Star Trek

[braxus]

Anyone here a fan of the shows or movies? Loved it since I was a kid and grew up watching the original series. Star Trek II was a big hit for me. Saw every movie as well and since Star Trek V- tried to go on openning day for most of them since then. Only missed 6 on openning day. Had a weird time seeing the premiere of Star Trek Insurection. There was a movie projectionist strike at the time and the first theater we went to, the projectionist took the film apart so it couldn't be viewed. Then went to a second theater and they put the film in reversed. Went to a theater in the next room and finally saw it. Was all a bunch of laughs that day.

Looking forward to the new movie coming out next May. Lots of hype on it so far, but very little info on it other then its from the first series when Kirk and Spock met and were in the Academy. Look forward to openning day on that film.

[BroonsBane]

I used to be a big fan of the original show but have drifted away from it over the years. It's cool that there is going to be a new movie, my wife and I will definitely go and check it out.

[NAD613]

I'm not a Trekkie, but like the original series. Out local CBS affiliate used to show them at 11:05 every Sat & Sun night, until this last weekend. Now they show "Friends" and one of the CSI shows, like those shows aren't on several other stations everyday.

Luckily, you can watch the original Star Trek episodes for free on the CBS website:

http://www.cbs.com/classics/star_trek/

[BroonsBane]

I'm not a Trekkie, but like the original series. Out local CBS affiliate used to show them at 11:05 every Sat & Sun night, until this last weekend. Now they show "Friends" and one of the CSI shows, like those shows aren't on several other stations everyday.

Luckily, you can watch the original Star Trek episodes for free on the CBS website:

http://www.cbs.com/classics/star_trek/

Thanks for that link. The original series hasn't been available here on my dish for a long time. It's probably been 4 or 5 years since I've seen an episode.

[Fast Forward]

I liked the original series ,,it featured a lot of established hollywood stars who were unknown at the time,,Oh yea,, Live Long and Prosper

[BroonsBane]

I liked the original series ,,it featured a lot of established hollywood stars who were unknown at the time,,Oh yea,, Live Long and Prosper

Yeah, like Terri Garr. Oh baby!

[wrayman]

Bummer, the content at the link site is currently unavailable ! I was going to watch " Where No Man Has Gone Before " the pilot for the series...great stuff !
Probably a temporary thing. Lots of other stuff to watch there too.

[BroonsBane]

Bummer, the content at the link site is currently unavailable ! I was going to watch " Where No Man Has Gone Before " the pilot for the series...great stuff !
Probably a temporary thing. Lots of other stuff to watch there too.

I hope that's temporary!

[Web Police]

I liked the original series very much. the movies were great and after awhile I warmed up the the next generation. I didn't really care much for the spin-offs though.

[BroonsBane]

"Damnit Jim, I'm a Doctor!"

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[braxus]

I liked the original series the most. Next Gen was ok, but didn't keep up with it. I unlike many actually liked Voyager (especially 7 of 9 meow), but watched maybe 1 or 2 seasons of Enterprise. Never liked DS9. Favorite movie has got to be Star Trek II, then 4, then 3, then 6, then Generations, then First Contact. The rest I can do without. Star Trek V to me only got going near the end, and then it finally was over once I started to get into it. I do admit the part where they were travelling near the center of the galaxy left me with a feeling of awe, but that quickly dissapated.

[Scorpion8]

I also loved the series, and ST:TNG but was not a VOYAGER (except for 7of9, hubba hubba!) or DS9 fan and the latest series just kind of fell flat. I've also caught all the movies and will also see this one. Excited!

[braxus]

Yes 7 of 9 walking around in that tight brown suit she wore a lot- Ohhh man. She has quite the figure. Anyway bad Scott! Enough of that.

