes, I have seen every episode, of every version, multiple times...
Can you say dork??? Why yes, yes I can!
Ooooh...I like the tweaks they gave the ship. Still has the same feel, but looks a little bit snazyer. Yes, I can't spell. No, I'm not going to bother to look it up. :-P
Hmmm...I wonder where I can get a costume to wear to opening night? Not sure if that's a good idea or not, though, cuz my husband might end up having to kill people. :D
Dork (Geek, Nerd, other similar term)? Sure, but who cares, cuz we have more fun than the "cool people"!
I like the new tweaks for the ship design. Classic, but "cleaned up" a bit. I can't wait to see the other fine details that have been "modded" on the ship. Mainly, I want to see how they changed the bridge and engine room.
Was watching the newly released and remastered season 3, TOS...How did I forget this!...
(http://harperganesvoort.files.wordpress.com/2008/01/droxine-episode.jpg)
Had the strangest craving for Jiffy Pop Popcorn! And yes I did get my geek on! ;D
(http://www.spldr.com/solarcamping/notnuke.jpg)
^^^just in case you wanted to know..."The Cloud Minders"^^^
Yeah, but Vanna was WAY hotter than Droxine! ;D
Jiffy-Pop dress not withstanding!
That dress is one of the hottest pieces of wardrobe on the whole series!!! Makes me look every time I see it, although she's a bit skinny for my taste...!
(curves are so much better!)
I was always partial to Nona's costume in "A Private Little War". Hell, I was partial to Nona!
Droxine was too vapid for me. Vanna was the smarter one. Gotta love a girl who likes to get dirty! ;D
You may recall Vanna had sported a similar blue number...and I prefered her "curves"...
Suddenly I need to make more popcorn...
The women were all gorgeous, we're agreed, but there's nothing quite like a man in a skin-tight uniform to make a girls pulse jump! :D ;)
Now, now, Rani. You can't judge a man by the size of his phaser! :D
MMFFF!! MMMFFF!!!
*Wenchie covers her mouth to keep a wenchmouth from slipping out*
Why Jack, I would no more do that than judge him by the size of his ships mainmast!!!
And Wench... if you can't let a little wenchmouth slip once in a while, how do you expect the rest of us to get away with it???
;D ;) :P
I get in enough trouble over here.....
*bends over to keep from hyperventilating*
Don't say it, Wenchie...just don't say it....
I suppose it comes down to whether the weapon is set to stun, or thrill... ;D ;)
Yep, that's a roguemouth!
I guess it's power pack could make a great deal of difference, as well! What use is a weak phaser??? ::)
Do not worry Wenchie I am the mod here too. So firer away, just make sure you hit what you are aimimg for....do not want to piss off the Klingons.... :o
*head desk*
It's a good thing I already love all you geeky peoples already.... ::)
Aww... comon WW you can do better than that. No restrictions here. Fire off! ! Really "blast" us with your clever writing! ;) :D
Ok I know this is more then just the orginal, but we are finally taking down the tree..... ::) And no not all of them where on the tree, too small of a tree. I can hear Muffin's head the desk know.
(http://i6.photobucket.com/albums/y227/CaptBacardi/Pic2/IMG_1255.jpg)
Hey, I have all of those too!...I mean, uh, what a geek! ::)
Still have a soft spot for the original enterprise, totally different line of thought in spaceship construction from the "normal" thinking of the time.
OMG! You took them out of the box?????
...umm, I mean.....aww heck, someone help me out here! ::)
Don't slap him TOO hard, Muffin! :D
Damn, where did you get the TMP Enterprise and Reliant??
Quote from: Mad Jack Wolfe on January 15, 2009, 06:44:45 PM
Don't slap him TOO hard, Muffin! :D
Damn, where did you get the TMP Enterprise and Reliant??
Reliant was this years, and the Enterprise was last years or the year before.
Oh good greif................ ::) *head desk*
That's it.... Next year you get your own tree.. Hidden in the basement or a closet or if you are lucky you might just have your very own geek room...
Thank goodness geek isn't contagious!! LOL! :-*
Oh and Baby.... You might want to tuck that in...... :D
Ummm, Bacardi, she DOES realize she dresses up for renaissance festivals, right?
Oh, and since she's with you... geek-by-default.
You mean you're suppose to put them away after Christmas?
The Enterprise from the alternative time line (last year), and this year's Reliant have their own power supply (yeah Scotty!) so they stay out all year now!
I'm with you, Muffin. All these hot, oft times kilt wearing, men, are steadily losing ground with all this Star Trek geekiness.
It's such a guy thing.
Unless of course you have a few Capt Picard figures. :o :P
Ummm... guess I'm the odd one out here, then, 'cuz I just think it makes 'em that much hotter! Oh, and thinking of them all in uniform at the opening is kinda like contemplating an extremely tempting buffet filled with all my favorite things!!! ;D :o
Since there's no danger of me wearing a kilt, never EVER, I'll continue the geek-fest.
The latest conjectural renderings of the re-imagined NCC-1701:
(http://i122.photobucket.com/albums/o251/Mad_Jack_photos/STXIV3_WIP_046_rev2crop.jpg)
(http://i5.photobucket.com/albums/y200/MadMan1701A/STXI%20Enterprise%20V3%20WIP/STXIV3_WIP_040_rev2.jpg)
(http://i5.photobucket.com/albums/y200/MadMan1701A/STXI%20Enterprise%20V3%20WIP/STXIV3_WIP_049_rev2.jpg)
Obviously my sarcasm didn't translate into the post.
I have always been a Star Trek fan. Started watching the original with my dad when I was a kid. I like some shows more than others, but overall found it a great escape.
I just like to tease you guys.
Rani's right, though... A line up of men in those uniforms... Oh, is it warm in here? :o
Picard? I think not! I've always been a Kirk chick.
1. When Data died, Picard had a funeral. When Spock died, Kirk reconstituted the body, forced it's soul back in, and even got him laid along the way.
2. When Picard senses that Wesley is having emotional problems he sits down and talks with him about it. When Kirk sensed that Charlie X was having emotional problems he took him to the gym and threw him around on the mats until he got over it.
3. When Picard went back in time he brought back Data's head. When Kirk went back in time he brought back a blonde.
4. Picard's Enterprise was destroyed by a couple of Klingon chicks while he was stranded on a desert planet. Kirk's Enterprise was destroyed when he blew up a crew of Klingons, stole their ship, and resurrected Spock from the dead.
5. Kirk has caused computers to self-destruct by out-thinking them on three separate occasions.
6. When Picard was in the Academy he got stabbed in the heart. When Kirk was in the Academy he beat the unbeatable Kobyoshi Maru scenario and bagged Carol Marcus in his spare time.
7. When Sisko met Picard he told him he hated him. When Sisko met Kirk he got his autograph.
8. Kirk does not play the flute.
9. Picard is from France.
10. When Picard has a problem he talks to Guinan about it. When Kirk has a problem he shoots it.
11. When Kirk screams it echoes across the entire planet.
12. When Kirk blew up the Enterprise, Starfleet built him another one and had it ready by the time he got home.
13. Kirk collects antique guns. Picard collects antique matrioshka nesting dolls.
14. Kirk chastises omni-powerful super beings for not being polite to women.
15. Kirk sword fights someone on a regular basis.
16. Kirk's Enterprise did not have a day care.
17. Kirk once ordered Scotty to fire a photon torpedo on his position and then he dodged out of the way so it hit the alien he was fighting.
18. Kirk has a violently deadly disease in his blood but he doesn't let it slow him down any.
19. When it's time for shore leave Kirk goes rock climbing and drinks whiskey. Picard wears nut smashing banana hammock speedos and reads by the pool.
20. Picard's name is known and respected throughout Klingon space. Kirk's name is cursed and vilified.
21. The only Klingon serving on Kirk's bridge would be a dead one.
22. Kirk jumps horses in his spare time. Picard owns a fish.
23. Kirk would never allow an "acting ensign" to lock out his command codes.
24. Picard quotes Shakespeare for fun. Kirk quotes Shakespeare to intimidate his enemies.
25. Kirk's jump kick projects 650 pounds of blunt force.
26. Kirk once made a cannon that shot diamonds.
27. Kirk defies superior alien beings on an almost daily basis.
28. When the evil aliens use a stun ray on the crew, Kirk always stays conscious for a minimum of 15 seconds longer than everyone else.
29. Kirk is on a first name basis with every single admiral in Starfleet.
30. Kirk once said: "You're the Captain's woman till he says your not."
31. When Sarek mind melded with Picard, Picard cried a lot. When Sarek mind melded with Kirk, Kirk decided to hijack the Enterprise and bring Spock back from the dead.
