Comments on: Star Trek XI http://will.hughesfamily.net.au/20090508/star-trek-xi/ Travel, Photography, Geek Stuff Sun, 20 Nov 2011 03:07:47 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3 By: Adam Abbate http://will.hughesfamily.net.au/20090508/star-trek-xi/comment-page-1/#comment-1173 Adam Abbate Mon, 11 May 2009 06:24:30 +0000 http://will.hughesfamily.net.au/?p=980#comment-1173 Will, I think you hit the nail on the head with the comment "My only real reservation is that it does not feel like Star Trek". Completely agree here. It is pretty clear that an attempt has been made to reinvent the series, using the idea of an "alternate future" to do it. So, really...we aren't seeing a continuation, but rather a new story with a similar "history". Anyway, my 2c worth..and I'm sick of the "quotes" ;-) Will,

I think you hit the nail on the head with the comment “My only real reservation is that it does not feel like Star Trek”. Completely agree here.

It is pretty clear that an attempt has been made to reinvent the series, using the idea of an “alternate future” to do it. So, really…we aren’t seeing a continuation, but rather a new story with a similar “history”.

Anyway, my 2c worth..and I’m sick of the “quotes” ;-)

]]> By: Bob Allaband http://will.hughesfamily.net.au/20090508/star-trek-xi/comment-page-1/#comment-1172 Bob Allaband Sun, 10 May 2009 15:48:42 +0000 http://will.hughesfamily.net.au/?p=980#comment-1172 Well I haven't seen it yet and from what I read here it seems that the producers and directors not only twisted the story of Trek, they totally blew it out of the water. When you go back through the original series and the books written since then dealing with the original NCC-1701 you get a whole different history of the ship and James T. Kirk. Examples are the first Captain of the NCC-1701 was Robert April followed by Christopher Pike then Kirk. Kirk got his big break on the Farragut as a junior officer that propelled him to command of the Enterprise. The other thing is that at that time the Enterprise was not the Flagship of Starfleet the USS Constitution NCC-1700 was (the first ship named of the class tho not completed the Enterprise was) and from there it passed to the Constellation (Seen in the episode with Commodore Decker and the ice cream cone shaped, planet eating alien weapon) and from that ship finally to the Enterprise when the Constellation was destroyed. It wasn't until after the Enterprises' first five year mission under Kirk that Starfleet reserved the name Enterprise for the Federation Flagship. So as you can see the "story" of Trek is not only twisted it was folded, spindled and mutilated. Still it be a case like the new planet of the apes film, a good film but not planet of the apes. Well I haven’t seen it yet and from what I read here it seems that the producers and directors not only twisted the story of Trek, they totally blew it out of the water. When you go back through the original series and the books written since then dealing with the original NCC-1701 you get a whole different history of the ship and James T. Kirk. Examples are the first Captain of the NCC-1701 was Robert April followed by Christopher Pike then Kirk. Kirk got his big break on the Farragut as a junior officer that propelled him to command of the Enterprise. The other thing is that at that time the Enterprise was not the Flagship of Starfleet the USS Constitution NCC-1700 was (the first ship named of the class tho not completed the Enterprise was) and from there it passed to the Constellation (Seen in the episode with Commodore Decker and the ice cream cone shaped, planet eating alien weapon) and from that ship finally to the Enterprise when the Constellation was destroyed. It wasn’t until after the Enterprises’ first five year mission under Kirk that Starfleet reserved the name Enterprise for the Federation Flagship. So as you can see the “story” of Trek is not only twisted it was folded, spindled and mutilated. Still it be a case like the new planet of the apes film, a good film but not planet of the apes.

]]> By: Harold Early http://will.hughesfamily.net.au/20090508/star-trek-xi/comment-page-1/#comment-1171 Harold Early Sun, 10 May 2009 04:17:35 +0000 http://will.hughesfamily.net.au/?p=980#comment-1171 One thing, thinking about it, why did they need all that Red Matter? I mean it took 1 drop to make a blackhole, so why have so much of it? And why didn't Old Spock blow up his ship instead of letting it be captured. One thing, thinking about it, why did they need all that Red Matter? I mean it took 1 drop to make a blackhole, so why have so much of it? And why didn’t Old Spock blow up his ship instead of letting it be captured.

]]> By: Will http://will.hughesfamily.net.au/20090508/star-trek-xi/comment-page-1/#comment-1170 Will Sun, 10 May 2009 03:35:39 +0000 http://will.hughesfamily.net.au/?p=980#comment-1170 Sure, a lot of Starfleet ships were destroyed, but they still had those 6 admirals (who, again, appparently ran both the Starfleet Academy and Starfleet itself), the old NX01 Enterprise crew, not to mention the other 400 odd crew on the NCC-1701 Enterprise. Sure, a lot of Starfleet ships were destroyed, but they still had those 6 admirals (who, again, appparently ran both the Starfleet Academy and Starfleet itself), the old NX01 Enterprise crew, not to mention the other 400 odd crew on the NCC-1701 Enterprise.

]]> By: Harold Early http://will.hughesfamily.net.au/20090508/star-trek-xi/comment-page-1/#comment-1169 Harold Early Sun, 10 May 2009 03:28:39 +0000 http://will.hughesfamily.net.au/?p=980#comment-1169 I'll agree on a lot of that, but I'd also say considering it seems a lot of StarFleet was destroyed, and the fact that Older Spock probably helped it along, and the Fact that Kirk Saved Earth by disobeying orders made him the perfect choice to be the new Captain. I’ll agree on a lot of that, but I’d also say considering it seems a lot of StarFleet was destroyed, and the fact that Older Spock probably helped it along, and the Fact that Kirk Saved Earth by disobeying orders made him the perfect choice to be the new Captain.

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