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[Xamdou]

Looks like their targeting a younger audience judging by the cast they chose.

So revitalize the entire Star Trek saga with an entire new set of cast with an entirely new story as well?

 

[The Elite]

everybody looks too young. Why would a bunch of young people like that get command of a hugefuckoff spaceship.

It just looks like a scene from a sketch show.

You realize the whole back story for Kirk is that he receives command of the Enterprise at a surprisingly young age. Bones and Spock, who are both significantly older than him, support him and his natural leadership skills eventually shine through.

The casting looks VERY age appropriate to me. Well, except for Scottie, who could look a bit older.

 

[Novid]

Does Captain Kirk have highlights? :lol

Oh man.

No, bad light.

 

[Cheebs]

The casting looks VERY age appropriate to me. Well, except for Scottie, who could look a bit older.

I believe Pegg is older than Doohan was in '66.

 

[Mango Positive]

I'm not liking the look of this at all.. Why did they cast so many young people? It looks like some WB teen drama.

You're out of your element Donnie! You're like a child who's wandered into a movie half way through!

For FUCKS sake, children, it's a GOD DAMNED TIME TRAVEL MOVIE!

It's almost like you kids think J.J.'s ever delivered crap.

 

[Spire]

Looks like their targeting a younger audience judging by the cast they chose.

So revitalize the entire Star Trek saga with an entire new set of cast with an entirely new story as well?

They're not retconning the old show, they've got a plot device in place to explain all of it. I read a rumor about what it was awhile back but I can't fully remember it, it had something to do with time travel and parallel universes and it was generally just very "Star Trek".

 

[The Elite]

I believe Pegg is older than Doohan was in '66.

Really? The actor still looks younger. :lol :lol Still, I know Pegg will put in a good performance.

 

[BlueTsunami]

They should just call it Teen Titans

 

[ManDudeChild]

They're not retconning the old show, they've got a plot device in place to explain all of it. I read a rumor about what it was awhile back but I can't fully remember it, it had something to do with time travel and parallel universes and it was generally just very "Star Trek".

Wait. Are you saying that Star Trek is using time travel and parallel universes as a plot device in a movie to explain things without retconning anything? That's brilliant actually. I wonder if a holodeck will be involved too. That would certainly give the movie a unique twist.

 

[Cheebs]

Really? The actor still looks younger. :lol :lol Still, I know Pegg will put in a good performance.

And I just checked, the guy playing Sulu and the girl playing Uhura are both older than the actors/actress who played them in the original series.


Seeing them grow old in the movies must make people think they look too young, when like half the cast is older than the original crew was at the time.

 

[dalyr95]

Star Trek has lost it's direction completely.



Everyone should go back and watch ST:TNG again, then come up with a new series.

Fuck DS9. Fuck Voyager. Fuck Enterprise.

I remember hearing that Abrams has no intention of ever seeing an episode of DS9, Voyager or Enterprise and that is why this will fail

 

[fallengorn]

They're not retconning the old show, they've got a plot device in place to explain all of it. I read a rumor about what it was awhile back but I can't fully remember it, it had something to do with time travel and parallel universes and it was generally just very "Star Trek".

Does Pike fit into any of it?

 

[Cheebs]

They should just call it Teen Titans

See? No one has a clue what they are talking about, age wise.

I remember hearing that Abrams has no intention of ever seeing an episode of DS9, Voyager or Enterprise and that is why this will fail

DS9 was amazing but all of those shows led to the downfall of Trek. None of them even had a fraction of the popularity of TNG or TOS

 

[Ryck]

See? No one has a clue what they are talking about.

Fixed

 

[Spire]

Does Pike fit into any of it?

I have no idea, I don't remember it too clearly. We do know that Leonard Nimoy is in the film and I believe old Spock is a key player in the time warp/whatever stuff.

 

[Cheebs]

Does Pike fit into any of it?

Pike has a fairly large role in the movie.

 

[ManDudeChild]

Pike has a fairly large role in the movie.

... Ok ill see the movie, but i wont like it.

 

[BlueTsunami]

See? No one has a clue what they are talking about, age wise.

Don't you sass me, Cheebs!

But in all seriousness. Its not about the actual age of the actors but the perceived age on screen. They just "look" very young. Maybe its just a generational thing and it'll never be like it was but it seriously feels like The OC of deep space exploration.

 

[The Elite]

Does Captain Kirk have highlights? :lol

Oh man.

Obviously this movie will suck.

 

[ManDudeChild]

Don't you sass me, Cheebs!

But in all seriousness. Its not about the actual age of the actors but the perceived age on screen. They just "look" very young. Maybe its just a generational thing and it'll never be like it was but it seriously feels like The OC of deep space exploration.

