What will you be doing on May 8th, 2008?
I know I’m going to be at the movie theater watching Star Trek. I’ve been mildly excited for this movie since I first heard word of it. But I’ve been skeptical, too. Star Trek has always been such a hit and miss thing. The original series was something I watched quite often as a kid. I loved Star Wars more than anything. I wanted to be a Jedi, and fly the Millennium Falcon, and blow up the Death Star, and have a lightsaber duel, and, and, and…
But Star Trek was a different sort of beast for me. I didn’t get super-excited and bounce around the room like I did with Star Wars. I didn’t pretend to be Captain James T. Kirk or Mister Spock on an away mission to the surface of an unknown world. It just wasn’t my thing. But I enjoyed watching the show. I wouldn’t go so far as to say I loved it, but I certainly liked it.
And then something changed. Star Trek became something for nerds (a moniker I was given in junior high)Â and losers, as I aged. Star Wars received the same punishment but to a lesser degree. Many of the “cool kids” liked Star Wars also, just not to the extent that I did. But none of them liked Star Trek. And none of them would tolerate a “Trekkie” in their midst.
It was well enough then, that I stopped caring about the show before I entered junior high just because there were other things for me to focus on. And as a result, I gave Star Trek my own dash of vile and bile. Never mind the fact that my favorite “Choose-Your-Own-Adventure” book was a hand-me-down Star Trek-themed novella. Ignore the fact that I really enjoyed Star Trek: The Next Generation. Everyone hated Star Trek. I had to hate it as well.
It wasn’t until high school that I really started to like Star Trek again. A friend of mine named Larry started the process. In the beginning it was just him and I giving each other grief over which was better: Star Wars or Star Trek. Obviously, I had the Force on my side. His crummy show didn’t stand a chance. But it made me realize that there were other people that liked Star Trek, too. Popular people. Even semi-cool people. It was okay to like Star Trek again.
And like that, the flood gates opened. I started watching Star Trek: TNG reruns in secret. I gave a few episodes of Deep Space Nine my undivided attention (it didn’t stick). I even watched most of the first season of Voyager. But for some reason, I could never get back behind the original series. It was just too hokey and easy to humiliate. My interest waned. I watched the movies on VHS and the later ones on DVD. But when Enterprise came out, I didn’t even give it a shot. For whatever reason, Star Trek was over for me.
Then I saw this.
The first trailer was nothing to sneeze at. Just a small teaser with a brief glimpse of the Enterprise being constructed. Big deal. But the new trailer. Oh, baby, the new trailer.
If even one Star Trek project after this is as awesome as this one looks to be, Star Trek could finally be what the Star Wars prequels failed to be: a saga from my adulthood that I want to imagine myself into.
Hello, my name is Clinton, and I, too, know things such as: Captain Picard has an artificial heart resulting from a wound he received as a Starfleet cadet while fighting with a Nausicaan.
Also, I know what you’re referring to when you say “dianoga”. Seriously, what else would you call a trash compactor monster living on a gigantic, spherical battle station? Or was it a small moon? Oh well, I try not to get caught up in the details.
I have to give it to Star Wars though. I even enjoyed the prequels…though I could have done without Jar Jar and podracing. Star Trek is too inconsistent for my tastes.
The original Star Trek – More humorous than anything.
Star Trek: TNG – “Make it so.”
Deep Space Nine – Became lame near the end for me though I agree with keeping an eye on wormholes…generally speaking.
Voyager – Janeway? It’s Jeanway or no way.
Enterprise – I thought I was watching a strange Quantum Leap episode when I first saw it. I thought it was the leap home.
But to the point of the matter…this new Star Trek film…yeah, I’ll catch it on HBO or something.
Hello, my name is Clinton, and I, too, know things such as: Captain Picard has an artificial heart resulting from a wound he received as a Starfleet cadet while fighting with a Nausicaan.
Also, I know what you’re referring to when you say “dianoga”. Seriously, what else would you call a trash compactor monster living on a gigantic, spherical battle station? Or was it a small moon? Oh well, I try not to get caught up in the details.
I have to give it to Star Wars though. I even enjoyed the prequels…though I could have done without Jar Jar and podracing. Star Trek is too inconsistent for my tastes.
