Comments on: Trek Writers On Character Development http://www.trektoday.com/content/2011/06/trek-writers-on-character-development/ Daily Star Trek news Wed, 22 May 2013 23:35:00 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.2 By: Anonymous http://www.trektoday.com/content/2011/06/trek-writers-on-character-development/comment-page-1/#comment-688 Anonymous Sun, 06 Nov 2011 19:13:00 +0000 http://www.trektoday.com/content/?p=12390#comment-688 I think it's real important for the fans to just let the series reboot and judge each new installment on its merits as entertainment. That's what it is. Not a doctoral thesis on alternate universes or the holy dogma of the original trek timeline. While I agree the whole cowinkidink of Kirk's landing on the same planet with Spock and Scotty was a stetch it was still incredibly entertaining. This is Trek for a new generation. Let them have it, and I'll gladly go along for the ride. I think it’s real important for the fans to just let the series reboot and judge each new installment on its merits as entertainment. That’s what it is. Not a doctoral thesis on alternate universes or the holy dogma of the original trek timeline. While I agree the whole cowinkidink of Kirk’s landing on the same planet with Spock and Scotty was a stetch it was still incredibly entertaining. This is Trek for a new generation. Let them have it, and I’ll gladly go along for the ride.

]]> By: Reallytwistedpup http://www.trektoday.com/content/2011/06/trek-writers-on-character-development/comment-page-1/#comment-78 Reallytwistedpup Tue, 28 Jun 2011 21:15:00 +0000 http://www.trektoday.com/content/?p=12390#comment-78 I couldn't agree more. Spock would never have had kirk thrown out an airlock in an escape pod - I don't care how emotional. The enterprise has had killers and god knows what occupy the big before, but a starfleet cadet gets the airlock? He lands on a random planet and runs for his life into the first cave he sees and finds his best friend from the future and Scotty happens to be on the same planet... not buying that at all... (It feels like an insult to my intelligence) - also, I never understood how this futuristic Starship has all this plumbing, manual weapons loading and is so primitive in so many ways.... Not real big on the retro look of the warp engines either... - on the other hand - I loved the kirk bar scene and the kobayashi maru. Though the Spock I know and love would have been "fascinated" his security on the simulation could have been broken by a human cadet and not angered... Spock was a very patient man.... I could rant forever... Live long and prosper and may the next trek not be offensive... I couldn’t agree more. Spock would never have had kirk thrown out an airlock in an escape pod – I don’t care how emotional. The enterprise has had killers and god knows what occupy the big before, but a starfleet cadet gets the airlock? He lands on a random planet and runs for his life into the first cave he sees and finds his best friend from the future and Scotty happens to be on the same planet… not buying that at all… (It feels like an insult to my intelligence) – also, I never understood how this futuristic Starship has all this plumbing, manual weapons loading and is so primitive in so many ways…. Not real big on the retro look of the warp engines either… – on the other hand – I loved the kirk bar scene and the kobayashi maru. Though the Spock I know and love would have been “fascinated” his security on the simulation could have been broken by a human cadet and not angered… Spock was a very patient man….

I could rant forever…

Live long and prosper and may the next trek not be offensive…

]]> By: B5883789 http://www.trektoday.com/content/2011/06/trek-writers-on-character-development/comment-page-1/#comment-77 B5883789 Tue, 28 Jun 2011 10:06:00 +0000 http://www.trektoday.com/content/?p=12390#comment-77 Translation: "We rewrote an entire timeline to turn Kirk into a space-born Hollywood-cliche Rebel Without A Cause (With a Heart of Gold) so we could later get him closer to what you know." Translation:

“We rewrote an entire timeline to turn Kirk into a space-born Hollywood-cliche Rebel Without A Cause (With a Heart of Gold) so we could later get him closer to what you know.”

]]> By: Jason Martin Schlierman http://www.trektoday.com/content/2011/06/trek-writers-on-character-development/comment-page-1/#comment-76 Jason Martin Schlierman Tue, 28 Jun 2011 01:30:00 +0000 http://www.trektoday.com/content/?p=12390#comment-76 I hope they write a "Star Trek" film that focuses more on the merits of humanity being examined and less on eye candy. While I really want the Prime Universe to be explored once again, I think I can get over my anger about the JJ-verse if the second one is done right. I understand that it's just an alternate universe, that idea has been explored before. But alternate or not, they have to do it right, and so far, they have missed the ball! The sequel could start to make up for things however. Part of me wants it to. I'd love to be invested in new "Star Trek" again. Articles like this give me hope that it just might. I hope they write a “Star Trek” film that focuses more on the merits of humanity being examined and less on eye candy. While I really want the Prime Universe to be explored once again, I think I can get over my anger about the JJ-verse if the second one is done right. I understand that it’s just an alternate universe, that idea has been explored before. But alternate or not, they have to do it right, and so far, they have missed the ball!

The sequel could start to make up for things however. Part of me wants it to. I’d love to be invested in new “Star Trek” again. Articles like this give me hope that it just might.

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