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Re: For the Trek people:
by Dylan » Fri Dec 11, 2015 1:29 pm
Eh, I liked them for what they are (which is popcorn filler). But I agree with you (eynon) and Spider that it's a far fry from Star Trek's origins. I'm not really a Trekkie though. But I have seen every episode of TNG.
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Re: For the Trek people:
by John Galt » Fri Dec 11, 2015 1:30 pm
the new star treks are fun takes on star trek but they are not star trek, correct. HOWEVER, the originals were also not hard scifi. and the new ones? they still had some fantasy elements. specifically FTL and transporters, but i guess they are more of a plot device so it's okay. still, it's no BSG... i want a new scifi, and want it to be the grittiest, darkest shit ever to come out of scifi so people can know the glory that is hard space operas like Revelation Space
the biggest downside is these movies have killed "Star Trek" as we have known. who, besides fan-funded kickstarters, are going to explorer the killed-off future of TNG/DS9/V? it's sad. (although i do know "renegades" has tim russ in it. tim russ is also in fallout 4 btw and he's brotherhood4lifem but i watched some of renegades and the production value is kinda shit. they have good makeup though.)
the biggest downside is these movies have killed "Star Trek" as we have known. who, besides fan-funded kickstarters, are going to explorer the killed-off future of TNG/DS9/V? it's sad. (although i do know "renegades" has tim russ in it. tim russ is also in fallout 4 btw and he's brotherhood4lifem but i watched some of renegades and the production value is kinda shit. they have good makeup though.)
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Re: For the Trek people:
by The Comrade » Fri Dec 11, 2015 1:57 pm
hard science fiction is not synonymous with gritty or dark or 'less fun' (however we're quantifying that)
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Re: For the Trek people:
by John Galt » Fri Dec 11, 2015 2:51 pm
Americans learn only from catastrophe and not from experience. -- Theodore Roosevelt
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Re: For the Trek people:
by The Comrade » Fri Dec 11, 2015 3:11 pm
you did, and you implied it as well.
be more careful in your words and we can avoid these conversation mistakes in the future.
be more careful in your words and we can avoid these conversation mistakes in the future.
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Re: For the Trek people:
by spacemonkey » Fri Dec 11, 2015 3:29 pm
Its a sad day when parts of a science friction movie must be simply made up.
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by John Galt » Fri Dec 11, 2015 6:01 pm
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