Originally posted by Lestov16Different experiences mean different characters. NuKhan is superior to older shittier Star Trek no one cares about except nerdy Trekkies.
Aren't they both technically the same character? Khan would be fighting a version of his older self. It would essentially be Looper.
The new Star Trek series only works as mindless summer popcorn films, and even then, it relies heavily on Star Trek nostalgia. It has absolutely nothing on the original series and TNG, which was actually asking philosophical and existential questions about mankind, life, and the universe. That's what made ST the phenonemon it is. Not the stupid action, but the questions asked. If you think people tuned in to watch Kirk fight a foam lizard, you really don't understand Star Trek at all.
And note, I swear, I've only seen about 3 episodes of TOS, and about 4 of TNG in my entire life. I'm not a trekkie at all.
Originally posted by Lestov16Old series sucked, boring, was completely cheesy and laughable. New series is great, throws little references to older nerdy Trekkies(the guy who made it could not even stand it), but does teach lessons. Better acting, better stories, better special effects, better fights, etc.
The new Star Trek series only works as mindless summer popcorn films, and even then, it relies heavily on Star Trek nostalgia. It has absolutely [b]nothing on the original series and TNG, which was actually asking philosophical and existential questions about mankind, life, and the universe. That's what made ST the phenonemon it is. Not the stupid action, but the questions asked. If you think people tuned in to watch Kirk fight a foam lizard, you really don't understand Star Trek at all.And note, I swear, I've only seen about 3 episodes of TOS, and about 4 of TNG in my entire life. I'm not a trekkie at all. [/B]
NuTrek is awesome old Trek is something the newer series is burning down.
Originally posted by quanchi112
Old series sucked, boring, was completely cheesy and laughable. New series is great, throws little references to older nerdy Trekkies(the guy who made it could not even stand it), but does teach lessons. Better acting, better stories, better special effects, better fights, etc.NuTrek is awesome old Trek is something the newer series is burning down.
Pure retardedness in reasoning.^
Two movies do not make a series.
Originally posted by quanchi112
Old series sucked, boring,
Whoa, whoa, whoa. WTF?
Um, no. A series doesn't have to have special effects to be good. What about "Where No Man Has Gone Before", the tragic story in which a man is unable to handle to god-like power thrust upon him, or "Charlie X", in which the crew are trapped by the uninhibited whims of a confused child? Those episodes were suspenseful as all hell, and they didn't need SF, because they had something better: intelligence, which the new series lacks.
Originally posted by quanchi112
throws little references to older nerdy Trekkies(the guy who made it could not even stand it),
And by that, you mean, entirely composed of them (including Khan himself, don't forget 😉 )
Originally posted by quanchi112
but does teach lessons.
It teaches grade-school lessons about perseverance. Not existentialist questions about the nature of the universe and mankind.
Originally posted by quanchi112
Better acting,
Nimoy kicks Quinto's ass any day as Spock (which is why he's needed fore the nostalgia factor), and note I am probably the biggest Sylar fan you will ever meet.
Originally posted by quanchi112
better stories,
Negative
Originally posted by quanchi112
better special effects, better fights, etc.
Who gives a phuck? I'd much rather leave the theater with a new and outlook on the world than amazed at essentially a glorified light show.
Originally posted by quanchi112
NuTrek is awesome old Trek is something the newer series is burning down.
All NuTrek is doing is keeping the series relevant. It lost it's luster during the TNG films, and the only thing it is is a dead-horse-beaten cash cow franchise.