Anyone wanting to keep up with the news on the new Star Trek 11 movie, this site below is an excellent source for news and info:

http://trekmovie.com/category/star-trek-xi/

[Scorpion8]

Who's bad?

http://i127.photobucket.com/albums/p141/Scorpion008/JeriRyan02.jpg

[MacGyver]

my mother is a diehard trekkie, andi grew up with the next generation series. i saw the whole series in it's first airing, from the pilot in 1987, to the series finale in 1994. always been, and still am a mild trekkie myself; i have the original cast movies on laserdisc (the best way to have them, IMO) and they are my favorites. i seem to be just about the only person on this planet that has found the first movie to be wholly fascinating and engrossing, while most everyone, right from the original theatrical release in 1979, thought the movie a colossal yawnfest. anyway, i am most certainly a trekkie, and if you can't guess what my favorite starship is, than i'll just show you:




http://i291.photobucket.com/albums/ll310/shaorin-chan/Miscelleonous/3excel.jpg


damn, i love that ship, every thing about it's design has given me goosebumps since childhood!!o-o:-) i had a very nice model that me and my ex-father did up 15 years back, but, being the destructive child that i was, i eventually destroyed it. fortunately, later on down the road i got this toy replica and did a detailing job on it:


http://i291.photobucket.com/albums/ll310/shaorin-chan/LA%20SYSTEM/DSCF0178.jpg

[MacGyver]

here's the other air/space vehicle i have always been totally geeky over:



http://i291.photobucket.com/albums/ll310/shaorin-chan/Anime/tisinc99_2023_1131201883.jpg

the "VF-1S Valkyrie" a vaguely F-14 Tomcat like transforming all-environ weapons platform from the 1982 Anime series "Superdimensional Fortress Macross"

[MacGyver]

my fully-transformable replica of that aerospace fighter, in a nice, large 1/48 scale. it cost a pretty penny, $145 USD to be exact...



http://i291.photobucket.com/albums/ll310/shaorin-chan/LA%20SYSTEM/DSCF0136.jpg


(that black box behind it there next to the girl is a promotional mag-lite type flashlight box that i appropriated to house the model's missiles and other accessories)

[Scorpion8]

ETA: deleted for politeness ....posterity doesn't need to see that.

[Scorpion8]

STAY ON TARGET!! STAY ON TARGET!!

http://i127.photobucket.com/albums/p141/Scorpion008/StayonTarget.jpg

[BroonsBane]

John, dude, easy on the off-topic pics man *whipslap*

[MacGyver]

STAY ON TARGET!! STAY ON TARGET!!

http://i127.photobucket.com/albums/p141/Scorpion008/StayonTarget.jpg


*lmao**lmao**lmao**lmao*



anyway, i'm sorry, i was only trying to share a good SCI-FI series with you guys, hoping i just might just spark some interest, even. as the stu once said, just share'n...

[Scorpion8]

Sharing is fine. But when you go off topic, make a point and get back on track. 918 pics of something totally unrelated is, well, a little excessive. Some of those pics didn't even seems to have anything to do with anything. Starting a new thread is always available. Chill.

[MacGyver]

Sharing is fine. But when you go off topic, make a point and get back on track. 918 pics of something totally unrelated is, well, a little excessive. Some of those pics didn't even seems to have anything to do with anything. Starting a new thread is always available. Chill.



i cut some of the fat out of that earlier post. again, sorry...

[Acoustic]

I have also lost my way with Star Trek thru the years. Loved the original series, Next Generation and even liked Voyager. But I just didn't watch much DS9 or Enterprise. Here's a link to the original Star Trek (http://www.fancast.com/tv/Star-Trek/96413/619691248/Star-Trek%3A-The-Original-Series---The-Man-Trap/videos?autoPlay=false) shows on Fancast. Lot's of other good stuff there also.

[BroonsBane]

The show must be popular. This thread has bloomed into the third page very quickly. And these days they show repeats of martha freaking stewart...*bang*

[Scorpion8]

And these days they show repeats of martha freaking stewart...

Well, if Martha Stewart dressed like 7of9 .....

[close652]

Well, here in Hungary ST was aired only after 1990.
I saw most of the OT, all of TNG, DS9 and ENT. I only watched a couple episodes of VOY, but I plan to watch them all. And, yes, I saw all the movies, I have 5 of them on dvd.
I still have no uniforms to wear or any model ships.

