Re: [OT] Nimoy at SDCC: "It was logical!"
- From: Josh Hill <usereplyto@xxxxxxxxx>
- Date: Tue, 31 Jul 2007 13:40:28 -0400
On Tue, 31 Jul 2007 03:46:31 GMT, Amy Guskin <aisling@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
wrote:
(in article <5o8ta3dv0o7l65u60sq53je19q5nvale2k@xxxxxxx>):On Mon, 30 Jul 2007 23:05:58 -0400, Josh Hill wrote
On Mon, 30 Jul 2007 21:42:36 -0500, "Carl" <cengman7@xxxxxxxxxxx>
wrote:
"Thunder Fantastic!" <deceptar@xxxxxxx> wrote in message
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I have to say I'm not looking forward to any re-imagining of Star Trek...
I
was a big fan of the original and it just won't be the same for me without
those actors.
I'm sure the new movie will make money and people will love it but I
intend to pass on it. For me, anyway, I think Star Trek is dead...
Personally, I think the *only* way to revive Trek is to re-imagine it.
Trying to go back in time is (IMO) a terrible idea; everyone knows how it
ends before it starts. Trying to go forward is difficult because you're
trapped by canon. In theory it shouldn't matter because the stories should
be based on people, but fans get distracted by any little deviation from
what went before.
On the other hand, if they tried a "reset" of Trek now I think they'd be
too
influenced by and compared to Batllestar Galactica. They'd probably do
things simply to show they're being different. The comparison would get in
the way. They'd need to wait a few years for it to work.
If they don't do a full reboot, let it rest in piece.
OTOH, the Bond movies have worked through many Bonds, and there have
been successful remakes of some pretty iconic stuff, e.g., King Kong. <<
You thought that was successful? Oh, wait: you said _successful_, not
"good."
You didn't like the 2005 Kong? I thought they did a fairly amazing job
at a task I would have thought impossible, though the film was too
busy, long, and action-packed to recapture the iconic poetry of the
original.
--
Josh
"Your manuscript is both good and original. But the part that is
good is not original, and the part that is original is not good."
-- Samuel Johnson
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