32. Kirk can shoulder roll at 127 miles per hour.
33. Picard's engineer wears goofy wrap-around sunglasses. Kirk's engineer wears a kilt and can drink you under the table.
34. If Picard's engineer has a headache it's because he wore his Visor for too long. If Kirk's engineer has a headache it's because he has a hangover.
35. Kirk looks good in sideburns. Really good.
36. Picard drinks tea. Kirk drinks Saurian Brandy straight from the bottle.
37. Kirk mocks Federation bureaucrats that he doesn't like and then proves that their aids are Klingon spies, just to make the point.
38. Kirk once became an Indian god with the power to resurrect the dead.
39. Kirk can beat a Vulcan at chess.
40. Kirk's love affairs extend not only across space but across time as well.
41. Kirk's dress uniform does not actually look like a dress.
42. Kirk looks good in a ripped shirt, and he knows it.
43. Kirk repopulated the Earth's once extinct humpbacked whale species.
44. When Picard wants the ship to go faster he calls down to engineering and asks to go faster. When Kirk wants the ship to go faster he sling-shots it around the sun.
45. When Klingons invaded Picard's Enterprise he carefully neutralized them. When Klingons invaded Kirk's Enterprise he had a massive sword fight with them.
46. Kirk has fought evil duplicates of himself on numerous occasions, always with screaming involved.
47. Kirk's greatest nemesis was the genetically superior ruler of over a quarter of the Earth. Picard's greatest nemesis likes to dress like him and occasionally cause inconvenience.
48. Kirk has punched out at least one member of over three thousand known alien races.
49. Kirk would never allow his first officer to get more tail than he does.
50. No matter what world Picard goes to, Kirk was there first and probably has an illegitimate child somewhere on the planet.
51. Everyone knows the phrase "Beam me up, Scotty!" The phrase, "Energize whenever you are ready, Mr. La Forge," doesn't exactly have the same notoriety.
52. Picard's first officer is named after a bathroom code.
53. Kirk once yelled, "No blah-blah-blah! No blah-blah-blah!" and made it sound important.
54. Kirk's hand phaser is sleek and sexy. Picard's hand phaser looks like a Hoover dirt devil.
55. When Kirk wants to talk to the Enterprise he flips open his communicator dramatically. When Picard wants to talk to the Enterprise he has to tweak his own nipple.
56. Kirk's youth was spent doing back breaking work on a farm in Iowa. Picard's youth was spent squishing grapes with his toes in France.
57. Kirk fought the Greek god Apollo. And won.
58. The women on Picard's ship wear long pants. On Kirk's ship, miniskirts are mandatory.
59. Kirk's middle name is Tiberius.
60. It runs in the family: Picard's brother died trapped in a fire. Kirk's brother died fighting swarms of alien invaders.
61. When Data hijacked the Enterprise, Picard was helpless to stop him. When Spock hijacked the Enterprise Kirk fought him to the death.
62. Kirk's medical officer prescribes hard liquor as a cure all.
63. Kirk has heavy calluses on his right index finger from pressing the trigger on his phaser so many times.
64. When Kirk gets punched in the face he just wipes the blood off his lip and looks at it with a smirk.
65. Picard once wore formal Klingon robes for a Klingon ceremony. If Kirk ever wore Klingon robes it would be because he took them off a dead Klingon.
66. Kirk chops his own firewood.
67. Kirk once led a Mafia take over.
68. Kirk would have slept with Beverly Crusher by episode two.
69. In the episode "The Trouble With Tribbles" the tribbles bred at such a fast rate not because of instinct but because they were in the presence of Kirk.
70. When Deanna Troi talks about what she's feeling, Picard listens carefully and thanks her for her input. Kirk would have called it "pillow talk."
71. The emotional content level of Kirk's speeches is an average of 782 times higher than the level of Picard's speeches. If he's talking about revolution, exploration or diversity, it is 1,089 times higher.
72. When Picard has an alien delegation on board he invites them to a quiet dinner. When Kirk has an alien delegation on board he gets plowed on Romulan Ale.
73. Kirk is familiar with 20th century slang.
74. The main computer on Kirk's Enterprise once hit on him.
75. Kirk faced off against Wyatt Earp at the O.K. Corral and won.
76. Picard is a Frenchman with an English accent.
77. Kirk only requires thirty-two minutes of sleep a day.
78. Kirk eats multicolored nutrition squares because he's too busy fighting stuff to eat a normal meal.
79. Kirk destroyed 672 uniform tunics during the Enterprise's first five year mission.
80. 347 of those tunics were destroyed during combat with Klingons. The rest were destroyed by various women.
81. When Picard fought the Borg he got assimilated. When Kirk fought the Borg he blew up their planet.
82. When Kirk was sent to the prison camp on Rura Penthe he hadn't bathed or changed his clothes in days and was wearing animal carcasses for warmth but Iman still threw herself at him the moment he arrived.
83. When Abraham Lincoln appeared floating in space in front of the Enterprise, Kirk didn't even blink.
84. Kirk can break out of any jail cell that is located anywhere in time or space within one hour. Within one half hour if Spock is with him.
85. When Kirk disguised himself as a Romulan, he stole a cloaking device and used it to escape to Federation space. When Picard disguised himself as a Romulan he ate some soup and then got captured.
86. Denny Crane.
87. 87% of all Klingon opera is about the singer's desire to kill Kirk.
88. The other 13% of all Klingon opera is about the singer's desire to be killed by Kirk in glorious battle.
89. Kirk once taught an emotionless female android how to love. Then he broke up with her.
90. Kirk's evil twin womanized and swilled brandy. Picard's evil twin liked to have his scalp massaged by Ron Perlman.
91. Even though they haven't existed for hundreds of years, Kirk can still sort of drive a stick shift.
92. Kirk never dressed in green tights and pretended to be Robin Hood, and if he had, someone would have paid for it.
93. Even though Kirk often pauses between words, no one ever dares interrupt him.
94. Kirk went to the center of the universe, met god and wasn't impressed.
95. When Kirk says "boldly go," he means it.
96. "KHHHAAAAANNNNNN!!!!!!!"
97. Kirk blatantly disobeys one out of every five Starfleet orders just to remind them who's really minding the store.
98. Starfleet estimates that the average Klingon has a 36% chance of being killed by Kirk at some point in their lifetime, regardless of their age, profession, location or social status.
99. Kirk once kicked a Klingon into the molten core of an exploding planet.
100. Style: Kirk did it first, he did it better and he did it wearing gold velour and Beatle-boots with a space girl on each arm.
Quote from: captfletcher on January 16, 2009, 07:36:38 PM
Ummm, Bacardi, she DOES realize she dresses up for renaissance festivals, right?
Oh, and since she's with you... geek-by-default.
Uh.. sorry to burst your dork bubble... Dressing up for renaissance festivals is a far cry from being a sad sack at a trekkie convention, standing on the corner waiting for their Mom to pick them up.. LOL!!! :D ;)
Still.... Have to love all my geeky kids... :-*
*humbly bowing to Wenchie's logic*
However, I just don't have the legs to wear a Kirk chick skirt. ;)
55. When Kirk wants to talk to the Enterprise he flips open his communicator dramatically. When Picard wants to talk to the Enterprise he has to tweak his own nipple.
LOL!!! That one really got me!
Quote from: Welsh Wench on January 18, 2009, 09:09:41 AM
Picard? I think not! I've always been a Kirk chick.
1. When Data died, Picard had a funeral. When Spock died, Kirk reconstituted the body, forced it's soul back in, and even got him laid along the way.
Etc...
AAAAAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHA!!!!! OMFG!!! My neighbor just came and knocked on my door to see what was killing me over here... and I made her read this and she laughed so hard we both cried!!!
There is no doubt... Kirk is a god among men!!! Consider that officially stolen!!! WW, you are my newest hero! ROFLMAO!!!
I can't take credit for it.
It's on the web.
But it never fails to make me laugh!
Especially #30. ;D
Goes to 100. A well done bit. :)
http://www.duke.edu/web/DRAGO/humor/trek/kirk-vs-picard.html
I like them both, but this just makes me laugh. Couldn't find a dancing Kirk...
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Bx3S5mqvvig&feature=related
No doubt most of you remember the SNL bit at the Star Trek Convention.
It's not on youtube but this is the best there is......
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ihsSmJNsDX8
'Have you ever kissed a girl?'
