Damon Bennet
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Star Trek Into Darkness Superbowl spot
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Henchmen21
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Yes. I felt like I was losing IQ points watching that drivel.
teruterubozu
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Sherlock dude is the best thing about the trailer. Perfect villain.
Go back to watching the TV show then. The movies are going to be more action packed, which is the way they should be.
StalkerUKCG
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Nope.
Harrison is a red shirt from a few episodes of TOS. Its a red herring.
April's Gatling Gun was seen in concept art for the movie by people who visited the set but again it could be intentionally misleading. So it could be Robert April a guy from the star trek animated series who was the first captain of the enterprise before pike.
Gary Mitchell is making more and more sense.
NotTheGuyYouKill
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DAAAAAAAAAAAAAMN HIM
The Technomancer
card-carrying scientician
I still really want it to be Gary Mitchell. Gary Mitchell is the quinessential Star Trek story and I'll have a lot of respect for them if they do do that story.
I can't tell, did you like it?
Why did you have to point this out? I was so content before considering this. Shit is everywhere...
Loki, the Joker and Bane without even leaving the superhero genre...
The Librarian
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If they do it, or if they do it well?
Same here. At this point, I feel confident about the movie either way, but Mitchell would be so good.
The Technomancer
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If they do it at all they get some respect just for trying. If they do it well it probably becomes one of my favorite Trek movies
I suspect you would be the only one feeling that way.
It's been revealed. JJ has said his name, the name is in the iOS app. Not sure why there is speculation at this point.
Auron_Kale
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And bought my ticket via the Star Trek app. Friend in Europe bought me the STiD Empire issue and hopefully I'll be getting it in the mail soon.
Hype increasing.
Hype increasing.
The Librarian
Banned
A classic example of missing the point, this post is.
It's just a name. For all you know they could use the name "Gary Mitchell" and then do something completely different than TOS did. Or his name could be Khan and they could do something completely different than STII. This is Abrams/Lindelof you're talking about here.
StalkerUKCG
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Because its a red herring. Why would the new villain be someone who played a very minor role in TOS.
The "I am better" quote fits perfect with Gary Mitchell and as iv previously said people have seen the weapon shown in the trailers listed as Aprils Gatling gone in production art.
From day 0 JJ has been cagey with who Cumberbatch's character is.
The Librarian
Banned
Everything's going right over your head. It's all just fun speculation. One of the writers said the antagonist is a character from the original series. So, we're speculating on what character can fit the bill of an enemy to Kirk, and what that means for the story of STID based off the original series. It's a character.
If it's a completely new character but with the same name, then why keep the name? There's no point. Obviously whoever it is, the character will bear some semblance to his counterpart in TOS because they have the same name. Also, because JJ and crew don't have much of an imagination.
"What does it matter if the character's name is Spock? Could be a 14-year-old Klingon girl who loves space ponies!"
The Librarian
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You're not making any sense. Either way, you're completely missing the point of the speculation.
MisterHero
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I made a lot of guesses in the old thread, my favorite one being Zefram Cochran. That would be crazy. Here's a new one though: David Marcus, 'cept he's evil now.
how silly I didn't know this new guy might be named after a real person
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/John_Harrison
Time-travel referencing historical figures is definitely Star Trek
Not a fan of the Enterprise getting thrashed after only one movie. That's movies though.
how silly I didn't know this new guy might be named after a real person
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/John_Harrison
Time-travel referencing historical figures is definitely Star Trek
Not a fan of the Enterprise getting thrashed after only one movie. That's movies though.
Synth_floyd
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Kinda disappointed that they're going with another "evil villain" plot but the first one was a shit load of fun. Can't wait to see it. I've given up hope that there will ever be a Star Trek movie with any kind of depth though.
not to mention Bardem in that other Nolan superhero movie as well
The Technomancer
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I now hope the character is named Gary Khan just to spite the lot of you
"My fathers sent me back in time to kill you Kirk"
And has the personality of Data.
The Technomancer
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Wait, really? Man, are they going to make any attempt to explain how that makes any sense at all in the context of current Trek canon? An android in Kirk's time is like having the Borg suddenly show up
(someone is going to remind me about a TOS episode with an android, aren't they?)
Assuming you mean in terms of technological advancement, there's little that needs to be addressed in that arena. The timeline is irreparably forked. If it makes you feel better to have a plot hole glue-gun, Nero's ship brought back oodles of "way too far in the future" technology
edit: hah funny you mentioned the borg specifically
edit: hah funny you mentioned the borg specifically
Thug Waffle
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To me, "I am better," hints at
Gary Mitchell. Dude thought he was better than everyone because of dem super powers he acquired. That was the basis of the conflict involving him.
The Technomancer
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Its just that sentient androids have always been presented as a one in a million fluke that Soong discovered and never could work out mass production for. It would be a bit jarring if now in this new timeline someone else just does it a few hundred years earlier, but eh, the more I think about it the more I'm alright with it
The Librarian
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Having androids doesn't bother me. They can teleport from a planet while they're in warp. Technology is skewed in this universe compared to the original timeline.
The Librarian
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I have a deep, profound question to ask: Why is Abrams so fond of characters in his movies falling off things?
WyndhamPrice
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Maybe Abrams and Lindelof have been lying to you the entire time because maybe speculation is pointless and they don't want crazy ST nerds dissecting every detail of the movie's plot before it came out and building all kinds of absurd expectations about what a movie they haven't even seen should be!
The Incarnation
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Future Billy Mitchell.
Was frozen in the freezer on Albert square. Gets defrosted, loses his shit.
Was frozen in the freezer on Albert square. Gets defrosted, loses his shit.
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