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Well, yeah. I was just trying to point out that there is nothing wrong (continuity-wise) with the basic premise of a movie about Kirk and Spock at the Academy.
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quote:Originally posted by Dukhat: MMOM: Not that I don't agree with everything you've stated (I do), but do you seriously believe J.J. Abrams or whatever the hell his name is will give two shits about any of that? Or Paramount? They want to make a movie that will make a lot of money. They're not going to care about continuity.
You stole the words right out from under my fingers. Continuity-whores will be having kittens because they sure as hell won't be worrying about Shaemus Finnegan, Gary Mitchell, the Launch date of NCC-1701, the Battle of Axanar or even probably the Kobayashi Maru.
People say Kirk+Spock is doable but it wasn't always about Kirk+Spock TOS was always about Kirk+Spock+McCoy - and to a certain extent the other four.
Which series did fans dub "Boldy going where they've already been"? This is what this smacks of.
Snotty Academy brats. Wasn't that a series of Kids books?
The best Academy Story they've done was the Red Squad take the Valiant. That was brilliant but that was because those kids were such over-zealous arseholes etc. etc. Oh and it was DS9.
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I think it will be funny when Spock and Kirk get lost while walking up the always moving stairs of Starfleet Academy, and they have to get a hold of the Fleet Admiral's lost pet as part of a bet and also there will be a group of cadets that are opposed to Kirk and Spock and play pranks on them because they hate aliens and want to keep Starfleet muggl- I mean alien-free.
quote:Originally posted by Dukhat: MMOM: Not that I don't agree with everything you've stated (I do), but do you seriously believe J.J. Abrams or whatever the hell his name is will give two shits about any of that? Or Paramount? They want to make a movie that will make a lot of money. They're not going to care about continuity.
Who's to say? There is always the chance he has a respect for the source material.
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The idea of an Academy Movie is not what bothers me, its just the fact that the idea just sounds like the rehashing of things that people like the most in Trek, this case Kirk and Spock. It hust doesn't sound original. And AndrewR is right, there were Starfleet Academy books featuring young Kirk and Spock.
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I honestly don't like the idea of recasting Kirk and Spock to younger versions of themselves. Sure, it happened in the TNG episode Rascals but everything went back to normal... and frankly it was during the same time period, just explained away with a shuttle accident.
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Plus, I mean "Rascals." I'm having trouble imagining any young actor being able to flourish in the shadow of The One True Shatner and The Great Leonard Nimoy. So I'm on board with the idea of Terry O'Quinn as everyone excepting, of course, freshman co-ed Janice Rand (Alexa Davalos).
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They're not going to be kids, you know. They're essentially going to be college students. Which, in American cinema, means they'll be played by 25-year-olds. I'm sure they'll invest a good deal of time and care in casting the parts, as well, since these are two popular culture icons we're talking about.
I wonder if Kirk's earlier encounter with Kodos the Executioner will be mentioned...
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What if they actually use Tom Hardy? I could picture him with a nausican broadsword through his naughty bits. And Paul Bettany as various Andorians.
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I can see it now....
Joaquin Phoenix as Kirk Tom Welling as Spock Matt Damon as McCoy Leonardo Dicaprio as Scotty Beyonce as Uhura Jessica Simpson as Rand
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The Academy script that was dug up a month or so ago was really good, so if they based the movie on that I'd be quite happy. But due to the quality of recent Treks, it pays to be sceptical, even with the apparent absence of B&B.
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Having seen "Jarhead" recently, I keep thinking about how a similar movie would play out if if were set at Starfleet Academy. Certainly, a Trek film would use less colorful language, unless they wanted to make an "edgier" addition to the series...
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And then again, it could turn out to be like the greatest science-fiction film...no, make that the greatest film OF ALL TIME, Starship Troopers.
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