I think the phenomenal success of the first season of Lost is what sent his ego over the edge
Martin wrote: > > Abrams is too drunk on his own brief success. IMO, he lucked out with > the one flavor-of-the-moment show in "Alias", and no one's bothered to > check him. Did he do "Lost", too? Don't know because I don't watch it. > > James Landrith <[EMAIL PROTECTED] > <mailto:james%40jameslandrith.com>> wrote: This is brazen ass-clownery > of the highest order. > > Spock's bi-species (is that a word?) heritage was a recurring plot device > and was responsible for more than one excellent look into his character's > inner turmoil and struggle with his dual heritages. > > WTF is wrong with Abrams? > > From: Daryle [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] > <mailto:yokozuna%40globalsoulmedia.com>] > Sent: Friday, November 09, 2007 1:41 PM > To: SciFi Noir > Subject: Re: [scifinoir2] Winona Ryder Becomes a Vulcan > > Well, that makes it official. This movie sucks. Time to give Woody Allen > movie #12 so we can just pack it in and go home. They may as well have > left > Berman in charge. Has JJ Abrams SEEN Star Trek? Anyone who has seen half a > season of TOS knows Amanda is human. Why not put Sarek in the movie? > > On 11/9/07 12:46 PM, "Tracey de Morsella (formerly Tracey L. Minor)" > <[EMAIL PROTECTED] > <mailto:tdlists%40multiculturaladvantage.com> > <mailto:tdlists%40multiculturaladvantage.com> > wrote: > > > > > > > For Winona Ryder, it's a fine line between pixie-like and Vulcanesque. > > > > The actress has become the latest boldface name attached to J.J. Abrams' > > highly anticipated reboot of the Star Trek franchise, signing on to star > > as mother to a young Spock. > > > > It will be Ryder's biggest studio film since 2002, when the two-time > > Oscar nominee costarred in Mr. Deeds with Adam Sandler and S1m0ne with > > Al Pacino. Ryder laid low for several years following her shoplifting > > arrest and has only appeared in a handful of mostly independent films, > > most notably in Richard Linklater's 2006 rotoscope-animated feature, A > > Scanner Darkly. > > > > Variety reports the erstwhile Heathers star will play the Vulcan mother > > of the Starfleet logician, sending Trekkers into a tizzy. Abrams is > > messing with a key element of the Star Trek canon: In all previous > > installments of the franchise, Spock's mother was human, not Vulcan (the > > pointy ears come courtesy of his father's side of the family). > > > > As conceived by Trek mastermind Gene Rodenberry, Spock's mother was > > Amanda Grayson, a teacher who met and married Sarek, the Vulcan > > Ambassador to Earth. The two later decamped to planet Vulcan. Spock's > > maternal unit was first introduced in a 1967 episode of the original > > series and portrayed by actress Jane Wyatt. Wyatt reprised the role in > > Star Trek IV: The Voyage Home. > > > > The 36-year-old Ryder will mother Heroes' Zachary Quinto, an actor just > > six years her junior. It's unclear whether movie makeup magic will make > > up the age difference or whether Ryder's character will only appear in > > flashback. Original Spock Leonard Nimoy is also slated to appear in a > > cameo role, though it's unclear in what capacity. > > > > No official details have been released about the film's plot, other than > > it will revolve around the Starship Enterprise crew's first mission > > together. > > > > Ryder's addition signals the end of casting. In recent weeks, Abrams > > beamed up Chris Pine (Kirk), Karl Urban (Dr. McCoy), Simon Pegg > > (Scotty), John Cho (Sulu), Zoe Saldana (Uhura), Anton Yelchin (Chekov) > > and Eric Bana (the nefarious Nero) to the film. > > > > Shooting is scheduled to begin on the film this month and is expected to > > last through March 2008. The film is slated for a Christmas 2008 > release. > > http://tinyurl.com/yv57sh <http://tinyurl.com/yv57sh> > > > > > > [Non-text portions of this message have been removed] > > "There is no reason Good can't triumph over Evil, if only angels will > get organized along the lines of the Mafia." -Kurt Vonnegut, "A Man > Without A Country" > __________________________________________________ > Do You Yahoo!? > Tired of spam? Yahoo! Mail has the best spam protection around > http://mail.yahoo.com <http://mail.yahoo.com> > > [Non-text portions of this message have been removed] > > Yahoo! Groups Links <*> To visit your group on the web, go to: http://groups.yahoo.com/group/scifinoir2/ <*> Your email settings: Individual Email | Traditional <*> To change settings online go to: http://groups.yahoo.com/group/scifinoir2/join (Yahoo! ID required) <*> To change settings via email: mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] <*> To unsubscribe from this group, send an email to: [EMAIL PROTECTED] <*> Your use of Yahoo! Groups is subject to: http://docs.yahoo.com/info/terms/