(http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3502/3199855133_43104c0cf6_o.gif)
(http://i31.photobucket.com/albums/c353/Knoty-Dragon/Other/william-shatner-why-yes.jpg)
(http://laughingsquid.com/wp-content/uploads/captain-james-t-kirk-awesome1.jpg)
And yes, Kirk sported a big gun. But he required a Vulcan to show him where to point it. ;D
(http://www.vembos.gr/images/Kirk-Spock.jpg)
OK, I admit it. This has been in my family since 1995. He has been hanging around my husband's industrial shop, even gracing the ceiling of the bathroom there. I guess it was a bit disconcerting....
But now he resides at home here, a bit worse for wear. Frequently he looks out my living room window.
Hey, he's more effective--and more entertaining--than Safe-T-Man.
And yeah, he is a bit of mess.
But we love him.
And that is a piece of scotch tape on his head. ::)
(http://i37.photobucket.com/albums/e65/welshwench/DSC00270.jpg)
A guy came in tonight with Star Trek checks! For those of you who want to truly make a statement when you pay for stuff with a check go to:
https://secure.anthonygrandio.com/index.agc/st/prod/showcat/checks/?cartid=94003.1232331741
And if they bounce, they self-destruct! ;D
"Yes, I'm inquiring about account number 0-0-0-DESTRUCT-0..."
And I thought my pirate checks were geeky! :o
Quote from: Mad Jack Wolfe on January 18, 2009, 09:19:30 PM
"Yes, I'm inquiring about account number 0-0-0-DESTRUCT-0..."
And I thought my pirate checks were geeky! :o
Well...I DO live in Nutbowl!
I actually kind of like the address labels. Nice graphics. Kind of a vintage sci fi look.
https://secure.anthonygrandio.com/index.agc/st/prod/showitem/yl01?cartid=94003.1232331741
Quote from: Lady Nicolette on January 18, 2009, 09:14:25 PM
A guy came in tonight with Star Trek checks! For those of you who want to truly make a statement when you pay for stuff with a check go to:
https://secure.anthonygrandio.com/index.agc/st/prod/showcat/checks/?cartid=94003.1232331741
Hey, I use Star Wars checks from that guy!
Today, I had one of our regular customer's come in with autographed 8x10 photos of nearly EVERY Star Trek series regular cast member that he had taken himself and then had signed at various conventions. (Two of each, technically. One as the character, and one real life image.) I think he was literally only missing about 5 cast members. I about hit the ceiling when I saw these. He was making smaller copies to put in a convention travel album. I got to take each one out of its protective sleeve and do the copying for him. I considered licking the Nurse Chapel, Counselor Troy, and 7 of 9 photos, but I didn't think he'd appreciate that...(http://edcforums.com/Smileys/classic/hammer-1.gif)
Gift for understatement does not even begin to describe that last sentence!!! ::)
Probably not DB, but it would have been hard not to keep a copy of some to take home I'll bet.
Quote from: Deadbishop on January 20, 2009, 05:17:40 PM
...I considered licking the Nurse Chapel, Counselor Troy, and 7 of 9 photos, but I didn't think he'd appreciate that...(http://edcforums.com/Smileys/classic/hammer-1.gif)
No Janice Rand??!! :P
Janice was very sexy in her own wholesome way... but she's definitely no Jeri Ryan!! :P
Quote from: Noble Dreg on January 20, 2009, 08:18:14 PM
Quote from: Deadbishop on January 20, 2009, 05:17:40 PM
...I considered licking the Nurse Chapel, Counselor Troy, and 7 of 9 photos, but I didn't think he'd appreciate that...(http://edcforums.com/Smileys/classic/hammer-1.gif)
No Janice Rand??!! :P
Sorry, I didn't see Janice in there, and I only made it through about a third of the album before I starting twitching and giggling hysterically to myself. I think my new manager thought I was having a gran mal seizure. Hope I didn't drool to badly on the pictures...
..I think I can still smell them on my hands. :P
*sniff* *sniff* *sniiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiif*
A much better idea of how the Big E looks, thanks to a promotional shot of the tie-in toy.
(http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v225/CaptProton/ent_top_complete.jpg)
Just to confuse us more, there seems to be two versions of the same ship...
(http://us.st12.yimg.com/us.st.yimg.com/I/wizarduniverse_2039_733825448)
She's a curvy girl, but still sleek and sexy!
It's ok, I can live with it. The naceles just seem a bit fat and ungainly. Still it's looking like a heck of a remake of a classic...I'm all aglow with geeky delight! ;D
Got my geek on, oh yeah!
All I know is the new Movie coming out in May looks great by the trailers. They mite have hit a good one this time. Really looking firward to it.
Kinda looks like they tried to make it look like the Enterprise - E.
I strikes me as what you might get if Caroll Shelby decided to design a starship.
I wonder if there's a pair of fuzzy dice hanging from the bridge viewscreen?
Quote from: Noble Dreg on January 22, 2009, 08:26:33 PM
It's ok, I can live with it. The nacelles just seem a bit fat and ungainly. Still it's looking like a heck of a remake of a classic...I'm all aglow with geeky delight! ;D
Got my geek on, oh yeah!
So what you're saying is she's got a bit too much leg for your taste?!? LOL
"
Fat bottom girls you make the rockin' world go round!!!"
Thanks to the newly released model photo, there are new conjectural renders available. This guy is good. Enjoy.
(http://i5.photobucket.com/albums/y200/MadMan1701A/STXI%20Enterprise%20V3%20Done/STXIV3_FR_001.jpg)
(http://i5.photobucket.com/albums/y200/MadMan1701A/STXI%20Enterprise%20V3%20Done/STXIV3_FR_002.jpg)
(http://i5.photobucket.com/albums/y200/MadMan1701A/STXI%20Enterprise%20V3%20Done/STXIV3_FR_003.jpg)
(http://i5.photobucket.com/albums/y200/MadMan1701A/STXI%20Enterprise%20V3%20Done/STXIV3_FR_005_ORTHO.jpg)
(http://i5.photobucket.com/albums/y200/MadMan1701A/STXI%20Enterprise%20V3%20Done/STXIV3_FR_007_ORTHO.jpg)
(http://i5.photobucket.com/albums/y200/MadMan1701A/STXI%20Enterprise%20V3%20Done/STXIV3_FR_006_ORTHO.jpg)
(http://i5.photobucket.com/albums/y200/MadMan1701A/STXI%20Enterprise%20V3%20Done/STXIV3_FR_008_ORTHO.jpg)
(http://i5.photobucket.com/albums/y200/MadMan1701A/STXI%20Enterprise%20V3%20Done/STXIV3_FR_009_ORTHO.jpg)
And now for an actual prop photo of the new hand phasers...
(http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3495/3227506042_aeb3fa6f75_o.jpg)
Are you sure that isn't a staple gun with a spark plug in it?
Just curious, but I don't see a trigger on it, I wonder how it's fired.
Looks to me like the handle can actually be squeezed to activate it...
Hey yeah, I didn't think of that, an interesting notion if it is.
Quote from: Welsh Wench on January 26, 2009, 12:59:07 PM
Are you sure that isn't a staple gun with a spark plug in it?
Actually, Space:1999 had the killer staple guns. ;D
(http://www.tnthobbies.force9.co.uk/Space1999StunGun.jpg)
As you can see from the "nozzles", it has four settings: stun, kill, vapourize, and frappé. :D
Maya from SPACE 1999... :P
(http://www.ezydvd.com.au/g/i/p/224642.jpg)
How come all my "fantasy's" are now in their 70's? ;D
Anyone else remember Space 1999, UFO, Voyage to the Bottom of the Sea, Lost in Space, Time Tunnel...
Ooops, let my inner geek out for a stroll again... ;D
Absolutely, I for one remember them well. And speaking of Lost in Space I recently heard the sad news that the person who played the robot passed away.
Have to admit, you're talking my time frame...who remembers those purple page boy hair cuts worn by the female staff on UFO's moon base. ::)
Quote from: Hibernian on January 26, 2009, 07:08:50 PM
Have to admit, you're talking my time frame...who remembers those purple page boy hair cuts worn by the female staff on UFO's moon base. ::)
Whoa baby!!! God help me I'm such a perv!!!
This is a great site for fellow "Moon Geeks". http://ufoseries.com/index.html
Someone help me kiss a girl...please? ;D
(http://ufoseries.com/photos/ellisClothesChange.jpg)
Quote from: Noble Dreg on January 26, 2009, 06:53:59 PM
Maya from SPACE 1999... :P
(http://www.ezydvd.com.au/g/i/p/224642.jpg)
How come all my "fantasy's" are now in their 70's? ;D
Anyone else remember Space 1999, UFO, Voyage to the Bottom of the Sea, Lost in Space, Time Tunnel...
