Star Trek

[CoasterMatt]

I kept waiting for somebody to say that Kirk's midichlorian count was off the scale...

[Cadaverous Pallor]

Originally Posted by Alex

Dammit, I can't stop! It was fun! But it was stupid! But it was fun! And since I probably won't see it again for years, if ever, eventually I'll just remember the stupid! and not the fun!

This was exactly how I felt about Phantom Menace (except for the not seeing it for years - I saw it 6 times in theaters).

Regarding midichlorians - the reason it was such blasphemy to me was that it put a mystical concept and made it scientific. They took the magic out, which to me was denying a basic principle of the original trilogy. This is the major difference between Wars and Trek, as Trek was based in science and logic. The only analogy I can think of to Trek is if they claimed that the science of Trek was actually magic - warp drive created by God or something. Then you'd get a rant out of me.

As I said before I did feel like I was mourning the old Trek. But I don't feel that they were saying the old experiences didn't matter. I can accept that that universe remains intact, elsewhere. This is an alternate universe. The characters have slight differences, sure - you're going to have a scrappier Kirk due to daddy issues and a more live-for-today Spock, but hey, holy crap, they have something MORE to write about! A slight twist. Like iSm, I also caught the new Kirk acting Kirk-ish in those last moments of the movie. Yay.

I am seriously hoping that after LOST ends Abrams will bring this to TV. Please!!!