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Post by legios on Feb 18, 2008 20:20:36 GMT
"Summer is where you see the Star Wars and the Transformers," said studio spokesman Michael Vollman. "Star Trek is in that league." We'll see.  Nice to see ST having to live up to Transformers! Well, it is either a strategic maneuver because they feel they have a really strong contender on their hands - or between the upcoming strikes and whatnot they don't think they'll be ready to go earlier (in which case they may as well be upbeat about it). Difficult to tell from outside the studio. (And my peripheral vision strikes again - skimming the quote I managed to mis-read the Paramount spokesmans name. I thought for a second it said that their spokesman was Michael Voltron..... ) Karl |
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Post by The Doctor on Feb 18, 2008 20:26:41 GMT
Bit of a shame the ad campaign for Trek had started. Will the public have the patience for an 18-month ad campaign?
-Ralph
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Post by Fortmax2020 on Feb 20, 2008 17:57:55 GMT
That Water Horse ad campaign seems to have been going on forever so you never know!
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Post by The Doctor on Feb 20, 2008 21:50:09 GMT
Perhaps Blowtorch Man will thrill us with further adventures!
To be honest, Star Trek XI just fell of my radar with this delay. It's just too far in the future.
And a bit miffed after the trailer before Cloverfield stated it was out here on 'Boxing Day 2008' in large friendly letters.
-Ralph
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Post by Shockprowl on Feb 21, 2008 8:50:43 GMT
It's certainly facing tough competition. I'm still not comfortable with the whole 're-casting' situation.
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Post by KnightBeat on Mar 2, 2008 22:21:11 GMT
Found on YouTube - The first Captain Janeway. The comments on her performance are extremely disparaging, but I thought she did a good job with the performance and would have improved over the first season. It is only seven years of Kate Mulgrew that makes it look strange. |
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Post by Bogatan on Mar 3, 2008 0:15:57 GMT
After seven years of Kate Mulgrew I wouldnt have minded seeing the giant lizard she evolved into replace her. It does sound strange but even by the end of that two minute clip not so much.
Andy
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Post by The Doctor on Mar 3, 2008 10:08:27 GMT
Ah, IIRC she quit after a day. Always wondered why. Now it's obvious. Bujold is totally mis-cast and really looks uncomfortable.
-Ralph
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Post by legios on Mar 3, 2008 12:39:09 GMT
Ah, IIRC she quit after a day. Always wondered why. Now it's obvious. Bujold is totally mis-cast and really looks uncomfortable. -Ralph I've always wanted to see that footage. I've a lot of time for Bujold as a reasonably competent actress. But that makes it clear that she wasn't the right choice for the part, and that she knew if from the outset. Definitely does not look like she wants to be there at all. Karl |
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Post by Fortmax2020 on Mar 3, 2008 15:41:32 GMT
I made it half-way through before I had to stop as I didn't want to be there anymore!!
But now I am looking at cheap Voyager boxsets... will soon be finished with 1980 so...
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Post by The Doctor on Mar 3, 2008 15:59:05 GMT
M! STOP IT!
-Ralph
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Post by The Doctor on Mar 3, 2008 16:21:40 GMT
M, I punish you with the original ending to Generations!
-Ralph
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Post by Fortmax2020 on Mar 3, 2008 18:08:49 GMT
I had not seen that before either.
Blimey, at this rate I'll be buying Star Trek V by the end of the year!
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Post by The Doctor on Mar 3, 2008 18:09:24 GMT
You know you want to. Each us has a secret pain...
-Ralph
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Post by Fortmax2020 on Mar 3, 2008 18:12:24 GMT
I however don't need pain of that kind!
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Post by The Doctor on Mar 3, 2008 18:15:38 GMT
You do! It's all on youtube! Look - part 1!
-Ralph
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Post by Fortmax2020 on Mar 3, 2008 18:18:43 GMT
It can remain beyond the Great Barrier in my opinion.
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Post by The Doctor on Mar 3, 2008 18:24:45 GMT
-Ralph
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Post by Philip Ayres on Apr 1, 2008 23:17:16 GMT
I caught a first season ep of TNG tonight on Virgin 1..... and it was absoloute bobbins.
So your nominations please for best and worst TNG episodes.
