Re: Abrams Talks About Trek XI Movie

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>, "RuPEDski"
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>> "GeneK" <gene@[EMAIL PROTECTED]
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>> > "ToolPackinMama" <philnblanc@[EMAIL PROTECTED]
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>> >> I say that The Original Star Trek ~was~ an action/adventure show.
>> >
>> > It was certainly sold to the network as one, and it
>> > certainly had action/adventure episodes.  But if
>> > its producers intended it to be one, then by the
>> > standards of the period they didn't do a very
>> > good job of delivering it as one.  More action
>> > every week, such as gratuitous fistfights and
>> > phaser shootouts and having Shatner clinging
>> > to the hoods of runaway shuttlecraft, probably
>> > would have helped its ratings at the time.  But it
>> > would probably have been at the expense of
>> > its more thoughtful aspects, and turned it into
>> > another run-of-the-mill bang-bang-shoot-em-up
>> > action/adventure series that nobody would be
>> > watching today, except perhaps on TV Land at
>> > three in the morning.
>> >
>> Quite correct. In addition those elements were the ones LEAST
responsible
>> for it's long term following and success. They are the scenes that have

>> aged
>> the most poorly as well.
>
> Kirk throwing polystyrene boulders around isn't fun any more??   ;-)
>
> If you think those effects have aged ****ly, then you should watch some
> of the British sci-fi shows made well after the original Star Trek
> ended. They look like the budget was about 5c for the entire show's
> lifetime - cardboard sets, painted on buttons, models on strings, etc.,
> etc. They looked awful then and look even worse now.   :-)

LOL. I'm sure. Well, when one of the action music sequences starts up it's

my cue to to some net surfing. I've seen enough Kirk fisticuffs and flying

dropkicks, awkward Spock action moments etc. I'll make an exception for
the 
rubbery, glacially moving gorn or if Mr. Sulu is going to do some
"karate"! 
;-)