Ooops, let my inner geek out for a stroll again... ;D
Do not forget Doc Who with Tom Baker.....*sigh*...They do not make shows like that anymore...
Forget Tom Baker. The Ninth and Tenth Doctor's companion Rose Tyler...
(http://www.enjoyfrance.com/images/stories/world/entertainment/Billie-Piper.jpg)
Quote from: Mad Jack Wolfe on January 27, 2009, 09:41:28 AM
Forget Tom Baker. The Ninth and Tenth Doctor's companion Rose Tyler...
(http://www.enjoyfrance.com/images/stories/world/entertainment/Billie-Piper.jpg)
BAD WOLFE!
HA! I just had to say it......
Funny, but as a girl all I see are those spit ends.
I have a question for the star geeks. Okay I was one way back when, and I recall reading star tivia. What was used to portray Doctor McCoys first handheld medical scanner?
Quote from: Anna Iram on January 27, 2009, 11:55:15 AM
Funny, but as a girl all I see are those spit ends.
I have a question for the star geeks. Okay I was one way back when, and I recall reading star tivia. What was used to portray Doctor McCoys first handheld medical scanner?
A salt shaker from the NBC cafeteria... ;D
Quote from: Anna Iram on January 27, 2009, 11:55:15 AM
Funny, but as a girl all I see are those spit ends.
I think I must be a different kind of girl, because I see
very different things!!! ;D
Honestly the first thing I notice is eyebrows that don't match the hair.
Quote from: Noble Dreg on January 27, 2009, 02:27:39 PM
Honestly the first thing I notice is eyebrows that don't match the hair.
Hey, they match the
part in her hair!!! LOL
(uhh, are you a girl, also??? ::) ) JK!!! (ducks)
LOL! No, but I did cut hair a LONG time ago! Clients paid big bucks to have their roots dyed like that! ;D
As a result of my former career hair is often the first thing I notice on a woman. She is cute as heck but she needs to get out of the Tardis and get to a salon!
Time stylists must be pretty few and far between, I'm guessing! LOL
http://tinyurl.com/awknwf
Anyone know this site? Some seriously silly/fun stuff. Even a full sized Kirk Chair! :)
Nice one Anna, what a wonderful bunch of stuff on that site!
I really like that you can get Kirks chair for $2199. ;D
New Preview...
http://www.strimoo.com/video/14796613/Star-Trek-Super-Bowl-Spot-Youtube.html
*backing away from ALL of you slowly* :o ::) :-X :D :D :D :D :D
*Muffin trips over Wenchie who is crawling out on her hands and knees. Rapidly*
Awww.. c'mon...not even a Kirk nutcracker makes you kind of love Star trek? ;D
http://www.entertainmentearth.com/prodinfo.asp?number=NMKSST680L
Wench you got that crawl all wrong...the Horta moved alot quicker and could turn burn right through the wall! :D
Maybe so...but how is their backfield in motion?
*grabs Wenchie's ankle and pauses*
I remember this view! Isn't this how we got started? ;) :D
Jack we're talking Trek, if your going to act like that with the women you'll have to rip your shirt off.
And muss you hair... don't forget that!!!
No, Hibernian---
The boots alone got my attention right off!
Quote from: Hibernian on February 04, 2009, 03:46:19 PM
Wench you got that crawl all wrong...the Horta moved alot quicker and could turn burn right through the wall! :D
Only a hard core geek will understand this...
Once, when I was like twelve I was grounded for disrespecting my mother and the dinner she prepared. We had "Swiss Steak" and mashed potato's (Swiss Steak in our house was a tough piece of shoe leather covered with tomato bits, onions, and God knows what, simmered in a fry pan). I swear it looked exactly like a tiny Horta. Well my "Swiss Steak" made "growling" sounds as it slid across the plate to the mashed potatos where it begain carving "NO KILL I" using a fork. Dad hated SciFi...
"dangnubbit Jim, I'm a Doctor, not a bricklayer!!!"
My all-time favorite TV show quote!!! LOL
Quote from: Noble Dreg on February 05, 2009, 07:35:16 AM
Quote from: Hibernian on February 04, 2009, 03:46:19 PM
Wench you got that crawl all wrong...the Horta moved alot quicker and could turn burn right through the wall! :D
Only a hard core geek will understand this...
Once, when I was like twelve I was grounded for disrespecting my mother and the dinner she prepared. We had "Swiss Steak" and mashed potato's (Swiss Steak in our house was a tough piece of shoe leather covered with tomato bits, onions, and God knows what, simmered in a fry pan). I swear it looked exactly like a tiny Horta. Well my "Swiss Steak" made "growling" sounds as it slid across the plate to the mashed potatos where it begain carving "NO KILL I" using a fork. Dad hated SciFi...
HAHAHAHAAAA!
I hate to dredge up an old thread, but I hit upon this beautiful render.
(http://img.trekmovie.com/images/fanmade/enterprise_wall01_1280.jpg)
Yeah. That's the big E.
Nice shot of a beautiful lady.
Ok, It's growing on me...I guess I'm just a sucker for the "classics"...
(http://img.hexus.net/v2/lifestyle/news/movies/star-trek-enterprise-comparison.jpg)
The movie has not come out so it is not an old thread yet Jack. ;)
It still keeps the original style with 2000 lines. I guess they are trying to get better gas mileage out of the old girl... :o
Actually I came to renfests out of attending Sci-Fi/Fantasy conventions,the idea that the new movie will be going back into the time line is exactly the sort of thing that is liable to draw the interest of all the old school Trekers as well as the newer fans as well. When I saw the preview for the new movie I started making plans to round up a few of my high school friends and made plans to see it sometime during the opening weekend. ;D
Alphonse is right about bringing the old school out of the woodwork, although some of us are a little older than the "high school friends." Now as Wench would say at this point in the conversation...."oh look sparkles!"
*Wench looks up*
Oooh, look! SPARKLES!
Heh, found this while dredging the interwebs for new info...
http://io9.com/5136738/create-your-own-original-star-trek-story
Not sure if you guys saw this yet. But the third trailer is out now.
http://www.apple.com/trailers/paramount/startrek/startrek_trailer3_large.html
Looks like it's gonna suck.
NOT!
Hate to be the wet blanket, but so far this oldtime trekker is not 100% enthusiastic about this one.
I'm sure it'll be good, just not what's expected. The old timers are going to complain about canon violations, as well they should. It will be an enjoyable movie regardless, especially if I can set aside certain preconceptions that have been garnered over the decades. I seem to remember thinking TNG was the worst idea ever until after about two and a half years, turns out it's popularity far exceeded that of its progenitor.
*fooo fooo......cough cough* Very dusty......
Just a reminder one month to go. So are us Minnesota Trekkies going try and see it opening night?? 8)
Oh man, I am SO there!
Austin! Why couldn't I have picked to move to Austin!!
http://blog.originalalamo.com/2009/04/07/leonard-nimoy-beamed-into-the-south-lamar-alamo/
Quote from: Capt. Bacardi on April 08, 2009, 04:10:08 PM
*fooo fooo......cough cough* Very dusty......
Just a reminder one month to go. So are us Minnesota Trekkies going try and see it opening night?? 8)
We gotta do opening night...If I can wait that long! I usually take the day off for every new Trek (I know, uber-geeky). With the last few I just sat in a dark theatre and cried about what could have been. ;D
*sigh*
*head desk*
I heart you guys..... :-*
Sorry, Muffin, but I have to do this. If Bacardi gets his fanwank on, it's not my fault! ;D
Kirk and Uhura meet. Three guesses as to Kirk's approach.
http://www.mtv.com/videos/movies/369518/exclusive-shot-of-love.jhtml#id=1608760 (http://www.mtv.com/videos/movies/369518/exclusive-shot-of-love.jhtml#id=1608760)
Here's a 45 second clip of when Kirk and McCoy meet for the first time. Be sure to watch the expression on Kirk's face. These guys are nailing the characters.
http://movies.yahoo.com/movie/1809752801/video/12865145 (http://movies.yahoo.com/movie/1809752801/video/12865145)
And here's Kirk and Scotty meeting Spock.
http://www.omelete.com.br/popup/popup_galeria_videos_ordenada.aspx?id=100019075&img=1 (http://www.omelete.com.br/popup/popup_galeria_videos_ordenada.aspx?id=100019075&img=1)
Excellent McCoy!
