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Bigger? We'll see
By sb2004

I too think that TNG is unfairly maligned, in part because it was a true SF film, as opposed to all the others which were more action films. I often cite it as an example of why true SF is difficult to make a successful film out of. Yes, TMP was successful, but the fact many people to this day are divided about it shows it wasn't 100% successful on every level.

But unlike all the other films -- right up to Nemesis -- I never once heard it referred to as a glorified episode. You watch TMP, especially on the big screen, and you actually lose yourself in that world.

It remains to be seen as to whether Trek XI has anything that comes close to the cinematic artwork that was the Enterprise flyby and the Vger flyby. I don't think today's filmmaker's have the patience to give up a good chunk of their film to outright art ... not with an audience that seems to have collective ADD and wants instant gratification. (I refer to, among other things, the growing pushback against long-term arc shows like Heroes, Lost and even to an extent BSG. The fact we're seeing more old-fashioned "single-episode standalone" series being commissioned and making the top of the ratings suggest that audiences at least in North America are moving back to taking their stories in bite-sized pieces again. TMP debuted at a similar time and as a result the flybys and other slow-moving aspects of the film were criticised at the time. Even if today they're fondly remembered.

So we'll see if Trek XI manages to capture some of that feel -- or if the studio will even allow it to come close.

Al

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