I think this was the first big KDF event that I've seen since I've been here at Stonewall. It was about time! Haha :P I was really only able to participate in the trivia event due to having a low-level Klink! I did get to see the bat'leth tournament though, which I thought was way cool! And I now have bragging rights as I can successfully say that I have beat Nick in melee combat... twice!!! (Heart you Nick!)
Thanks again to those who worked, assisted and contributed to this event. See what can be accomplished through team work? :) Thanks also to Voleron for allowing me to be a guest judge! Was great fun.
Im currently on NSP and it just sucks here. The cost of transferring are so high so untill i gain the funds ill be on this tard server. Ill soon be with you guys longterm!
1. It's not Cronos, it's not Kronos, because The First City of the Klingon Imperial Empire is on the Planet Qo'Nos. (my God man, the language has it's own damn dictionary)
2. Peter "whine, cry, moan & complain" Weller... Why? After all the smack he talked about having to do Star Trek the first time playing a character on "Enterprise", why the hell would anyone want to fan that fire again?
And now the top 2 highlights...
1. Black Deltan Lesbians... you know you want them to create and entire series around them. and she can fly a starship and not crash it! YES GAWD!
2. Catians...(yes, i mean Kirk's 3 way) who knew Catians came in the Siamese variety. What cat owner doesn't let their cat's sleep in the bed?
and just because we are all thinking it... Spock's getting a little too Kirk crazy himself in this movie. What will Kirk's baby mama have to do to keep her man?
and one tiny P.S. - James Doohan's son is always on duty in the Transporter Room. NICE!
A whole generation of people will grow up with this version of Star Trek instead of the Original Series, Next Gen, DS9 or Voyager.
Later, many will look back at the aforementioned predecessors and think they sucked because they weren't anything like the movies with which they grew up.
I want to thank Voleron for the awesome poster, video, direction and content you brought forth for an awesome KDF day. Jacien, for working with me to get this set up in such a short time and being an awesome host. Rennan, your support and knowledge of PvE and hosting our groups against the Borg - priceless!
Finally, and most importantly, The members of House Of NagH reD. It was fantastic to have so many great participants during the day, I look forward to our next one with much anticipation!
I think that some people's disappointment with this movie (as others have said), is because in large part, they're hoping for the traditional Star Trek that they remember.
After seeing the first movie, I realized that for me to be able to enjoy the new series, I could no longer think of the J.J. movies as the Star Trek I'd come to know and love; the two are completely different and separate things in my mind, despite them having the same name. They're just movies designed to cast as wide of a net as possible, in order to bring in the biggest audience and net the most money, without challenging social norms or providing hope for the future, beyond the potential for good looking guys in their early thirties to be sailing through space, representing Earth behind the wheel of a Trillion dollar space ship.
As heart-wrenching as it at first was to come to terms with the fact that the franchise I loved wasn't represented in the reboot, it really has allowed me to enjoy the movies for what they are as opposed to being upset over what they're not... and then I squee a little bit when there's a reference or head-nod to the Star Trek series that I really care about :D
This is also my take-away after seeing I/D. It was the action film I expected with all the drama, emotion and FX.
I wasn't wow-ed by it, but I don't condemn it. I'm still merely taking this "alternate" timeline with a grain of salt, at least for now. It has left me curious enough to see what the next film brings..
Foremost on my mind? We need a new series back on TV.
My 11-year-old and I agreed that it was a great movie, specifically that it was much better than the first one. We really enjoyed it.
My only complaint was about the cinematography, which I thought was too jumbled, chaotic, and jumpy. But I liked the plot and story a lot. Best movie I've seen in quite a while.
I could have done without them putting Kirk in bed with two alien girls. That made for a fun ride home...
I have to agree with you. I was very skeptical about the movie, especially when I found out before hand about the plot twists, but I really liked where they went with this. It was much better than the first one, which isn't saying much, to be sure.
I'm going to have to disagree with Voleron's assessment of the franchise. It really sounds like you're trying to blame the victims here. The reason why the later Star Trek movies, especially Nemesis, sucked so bad, was just because of the greed of the studios. They didn't want to spend money on good writing, so we got junk. John Logan is such an unimaginative hack, and I knew he was just going to rehash other, better stories, like TWOK. Enterprise was also squarely in the lap of the studio. It's not that fans abandoned it. Remember that for the first season or so, they didn't even want to call it Star Trek so they didn't have to bother with canon.
I think that some people's disappointment with this movie (as others have said), is because in large part, they're hoping for the traditional Star Trek that they remember.
After seeing the first movie, I realized that for me to be able to enjoy the new series, I could no longer think of the J.J. movies as the Star Trek I'd come to know and love; the two are completely different and separate things in my mind, despite them having the same name. They're just movies designed to cast as wide of a net as possible, in order to bring in the biggest audience and net the most money, without challenging social norms or providing hope for the future, beyond the potential for good looking guys in their early thirties to be sailing through space, representing Earth behind the wheel of a Trillion dollar space ship.
As heart-wrenching as it at first was to come to terms with the fact that the franchise I loved wasn't represented in the reboot, it really has allowed me to enjoy the movies for what they are as opposed to being upset over what they're not... and then I squee a little bit when there's a reference or head-nod to the Star Trek series that I really care about :D
I can always justify inconsistencies with the alternate timeline mumbo-jumbo. I just don't take it seriously, and it allows me to be happy with the entertainment, while I wait for a real Star Trek series to make it's way back to TV.
Loved that the villain was Khan... loved that Kirk died instead of Spock and all of the little parallels to the Star Trek I know :)
I can almost understand the studio's frustration with the Trek franchise, though. Trekkies and Trekkers are notoriously difficult people to please, so when how many movies (Generations, Insurrection and Nemesis come to mind), which were all met with stiff opposition from the Trek community, and their new television series (Enterprise) was so unsupported by Trek fans to the point that it had to be cancelled, it makes sense for them to have thrown their hands up in exasperation and try to make the franchise appeal to a wider audience. In a sense, it could almost be argued that Star Trek fans have done this to themselves.
In fairness, I also refused to watch Enterprise when it was on TV, so I'm as much to blame as anyone... now a few years later, I've bought and watched the series and enjoyed it immensely. There was a lot of good Trek in that series, but I couldn't let myself see it at the time.
I guess, in conclusion.. go see James Bond: In space (aka: Star Trek), and I think you'll still enjoy it ;)
I feel ya Renegade, I really really really really really don't want to see this movie and I have avoided all efforts by my other "Star Trek" fans to see this but when my grandmother asked me to go with her....well I guess I'll be seeing it tomorrow. I'll just pretend it's a generic science fiction movie with a Heinlein twist.
lol, thanks! It's a "Doctor Who" police call box, otherwise known as a "Tardis", I'm told... I wouldn't know, but it holds a lot of tea for those late night gaming sessions!
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Love the Tardis. I must get one of those. Be great for coffee :)
lol, thanks! It's a "Doctor Who" police call box, otherwise known as a "Tardis", I'm told... I wouldn't know, but it holds a lot of tea for those late night gaming sessions!