::watches videos::
Open! Open! Open! Eeee!
Squeeee!
Hey, where did that "girly" squee come from? I mean cool, I'm down with that. ;D
Nice find Jack!
Just because I can't believe we got a "squeeee!" out of Dreg... :D
(http://www.filmschoolrejects.com/images/star-trek-stills-403-1-590x251.jpg)
(http://img16.imageshack.us/img16/9797/123927412827319300.jpg)
(http://img13.imageshack.us/img13/6546/123927412770462000.jpg)
(http://img10.imageshack.us/img10/6749/123927412634483700.jpg)
(http://img7.imageshack.us/img7/554/123927412942735800.jpg)
(http://img9.imageshack.us/img9/9589/123927412808912600.jpg)
Uhura never looked so good.
Amen, brother!
Anyone else recognise her as "Anna Maria" from "Pirates of the Caribbean: The Curse of the Black Pearl"?
No, but I do recognize her from several of my dreams! ;D
Oooooh, can't wait can't wait can't wait can't wait!
Not fair! You're making me (even more) impatient for this movie to come out!
OK, ol'Zardoz has some connections... and I can tell you guys there will be two advance screenings of the new Trek movie in Houston. I'm not at liberty to tell you when or where, but Paramont is supposed to get a bunch of passes to my Star Trek club in time for our annual Chilli Cookoff and Auction at the end of April, here's the info;
Starbase Houston wishes to cordially invite you to our Annual Chili and Dessert
Cook-Off on April 26, 2009.
The festivities will once again be held at the Harris County Precinct 1,
Christia V. Adair Park Community Center located at 15107 Cullen Blvd.
http://starbasehouston.org/AdairPark.pdf
The excitement kicks off at 1:00 p.m. and will run until 5:00 p.m.
There will be prizes for the best Chili, Dessert and Exotic Alien Dish.
CASH PRIZES! We encourage all aspiring cooks, bakers and aliens to enter
their signature dishes to be appraised by our distinguished panel of judges.
There is no fee to enter the competition. But we do ask for a small donation
of $5 per person, which will allow sampling of all the entries along with the
other food items and beverages donated by Starbase Houston members.
All proceeds from the Cook-Off and Auction go toward the costs associated with running Starbase Houston. We do ask for those who plan to enter the food competitions to come early. We will be setting up starting at 12:30 p.m.
Please make plans now to attend. You'll get to sample delicious food, see what treasures will be offered for auction, and visit with fellow fans.
If you wish to enter the competition or want more information please see our
website,
http://starbasehouston.org/ , join our yahoo group,
http://tv.groups.yahoo.com/group/StarbaseHouston/
Tell your friends! Hope to see you at the Cook Off.
Chilli and Trek...sure sounds like a good time!
I was at burger King last Night. They are going to have Star Trek glasses when the movie comes out.
Something for only the most hard core Trek geeks... ;D
Are You Trekkie Enough To Own One Of These? (http://www.thinkgeek.com/gadgets/tools/bbfa/)
Whoa... :o
A space spork!
How much space pork could Spock's spork spork if Spock sporked space pork?
I want one, no idea why, just want one.
For the record, Spock is a vegatarian, he would never spork pork...he might spork a space beet, but never pork. I even believe Nemoy is Jewish, so no pork there either, but spork does not rhyme with Matzah. Am I rambling? Seriously, I don't think so but...
Updated renders, just to fan the flames. ;D
(http://i5.photobucket.com/albums/y200/MadMan1701A/STXI%20Enterprise%20V4/STXI_V4_WIP_091.jpg)
(http://i5.photobucket.com/albums/y200/MadMan1701A/STXI%20Enterprise%20V4/STXI_V4_WIP_092.jpg)
(http://i5.photobucket.com/albums/y200/MadMan1701A/STXI%20Enterprise%20V4/STXI_V4_WIP_093.jpg)
*ahem*
I have learned that there may be a bar at the theater our little Minnesotan's are planning to go to..... Sooooooo with that being the case I may just have to accompany my geek er I mean my fabulous fiance' to the movie.. A bar in a movie theater, what a fantastic idea!! Wish I would have thought of that!!
I reserve the right to openly make fun of anyone, especially those in costumes, and most especially those wearing Spock ears...
Spock ears? What?
(http://www.nomoon.org/photos/ears.jpg)
That spork is awesome. I may have to buy a couple of those. Sadly, it will likely be useless as a collectors item after I do that because I would totally use it on camping trips.
Costumes? Oh crap, this movie is just over a week away, and I don't have anything to wear! eek! I might have to look at how hard it would be to turn the very oversized commander shirt I have into a dress. It's probably about the right length...gosh those dresses are short! Guess I'd have to be a command track officer if I did that, even though I wanted to be an engineer. Oh well.
Let me join you in rambling. ;)
Why do I have an oversized Trek shirt, you ask? Because the store was having a pre-halloween sale, to clean out all the old costumes and had a bag w/an old-school AND an NG shirt stuffed in it that they were practically giving away. Little middleschool(? maybe I had just started highschool) geek that I was couldn't pass it up. :) I wore the (equally too large) NG shirt for halloween that year and had everyone think I was captain Janeway, even though I was CLEARLY wearing commander's pips, not captain's. :-\
yes, I am that much of a geek... ;D
Quote from: Muffin on April 29, 2009, 11:30:35 AM
*ahem*
I have learned that there may be a bar at the theater our little Minnesotan's are planning to go to..... Sooooooo with that being the case I may just have to accompany my geek er I mean my fabulous fiance' to the movie.. A bar in a movie theater, what a fantastic idea!! Wish I would have thought of that!!
I reserve the right to openly make fun of anyone, especially those in costumes, and most especially those wearing Spock ears...
Whoa, Muffin in a theatre showing 100% pure geek heroin? Ain't love grand! Oh, just think of them as "elven ears" and everything will be just fine.
Damn, broke my glass's, were's the tape...
Just got this off Twitter From Shatner...
WilliamShatner - Watch me watching the Star Trek Trailer. http://tinyurl.com/c7wqwe
(For those on twitter, if you want to follow him, he goes as WilliamShatner)
*i should follow the rum companies on there for updates too...*
They previewed a scene during lost tonight. It was right after the Lost logo appears at the first break.
How Jinx convinced her anti-Star Trek best friend to go see Star Trek with her:
1- IMDB the movie.
2- Pick out the handsomest men on cast.
3- Say "I'll give you three reasons you can't refuse."
4- Proceed thusly: "Kirk. Spock. Nero."
5- Epic win.
My wife saw it at Saturdays sneak preview, (from my reserved seats! I had to work :( ) and she thought it was really great, wants to see it again. Shelley takes her Trek pretty seriously, so thats a good endorsment. She's not telling me about it too much, and I still have some resevations, but I'll wait till I see it to comment.
Quote from: Zardoz on May 04, 2009, 10:53:32 AM
My wife saw it at Saturdays sneak preview, (from my reserved seats! I had to work :( ) and she thought it was really great, wants to see it again. Shelley takes her Trek pretty seriously, so thats a good endorsment. She's not telling me about it too much, and I still have some resevations, but I'll wait till I see it to comment.
Put enough romulan ale in her and she'll spill it all. :)
Quote from: Aiacha on May 04, 2009, 10:56:31 AM
Quote from: Zardoz on May 04, 2009, 10:53:32 AM
My wife saw it at Saturdays sneak preview, (from my reserved seats! I had to work :( ) and she thought it was really great, wants to see it again. Shelley takes her Trek pretty seriously, so thats a good endorsment. She's not telling me about it too much, and I still have some resevations, but I'll wait till I see it to comment.
Put enough romulan ale in her and she'll spill it all. :)
Enough of my Romulan ale and she'd spill other stuff too! :P
(http://i21.photobucket.com/albums/b275/renfairepic/A%20day/may-5.jpg)
now at BK $1.99 with a combo meal $2.99 for additional glasses.
Quote from: renfairephotog on May 05, 2009, 10:37:03 PM
now at BK $1.99 with a combo meal $2.99 for additional glasses.
Sweet! I know where I'm going after work!
I'll pass on the Spork! It is pricy!
But this is the first movie I have wanted to see in ages!I ADORED the original Star Trek! I even have the garb! Old Rubies Halloween costume from a Long time ago- in a galaxy far away! Oops Wrong movie!LOL!
I have tickets to Star Trek for tonight at 7pm with the new guy I'm dating! I'm so super excited about it!!!
