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By: GustavoLeao (Odo's file, contact, web site) @ 12:56:00 on Jan 02, 2013

Class act, JJ.

I lost my dad in 2012 and I know he would have loved INTO DARKNESS. Dad was a big TOS fan. He loved Star Trek.

I miss him.

Gustavo

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By: KeepOnTrekin (Odo's file, contact) @ 22:34:36 on Jan 01, 2013

I hope in this new year and years to come, that someone would be this kind to any of us. When your told you have two months to live and your wish is to see a movie that will be out 3 months after you have already gone. to be able to see tommorow even though you know you wont be there to experience it. it gives you hope that your life will be there five months from now, even though it wont. We are human beings we only have so much time on this earth, is it reasonable enough to be happy and to be happy for someone who wont be there. in five months no matter what we are doing when star trek comes out, know that someone else wont be there.

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By: Italiantrek (Odo's file, contact) @ 20:55:54 on Jan 01, 2013

This is a piece of hateful marketing. They have taken advantage of this fan with terminal cancer for their business, for making money. A free tv spot for Bad Robot. Yeah, right now is true: ST into the Darkness: Moral and ethic darkness. Bad Robot is hard capitalism.

In a fan with terminal cancer, they have seen an opportuny for making a tv spot. And at Christmas time. What a lachrymose coincidence! A Ferengy would applaud it. Rules of acquisition
9-Opportunity more insticts equal profit
10-Greed is eternal
22-A wise man can smell profit in the air
48-The bigger the smile, the sharper the knife
299-Whenever you exploit someone. It never hurts thanks them. It is easier to exploit them next time


This is not true charity , because true charity no search for publicity. True Charity is mute and anomymus.

Lame, Abrams, Lame. Lame..
I'm used to be a proud trekker. Rigth now I can't. Gold is all in Abransverse.

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By: Sherlock (Odo's file, contact) @ 14:26:59 on Jan 01, 2013

Happy New Year to my fellow TrekWebbers!

This was a great gesture. Abrams really did not need any extra publicity. It was just a classy move.

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Let's get perspective...it was good of him | Report this post to moderator
By: IamKirok!!! (Odo's file, contact) @ 11:32:20 on Jan 01, 2013

I am the first to detract from JJ's aesthetics and business approach, but this was a good thing to do. Period.

My guess is there was a lot of work involved in getting the rough cut ready and I'm sure that though it undoubtedly is going to benefit him in the PR department, the kindness done for a grieving family is the most important part of this gesture.

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By: Muldfeld (Odo's file, contact) @ 08:21:10 on Jan 01, 2013

This was a really kind and cool thing to do.

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Nice. | Report this post to moderator
By: cdydatzigs (Odo's file, contact) @ 14:54:21 on Dec 31, 2012

I know there are some people on here that will call this a "pub grab" by an "opportunistic" Abrams, but it should be noted that he's done this before. A dying college professor who was famous for a speech he gave that was recorded on YouTube I believe, had terminal cancer was granted a speaking role in the last film. He was the communications officer that Uhura relieves because of her expertise with Romulan dialects. He passed away before he could see the finished film. You know, maybe J.J. is just a good guy. Just sayin'

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