Star Trek Into Darkness (The Big Bad Star Trek (X)II Thread)

[BLUMENKOHL 1,110]

Still beats what they gave the original Uhura to do.

Glorified phone operator.

[Delorean90 47]

I've got one job on this lousy ship; it's stupid, but I'm gonna do it! Okay?

[Brónach 1,330]

Still beats what they gave the original Uhura to do.

Glorified phone operator.

I meant on a narrative level, but yeah, that was a very fitting idea. I was surprised when I read it wasn't always that!

I've got one job on this lousy ship; it's stupid, but I'm gonna do it! Okay?

I remember that

[Henry B 51]

I wonder if they made the new Uhura a "xenolinguistics expert" just to poke fun at that scene in ST6 where she fumbles through a Klingon-English dictionary trying to put a few short phrases together.

[JoeinAR 1,957]

Still beats what they gave the original Uhura to do.

Glorified phone operator.

yea but being the first High Profile black woman on tv and being on one end of the first interracial kiss is something, at least then

[#SnowyVernalSpringsEternal 12,392]

You would be surprised how soon you get used to interracial kissing!

[Jay 46,245]

More new footage

[Delorean90 47]

Pike said "ass"!

[BLUMENKOHL 1,110]

That trailer "worked."

It's the same iteration of the other ones, but the editing is far better. The use of sound effects to punctuate beats worked well too. Makes the other trailers look amateurish.

[Brónach 1,330]

I love the columnar jointing they put there at the side of the volcano.

[Jay 46,245]

They're doing audiobooks of novels based on film scripts now?

Alice Eve will read the Star Trek Into Darkness audionovel, which will be released on May 21 by Simon & Schuster Audio. Eve, of course, will co-star in the Star Trek (2009) sequel as Dr. Carol Marcus. According to Simon & Schuster Audio, the Star Trek Into Darkness audionovel will run 8 hours and 30 minutes, will spread across 7 CDs and will cost $29.99 at Amazon.com and Barnes & Noble. Fans also will be able to purchase it for download via iTunes and audible.com.

http://www.startrek.com/article/alice-eve-to-read-star-trek-into-darkness-audionovel

[Trent B 354]

8 hours for a Star Trek audio novel? That's an over kill...

[JoeinAR 1,957]

8 hours for a Star Trek audio novel? That's an over kill...

no it's not, that's about normal for an audio book on CD.

[Jay 46,245]

Joe is right

[#SnowyVernalSpringsEternal 12,392]

Joe is right

That must have hurt!

[JoeinAR 1,957]

I like to listen to audio books on my drives to little rock, I can get in about 5 hours of listening and get the rest over the two week check out period.

[Wojo 2,458]

I enjoyed the Harry Potter audio books. I have downloaded a ton from Librovox but haven't made time for them.

But yeah, it takes a lot longer for someone to coherently and pleasantly read a book out loud than it does to quickly skim over it.

[JoeinAR 1,957]

I suppose it's neat that Alice Eve is reading the audio book but not being familiar with her makes it irrelevant to me.

I have not listened to any Star Trek Audio novels but I hope my library gets this one.

[Wojo 2,458]

I have the first Eugenics War one but never read it. Star Trek novels are usually lousy, though this falls into novelization territory.

[Delorean90 47]

Alice Eve reading something to me does sound nice...Crafty bastards.

[crocodile 9,724]

Who is she anyway?

Karol

[Jay 46,245]

She was Vince's girlfriend in the final episodes of Entourage, and the main girl in that Jay Baruchel movie "She's Out Of My League".

Apparently she was also in Sex and the City 2, Men In Black 3, and an episode of Poirot

[BLUMENKOHL 1,110]

She does have a nice voice:

[crocodile 9,724]

Never heard of her, to be honest.

Karol

[Jay 46,245]

New picture on Facebook

[Jonesy 55]

New poster

[Jay 46,245]

lame poster

[#SnowyVernalSpringsEternal 12,392]

Cumberbatch has the same downturned face, with eyes looking front Pine had in the poster for the 2009 film.