QuoteI have tickets to Star Trek for tonight at 7pm with the new guy I'm dating! I'm so super excited about it!!!
About the guy or the movie?
DD#1 and I leave in an hour to catch the 10pm showing in IMAX. My kids are surprised I am so enthusiastic about the movie. It has gorgeous people, even better spaceships and lots of things to go BOOM - what more do you need! And it's about time they got back to the Enterprise crew I grew up with! Who needs diplomacy when you have a fully charged phaser bank? ;D
(Scary thing #1: the guy playing Kirk is only 2 years older than my DD#1. Sigh. When did I get old enough to be Kirk's mom?)
So I was excited about both really and both fully inspired and thrilled me last night!!
The writers must have spent long hours on the script, because they got each character spot on. My daughter (age 26) said, on the drive home, "I've never paid much attention to TOS, but we need to rent it. I loved the characters." Perfect.
I'm going to go see it after work today. Would have tried to see it last night, but my husband had to get up for work at 4:30am today. o.O
Sadly, I ran out of time to do anything about a costume, so I"m stuck w/the oversized shirt. Might still wear that, if it doesn't look too bad.
Either way, I'm very excited, and based on the comments of the people who have already seen it, I won't be disappointed.
;D ;D ;D
Saw it last night on the IMAX...all I have to say is..... FREAKING AWESOME!!!!!!!
I will be going again this weekend more than likely...
*crosses fingers* I'm now just praying I manage to see it while it's still in theatres! D: Stupid lack of employment!
Enjoyable...I would say more but don't want to give anything away for those who have not seen it yet. I will say it almost makes up for the drudgery of "Enterprise" and "Voyager". Very well casted!
Wow...
Sitting in the IMAX with friends, drinking a double rum and coke I was just blown away...
Not giving anything away, but the characters are just dead one... perfect casting
I Loved the look of the new ship (Sorry Killian... but I liked it lol)
Great prequel type story (there were some changes in the history... but I can deal with that)
Wow...
I went in semi-worried that they would screw up something from my childhood, nope... only made it better
I am ready for some sequels in this Star Trek universe storyline
*Having a double rum and coke was a nice bonus... I love theatres with bars*
Well I saw Star Trek and didn't like it at all because they changed the storyline too much from star trek cannon.
Regards,
CB
Quote from: Cobaltblu on May 09, 2009, 07:31:33 PM
Well I saw Star Trek and didn't like it at all because they changed the storyline too much from star trek cannon.
::) ::) ::) ::) ::) ::) ::) ::) ::)
Please. Even Trek can't keep its own canon straight. Remember the tombstone with "James
R. Kirk", anyone? Or Khan telling Chekov "I never forget a face," even though they never met?
I'm keeping an open mind.
Quote from: Mad Jack Wolfe on May 09, 2009, 08:34:17 PM
Quote from: Cobaltblu on May 09, 2009, 07:31:33 PM
Well I saw Star Trek and didn't like it at all because they changed the storyline too much from star trek cannon.
::) ::) ::) ::) ::) ::) ::) ::) ::)
Please. Even Trek can't keep its own canon straight. Remember the tombstone with "James R. Kirk", anyone? Or Khan telling Chekov "I never forget a face," even though they never met?
I'm keeping an open mind.
Those are little tiny things but when you watch the movie you will see HUGE HUGE things which anyone who even watched a few episodes will immediately notice.
While some may fall in love with trek again I think they are making a huge mistake.
Regards,
CB
Those are two classics Jack!
I gave up hope for the whole saga after "Voyager" brought the franchise to it's knees and "Enterprise" delivered a near fatal blow.
Did I fall back in love with Star Trek? Well, let's just say we're dating again. ;D
That gives me hope. The only reason I watched "Voyager" was Jeri Ryan ('nuff said, as her catsuit was the best special effect of the entire series), and I quit watching any Trek midway through the first season of "Enterprise".
I welcome the overdue enema reboot for Star Trek. It's fiction, kids. Not religion. They can do anything they damned well please to advance and revitalise the story, as long as what they do is good.
And yes, I watched Trek when it first aired in the 60's... it needed a swift kick in the dilithium crystals.
I've heard mostly positive things about this movie, and since I was raised right (my dad got me hooked on TOS and TNG as a kid) I'm taking my dad tomorrow after I get home from faire.
And guys, c'mon, Enterprise isn't THAT bad (not saying it's good either)... It's better than a lot of other shows out there today.
Great movie. Only the unduly righteous should find fault. ;)
I thought it was awesome! I've seen it twice now. Went on Friday w/my hubby, then we went back on Sunday w/my Mom and brother. :)
Cobalt, you're right. It's NOT the same story as the TV show. *possible spoilers, depending on how sensitve you are* Everything from TOS onward still exists, in an alternate reality (thus "Spock Prime"). The bad guy changed history, so everything's a little different. Not once did they try to say it was supposed to be the same story from TOS. *shrug* Not trying to say you're not entitled to your opinion or anything like that, just pointing out they weren't going for exactly the same thing. :)
Quote from: Cobaltblu on May 09, 2009, 08:50:37 PM
Quote from: Mad Jack Wolfe on May 09, 2009, 08:34:17 PM
Quote from: Cobaltblu on May 09, 2009, 07:31:33 PM
Well I saw Star Trek and didn't like it at all because they changed the storyline too much from star trek cannon.
::) ::) ::) ::) ::) ::) ::) ::) ::)
Please. Even Trek can't keep its own canon straight. Remember the tombstone with "James R. Kirk", anyone? Or Khan telling Chekov "I never forget a face," even though they never met?
I'm keeping an open mind.
Those are little tiny things but when you watch the movie you will see HUGE HUGE things which anyone who even watched a few episodes will immediately notice.
While some may fall in love with trek again I think they are making a huge mistake.
Regards,
CB
After that opening scene, the canon has now become somewhat irrelevant. It is
supposed to be different. Like others have said here, it's a good reboot.
I got to see it!
I love having friends.
Yes, I loved it. I went in thinking "Okay, even if it's awful, there's eye-candy."
IT DIDN'T NEED THE EYE CANDY TO BE GOOD. I left happy. ^.^
;D What Scotty said: " I like this ship. It's exciting!".
I want to live on the Enterprise...
It RAWKED so hard I'm still trying to clear my head!!! LOL
The changes were indeed shocking, and a really daring deviation, but over all I thought the movie plot and storyline added so much depth and substance to the back story that I'm really torn between clinging to the accepted and loosening my grip in favor of this new and intriguing paradigm. These changes actually flesh out and explain the character development in ways the original never really did for me, and I loved seeing how the key players came together as it all unfolded. Over all I was extremely impressed, and I'll be seeing it again in the theater, and buying it when it comes out!
I really hope to see more of this crew, and find out just how this alternate timeline unfolds!!!
The next movie is already in the works.
Quote from: ravic on May 12, 2009, 10:02:57 AM
The next movie is already in the works.
Yay! It left me wanting more!
It definitely answered some questions, even if it was an alternate universe. The graphics were AMAZING! I want that sword. Wait, I NEED that sword.
Quote from: Messyn McCleavage on May 12, 2009, 10:51:00 AM
Wait, I NEED that sword.
Can't have it. I already called dibs on it. :P
Quote from: Messyn McCleavage on May 12, 2009, 10:51:00 AM
Wait, I NEED that sword.
Maybe Purple Dragon can scare one up for ya.
Me and Andy went and saw it Sunday....I thought it was very well done! There were lots going on, but I think it was filmed in such a way that it wasn't over the top hard to follow.
We want to go see it again I think.
As far as canon goes, with Spock, etc. If you remember back to the "Redemption 1&2" episodes on TNG, when Spock and Picard were on Romulus and the whole thing with the Duras sisters and Tasha Yar's kid - at the end, Spock stayed on Romulus, thereby setting up an entirely believable situation for this movie. And timeline travel is an accepted part of canon. (can you tell what we've been talking about at home, ever since Thursday night. Personally, I am thrilled to be "home" on MY Enterprise again.)
I can't wait to go again. Has anyone else seen it in IMAX and then in "regular"? The IMAX made my daughter motion sick, so I'm wondering if there is a noticeable difference.
Quote from: ravic on May 12, 2009, 10:02:57 AM
The next movie is already in the works.
Star Trek XII: Charting An Unpredictable Future (http://www.trektoday.com/content/2009/05/star-trek-xii-charting-an-unpredictable-future.html)
Just saw it last night and it was, plain and simple, TEH AWESOME!!!!