Pretty much the best articulation of the problem in this thread thus far. How are we supposed to take the guy from Harold & Kumar seriously as Sulu? Somebody answer that one for me. He's flying the Enterprise, hitting on green alien men, and I'm thinking ... "dude, White Castle is on Earth wtf are you doing out there?"

 

[Spire]

I found that Trek rumor.

Okay, first thing that surprised me: I think Leonard Nimoy is sort of the star of the movie. I think a lot of this movie is about Spock. Nimoy-aged Spock, mind you.

How?

Okay... you know the scene in BACK TO THE FUTURE 2? Where Doc Brown explains alternate timelines? Well, this is sort of... ummm... TREK TO THE FUTURE, I guess you would call it...

Picture an incident that throws a group of Romulans back in time. Picture that group of Romulans figuring out where they are in the timeline, then deciding to take advantage of the accident to kill someone’s father, to erase them from the timeline before they exist, thereby changing all of the TREK universe as a result. Who would you erase? Whose erasure would leave the biggest hole in the TREK universe is the question you should be asking.

Who else, of course, but James T. Kirk?

If Spock were in a position to change that incident back, and then in a position to guard that timeline and make sure things happen the way they’re supposed to, it creates...

... well, what does it create? Because evidently the plan is to use this second timeline as a way of rebooting without erasing or ignoring canon. These new voyages of the ENTERPRISE, they’re taking place in whatever timeline starts with this story. Maybe this timeline features dramatic differences. Like... say... if Vulcan were to be blown up. If the Vulcans in the series were suddenly the last of their kind, alone in the universe, it would change who they are and maybe even redefine their strict rejection of emotion in favor of logic.

You can introduce these Universe2 versions of classic TREK events and characters, and you can play with the audience’s expectation. Things have changed. Some things play out the way you expect… some don’t. It’s basically the same solution Marvel Comics has in terms of publishing, the way they use their ULTIMATES line to reboot continuity.

As a friend said when I was talking to him about this tonight, “Wait... so you’re saying they’re not just doing a square one reboot that would simplify everything, but that they’re actually making it... more complicated?”

It would appear so. Not that I think TREK fans mind complicated. It’s certainly not the safest choice if this is, in fact, the direction he goes with the film.

I’m not telling you that anything I said above is 100% set in stone. I don’t think Abrams is far enough along for that to be the case yet. But they are considering some really crazy reinventions, on par with some of the choices Abrams was making on SUPERMAN.

Who knows if that made it into the final script, but we do know Leonard Nimoy is in the film. It'd be kinda hard to have him in the same movie as his younger self without some type of time travelling mischief.

 

[The Elite]

I actually think they look about the same age for the most part. Chekov just looks completely different.

 

[mightynine]

How are we supposed to take the guy from Harold & Kumar seriously as Sulu? Somebody answer that one for me. He's flying the Enterprise, hitting on green alien men, and I'm thinking ... "dude, White Castle is on Earth wtf are you doing out there?"

...um, that's your problem, not mine?

I mean, did you watch the Dark Knight and think "Dude, you should be hitting on Julia Stiles, why are you covered in face paint?"

 

[The Elite]

...um, that's your problem, not mine?

I mean, did you watch the Dark Knight and thinking "Dude, you should be hitting on Julia Stiles, why are you covered in face paint?"

Pretty much my thoughts. If you can't look past the other actor's previous roles, that is your own problem.

 

[Spire]

*classicstartrek.jpg*

Holy shit, Scottie looks like Michael Madsen. :lol

 

[Thai]

the costumes are actually pretty cool, even though they look like running shirts

 

[The Elite]

Holy shit, Scottie looks like Michael Madsen. :lol

I think it is the hair in that shot.

Chekhov is looking in the wrong direction.

 

[ManDudeChild]

...um, that's your problem, not mine?

I mean, did you watch the Dark Knight and think "Dude, you should be hitting on Julia Stiles, why are you covered in face paint?"

No. But in the case of The Dark Knight, I didn't get an OC, The Hills, I know there are other crappy... oh Leguna Beach is another one, vibe. I'm a trekkie, and I will happily eat crow if this turns out to be a good trek movie. But this casting seems like all sorts of pandering.

 

[Tobor]

This cast and art direction look great to me. It's all about the script and execution at this point.

I'm still looking forward to it.

 

[mightynine]

But this casting seems like all sorts of pandering.

Or, god forbid, it expands the fanbase by bringing new people in because they recognize some of the actors (which, for the record, I have no clue who they are besides Pegg and Cho).

But pandering? That's a bit much.

Oh, and I keep forgetting to add how awesome the uniforms look. Very nice.

 

[Bren McGuire]

Is that Roldy?

Screw new life and new civilizations, let's get this bitch to a White Castle.

Don't you mean the Winchester?

