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Nov 22 | No J.J. Abrams Version of the U.S.S. Enterprise in the Star Trek Online MMORPG

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Nov 21 | Faran Tahir on His 10 Minutes as Captain Robau in J.J. Abrams Star Trek Movie

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Nov 21 | J.J. Abrams, Roberto Orci and Alex Kurtzman on Shatner and Nimoy

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Nov 21 | Roberto Orci on the Status of the Star Trek XII Script and the Possibility of Producing a New Star Trek TV Series

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Nov 12 | Star Trek star Zachary Quinto is loosely attached to star in the romantic dramedy Whirligig, reports Risky Business.Quinto would play the lead role in the independent Canadian film, which is aiming to shoot early next year. The movie centers on a man who, in a misguided attempt to woo an older woman, befriends the woman's adopted son.Chaz Thorne is directing the pic, based on a screenplay by Michael Amo, creator of the Canadian supernatural series "The Listener."

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Nov 11 | The CNS Foundation, is hosting an on-line charity auction at www.charitybuzz.com. One of the items they are auctioning is a signed movie poster of the new Star Trek movie which has all the cast members and writers. The president of our organization is Carol Abrams, JJ's mother, and she arranged for the donation from Bad Robot Production Company. J.J. Abrams is also a major donor to their organization. The funds raised will go to help find a cure to neurological disorders in children. The auction link is here.

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Nov 10 | Candice Bergen, Charles Lisanby, Don Pardo, Gene Roddenberry, Tom and Dick Smothers and Bob Stewart have been selected as the next inductees into the Television Academy's Hall of Fame. They will be honored at a Jan. 20 ceremony at the Beverly Hills Hotel. "This year's inductees have challenged and shaped popular culture, changed television for the better and entertained us royally while doing so," TV Academy Chairman-CEO John Shaffner said. More info at the Hollywood Reporter

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Nov 08 | Unreality-SF.net has interviewed Star Trerk author James Swallow about some of his upcoming projects. He talks about Titan: Synthesis and Seven Deadly Sins: The Slow Knife, as well as some forthcoming Doctor Who and Stargate stories.

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Prequelize it and they're riffing on Star Trek: New Voyages
By Michael X. Maelstrom

Unless you want to inject the possibility that he was lying or answering through his hat, it looks like he just let slip a confirmation that they're re-casting the seminal Trek roles.

If anyone wants to see for themselves whether re-casting Spock, Kirk and McCoy can be done effectively (or if you prefer, what your personal reaction is to _an_ re-casting) visit www.newvoyages.com and download an ep.

As an Trekkie, I would 'ave to say, that ST:NV displays (to me) that it can be done, in that it was able to surmount my apprehension _against_ an re-casting.

Introspectively, it works primarily because it meets 3 criteria.

1. it's very respectful of the original TOS

2. the (re)cast members are unknowns.

3. It captures the look'n'feel of TOS down to recreations of original sets.

While 3 is not necessary for a new Trek movie, in that an TOS early-years movie need only 'look'n'feel' contextually like TOS (we've seen some excellent art posted here on Trekweb where uniforms look consistent with pre-TOS/post-Naval)

Myself, I would submit that criteria 1 is absolutely essential, and criteria 2 is preferable.

Abrams has vocalized his respect for the original series (and fans) so assuming he's not engaging in a feat of linguistic legerdemain and a degree of intrepidity, that's one down.

I'm now 'opeful.

Michael X.

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Message you're replying to Prequelize it and they're riffing on Star Trek: New Voyages By Michael X. Maelstrom Unless you want to inject the possibility that he was lying or answering through his hat, it looks like he just let slip a confirmation that they're re-casting the seminal Trek roles. If anyone wants to see for themselves whether re-casting Spock, Kirk and McCoy can be done effectively (or if you prefer, what your personal reaction is to _an_ re-casting) visit www.newvoyages.com and download an ep. As an Trekkie, I would 'ave to say, that ST:NV displays (to me) that it can be done, in that it was able to surmount my apprehension _against_ an re-casting. Introspectively, it works primarily because it meets 3 criteria. 1. it's very respectful of the original TOS 2. the (re)cast members are unknowns. 3. It captures the look'n'feel of TOS down to recreations of original sets. While 3 is not necessary for a new Trek movie, in that an TOS early-years movie need only 'look'n'feel' contextually like TOS (we've seen some excellent art posted here on Trekweb where uniforms look consistent with pre-TOS/post-Naval) Myself, I would submit that criteria 1 is absolutely essential, and criteria 2 is preferable. Abrams has vocalized his respect for the original series (and fans) so assuming he's not engaging in a feat of linguistic legerdemain and a degree of intrepidity, that's one down. I'm now 'opeful. Michael X. Compose your message		Status You are not logged in. To post, you must enter your login information as well.
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Nov 22 | Exclusive Digital Content Now Available With New Star Trek Movie on iTunes

Nov 22 | No J.J. Abrams Version of the U.S.S. Enterprise in the Star Trek Online MMORPG

Nov 21 | Faran Tahir on His 10 Minutes as Captain Robau in J.J. Abrams Star Trek Movie

Nov 21 | J.J. Abrams, Roberto Orci and Alex Kurtzman on Shatner and Nimoy

Nov 21 | Roberto Orci on the Status of the Star Trek XII Script and the Possibility of Producing a New Star Trek TV Series

Prequelize it and they're riffing on Star Trek: New Voyages By Michael X. Maelstrom

Prequelize it and they're riffing on Star Trek: New Voyages
By Michael X. Maelstrom