The only thing that would have made it even more perfect was giving Scotty more screen time!!
There wasn't a single actor who made me go "Well, maybe he/she wasn't the best choice" and Carl Urban absolutely nailed Bones!
Loved that every character got to deliver their "signature" line ("Fascinating" "I'm givin' her all she's got, Captain!" et al) and that the Enterprise looked like the original Enterprise (outside at least) but didn't clash with the rest of the movie effects (see the end of Revenge of the Sith where, after all the nifty neat-o special effects littering that movie, Darth Vader is a guy with a tape recorder on his chest).
Oh! and that is one seriously scarey future if that monstrosity is just a mining ship!! :o
This was also the first Star Trek movie that felt like a movie and not just an extended episode....to me at least.
The winks and nods to the original series were great fun, too! Red shirt, anyone?
As for "cannon", I am extremely happy the writers did what they did. Now, they have the ability to go anywhere and do anything they want. Everything's up in the air now, leaving nothing safe! Muahahahahahahahaha! ::)
***Spoiler Alert***
Only time I'm saying that because if you have not seen it yet your plastic model making privileges are here by revoked! ;D
I do not mind the destruction of "cannon" but I do like continuity. The time stream thing is perfectly acceptable to me and I look forward to the future films based on the "new" timeline. That said, I have a question...How by the love of Spock's ears did they know the ship coming from the anomaly was Romulan? Remember, alternate time line or not, earth folk did not know what Romulans looked like. For that matter, Vulcans did not know either. (I must state here, I do indeed prefer my Romulans with long brunette hair and mini-skirts! Oh indeed I do!). I'll have to go back and see it again to see if I missed something.
Now my space undies aren't in a bunch over this, just noting a storyline "anomaly". Not like the other movies didn't have dozens of them ('member Spock's "jet boots"? Shot up to deck 75 in the enterprises elevator shaft? Half the fun of 'Trek is spotting the goofs!).
One thing I liked about the way they did the Enterprise is the way the guts of the ship looked. Cargo holds, engine rooms, weapons bays, etc. weren't just pretty sterile rooms. Pipes & struts & catwalks and all. Made the old girl look like a warship instead of a cruise liner. Didn't see any of the crew areas but as crowded as the operations areas were, I suspect they aren't overly spacious either.
...can't wait for the DVD with deleted scenes and out takes!!!!! Maybe around Christmas?
I went, I saw, I liked! I have no problem with the time travel/multiple reality plot device in Star Trek, it is tried and true in this environment. If doing this can breath new life into the franchise I'm all for it.
What a fun, satisfying ride! It was enjoyable to see a fresh character study on these tried and true icons. The actors nailed the spirit of their respective characters, especially those of Chris Pine's Kirk, Zach Quinto's Spock, and Chris Urban's grumpy McCoy, the classic "Big Three". Simon Pegg's Scotty made me Riot's Disease over wanting to get ahold of the Enterprise's "ample nacelles", and Anton Yelchin's Chekov was gleefully fun. Ben Cross' Sarek was well done, as was Bruce Greenwood's inspirational Christopher Pike. All in all, a hell of a fun, well written movie. Yes, there were some minor plot holes, but what story doesn't?
Some of the daring choices made in the story left me slack-jawed and astonished. But this is a new 'reality' for a venerable franchise. I'm looking forward to what's in store.
Well it's about damned time you saw it! I believe you and my mother were the last hold outs!
Hey, ya know, sh-tuff happens. That annoying thing called Real Life. ::)
Did Bacardi ever drag his sorry man-skirted arse to the theatre? Oi! Bacardi! Drop that Muffin and report in!
While we're at it, I have this to say. I've been snooping over at a Trek-based board, and what a lot of self-important wankers! Yeah, the apple cart has been upset. Deal with it. There's an exhilarating new set of yarns to be spun. We're talking about a 43-year old franchise that is mired like a mammoth in its own technobabble-heavy mythology. Shake it up! Roll the dice a bit and see if you can come up with something new. Take these well known characters and give them a brave new world to play in. I like it this new timeline. It's exciting!
Quote from: Mad Jack Wolfe on May 17, 2009, 05:12:21 PM
...I've been snooping over at a Trek-based board, and what a lot of self-important wankers! Yeah, the apple cart has been upset. Deal with it. There's an exhilarating new set of yarns to be spun. We're talking about a 43-year old franchise that is mired like a mammoth in its own technobabble-heavy mythology. Shake it up! Roll the dice a bit and see if you can come up with something new. Take these well known characters and give them a brave new world to play in. I like it this new timeline. It's exciting!
LOL! On an automotive forum they would be called "Fanboys". Saw a review that stated "This is not your fathers Star Trek"! Well My dad hated Trek when I was a kid...He thouroughly enjoyed this one!
Now being a dyed in the wool Trekkie, I went out and picked up Season one, the original series on Blueray...WOW! It is indeed a good time to be a fan. I am very much looking forward to new adventures...and new plastic models to build. ;D
As my sister so kindly reminded me - and tattled on me to my son, I had models hanging by wires in my room as a teenager. So we - sis, BIL, & son - schlepped out Saturday evening to a packed theatre & I happily rejoined the crew of the Enterprise. Trekking hasn't been so enjoyable in many, many, many years.
Spock - both the old & the new model - is HAWT!
I'm a casual trekkie and I really, really enjoyed it. It was FUN! My dad, who's a trekker from way back in the day, really disliked it though. "This is not your father's Star Trek" indeed. Oh well. I suppose you can't please everyone!
So I've never been what you'd call a Trekkie, but I think I might end up becoming one due to the show... I loved the show indeed, so much that i made me start watching the original series. It's pretty funny actually, and much better than I thought it would be. I thought I'd watch an episode or two and get bored, I mean it was made in 1966, but I'm really enjoying it!!!
Quote from: Mad Jack Wolfe on May 16, 2009, 07:42:50 PM
Hey, ya know, sh-tuff happens. That annoying thing called Real Life. ::)
Did Bacardi ever drag his sorry man-skirted arse to the theatre? Oi! Bacardi! Drop that Muffin and report in!
Just saw it tonight, and aye I was wearing my kilt...
The movie was good, but I hate to say some of the holes in the timeline did bother me. Thou I guess the whole Romulan screwing with the timeline negates the originals series timeline. I always seem loyal to the originals, hence the reason I will never watch the Starsky and Hutch movie, it was never a comedy. I will probably just have to watch it again and I will be fine. I have to say Scotty and Bones had me rollin' thou.....spot on.
P.S. - Muffin did enjoy the movie... :)
Quote from: Capt. Bacardi on May 18, 2009, 09:42:13 PM
...P.S. - Muffin did enjoy the movie... :)
Tell her if she buys Spock ears she can get double duty by using them as "elven" ears at 'fest! ;D
Hang'n with the kool kids now! ;D
An opposing opinion: http://www.stupidvideos.com/tv/homepage_1/Death_Star_Vs_The_Enterprise/#243832 (http://www.stupidvideos.com/tv/homepage_1/Death_Star_Vs_The_Enterprise/#243832)
That was Sulu's ship.
It doesn't count. :-*
Quote from: Noble Dreg on May 18, 2009, 10:20:42 PM
Quote from: Capt. Bacardi on May 18, 2009, 09:42:13 PM
...P.S. - Muffin did enjoy the movie... :)
Tell her if she buys Spock ears she can get double duty by using them as "elven" ears at 'fest! ;D
Hang'n with the kool kids now! ;D
*ahem* what I said was....... Well, it didn't suck.. ::)
Muffin's a Trekkie, Muffin's a Trekkie... ;D
Or was it... Well it wasn't as sucky as I thought it would be.. I know for sure I said it was a boy movie..
Did laugh out loud at the geeks that clapped at the end of the movie.. :D
Quote from: Muffin on May 19, 2009, 01:34:45 PMDid laugh out loud at the geeks that clapped at the end of the movie.. :D
Count me amongst the geeks - it has taken me 40+ years to embrace & release my inner geek.
We saw it over the weekend. Can't really say anything that has not already been said; the movie was incredible. After years of watching poo dressed up with techno-BS, it was a blast to watch a great character driven movie with characters that we love. The FX were done well, all the actors nailed their people; it was a great ride.
And as far as upsetting the applecart.......Good. The whole damn franchise was mired in the bliss of their own success. This will force them to rethink stories, free them from canon, surprise us from time to time........
I should not drink rum, and post.....
Quote from: Muffin on May 19, 2009, 01:34:45 PM
Or was it... Well it wasn't as sucky as I thought it would be.. I know for sure I said it was a boy movie..
