FY STAR TREK

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michpalmer — Thu, 23 May 2013 03:25:37 -0400

Some talented trekkies out there! Thanks reddit!

michpalmer — Wed, 22 May 2013 13:22:00 -0400

Some talented trekkies out there!

Thanks reddit!

onamissiontocivilize: widdershinsgirl: geekboots: JESUS...

michpalmer — Tue, 21 May 2013 23:58:05 -0400

onamissiontocivilize:

widdershinsgirl:

geekboots:

JESUS TUMBLR

Captain Picard has an Android phone with unlimited Data.

ANDROID PHONE WITH UNLIMITED DATA

beebeeoo: Star Trek Old School by Inner Young

michpalmer — Sun, 19 May 2013 21:44:02 -0400

beebeeoo:

Star Trek Old School by Inner Young

mdegraw: I see you, Bones.

michpalmer — Fri, 17 May 2013 22:05:17 -0400

mdegraw:

I see you, Bones.

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michpalmer — Fri, 17 May 2013 12:51:17 -0400

The Klingon Hamlet

michpalmer — Fri, 17 May 2013 12:50:38 -0400

The Klingon Hamlet:

The Klingon Hamlet [William Shakespeare, Nick Nicholas, Andrew Strader, Klingon Language Institute] on Amazon.com. *FREE* super saver shipping on qualifying offers. For too long, readers throughout the Federation have been exposed to The Tragedy of Khamlet, Son of the Emperor of Qo’nos

jamarabee: Cumberbatchy?????

michpalmer — Thu, 16 May 2013 22:36:37 -0400

jamarabee:

Cumberbatchy?????

saraspoering: Spock and Kirk. “I have been and always shall be...

michpalmer — Thu, 16 May 2013 21:36:08 -0400

saraspoering:

Spock and Kirk.

“I have been and always shall be your friend.”

heymonster: Kathryn Janeway, Our Lady of Determination.

michpalmer — Thu, 16 May 2013 21:34:56 -0400

heymonster:

Kathryn Janeway, Our Lady of Determination.

doctorcrusher: Captain Picard Day is one of the children's...

michpalmer — Thu, 16 May 2013 18:27:21 -0400

doctorcrusher:

Captain Picard Day is one of the children's favorite school activities. They look forward to it all year.

Why does it have to be me?

Neil deGrasse Tyson Tells Us Why 'Star Trek' Is So Much Better Than 'Star Wars'

michpalmer — Thu, 16 May 2013 17:43:29 -0400

Neil deGrasse Tyson Tells Us Why 'Star Trek' Is So Much Better Than 'Star Wars':

I mean it’s kind of overplayed to keep comparing Star Trek or Star Wars. But Neil is the man. And of course, if you had to choose….

weyounded: They were once considered mortal enemies of the...

michpalmer — Thu, 16 May 2013 04:22:16 -0400

weyounded:

They were once considered mortal enemies of the Klingon Empire.

15 pieces from STAR TREK: INTO DARKNESS artshow

michpalmer — Thu, 16 May 2013 02:16:42 -0400

15 pieces from STAR TREK: INTO DARKNESS artshow

As a long-long trekkie, I naturally want the person in charge of the franchise to be as devoted as I am, so I'm not happy the franchise is in Abrams' hands. However, nobody is really acknowledging the 2nd part of what he said: "Some of the writers loved Star Trek ... So when we were all happy, it felt like that was the way to go." I understand the need for change. I still don't like it, but at least Abrams is trying. I want it to just be for us, but maybe that makes me a greedy fan.

michpalmer — Wed, 15 May 2013 21:04:46 -0400

Regarding "Star Trek is over": Its legacy, its shows and movies, will always be there, absolutely, and I will always love all of it, but if there was ever a new TV show it wouldn't, couldn't be like the shows that came before, because TV has changed so much, and the idea of Star Trek has changed because of the new movies and a whole new generation that has no idea what came before. The glory days when for almost twenty years there was always one or the other Star Trek show on TV are sadly over.

michpalmer — Wed, 15 May 2013 20:39:34 -0400

I guess I’ll have to hold on hoping that HBO buys the rights. Lol

I don't quite understand why Abram's movies were explicitly written to appeal to non-Trekkies as well and thereby betrayed a lot of what Star Trek used to be, because the Star Trek fanbase is really big enough to make sure that they would have gotten their money's worth in any case. Honestly, I feel like Star Trek is over anyway, because the way it used to be it doesn't fit in with this day and age's idea of entertainment.

michpalmer — Wed, 15 May 2013 20:17:37 -0400

Is Star Trek over? I’d have to disagree with that. I have to believe what we are doing here is exactly why it won’t be.

I don't think Abrams' Star Trek "left behind" Rodenberry's vision at all. There are fantastic humanist themes in the 2009 reboot, from Spock's heritage conflict to Kirk overcoming the absence of a father (not to mention the circumstances of his father's death coming back to haunt him later). What friendship means in the context of being a leader and the captain of a starship. The eternal optimism of GR's Star Trek hasn't been present since Berman became a big presence in the TV series.

michpalmer — Wed, 15 May 2013 20:16:38 -0400

Honestly, even where they diverged from Gene's vision it's because he was devoted to optimism. You still have underlying philosophical, ethical, and moral questions in a lot of the later series. I think that J.J. Abrams hasn't diverged from that vision, he's left it behind. The last movie was and this next is promising to be just so much action dressed up in Star Trek drag.

michpalmer — Wed, 15 May 2013 19:48:54 -0400

Thanks Anon!

Another good argument from a different pov!

We have ourselves a discussion.

"I think Trekkies are overreacting to what Abrams said. The indignation over the fact that he did not..."

michpalmer — Wed, 15 May 2013 19:45:00 -0400

“I think Trekkies are overreacting to what Abrams said. The indignation over the fact that he did not like Star Trek growing up is silly, IMO. It’s not as if he himself is in sole creative control over the movies - he said in the interview that others on the production/writing teams were Star Trek fans and that they worked together to come to a point where the movies held true enough to the “principles” of the Star Trek franchise, but also appealed to non-Trekkies. (cont.) People have to consider that the movies have never really done a GREAT job at holding to Rodenberry’s vision. In fact, later on in TNG as well as DS9, VOY, and ENT diverged from GR’s original vision for the franchise. The movies have almost always been more action-oriented than the TV shows. GR didn’t like many of them, as a matter of fact. Bringing Star Trek to a wider audience is fantastic, IMO. I think the first was well-balanced between appealing to general audience vs Trekkies. (fin)”

- Anon

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