Starting with best (and roughly in this order) Yesterday's Enterprise, Best of Both Worlds 1, Best of Both Worlds II, Masks, Eye of the Beholder, Sarek, I Borg, Booby Trap, Offspring, Sins of the Father.
But a special mention for the scene at the end of The Ensigns of Command where Picard paces the bridge while the aliens try to contact him. *THE* moment where the show really works.
Bobbins ? Whole chunks of S1 and 5 !
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Post by Fortmax2020 on Apr 3, 2008 16:04:23 GMT
Some of the best: Darmok, First Contact, Best of both Worlds, Sins of the Father, Ship in a bottle, Q Who, Brothers.
Some of the worst: Masks, most of season 1, Attached, Sub Rosa, most of season 7, Descent.
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Post by Bogatan on Apr 3, 2008 16:13:12 GMT
Inner light is fav of mine among most of the one mentioned already.
As for bad? Well I forgive seasons 1 and 2, between being a new show trying to find its feet, being targeted at children then a writers strike, but season 7's Crushers ghost lover is fairly bloody awful.
Andy
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Post by Fortmax2020 on Apr 3, 2008 17:26:04 GMT
Season 7 was pretty awful with their 'planet of the week' theme - Scots, Indians, etc. Blimey.
I forgot to mention the Inner Light, a very good ep there. The hunted from Season 3 is also pretty good.
I think TNG was always at its best when dealing with issues ahead of its time such as genetics, synthetic biology, gender, etc.
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Post by Shockprowl on Apr 3, 2008 18:32:37 GMT
Yep love TNG, passes the time very nicely on a night shift.
Agree with all the offerings in the 'best' pile. I'd like to add Chain of Command, anyones mentioned that yet? Poss Patrick Stewarts best performance on Star Trek.
Worst- Shades of Grey.
Oh and First Contact is one of my FAVE movies of aaalllllll time. My fave Star Trek film, even though I'm a Kirkophile and prob as close as one can get to a 'perfect' movie. IMHO.
Ian
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Post by Bogatan on Apr 3, 2008 18:38:00 GMT
First contact is indeed good though I think it unlikely any ST movie will top Undiscovered Country for me.
Andy
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Post by Bogatan on Apr 3, 2008 19:01:03 GMT
Been working through this on DVD since discovering the slimline sets at Christmas. Whats amazing is how ahead of its time it is. It deals with all the issues that have become so common since 911, religion, politics, manipulating peoples fears.
In a couple of years I think people will be surprised to find it was made in the previous decade. The only give away will be that if it had been made 2003-2010 I dont think it would have been able/allowed to show both sides of the issues as neutrally as it sometimes does. Marquis tend to be fairly sympathetic characters often and Sisko goes off the deep end more than once against them and then his manipulation of the Romulans towards the end of the series is a little chilling for one of the good guys.
Best episodes - Nor the Battle to the Strong, The Visitor, Trials and Tribilations, and far to many more.
Worst - The Assignment is the worst to stick in my mind though I know there are a few pretty pointless ones.
Andy
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Post by Shockprowl on Apr 4, 2008 7:31:53 GMT
Undiscovered Country is awesome, just narrowly beaten in my all time fave Star Trek movie list by Wrath of Khan.
I'll say this before Doc' does...
KHAAAAAAANNN!!!!!!!!
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Post by andrewbcalculating on Apr 4, 2008 8:44:41 GMT
If any of you ever get any free time, go over to imdb.com and look at the trivia page for Star Trek: Next Generation: www.imdb.com/title/tt0092455/trivia Some of the highlights for me are: "Patrick Stewart was so convinced that the show would fail that for the first six weeks of shooting he refused to unpack any of his suitcases." "Close inspection of an oversized Enterprise schematic which was shown in nearly every episode reveals a detail invisible to TV audiences: the image of a mouse on a wheel in Engineering (the schematic is on display at the Hollywood Entertainment Museum). A Porsche can also been seen in the Main Shuttlebay." |<o>| |
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Post by Shockprowl on Apr 4, 2008 9:23:09 GMT
Mouse on a wheel! That's fantastic!
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Post by Philip Ayres on Apr 4, 2008 19:14:57 GMT
I'm not 100% sure but I think it's a HHGttG hommage.
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Post by The Doctor on Apr 5, 2008 9:08:03 GMT
One of those shows I loved at the time, but just hasn't aged well at all.
-Ralph
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