Gene Roddenberry's son reviews the new Trek Movie

[HardyGirl]

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I don't however share his sentiments.

[The Bat]

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I don't however share his sentiments.

But you've decided not to like it...without even seeing it? Even Mikey is saying he'll give it a chance...and watch it.

[jessica]

Oh yes!! I totally want to geek out now! I'm going to spend some time looking for my wig so I can geek out in Uhura's outfit when I watch it.

[Hector]

Hardy Girl and Mike...both perpetually stuck in the 70s.

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I don't however share his sentiments.

Amazing that you have come to this conclusion without seeing the movie at all.

Roddenberry's son is right on the money.

[Mikey]

Rod was mixed up with New Voyages for a while.

I don't think it takes much in the Trek department to impress him

[HardyGirl]

Yep, stuck in the 70s and proud of it!

I posted this thread before leaving for work, so I will now elaborate...

I don't share Rod's sentiments about the things he says he doesn't care about like the mythology, the ship, and the difference in the characters. I probably wouldn't feel the way I do if the original series weren't so iconic. The original 79 eps spawned all of this. This show is the reason that 52% of all Americans are Trek fans. Its characters, catchphrases and philosophy is the reason there are a whole sub-culture of those of us known as "Trekkies". We owe so much of what is today's science fiction to it. It's the reason why there are conventions as we know them. Watching those clips, I felt none of that. It didn't feel like Trek to me, just another one of the many action, popcorn movies that come and go all the time. It felt like a cheap imitation of of a show I've loved almost all my life, and I can't get excited about that. In my mind, there's only one Kirk, Spock, Sulu, Chekov, Sulu, Scottie and Uhura.
Call me close-minded, stuck in the 70s, whatever, I don't mind. And now that I've said my piece, this is the last I will say about this movie.

[Hector]

Close-minded.