Did laugh out loud at the geeks that clapped at the end of the movie.. :D
*MG raises her hand* Um, VV and I were so geeked up to see this thing we saw it in Vegas. AND we clapped. So there. (Let me tell you, most of the people in that theatre were so pastey white they looked like they'd just risen from their mom's basement.)
*Joining Jack's chanting* Muffin's a trekkie!!!
Well I for one did not clap at the end...it interfers with hearing the music for the end credits. :D
Looking forward to the next viewing....
*Joining Jack and Marietta chanting*Muffin's a trekkie!!!
Quote from: Mad Jack Wolfe on May 19, 2009, 01:26:33 PM
Muffin's a Trekkie, Muffin's a Trekkie... ;D
I AM NOT!!!! SHUT UP ALL OF YOU'S!! :P :D
I am marrying one though..... *sigh*
I've been toying with checking it out, guess I'll go now. Thanks ya'll!
Oh...and ...
Muffin's a trekkie!!! Muffin's a trekkie!!! Muffin's a trekkie!!! ;) :D ;D
I think it's the second best movie of the Star Trek movies, next to "Wrath of Kahn" which was terrific!
Loved the movie and will definately buy it when it comes out for public sale.
LIVE LONG AND PROSPER
Muffin is NOT a trekkie. Muffin is NOT a trekkie.
She is a shoe fanatic. I know. I'm one too.
Quote from: Welsh Wench on May 20, 2009, 12:53:30 PM
Muffin is NOT a trekkie. Muffin is NOT a trekkie.
She is a shoe fanatic. I know. I'm one too.
:-* Thanks sista!!
Quote from: Muffin on May 20, 2009, 03:05:31 PM
Quote from: Welsh Wench on May 20, 2009, 12:53:30 PM
Muffin is NOT a trekkie. Muffin is NOT a trekkie.
She is a shoe fanatic. I know. I'm one too.
:-* Thanks sista!!
But, Uhura is a shoe fanatic, too. ;D
(http://fashionmanifesto.files.wordpress.com/2009/04/zoe-saldana-star-trek.jpg)
*Guk* *Gok*
OH WOOOOOW!! ;D
She is so crazy hot!! The original Uhura was pretty, but not quite this splendid... Also, for the record, I WANT THOSE SHOES!!!!!!
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0xtY_k86FBU&feature=related (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0xtY_k86FBU&feature=related)
Quote from: Mad Jack Wolfe on May 24, 2009, 10:54:40 AM
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0xtY_k86FBU&feature=related (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0xtY_k86FBU&feature=related)
I can't believe that they deleted that scene from the movie... ::)
I saw the movie yesterday with my brother. We both are old enough to have seen the original when it first aired...and, we did! The movie was very good! The producers have obviously decided to revitalize the original characters and start everything over again...At least I hope so!
I was sorry to see in a TV interview that Wm Shatner was upset that he was left out of this new movie. My only complaint is that "McCoy" isn't as scrawny as DeForrest Kelly.
It was too cool.. loved it! (http://i41.tinypic.com/15s4ot2.jpg) (http://i41.tinypic.com/15s4ot2.jpg)
(http://i39.tinypic.com/dy1x6x.jpg)
Cool pic Sir William...Made me think what actor/actress I liked better, old or new.
Spock...A complete toss up. New is so intriguing with the emotional side so close to the surface.
Chekov...New, never really liked the old.
Uhura...Sorry, gotta go old. Love the "curvy" girls in red mini's!
Kirk...Tough one. Shattner's Kirk is a classic, edges out the new...but the young'n is nipping his heels!
Scotty...New, hands down!
Sulu...Flip a coin.
McCoy...New, no doubt!
So when does the next movie come out? ;D
Quote from: Noble Dreg on May 25, 2009, 03:46:18 PM
So when does the next movie come out? ;D
That's what I want to know!!!! I finally got to see it tonight...and it was SO GOOD!!!!!
I came.
I saw.
NOW I'M A BELIEVER!
But not a Trekkie.
*grabs Muffin to go shoe-shopping*
Although I did stare at Uhura's boot collection under the bed. It rivals mine!
Quote from: Mad Jack Wolfe on May 20, 2009, 03:19:37 PM
Quote from: Muffin on May 20, 2009, 03:05:31 PM
Quote from: Welsh Wench on May 20, 2009, 12:53:30 PM
Muffin is NOT a trekkie. Muffin is NOT a trekkie.
She is a shoe fanatic. I know. I'm one too.
:-* Thanks sista!!
But, Uhura is a shoe fanatic, too. ;D
(http://fashionmanifesto.files.wordpress.com/2009/04/zoe-saldana-star-trek.jpg)
Muffin is
not a Trekkie but I am glad she hangs with 'em :-* This Uhura is too skinny IMO but OMG I am so in lust with the shoes!
(http://i190.photobucket.com/albums/z290/wattsupdoc/startrek.jpg)
LOL!!!!!
I'm still looking for R2D2 in the trek movie. He's in there someplace.
In the background when Spock and Spock Prime are talking. Blink, and you'll miss it.
Went to see the movie today and am very impressed with it. They did a very good job character development that we as veiwers expected to see and compare. Injected some humor throughout the movie. And bedazzled with some state of the art f/x. All of this without making it look like a old show or movie redo.
Now it's just getting silly...
Star Trek corsets. (http://www.etsy.com/view_listing.php?listing_id=20121538) ???
(http://ny-image3.etsy.com/il_fullxfull.71565379.jpg)
What do you mean, silly? I alway "trek" thru the desert in heals, short skirt, and a corset. ;)
The one in the red looks like she could beat up Cap't Kirk himself! Check the scowl!
Quote from: Mad Jack Wolfe on June 05, 2009, 08:20:49 AM
(http://ny-image3.etsy.com/il_fullxfull.71565379.jpg)
Beam me up! :P
Has anyone seen the 19th Century version of Star Trek?
YouTube - Steam Trek (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6Y39gHihP74)
;) ;D
Take Care,
David Baldock
But how can you tell who is wearing a "red shirt"?
Of course in the silent picture age it would have been Chekov! ;D
Well, at least you can tell who Spock is!! lol
Quote from: Marietta Graziella on June 05, 2009, 08:30:42 AM
What do you mean, silly? I alway "trek" thru the desert in heals, short skirt, and a corset. ;)
The one in the red looks like she could beat up Cap't Kirk himself! Check the scowl!
Wouldn't you scowl if you had to schlepp the desert like that?
Hey guys, I need some advice!
My son's daycare is taking the "after-schoolers" to see Star Trek tomorrow and I'm not sure if I should let him go. I haven't seen it so I don't know... Their first choice had been Terminator so I'm questioning their ability to select appropriate movies. ??? My son is 6 has seen (at home) several of the POTC, LOTR, Harry Potter, the first 2 X-Men... I'm OK with some violence, but don't want much in the way of love scenes or too much gore.
What do you think???
There might be a few things in it that might scare them. Plus I am not sure they might understand everything going on in the movie.
Well call me "old Fashioned" but at six I do not feel a child is ready to see this movie. Small amount of "romance", big scary monster on the ice planet...then again much of Harry Potter is the same eh? No irreparable harm would come from it...But I'd go see "Up" instead and have a great time ("Up" is fantastic by the way, this coming from a guy whose sick to death of "cartoons"!).
Not appropriate for my child at six. Then again I was resoundingly chastised for allowing my daughter to see "Aliens", she was eight months old at the time...I think she liked the "colors". ;D
Sounds to me like the "responsible adults" are going to movies THEY want to see, and not the kids...
What do the other parents think?
When my daughter was 6 she and I watched the LOTR trilogy in one sitting, and most of what she asked me about the movie was "how did they make that guy look like a real monster?" and "wow, I wish I could ride on a walking tree for real, and not just in a movie!!!"...
She had a pretty early grasp of real vs. imaginary/fake/movie magic, but I still don't let her watch violent shows/movies based on real events, or even things that could possibly happen. It's one thing when you're looking at a computer generated dragon or orc, but something else entirely when you watch the CSI opening sequence and see the ax descending toward the head of the reenactment mannequin.
Btw... she enjoyed Star Trek, although not with the same fervor that her mother did...
We decided last night not to let him go, since we haven't seen it yet. I don't understand why they aren't going to see Up or Night at the Museum, it would make a lot more sense. I don't think I'm the only parent that questioned their first choice (Terminator) so they changed it to Star Trek, which is better but still PG13. The majority of these kids are between 6 and 10???