[BroonsBane]

Well, if Martha Stewart dressed like 7of9 .....

Noooooooooooooooooo!!!!! *yikes*

[Web Police]

Well, if Martha Stewart dressed like 7of9 .....

and moved to Thunder Bay. *devil*

[Fast Forward]

jeezuschripes! Can anybody steal a thread better?!? LA, come one STAY ON TOPIC. a small diversion, one pic, okay! But don't crap all over the guys topic. Sheesh!LA evidently you havent read the book I suggested

[Scorpion8]

LA evidently you havent read the book I suggested

I should recant my post. He tries .....

[graffias79]

I absolutely love ST TNG and Voyager!

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[MacGyver]

LA evidently you havent read the book I suggested



what book?

[Fast Forward]

what book?Peter and the Wolf

[retrokeeper]

You guys did hear that the Hilton and the Star Trek Experiance could not come to terms on a lease agreement and the show is no longer there,it closed last couple Mondays ago *fit**fit*...at least I got to experiance it about 2 years ago when I was in Vegas then!! Rob

[MacGyver]

Peter and the Wolf



so you mean to imply that i'm crying wolf? i guess i'm slow, but i'm not following you...

[braxus]

You guys did hear that the Hilton and the Star Trek Experiance could not come to terms on a lease agreement and the show is no longer there,it closed last couple Mondays ago *fit**fit*...at least I got to experiance it about 2 years ago when I was in Vegas then!! Rob

I read some news that the "Experience" may be coming to a new location in Vegas. Its being worked out as we speak, but will have to see if the deal is 100% or not.


Anyone want to get a good look at the new old Enterprise from the 2009 Movie, check it out.

[Scorpion8]

Anyone want to get a good look at the new old Enterprise from the 2009 Movie, check it out.

I was just on www.trekmovie.com. I hope it comes out good!

Braxus -- You're not also a CEG'er are you?

[braxus]

I was just on www.trekmovie.com. I hope it comes out good!

Braxus -- You're not also a CEG'er are you?

Nope. All I do is fix up photos. That's about my limit to computer work.

[Scorpion8]

Nope. All I do is fix up photos. That's about my limit to computer work.

Nope, not computer graphics. Another forum I belong to a guy just posted those exact same pics from that movie within minutes. It's a car-oriented forum.

[braxus]

Nope, not computer graphics. Another forum I belong to a guy just posted those exact same pics from that movie within minutes. It's a car-oriented forum.

Nope not me- though I do like cars.

[stuwee]

Nope not me- though I do like cars.

Me too -noteeth-, though lately I've taken a liking to clowns hell-bent on leather *grin*!

OT, when I was working at the Hyatt in NYC, I checked-in Data, he's from GA and has a very strong southern accent!

[Marek]

It's working, I checked some of it out.*thumbsup*

Bummer, the content at the link site is currently unavailable ! I was going to watch " Where No Man Has Gone Before " the pilot for the series...great stuff !
Probably a temporary thing. Lots of other stuff to watch there too.

[Fairchild]

Who's bad?

http://i127.photobucket.com/albums/p141/Scorpion008/JeriRyan02.jpg

I see your 7 of 9 *worship* and offer Yeoman Rand and Yeoman Barrows.

http://i109.photobucket.com/albums/n43/Virago_1986/Rand5_Big.jpg

http://i109.photobucket.com/albums/n43/Virago_1986/barrows.jpg

Jim

[elroy]

http://liberalvaluesblog.com/wp-content/uploads/2007/12/womenofstartrek.jpg

cool outfit

and not so good in star trek outfit, but nice otherwise

http://www.beyondhollywood.com/gallery/wp-content/uploads/2008/03/list-jolene-blalock.jpg

[close652]

Klingon in Colorado (http://www.denverpost.com/breakingnews/ci_11625687)

[braxus]

Well the new Star Trek movie is a little over two months away now. Im booking the day off and watching it in the IMAX theater when the first show is on. Everything about it looks good so far. I just hope they didn't rock and roll it up too much to try and appeal to a young audience.