The original Star Trek – More humorous than anything.
Star Trek: TNG – “Make it so.”
Deep Space Nine – Became lame near the end for me though I agree with keeping an eye on wormholes…generally speaking.
Voyager – Janeway? It’s Jeanway or no way.
Enterprise – I thought I was watching a strange Quantum Leap episode when I first saw it. I thought it was the leap home.
But to the point of the matter…this new Star Trek film…yeah, I’ll catch it on HBO or something.
Oh…I need to tell you something. There is no Larry. There never was. He was a manifestation that you subconsciously created to maintain an equilibrium of nerdity.
It’s time to end this now. You’ve taken it too far. I’ve seen “Larry’s” facebook account. I feel sorry for that poor family whose pictures you’re using.
Oh…I need to tell you something. There is no Larry. There never was. He was a manifestation that you subconsciously created to maintain an equilibrium of nerdity.
It’s time to end this now. You’ve taken it too far. I’ve seen “Larry’s” facebook account. I feel sorry for that poor family whose pictures you’re using.
Larry… Now that’s a name I’ve not heard in some time. Of course I know him, he’s me.
The original Star Trek was awesome. Kirk would have had Leia in bed before she knew what was going on. I’m pretty sure I caught a glimpse of him getting it on in the trailer. Excellent. I only hope this new “James T. Kirk” can act with the same dramatic flare that Shatner did.
Live long and prosper
I just did the finger thing and I know you are too.
Larry… Now that’s a name I’ve not heard in some time. Of course I know him, he’s me.
The original Star Trek was awesome. Kirk would have had Leia in bed before she knew what was going on. I’m pretty sure I caught a glimpse of him getting it on in the trailer. Excellent. I only hope this new “James T. Kirk” can act with the same dramatic flare that Shatner did.
Live long and prosper
I just did the finger thing and I know you are too.
If there is no Larry, then whose black crayon did you eat?
Personally, I hope that this actor doesn’t end up on the 2048 movie remake of Boston Legal.
Or do a series of Priceline commercials.
Or release a CD of songs other people wrote that he speak-sings.
Or always be told he’s cool, but not as cool as “the new Han Solo from J.J. Abrams re-imagined Star Wars trilogy”.
If there is no Larry, then whose black crayon did you eat?
Personally, I hope that this actor doesn’t end up on the 2048 movie remake of Boston Legal.
Or do a series of Priceline commercials.
Or release a CD of songs other people wrote that he speak-sings.
Or always be told he’s cool, but not as cool as “the new Han Solo from J.J. Abrams re-imagined Star Wars trilogy”.
You need to brush up on your history. I ate no black crayon. Rather, it was stolen from me by the dark Huff. It’s current whereabouts are located only in speculation. One popular theory maintains that he keeps it in a secret, underground facility located under the family home in Troy where it is guarded by a Cerberus-like creature named Phillip. I, however, know better. I allowed him to steal it. It has since consumed him and soon, I will have complete control unless he is able to return it to the crayola box from which it came.
You need to brush up on your history. I ate no black crayon. Rather, it was stolen from me by the dark Huff. It’s current whereabouts are located only in speculation. One popular theory maintains that he keeps it in a secret, underground facility located under the family home in Troy where it is guarded by a Cerberus-like creature named Phillip. I, however, know better. I allowed him to steal it. It has since consumed him and soon, I will have complete control unless he is able to return it to the crayola box from which it came.
Huff, Huff, oh yes tall chap with rosey cheeks and bright white shoes. Haven’t seen him in weeks.
Cash, Cash, oh yes skinny chap, requires that blond fellow to write his IDA skits, loves the Star Wars. Haven’t seen him since he switched to PC.
Huff, Huff, oh yes tall chap with rosey cheeks and bright white shoes. Haven’t seen him in weeks.
Cash, Cash, oh yes skinny chap, requires that blond fellow to write his IDA skits, loves the Star Wars. Haven’t seen him since he switched to PC.
P.S.–It is rumored that Clinton once documented Huff giving love a bad name. It is only speculation.
P.S.–It is rumored that Clinton once documented Huff giving love a bad name. It is only speculation.