KnightWing Posted October 9, 2012 Report Share Posted October 9, 2012 ...wouldn't it be nice if there was a group of people, I don't know, watching every episode of every series and documenting their journey? I tried getting that together back in 2008. The problem is that it's such a monumental undertaking (over 700 movies and hour-long episodes total) that it's very hard to coordinate. Going at a weekly schedule, it would take five years to complete. Going bi-weekly, it'd take a decade. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dc20willsave Posted October 9, 2012 Report Share Posted October 9, 2012 Not to mention having to go through many of those twice considering how much of Early Next Generation is just revamps of TOS episodes. Then there's the pain of Dr. Pulaski. Yeah, so would not be a fun experience for anyone. Well, maybe sadistic listeners. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Missy Posted October 9, 2012 Report Share Posted October 9, 2012 Sometimes I think I'm Dr. Pulaski's only fan. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dan Posted October 9, 2012 Report Share Posted October 9, 2012 Yeah, probably. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
KnightWing Posted October 9, 2012 Report Share Posted October 9, 2012 Not to mention having to go through many of those twice considering how much of Early Next Generation is just revamps of TOS episodes. Then there's the pain of Dr. Pulaski. Yeah, so would not be a fun experience for anyone. Well, maybe sadistic listeners. I guess that makes me a sadist, then. I love Trek enough that I'm willing to even watch bad episodes, just because it's always nice to mentally put myself in that universe. It's a nice place to visit. And hey, bad episodes are wonderful review fodder, and really help illuminate why the good episodes are so good. Sometimes I think I'm Dr. Pulaski's only fan. No, you're not. I've heard many a fan say they liked her more than Beverly. Truth be told, until Season 7 when Beverly was treated like a command officer, she was little more than a bleeding heart whose only purpose was to worry about Wesley and either flirt with Picard or rebuke him with lines like "Jean-Luc, you can't DO THAT!" She was the voice of emotion and principle-based compassion on Picard's shoulder, but was mostly a useless character otherwise. Hell, she was more of an annoyance for the most part in those circumstances, as she usually acted as an obstacle for Picard to make decisions, rather than a source of solutions. Pulaski, on the other hand, was almost literally McCoy as a woman. She was a doctor with a flair for old-time medicine and beliefs, which contrasted nicely against TNG's squeaky-clean progressive-for-the-sake-of-progressive attitude. But then, of course, Pulaski also has a somewhat abrasive attitude that can be divisive. I imagine that were she a real person, not everyone would like her equally, so it makes sense that fans are divided on opinion of her. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Stratofarius Posted October 9, 2012 Report Share Posted October 9, 2012 I just got the complete TNG set from a friend (thought I should skip-dabbli-doo The Original Series for some reason) and now I'm very, very afraid. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MaxPower Posted October 9, 2012 Report Share Posted October 9, 2012 Neither of the doctors were strong characters. Crusher felt like she had to be the mother of the entire crew just because her son was one of them. And Pulaski annoyed me mainly because of her Data is a machine comments. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JackFetch Posted November 27, 2012 Author Report Share Posted November 27, 2012 Official synopsis: In Summer 2013, pioneering director J.J. Abrams will deliver an explosive action thriller that takes "Star Trek Into Darkness." When the crew of the Enterprise is called back home, they find an unstoppable force of terror from within their own organization has detonated the fleet and everything it stands for, leaving our world in a state of crisis. With a personal score to settle, Captain Kirk leads a manhunt to a war-zone world to capture a one man weapon of mass destruction. As our heroes are propelled into an epic chess game of life and death, love will be challenged, friendships will be torn apart, and sacrifices must be made for the only family Kirk has left: his crew. I find the choice of using the word detonated interesting. Especially since they don't say specifically that a bomb detonated, and then mention a one man weapon of mass destruction. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
slothian Posted November 27, 2012 Report Share Posted November 27, 2012 "Pioneering director" = a Mission Impossible sequel, a Star Trek reboot and a Spielberg homage. I think the word "pioneer" is somewhat kind. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Koete Posted November 28, 2012 Report Share Posted November 28, 2012 That's a bit harsh, Ian. You're overlooking the advancements he's made in the use of lens flares. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
slothian Posted November 28, 2012 Report Share Posted November 28, 2012 I guess he did produce one film made entirely out of shakycam. But, crucially, he didn't direct it. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
prez Posted November 29, 2012 Report Share Posted November 29, 2012 That's a bit harsh, Ian. You're overlooking the advancements he's made in the use of lens flares. I enjoyed that probably far more than was warranted. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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slothian Posted December 3, 2012 Report Share Posted December 3, 2012 That's quite the pioneering poster, which is in no way derivative of The Dark Knight/Rises. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Koete Posted December 3, 2012 Report Share Posted December 3, 2012 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JackFetch Posted December 3, 2012 Author Report Share Posted December 3, 2012 The Dark Knight: Into Darkness This one has the Bat-spaceship. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Stavros Posted December 3, 2012 Report Share Posted December 3, 2012 Dark knight meets Transformers. Not that I mind, the fucking villian is on the poster! Cumberbatch for the win! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
prez Posted December 3, 2012 Report Share Posted December 3, 2012 I'm stunned by how bad that is. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
KnightWing Posted December 3, 2012 Report Share Posted December 3, 2012 For Star Trek, it's pretty surprising. Along with the synopsis, it seems to imply that the Federation/Starfleet is going to have their version of Pearl Harbor, but on a massive scale. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Stavros Posted December 3, 2012 Report Share Posted December 3, 2012 Hardly unprecended. Wolf 359 comes to mind. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gareth Posted December 3, 2012 Report Share Posted December 3, 2012 Why does it seem like everyone is trying to hate this movie? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
prez Posted December 3, 2012 Report Share Posted December 3, 2012 Why does it seem like everyone is trying to hate this movie? Not sure why you think that. Personally, I'm really excited for it. But that poster is atrociously cliché. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Koete Posted December 3, 2012 Report Share Posted December 3, 2012 I'm not hating on the movie; I haven't seen it, so I can't comment on it. Am I mocking J. J. Abrams and the pretension of the marketing around him? Yes. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Richard Paterson Posted December 3, 2012 Report Share Posted December 3, 2012 Nice to see the Gherkin's still around in the 23rd century Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
KnightWing Posted December 3, 2012 Report Share Posted December 3, 2012 Hardly unprecended. Wolf 359 comes to mind. I was thinking that as well, but this implies destruction on Earth. The only comparable events would be the weather disaster in The Voyage Home or the Breen attack in DS9 Season 7. From what's been implied thus far, Into Darkness is like Wolf 359 combined with the Breen attack, doubled over again. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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