[braxus]

http://www.apple.com/trailers/paramount/startrek/startrek_trailer3_large.html

You guys gotta check out the new trailer for the new movie. Looks pretty slick. You need Quicktime to see this.

[Scorpion8]

You guys gotta check out the new trailer for the new movie.

How many more minutes do I have to wait until it hit theatres?!? I don't wanna wait. *fit**fit**fit*

[Naknut]

WOW! Looks incredible and I can't wait. J.J. Abrams can do no wrong in my book. I like everything he's been associated with so far. Check out Fringe.

[braxus]

Yup. I already booked the day off work to go see it first thing. IMAX will be my choice of theater. Gotta see a movie like this on the REALLY BIG screen.

[stuwee]

Can you believe there's almost 1 million people in the Tucson metro and not 1 single IMAX theater! I have to risk getting robbed, beaten and gang raped up in the cesspool of PHX for that experience. I saw the trailer during the Super Bowl and was impressed.

[close652]

There is a new trailer out on the movie's website.
http://www.startrekmovie.com/

[braxus]

The new reports are coming in fast and furious now on the new movie.

Who here is going to this film when it comes out May 8th?

[stuwee]

The new reports are coming in fast and furious now on the new movie.

Who here is going to this film when it comes out May 8th?

*crying**crying**crying**crying**crying**frown*

[braxus]

*crying**crying**crying**crying**crying**frown*

What Stu? You can't go? You could always see it after work.

[imasoundhound]

i almost never go to the movies on opening day, but i imagine that i'll go see it. i wish there was an imax around here.

[close652]

Who here is going to this film when it comes out May 8th?

+1 *Hi5**check*

[braxus]

3 Days to go. It starts on at 7PM Thursday night. Already got my ticket.

[close652]

Same time, but due to timezone differences I will watch it earlier. :)

[close652]

I've just got home from the theatre. I liked it! Less jargon, more action.
I will write about it as everybody could see it.

[braxus]

I've just got home from the theatre. I liked it! Less jargon, more action.
I will write about it as everybody could see it.

Just got back from seeing it too. Worth checking out. It didn't have that taylored quality the older ones had though. This one reminded me of kids in space. It had a kind of klunky quality to it. I'll have to watch it again to be sure it wasn't just the first viewing or if it will get better the second time. Lots of humour. Im not sure the acting was top notch though.

[stuwee]

I predect it's gonna break all records for $$'s this weekend (worldwide boxoffice receipts)

I got some bud's who made the Trek up to PHX to see it on the IMAX screen, they have not been seen or heard from yet.....*scratchchin*

[elroy]

I think it will do well, but not break records, mainly because of the title, "star trek" there are people that just wont go to a trek movie

elroy

[BlazeES]

OK, here's my read on the new flick.

Just got back from seeing it with my family and I have to say I was pleasantly surprised. Having seen the most recent previews (not the early and darkly shrouded Abram's style viral stuff from last year...) and some short interviews with the cast, I wasn't impressed and somewhat skeptical. But holding Abrams in high esteem for his creative endeavors on Fringe, Lost and Cloverfield - it was the witnessing of his creative application to this particular project that compelled me to GO.

For an introductory swag at bringing a franchise back into modern relevance, I think the movie works and it went way beyond the typical "pilot feel" of such franchise revivals. The acting was much better than I anticipated, for prior reasons I've stated and for reviews from friends and bloggers I read in advance. Considering the wholesale application of fresh acting talent thrown at this project, I left feeling like they pulled it off well. The subtle nuances of each character varied but the key ones were pretty well executed IMHO.

Special effects were certainly good by modern day standards, and although character development was pinnacle to this endeavor, I don't believe the storyline suffered any significant amount. Entertaining it was, holding to the essence of the original Star Trek feel was more than modestly achieved and I left wanting to see it again - if only to pay more attention to the smaller things I know I missed. One thing this movie does do is exude several notches higher of "fast" compared to any prior Star Trek related theatrical release - not excessively - just at a faster clip than anything before. Having said that - the pacing of this film is one of it's strong points.

