I greet. Star Trek has a new lease of life. JJ Abrams has assembled, according to some people, one hell of a movie.
Ok, another Trek, no. This one has the unmistakeable look of freshness and quite possibly, quality. Nemesis, though not bad, concluded the useage, for now, of the next generation. Because reboots are the big thing, it was just time before Trek got too. So, then what do we expect of the actors who must full the shoes, well it seems to be all in order. Spock appears to be visually striking and Kirk, well it could be possible, the resemblance is weak. I say that they must be allowed to step up to the plate and be counted. The cgi is competent and thus shall set the stage for action. The Enterprise is the main stage. Tomorrow, we shall know. On 4/27/09, David Murray <[email protected]> wrote: > ---------- Forwarded message ---------- > From: Mippin <[email protected]> > Date: Mon, 27 Apr 2009 13:10:29 +0100 (BST) > Subject: has sent you this Mippin > To: [email protected] > > A message from your friend > > > VIDEO: Star Trek keeps on trekking > by Daily Star UK > > > > STAR TREK fans are preparing to beam up aboard the USS Enterprise once > more as the latest adventures of the legendary sci-fi crew hit Brit > cinema screens next week. > > The prequel tells the tale of how the young Enterprise crew got > together and began their journey to boldly go where no man has gone > before. > > With stars including Heroes hunk Zachary Quinto, 31 and Brit Simon > Pegg, 39, it will be 2009's must-see movie. > > NADINE LINGE takes a look back at nearly 50 years of Star Trek - and > how Kirk, Spock, Scotty and Uhura are still continuing to Live Long > And Prosper.... > > THE ORIGINAL SHOW > > STAR Trek was the brainchild of LA motorcycle cop Gene Roddenberry and > came to TV after he apparently burst into a bar popular with script > agents. > > Wearing his biker get-up, he demanded one bigwig read it. It was > commissioned and first aired on US network NBC in 1966. > > It ran for three series and 79 episodes but got consistently poor > ratings. It was only when it was repeated much later that it took off > to become one of the biggest cult hits of all time. > > William Shatner, now 78, played James Tiberius Kirk, a womanising > Starfleet offi er, and Leonard Nimoy was Vulcan > Spock. > > Legend has it Nimoy was so worried Spock's pointy ears would make him > a laughing stock that producers assured him they'd arrange for the > character to have an ear job if he was still unhappy after 13 > episodes. > > The op never happened and Spock became an iconic figure. > > Nimoy revealed that when he met Barack Obama, the new US president > held up his hand with the middle and ring fingers apart in the Vulcan > sign of greeting. > > Nichelle Nichols, 76 - language expert Uhura - quit after getting > bored with her part but was talked out of it by civil rights hero > Martin Luther King. > > He said she was a great role model for black people. > > She also gave us what many fans believe was TV's first inter-racial > kiss, to Kirk in 1968. > > In fact it wasn't - the sitcom I Love Lucy beat them to it. > > Other main characters in the classic original telly series included > ship's doctor Leonard "Bones" McCoy, played by DeForest Kelly, > navigator Pavel Chekov, played by Walter Koenig, 72, and engineer > Scotty, played by James Doohan. > > George Takei, 72, who played helmsman Hiraku Sulu, won an army of new, > younger fans when he finished third in last year's I'm A Celebrity... > Get Me Out Of Here. > > FILMS & TV SHOWS > > A STRING of Star Trek films started in 1979, reuniting the cast of the > original series and some of the stars of spin-off shows. > > The new movie, a prequel titled simply Star Trek, will be the 11th > movie. Bizarrely, the even-numbered films are considered good, while > the odd numbers all got panned by critics. > > Star Trek also spawned a number of other TV shows including Star Trek: > The Next Generation, starring Brit Patrick Stewart, 68, as Captain > Jean-Luc Picard. > > THE GADGETS > > TREKKIES love the show's gadgets, and one of the most iconic is the > handheld phaser, which Starfl eet offi cers can set to stun or kill. > > Phasers were also mounted on starships in case the crew was called > upon to battle alien craft. > > Other popular gadgets included the Universal Translator, which allowed > aliens to understand each other, and a Tricorder, which read info > about planets so crew could find out about the conditions and people. > > Another fans' favourite was the warp drive, which meant ships could > travel faster than the speed of light, while crew beamed up or down to > planets with the help of the transporter. > > It was this gadget that led to the show's most famous - and misquoted > - catchphrase. In 79 episodes Kirk never said: "Beam me up Scotty." > > THE POLITICS > > GENE Roddenberry wrote of a universe where different planets came > together to form the United Federation of Planets, like an > intergalatic United Nations - a peaceful organisation dedicated to > doing good. > > He also painted humans as completely good and virtuous - although new > director JJ Abrams has given us more flaws. > > The Federation's biggest enemy Klingons were thought to represent > Communists during a Cold War era. > > In the later series humans and Klingons had made peace, reflecting > America's new attitude to the Russians. > > By The Next Generation, emotional health was made more important, with > the introduction of empathic ship counsellor Deanna Troi. > > In the Deep Space Nine series set aboard a space station, more focus > was given to politics rather than adventures in space. > > THE FANS > > TREKKIES are among the most dedicated telly fans on this or any other > planet and celebrate the show with the annual Official Star Trek > Convention in Las Vegas. > > The city also hosts Star Trek: The Experience, where fans can get > married, in English, Klingon or Romulan. > > A themed church exists in Virginia. In the eight-sided building called > the Spock, the congregation wear pointy ears, perform a mind meld > ritual and distance themselves from human emotions. > > And the town of Riverside, Iowa, promotes itself as the future > birthplace of James T Kirk on March 22, 2228. > > Merchandising has made more than £2.5 billion and the films are the > 15th most profitable franchise in box office history. > > THE FASHION > > STAR Trek uniforms consisted of black jumpsuits with a coloured v-neck > over the top for the men, with different colours equating to various > ranks and departments. > > Women wore bright minidresses and black boots. A silver badge which > acted as a communicator was pinned to the chest. > > In the new film the outfit has been updated by costume designer > Michael Kaplan, who created a new material for the clothes but stuck > to the original colours. > > THE NEW FILM > > STAR Trek is set in the 23rd century and explores how daring Captain > Kirk (played by Chris Pine, 28) enrolled at Starfleet Academy and met > and became friends with Mr Spock (Quinto). > > Along with the rest of the crew on the Enterprise, they battle > time-travelling Romulan villain Nero (Eric Bana, 40), who > wants to change history. > > There are also gorgeous babes in the shape of Zoe Saldana, 30, as Lt > Uhura and Diora Baird, 26, as a green-skinned Orion slave girl. > > But it's a movie that hasn't forgotten its star-studded roots - > Leonard Nimoy makes a cameo apperance, reprising his role as Mr Spock > at the age of 78. > > Boldly go to see Star Trek when it's released in Brit cinemas: > Captain's Log, star date May 8, 2009. > > Read full story > > > -- > Sent from my mobile device > > Remember to be always true to yourself, sad to watch yourself lie. > -- Sent from my mobile device Remember to be always true to yourself, sad to watch yourself lie. --~--~---------~--~----~------------~-------~--~----~ You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "Joe Bob's Trailer Park" group. 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