[Jay 46,245]

It seems like every sci-fi movie coming out this year has a dark and dismal vision of the future, and subsequently the marketing campaigns are all dark and gloomy too.

Star Trek Into Darkness, Elysium, Oblivion, After Earth, etc etc.

Where's the next Fifth Element?

[Brónach 1,330]

What the hell is wrong with these marketing people??????

[#SnowyVernalSpringsEternal 12,392]

The future does not seem very bright in real life either.

[Brónach 1,330]

It seems like every sci-fi movie coming out this year has a dark and dismal vision of the future, and subsequently the marketing campaigns are all dark and gloomy too.

Star Trek Into Darkness, Elysium, Oblivion, After Earth, etc etc.

I know. Personally, I tried very hard not to do that in what I'm writing.

[Jay 46,245]

I'm looking forward to this fall's fare much more:

Machete Kills, Sin City 2, Ender's Game, mmm

[JoeinAR 1,957]

Star Trek used to be optimistic.

[Jay 46,245]

With JJ going over to take over the Star Wars franchise for a while, I can see Star Trek 13 going in a completely different direction than 12.

[JoeinAR 1,957]

JJ definitely made it the biggest boxoffice hit of the series.

[Jay 46,245]

Into Darkness has the potential to make more, but it might depend if people are already doom-and-gloomed out after Iron Man 3 and Oblivion. Though I expect the cast and Star Trek name will be more than enough to make it bring in the most money of any Star Trek film, I think.

Almost time for the Summer 2013 Box Office thread

[JoeinAR 1,957]

suggested titles, Star Trek XIII Back into the Light

Star Trek XIII Renaaissance

Star Trek XIII Generations II, The Return of the Picard.

Into Darkness has the potential to make more, but it might depend if people are already doom-and-gloomed out after Iron Man 3 and Oblivion. Though I expect the cast and Star Trek name will be more than enough to make it bring in the most money of any Star Trek film, I think.

Almost time for the Summer 2013 Box Office thread

I was preparing to create it this evening. with a bit of a twist or addition.

[crocodile 9,724]

It seems like every sci-fi movie coming out this year has a dark and dismal vision of the future, and subsequently the marketing campaigns are all dark and gloomy too.

Star Trek Into Darkness, Elysium, Oblivion, After Earth, etc etc.

I know. Personally, I tried very hard not to do that in what I'm writing.

Tell me more.

Karol

[Brónach 1,330]

I'm optimistic!

[BLUMENKOHL 1,110]

You people whine too much.

You have nearly 60 years worth of optimistic Hollywood to consume! The people cutting themselves have only the last decade of Hollywood to enjoy.

Greedy sons o' bitches!

[crocodile 9,724]

I'm optimistic!

I meant what are you writing?

Karol

[Brónach 1,330]

I'm optimistic!

I meant what are you writing?

Well, it's set in the future, but the social/cultural mindset is as different from us as ours could be to the people of the Paleolithic. Normally what you get in these films is people who are like us, specially biologically (under the excuse of the characters having to be relatable), and give them some other crazy technology depending on the story like human robots and faster than light travel and what not. Prometheus, Star Trek, etc. That can lead to a rather grim view of the future at some point.

[crocodile 9,724]

Why don't you share it sometime. I'd like to read it.

Karol

[Brónach 1,330]

I might post some of it this summer if I manage to put it into a decent shape.

[#SnowyVernalSpringsEternal 12,392]

is it English?

[Brónach 1,330]

No, but it's actually a comic book and pictures are universal! I've tried writing prose in English but I felt stuck.

[BloodBoal 8,711]

[crocodile 9,724]

As someone on Facebook said: "The entire Star Trek franchise, going down in flames, thanks to J.J. Abrams."

Karol

[shockwave 8]

As someone on Facebook said: "The entire Star Trek franchise, going down in flames, thanks to J.J. Abrams."

Karol

Finally a decent poster instead of The Mission Impossible style poster.