Offical Star Trek (2009) Topic

Valathous · **Thu Apr 02, 2009 4:15 pm**

Countdown comics?

Anyways, even my friend who doesn't like Trek says that the movie looks pretty good.

Lord Borg · **Fri Apr 03, 2009 2:09 am**

IntrepidIsMe · **Fri Apr 03, 2009 2:41 pm**

Yeah, I know a few people who aren't into Trek who want to see this, as well.

Lord Borg · **Wed Apr 08, 2009 11:28 pm**

An interesting piece of news, this past Monday night, Star Trek was unexpectedly aired at the Alamo Draughthouse Theater in Austin, Texas in a showing which fans expected to see Star Trek II: The Wrath of Kahn, and a ten minute preview of the new movie. The movie is said to be receiving many positive reviews by those that have seen it.

robbiewebster · **Thu Apr 09, 2009 11:30 am**

Did they do that on purpose to see how people would respond to the movie or was it a mistake?

Lord Borg · **Thu Apr 09, 2009 12:49 pm**

That was probably on purpose, to gain excitement about the movie, and to see how the audience would respond. It's good marketing, tell people they are getting a ten minute preview and then suddenly they are treated to the entire movie, a month before the rest of the country, hell the rest of the world (save for the Gala) gets to.

Curtis · **Thu Apr 09, 2009 11:45 pm**

Very interesting and very cool if it has reviews that good...cant wait til May 8th now

robbiewebster · **Fri Apr 10, 2009 12:09 pm**

neo_viral · **Wed Apr 22, 2009 12:59 pm**

The countdown comics are REALLY good imho,the artwork and story,everything,and explains quite a bit of backstory,so i highly recommend it too to anyone going to see the movie next month.

It also explains things from the second trailer,which makes you go "hmm......wait so that was what..woah,NOW i understand what that is!" etc XD

If anyone wants some sample spoiler sneak peak pages,PM me

Republican_Man · **Tue May 05, 2009 9:55 pm**

Greetings, folks!

So I've been reading up a bit on the new movie and am becoming pretty excited about it, but my skepticism still exists, especially reading an interview with the film's Bob Orci about the fact that the new movie apparently messes with the timeline. Here's the interview:

http://trekmovie.com/2008/12/11/bob-orci-explains-how-the-new-star-trek-movie-fits-with-trek-canon-and-real-science/

They don't really go into detail about the film's plot and stuff, so there aren't more than a couple spoilers on there if you want to check it out.

What does everyone think about the idea of messing with the timeline, intentionally, as part of a parallel universe?

Founder · **Tue May 05, 2009 10:03 pm**

I think it's brilliant. That way, the original continuity exists and a new one is made that allows them to fool around with the timeline.

Republican_Man · **Tue May 05, 2009 10:08 pm**

Founder · **Tue May 05, 2009 10:24 pm**

It's not less Trek, it's NEW Trek. It has the same heroes, same ships, same species, just new adventures.

Trek was dying and it needed to go back to the basics. Kirk, Spock, and the Enterprise.

I figure the old story line, the one we're used to, continues on in Trek Online.

Republican_Man · **Tue May 05, 2009 10:52 pm**

Fair enough. But I still wish they weren't going back to those guys and were instead moving forward! lol.

Founder · **Tue May 05, 2009 10:57 pm**

lol, yeah. Usually, we'd love for new Trek. But I think the franchise needed to be ressurected and a new, crew with names we never knew might not be enough to draw in fans.

Blame Nemesis.

Lord Borg · **Wed May 06, 2009 1:29 am**

I'm on the fence to, but at least with a new timeline, they can do whatever they want and the 'old' (for lack of better term) timeline isn't effected much (if at all). I think in someways it's a good idea, that way if something happens ore is references doesn't mesh with what we already know, we don't have to worry about somehow making sense of it.

Deciviel · **Wed May 06, 2009 3:04 pm**

I was initially skeptical about this film, but looking at all the reviews, trailers, and clips, I've become very excited. My thing is, as long as it feels like Trek and the actors get their respective characters right, I'll be happy. The theater here is starting to show it tomorrow night, so after class I'll be on my way to get my Trek on!

Republican_Man · **Wed May 06, 2009 11:05 pm**

I'm getting excited too. Got Countdown tonight - looking forward to reading that!

Republican_Man · **Thu May 07, 2009 2:10 am**

And so I ask you, what do you think this parallel universe stuff does to the whole temporal paradox deal and the fact that, in a number of Trek episodes and even Trek IV, the heroes go back in time to prevent something from happening to save the future, and then they return back to the present as though they had just left...And the questions folks ask, like in Voyager, about temporal paradoxes? That's the one thing I'm unsure about here in terms of the actual established continuity of Trek, despite what Orci says.

What say you?

Founder · **Thu May 07, 2009 5:55 pm**

I think it makes the idea of time travel pretty messy in Trek, but I understand why the writers did it...

Republican_Man · **Thu May 07, 2009 7:48 pm**

I just finished reading Countdown. Part of it seems like it was taken from RPG, like DSG with the Nautolian War, lol, and part of it seemed like a rehashing of Nemesis with the Remans/Romulans as the villains and an ultra-powerful starship commanded by a renegade. Nevertheless, overall, I liked it a good deal and it has me excited and ready in anticipation for the movie tomorrow...Looking forward to it!

Founder · **Thu May 07, 2009 9:51 pm**

I just saw it. Four words:

STAR TREK IS BACK!

Republican_Man · **Thu May 07, 2009 9:56 pm**

Curtis · **Thu May 07, 2009 10:54 pm**

OMG YES!!! It is finally almost here and I agree Founder...STAR TREK IS BACK! w00t-w00t!

Seven of Nine · **Fri May 08, 2009 4:11 pm**

Just got home from seeing it.

Oh my goodness! It's amazing! So funny and brilliant and true to the original series, while still taking it in a new direction. I loved it, and will be going to see it again