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New International Star Trek Posters

Jeanne — Mon, 30 Mar 2009 05:32:46 +0000

A new batch of posters for the upcoming Star Trek film have surfaced and they haven’t done much to quell my worries about the film. Still it’s nice to see them and get an idea of how the movie is being marketed around the world. I can’t say that I know which country each of these is associated with so it’s hard for me to understand the logic (or lack thereof – sorry Spock!). I get the ones that feature Captain Kirk (Chris Pine) and Spock (Zachary Quinto) but I don’t get having Lt. Uhura as the third largest figure in some of them. I know Zoe Saldana might be more popular than some of the other actors but, seriously, Trekkies (like me!) don’t really care about the actor’s popularity – we care about the plot and characters.

Then there are these two below. The first one on the left looks more like a poster for The X-Files, doesn’t it? I get it – it looks like the Starship Enterprise traveling at warp speed – I just don’t like it. Then, the one on the right looked like an ad for a movie like Independence Day (1996). I don’t like that one either.

Then there’s the poster below. We’ve all seen it about a million times but I’ve got to finally ask for once and for all – doesn’t it look a lot like the posters and DVD covers for the Showtime series Dexter? What does that pose have to do with James T. Kirk’s usual demeanor? Not a whole lot, in my opinion.

Maybe I am taking this all too seriously (which is highly likely) but I’m just not terribly happy with how the movie is being marketed. I’m still going to be there on opening day to see the first showing but I’m growing more worried by the minute.

images: Industrial Light & Magic (Star Trek), Showtime (Dexter)

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Will Abrams Create a New Star Trek Series?

Jeanne — Mon, 23 Mar 2009 17:33:54 +0000

With J.J. Abrams breathing new life into the Star Trek film franchise, some are wondering if the director, who isn’t a stranger to making successful television shows (Lost), will consider creating a new series for the small screen. Heroes writer, Bryan Fuller, is quoted as saying: “I told my agent and told the people of J.J. Abrams’ team I want to create another ‘Star Trek’ series and have an idea that I’m kicking around. I would love to return to the spirit of the old series with the colors and attitude. I loved ‘Voyager’ and ‘Deep Space Nine,’ but they seem to have lost the ‘60s fun and I would love to take it back to its origin.”

Photo credit: Industrial Light & Magic

Seriously? *Sigh* First, let’s see how this new Trek film goes before we resurrect the television series. Some people are already worried after seeing the trailers. I’m a self-admitted Trekkie and I will see the movie but, I will say, that the trailer didn’t exactly inspire me. Does it look action-packed? Yes. Are all of the main cast members there? Yes. Do the effects look good? Yes. Does it look true to the Star Trek franchise? Um… the jury is still out on that one.

Besides, with shows being cancelled like crazy nowadays, is there really money out there to put a proper budget into a project of this magnitude? Doubtful. If they try to cut corners and mess with the show too much, Trekkies everywhere are going to collectively freak out and I’ll be leading the pack.

What do you think? Would you want to see a new Star Trek television series? I’ll admit that I’m growing a little tired of the neverending procession of reality TV shows on right now so, if it was done properly, I might be tempted to check it out.

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