 

[Femmeworth]

Pretty much the best articulation of the problem in this thread thus far. How are we supposed to take the guy from Harold & Kumar seriously as Sulu? Somebody answer that one for me. He's flying the Enterprise, hitting on green alien men, and I'm thinking ... "dude, White Castle is on Earth wtf are you doing out there?"

I'll give him the benefit of the doubt. The guy that played Kumar does a pretty good job on House.

 

[momolicious]

No. But in the case of The Dark Knight, I didn't get an OC, The Hills, I know there are other crappy... oh Leguna Beach is another one, vibe. I'm a trekkie, and I will happily eat crow if this turns out to be a good trek movie. But this casting seems like all sorts of pandering.

can you explain what makes it look like OC, Leguna Beach, The Hills?

 

[jett]

Why so serious

...and :lol is that Harold from Harold and Kumar?



Anyway, I'm a big fan of TNG, but I've never really liked the Trek movies. I feel quite indifferent to this, hopefully it's decent.

 

[Grizzlyjin]

can you explain what makes it look like OC, Leguna Beach, The Hills?

I was just about to ask the same thing. The movie taking place in their early years automatically makes it looks like a drama about rich people, and two MTV reality shows about rich teenagers? I don't see it...

 

[demon]

I had a dream where this movie starred Micheal Keaton as Kirk. true story.

 

[Spire]

Or, god forbid, it expands the fanbase by bringing new people in because they recognize some of the actors (which, for the record, I have no clue who they are besides Pegg and Cho).

But pandering? That's a bit much.

Oh, and I keep forgetting to add how awesome the uniforms look. Very nice.

Karl Urban (from Lord of the Rings) plays Bones. But yeah, other than that the entire cast is pretty unknown.

 

[Inanna]

Funny how peoples opinions of Star Trek differ depending on various things such as age group. To me the newer Enterprise and Voyager were the best. I have all of the series and I have enjoyed them all. Some quick Thoughts:


Star Trek Original: Cheesy and old. Really bad visuals, some decent plotlines.
Next Generation: This is when the series started getting more serious, great, but still some cheese.
Deep Space 9: It's different and decent enough, still I prefer the ship layout of the show.
Voyager: This is one of the best Star Treks and I think the stories and writing is often times better then Next Generation.
Enterprise: People gave up on this during season one but the show really picked up in season 3-4 and became quite the masterpiece that no one saw. Some bad acting in places but the art design was brilliant and the stories and overall epic feel was better then previous Star Treks.


My opinions of course.

I completely agree with you. I love Belanna.

 

[The Elite]

I had a dream where this movie starred Micheal Keaton as Kirk. true story.

I would like to have this dream. I could seem him pulling it off.

 

[Piscopink]

I remember hearing that Abrams has no intention of ever seeing an episode of DS9, Voyager or Enterprise and that is why this will fail

 

[SpeedingUptoStop]

cast looks like Teen Titans version of Star Trek, but I have faith in abrams.

 

[The Librarian]

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That does not deserve applause.

 

[AndersTheSwede]

Eh, the comedy backgrounds of several of those actors gives me bad flashbacks to SW Episode 1-2.

Me thinks the Jury is out on this one until we start seeing some reels.

 

[The Elite]

That does not deserve applause.

Agreed, he's making a fucking original series movie. Why the fuck does he need to see Voyager, DS9 or Enterprise. If he planned on making a DS9 movie and refused to see a DS9 episode, than I could understand the hate.

I still think his Mission: Impossible was the closest thing to the original series. Sure, it was still a far cry but it captured the actual feel of the show far better than the other two.

 

[S. L.]

That does not deserve applause.

it does
while DS9 is a great show, the true 'trek' is TOS and TNG to me

 

[StoOgE]

 

[The Elite]

it does
while DS9 is a great show, the true 'trek' is TOS and TNG to me

I'm confused, what exactly is the applause for?

:lol :lol

 

[Fatalah]

You guys are a bunch of idiots--- the ones that are judging the quality of this movie solely based on how the cast looks.

JJ put a heckuvalot of time into choosing the right people for each role. You guys need to settle down and go with the flow, JJ'll do us right. HE'LL DO US ALL.


PS-- The kid who plays Chekov (Huff's son Bird) is damn awesome because he's Russian-American. Born in Moscow baby!


PS 2-- Sometimes actors can replace the character you're so used to them being. Nobody thought this would work out:

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[The Librarian]

it does
while DS9 is a great show, the true 'trek' is TOS and TNG to me

No, it doesn't. There is no "true trek." Deep Space Nine is Star Trek just like TOS and TNG are, and DS9 is the best Star Trek series.

 

[SpeedingUptoStop]

You guys are a bunch of idiots--- the ones that are judging the quality of this movie solely based on how the cast looks.

JJ put a heckuvalot of time into choosing the right people for each role. You guys need to settle down and go with the flow, JJ'll do us right. HE'LL DO US ALL.

FUCK YEA