Originally posted by Symmetric Chaos
So what you're saying is that Romulans have totally random names with no actual pattern to them?
I didn't say anything.
I think what is going on here is that sense Romulans are fictional, their names can be whatever we want them to be. However, I think they used Nero because of the iconic aspect of the name. They do that a lot in Star Trek.
Originally posted by jaden101
True...but he also made Cloverfield which was ace.
He only produced cloverfield (which sucked) I am so glad i downloaded it and skipped through it, i would of left the theater if i was there.
all the producer does is initiates, co-ordinates, supervises and controls matters such as fund-raising, hiring key personnel and arranging for distributors.
Originally posted by darthmaul1
He only produced cloverfield (which sucked) I am so glad i downloaded it and skipped through it, i would of left the theater if i was there.
all the producer does is initiates, co-ordinates, supervises and controls matters such as fund-raising, hiring key personnel and arranging for distributors.
Producers have been steadily regaining the level of control they used to have. Modern producers are in charge of turning the idea into something that can be sold to the pubic and have wide ranging influence (though little direct power).
I really enjoyed STAR TREK, thought it was the best movie this year so far, even better than Transformers 2.
I only had a couple of questions. What was nero doing for 25 years while waiting for spock to come through the worm hole?
and what was with that transwarp beaming thay i don't think or can't remember seeing?
Originally posted by darthmaul1
I only had a couple of questions. What was nero doing for 25 years while waiting for spock to come through the worm hole?
and what was with that transwarp beaming thay i don't think or can't remember seeing?
Nero was searching for Spock while Spock was still technically in the 24th century. Destroying ships asking Federation - and no doubt other species - captains if they'd seen him...Spock didn't actually come through until after the Enterprise crew knew about Nero...
And the trans-warp whatsit was an equation. They used the bog standard transporter pad with an enhanced trans-warp equation - just to change the reality a lot more than already was... - so that they could beam to a ship in a trans-warp state, though like i've said before them changing the reality so much has opened Star Trek to a new audience and given it a new breathe of life...it could be the "be all" of Star Trek's re-birth...
then again it could be the final nail in the coffin when they make the sequel
Originally posted by -Pr-
thanks bruce. i edited the thread title to better reflect the thread's purpose...
your welcome..
Originally posted by Symmetric Chaos
Same writers, sigh.
they are on top of the world right now with back to back hit films..
i can't wait to see what they come up with for the trek sequel and beyond
hi Guy
This is pretty much the way it works in his movies. Magneto bent Wolverine's claws in the train scene and he was shot through the brain in the latest film and the adamantium reverted to normal.
In the comics, this may not be the case but there is a Wolverine one-shot called inner fury where he is infected with nanites which causes his healing factor to attack the adamantium on his bones. He ends up becoming deformed and his claws are exposed as bone. At the end of the comic, he pops his bone claws into his brain and it reboots his immune system. The Adamantium ends up reforming back on his bones. The comic came out in 1992 before Magneto pulled the adamantium from his bones, so it may not be cannon.
MTV got a chance to grill Star Trek director JJ Abrams about what we could expect in the inevitable sequel. Of course, screenwriters Roberto Orci and Alex Kurtzman have not yet started on the announced sequel, so anything at this point is just speculation. But Abrams admits that the alternative universe timeline allows them to deviate from Trek canon.
When I polled the slashfilm followers on Twitter a week ago, the three most popular ideas were: The Original Crew vs. The Borg, the return of William Shatner and of course, KHANNNN!!!! The last two pose a big problem. Shatner’s Kirk died on in the climax of the 1994 film Star Trek: Generations.
I argued in the video blog last week that the alternative timeline means that Kirk’s death didn’t happen, at least not in the way it occurred in Generations, and that the Star Fleet Captain could return in a sequel, possibly in search for Elder Spock.
And Abrams tells MTV that the new timeline could allow for the return of Shatner: “The point of creating this independent timeline is to not have the restrictions we had coming into this one. And one of those restrictions was that Kirk was dead.”
As for Khan, many people believe that since Kirk never stranded him on Ceti Alpha V, the character would no longer be the same villain we saw in Star Trek 2. But Abrams argues that it is still possible to feature Khan as the villain in the Trek sequels: “[Khan and Kirk] exist — and while their history may not be exactly as people are familiar with, I would argue that a person’s character is what it is. Certain people are destined to cross paths and come together, and Khan is out there … even if he doesn’t have the same issues.”
Personally, I would like to see a story we’ve never seen before, and not just a remake or reinvention of the original Trek films. The alternative timeline might allow for both, but that doesn’t mean that the sequel should present a story we’ve already experienced before.
Originally posted by The Nuul
MTV got a chance to grill Star Trek director JJ Abrams about what we could expect in the inevitable sequel. Of course, screenwriters Roberto Orci and Alex Kurtzman have not yet started on the announced sequel, so anything at this point is just speculation. But Abrams admits that the alternative universe timeline allows them to deviate from Trek canon.When I polled the slashfilm followers on Twitter a week ago, the three most popular ideas were: The Original Crew vs. The Borg, the return of William Shatner and of course, KHANNNN!!!! The last two pose a big problem. Shatner’s Kirk died on in the climax of the 1994 film Star Trek: Generations.