Last note, it's been quite a while since I've seen a movie where a rousing applause ensued when the credits started to roll...and it's also important to note that the crowd was evenly balanced with young and old alike.

I recommend this flick...

[braxus]

Movie was better a second viewing. Flowed better then I remembered the first time. I still like Shatner's more reserved Kirk, but I could get used to Pine.

Check it out. Good film. I didn't notice anything the second time I missed the first time though as far as little tidbits.

[stuwee]

Since I grew up on this stuff, I'll go, ya'll speak well enough of it for a ticket, I haven't been to a movie in years, IIRC "Hitchhicker's Guide to the Galaxy" was the last one ( *thumbsup**thumbsup* on that one!).

I'll wait till my day off and see an early matinee, it's too freakin' hot to stand in line for tickets right now, Tucsonians are notorious movie pigs this time of year...*flame* we also hang out in produce sections at the grocery stores too *naughty* *pork* just like 'The Bundys' :)

[graffias79]

Loved it! Just got home from seeing it at the IMAX. Excellent addition to the ST universe!

[BlazeES]

Since I grew up on this stuff, I'll go, ya'll speak well enough of it for a ticket, I haven't been to a movie in years, IIRC "Hitchhicker's Guide to the Galaxy" was the last one ( *thumbsup**thumbsup* on that one!).

I'll wait till my day off and see an early matinee, it's too freakin' hot to stand in line for tickets right now, Tucsonians are notorious movie pigs this time of year...*flame* we also hang out in produce sections at the grocery stores too *naughty* *pork* just like 'The Bundys' :)

huh, that's funny. All my pals that live in AZ usually hang out next to the freezer section... *scratchchin*

[hakka26]

My brother was an extra on the short lived Starship Kelvin. Haven't seen the movie.

[Scorpion8]

The only sad part was that wasn't how Kirk took over from CAPT Christopher Pike in the original James Blish books. Maybe that storyline wasn't exciting enough, but you hate when they deviate from the line. On the other hand, I loved the young Sulu and Chekov. I never recall Spock having wood for Uhuru. And a few other details like Scotty gets found in exile on some ice planet (like me, in AK) and steps onboard and becomes Chief Engineer? What happened to the entire Engineering staff chain between the unseen original Engineer Officer and his Department or Division Officers. They ALL disappeared? Nit picking I know, but still ....

[braxus]

Yah the are holes in the movie for sure, but over all its fun to watch. I don't think its the best Star Trek movie ever made, but its definately up there. Its getting to the point it will beat the revenue Star Trek 1 made (with inflation factored in) which was the highest grossing Star Trek movie (again adjusted for inflation).

I saw it a 5th time with my sister last Saturday. Im determined to match or beat my record of the other Star Trek movie I saw 7 times- #4. I haven't watched a movie this many times in theaters since 1986, even at 5.

Yes Im a Trekkie- what can I say...

[braxus]

Well the sequal is currently in preproduction and they have cast one star so far. Name is Alice Eve. See pics for who she is. She's a hottie of course, but its been said she will be covered in makeup, so may not recognize her afterwards. Its a shame because shes a good looking lady.

[ti-triodes]

Well the sequal is currently in preproduction and they have cast one star so far. Name is Alice Eve. See pics for who she is. She's a hottie of course, but its been said she will be covered in makeup, so may not recognize her afterwards. Its a shame because shes a good looking lady.





Good to see they still have boob jobs in the future! *bigthumbup*

[Scorpion8]

....but its been said she will be covered in makeup...

I'd take her makeup off.

[DaveInVA]

http://www.braveknight.com/images/fascinating.jpg

Dave

[ghomtuu]

Oh yes! Star Trek in my blood.

Last episodes of DS9 going right now on the Science fiction channel here in Sweden.

All the LOVE of the Pah´Wraiths to you now on Xmas! :D .. haha!!....*lmao*