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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 20 | 5-Page Preview of Final Issue of Nero Comic Book Mini Series

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Nov 20 | J.J. Abrams Says the Success of the DVD May Bring More People to Star Trek XII

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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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Abrams is on the right track..
By cdydatzigs

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I thought the "treatment" Paramount gave STAR TREK: TMP was just as good, if not better than the treatment the current film is getting. Sure, the filmmakers weren't completely successful back then, but snagging Robert Wise as director; spending almost 100 million dollars (1980 dollars--way more than the current film cost); getting all the original cast members in the film; plus, a TREK film back then was a far greater risk because no one knew if people would spend money on a former TV show. All this certainly qualifies as good treatment to me. What is he talking about?

Some disagreements...

(1) Actually, the film was budgeted originally at $8 million, and ended up costing $40 million to make in 1979 - a rediculous amount, but grossed over $100 million worldwide, so it was still profitable.

(2) Getting all the cast members on board was not really cost prohibitive seeing as they were mostly only known for being on a 1960s TV show that was cancelled a decade earlier -- they were cheap to sign.

(3) I think everyone knew TMP would be successful because of what Star Wars had generated and the exponential cult popularity Star Trek was getting in reruns.

(4) I think Abrams was comparing his Star Trek film to the cookie-cutter Berman-era films of the 90's that never had a true "epic" feel to them. TMP was the last truly significant film in the Star Trek franchise... this one will be the second because of how much is riding on it, and how much it is being hyped amongst GENERAL audiences.. not just Trekkies who will fork over $10.50 anyway.

-- Steve

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Message you're replying to Abrams is on the right track.. By cdydatzigs Quote: I thought the "treatment" Paramount gave STAR TREK: TMP was just as good, if not better than the treatment the current film is getting. Sure, the filmmakers weren't completely successful back then, but snagging Robert Wise as director; spending almost 100 million dollars (1980 dollars--way more than the current film cost); getting all the original cast members in the film; plus, a TREK film back then was a far greater risk because no one knew if people would spend money on a former TV show. All this certainly qualifies as good treatment to me. What is he talking about? Some disagreements... (1) Actually, the film was budgeted originally at $8 million, and ended up costing $40 million to make in 1979 - a rediculous amount, but grossed over $100 million worldwide, so it was still profitable. (2) Getting all the cast members on board was not really cost prohibitive seeing as they were mostly only known for being on a 1960s TV show that was cancelled a decade earlier -- they were cheap to sign. (3) I think everyone knew TMP would be successful because of what Star Wars had generated and the exponential cult popularity Star Trek was getting in reruns. (4) I think Abrams was comparing his Star Trek film to the cookie-cutter Berman-era films of the 90's that never had a true "epic" feel to them. TMP was the last truly significant film in the Star Trek franchise... this one will be the second because of how much is riding on it, and how much it is being hyped amongst GENERAL audiences.. not just Trekkies who will fork over $10.50 anyway. -- Steve Compose your message		Status You are not logged in. To post, you must enter your login information as well.
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[q]Quote:I thought the "treatment" Paramount gave STAR TREK: TMP was just as good, if not better than the treatment the current film is getting. Sure, the filmmakers weren't completely successful back then, but snagging Robert Wise as director; spending almost 100 million dollars (1980 dollars--way more than the current film cost); getting all the original cast members in the film; plus, a TREK film back then was a far greater risk because no one knew if people would spend money on a former TV show. All this certainly qualifies as good treatment to me. What is he talking about? Some disagreements... (1) Actually, the film was budgeted originally at $8 million, and ended up costing $40 million to make in 1979 - a rediculous amount, but grossed over $100 million worldwide, so it was still profitable. (2) Getting all the cast members on board was not really cost prohibitive seeing as they were mostly only known for being on a 1960s TV show that was cancelled a decade earlier -- they were cheap to sign. (3) I think everyone knew TMP would be successful because of what Star Wars had generated and the exponential cult popularity Star Trek was getting in reruns. (4) I think Abrams was comparing his Star Trek film to the cookie-cutter Berman-era films of the 90's that never had a true "epic" feel to them. TMP was the last truly significant film in the Star Trek franchise... this one will be the second because of how much is riding on it, and how much it is being hyped amongst GENERAL audiences.. not just Trekkies who will fork over $10.50 anyway. -- Steve[eq] Notify via email when someone has replied After my reply is posted: Go to it Go back to where I was		Quoting Links Styles Images

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

Nov 20 | 5-Page Preview of Final Issue of Nero Comic Book Mini Series

Nov 20 | J.J. Abrams Says the Success of the DVD May Bring More People to Star Trek XII

Abrams is on the right track.. By cdydatzigs

Abrams is on the right track..
By cdydatzigs