I argued in the video blog last week that the alternative timeline means that Kirk’s death didn’t happen, at least not in the way it occurred in Generations, and that the Star Fleet Captain could return in a sequel, possibly in search for Elder Spock.
And Abrams tells MTV that the new timeline could allow for the return of Shatner: “The point of creating this independent timeline is to not have the restrictions we had coming into this one. And one of those restrictions was that Kirk was dead.”
As for Khan, many people believe that since Kirk never stranded him on Ceti Alpha V, the character would no longer be the same villain we saw in Star Trek 2. But Abrams argues that it is still possible to feature Khan as the villain in the Trek sequels: “[Khan and Kirk] exist — and while their history may not be exactly as people are familiar with, I would argue that a person’s character is what it is. Certain people are destined to cross paths and come together, and Khan is out there … even if he doesn’t have the same issues.”
Personally, I would like to see a story we’ve never seen before, and not just a remake or reinvention of the original Trek films. The alternative timeline might allow for both, but that doesn’t mean that the sequel should present a story we’ve already experienced before.
i can't wait for the sequel, but i dp hope it features a good story and a good villain, as for khan, i hope not, or at the very least have khan mentioned at some point during the sequel and hen the next sequel then khan
Originally posted by The Nuul
MTV got a chance to grill Star Trek director JJ Abrams about what we could expect in the inevitable sequel. Of course, screenwriters Roberto Orci and Alex Kurtzman have not yet started on the announced sequel, so anything at this point is just speculation. But Abrams admits that the alternative universe timeline allows them to deviate from Trek canon.When I polled the slashfilm followers on Twitter a week ago, the three most popular ideas were: The Original Crew vs. The Borg, the return of William Shatner and of course, KHANNNN!!!! The last two pose a big problem. Shatner’s Kirk died on in the climax of the 1994 film Star Trek: Generations.
I argued in the video blog last week that the alternative timeline means that Kirk’s death didn’t happen, at least not in the way it occurred in Generations, and that the Star Fleet Captain could return in a sequel, possibly in search for Elder Spock.
And Abrams tells MTV that the new timeline could allow for the return of Shatner: “The point of creating this independent timeline is to not have the restrictions we had coming into this one. And one of those restrictions was that Kirk was dead.”
As for Khan, many people believe that since Kirk never stranded him on Ceti Alpha V, the character would no longer be the same villain we saw in Star Trek 2. But Abrams argues that it is still possible to feature Khan as the villain in the Trek sequels: “[Khan and Kirk] exist — and while their history may not be exactly as people are familiar with, I would argue that a person’s character is what it is. Certain people are destined to cross paths and come together, and Khan is out there … even if he doesn’t have the same issues.”
Personally, I would like to see a story we’ve never seen before, and not just a remake or reinvention of the original Trek films. The alternative timeline might allow for both, but that doesn’t mean that the sequel should present a story we’ve already experienced before.
though i agree with most of what you've said, i don't agree with JJ being able to bring Shatner back, even though he's suggested it himself. The Prime universe that we have grown up with and loved still exists, therefore, according to that history Kirk officially died on the maiden voyage of the Enterprise B, it just so happened that the nexus was a quirk of Quantum Physics and allowed him to pass from the "afterlife" into the present timeline with Picard in.
If they were to bring Shatner in as the "Ulterior" Kirk, he would have to be from a completely different universe...unless JJ thinks of something that completely mind****s his audience - which is probably most likely.
Re: J.J. Abrams Star Trek 2008
Originally posted by Tiberius
"Star Wars is probably the most influential film of my generation. It's the personification of good and evil and the way it opened up the world to space adventure, the way westerns had to our parents' generations, left an indelible imprint. So, in a way, everything that any of us does is somehow directly or indirectly affected by the experience of seeing those first three films."J. J. Abrams
Given this quote and the fact it's a reboot of the original series as a movie which he has said was his favourite show as a child.
What can we expect?
A labour of love and something truly special?
Best post ever on any forum!
Originally posted by darthmaul1
He only produced cloverfield (which sucked) I am so glad i downloaded it and skipped through it, i would of left the theater if i was there.
all the producer does is initiates, co-ordinates, supervises and controls matters such as fund-raising, hiring key personnel and arranging for distributors.
Cloverfield was okay. Not great. But I had problems sleeping after having watched it. It was so damn realistic.
Originally posted by BruceSkywalker
i can't wait for the sequel, but i dp hope it features a good story and a good villain, as for khan, i hope not, or at the very least have khan mentioned at some point during the sequel and hen the next sequel then khan
I can't wait for the sequel either. Do you think we'll ever see Worf or Guinan make cameo appearances in future movies? I remember Worf was in Star Trek: The Undiscovered Country.