I'm going to start this by saying, I loved the movies, I loved every minute of the movies.
but I hate that they are now becoming the "prefered" Star Trek Go to's. So many people are trying to say this collection of fanservice nudges wrapped around a good Sci-Fi base story, is Deserving of being called Star Trek.
I guarantee you all, if Nimoy wasn't in the first movie, it'd have been thrown out the window and Into Darkness would never have been made. But that's just it, the whole basis, as far as I can see, for people accepting the JJ movies as Star Trek, is the inclusion and participation of Nimoy, if Nimoy wasn't involved, people would have called them out for trying too hard to pretend. Most people can't even give me a real reason why the movies (apart from their names and branding) actually can be called Star Trek.
they are big, blustering, over produced Sci-Fi action movies. Their writing is not that special, the actors are WAY too young looking to be taken seriously as senior bridge crew. We hear of their exploits in secondary sources like comics, fai....Horribly Failed video games, etc. but even in those, there is nothing that resembles Star Trek. there is no great exploration, there is fighting, more fighting, and oh yes, sexy people.
no one so far, has given me any real reason as to why these movies could make claim to the "Star Trek" honor. The first movie had music from ToS and TMP, it had References from Enterprise, it showed Tribbles, It just took a BUNCH of quotes, outside of their original context, and slapped them lazily in so we'd believe they're Star Treky.
I get, that the JJ franchise is going to bring this game some money, and some...interesting ships to say the least. but this has caused more of a divide than most people care to admit, one side claims the other is too small, one claims the other is salty. it's gotten to the point that I'm positive this will not end well. and to hear, the developers might be deciding soon to end the Prime universe continuation, in favor of supporting the "kelvin" universe, makes me weep for the love I have for this game. I may be bitter at som....mos....all but a few of their decisions, and wish they'd eventually be bought out again, to someone far more considerate of the IP. but I always loved this game, I've been here since it's conception, I've got too many characters, and I love the game dearly...but to think the Kelvin line might supplant the Prime line.....I can't fathom the sheer devastation it would cause to fans like me.
but I hate that they are now becoming the "prefered" Star Trek Go to's. So many people are trying to say this collection of fanservice nudges wrapped around a good Sci-Fi base story, is Deserving of being called Star Trek.
I guarantee you all, if Nimoy wasn't in the first movie, it'd have been thrown out the window and Into Darkness would never have been made. But that's just it, the whole basis, as far as I can see, for people accepting the JJ movies as Star Trek, is the inclusion and participation of Nimoy, if Nimoy wasn't involved, people would have called them out for trying too hard to pretend. Most people can't even give me a real reason why the movies (apart from their names and branding) actually can be called Star Trek.
they are big, blustering, over produced Sci-Fi action movies. Their writing is not that special, the actors are WAY too young looking to be taken seriously as senior bridge crew. We hear of their exploits in secondary sources like comics, fai....Horribly Failed video games, etc. but even in those, there is nothing that resembles Star Trek. there is no great exploration, there is fighting, more fighting, and oh yes, sexy people.
no one so far, has given me any real reason as to why these movies could make claim to the "Star Trek" honor. The first movie had music from ToS and TMP, it had References from Enterprise, it showed Tribbles, It just took a BUNCH of quotes, outside of their original context, and slapped them lazily in so we'd believe they're Star Treky.
I get, that the JJ franchise is going to bring this game some money, and some...interesting ships to say the least. but this has caused more of a divide than most people care to admit, one side claims the other is too small, one claims the other is salty. it's gotten to the point that I'm positive this will not end well. and to hear, the developers might be deciding soon to end the Prime universe continuation, in favor of supporting the "kelvin" universe, makes me weep for the love I have for this game. I may be bitter at som....mos....all but a few of their decisions, and wish they'd eventually be bought out again, to someone far more considerate of the IP. but I always loved this game, I've been here since it's conception, I've got too many characters, and I love the game dearly...but to think the Kelvin line might supplant the Prime line.....I can't fathom the sheer devastation it would cause to fans like me.