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The Onion Review of Star Trek Into Darkness
Ok, read my review below and, then, watch this video. Black Trekkie has a good sense of humor and I totally resemble the Onion’s remarks.
http://v.theonion.com/onionmedia/videos/videometa/206/zen_webm.webm
Spoiler kinda, but you’ll want to know.
I have been debating whether to share this or not, but I decided to go ahead and put this out there.
*If you have seen the trailers, you have basically seen “Into Darkness”.*
I was actually pretty shocked by this when I saw the entire movie. I wish they hadn’t shown quite so much and they weren’t as much trailers as they were entire snips of the movie.
I’m listing them below, BUT, if you haven’t seen a trailer for a few weeks, then don’t watch them before going to see the movie. Ok?
Spoiler-Free Star Trek Into Darkness Review: I came, I saw, I conquered
Truth is, Captain Jackson is getting a little long in the tooth. Yes, kiddos, I can’t hang for the midnight shows anymore. The last midnight show I went to see was the Avengers and I was drrraaaaaaaaaagggggin’ (onomatopoeia, I’ve been dying to use that word). So, I posed this question to my fellow Geek friend; we’ll call her Java since she’s in the Trekness Protection Program. The convo went like this:
Captain: Should I go to the midnight showing of Star Trek? Java: I don’t know. Captain: I can’t hang like I used to, but I want to be around real fans and they go to the midnight show. Java: Well, I’ve met this new guy and we’re going out of town this weekend. I have two passes to a screening tonight. Captain: That’s great about the new guy! Are you saying you’re not going to the screening? Java: Yes, I’m not. I’ve got to start getting ready for this trip. Do you want them? Captain: Hell yes (read: whatchu talkin’ bout, Willis) Java: Ok. Here’s the code. Captain: I just called to say I love you!Now, as you can see, there were a few problems with this conversation. We were halfway in before she mentioned having passes. lol. But, she came through and I was so stoked to go! Thanks, Java!
So, on to the movie. I counted 18 black people and lots of other people of color (and a bunch of aliens)! Good job, J.J.! Not many speaking roles, but much better than the last movie and loads better than the previous movies.
Playground moment: Gather ‘Round!
You remember back in the day when we were young (I’m not a kid anymore, but some days…), ubiquitously, you remember a scene where everyone gathered around the kid with something cool to show off. It might have been the new Jordans, a turtle, a cast, a nudie mag, or the latest New Kids on the Block cassette tape; who knows, but it was always the same scene. Well, gather round me today on our virtual playground because:
This is my reaction!
I’ll post my review of the movie tomorrow!
Romulans join the Dominion War
We can argue all day, but I think this was the best episode in all of the Treks. What say you?
Captain’s Log: Would a New Star Trek series last today?
I got to thinking about this question today and I came to a troubling conclusion. As much as I would want it to, I don’t think a new Trek series would do well in Hollywood today. The first season of every Trek series is pretty bad and that spells disaster in the ratings game. I’ve seen some very promising shows get cancelled before the writers work through the kinks and get things rolling smoothly. Sadly, Star Treks tend not to get going until the third season.
What do you think?
Captain’s Log: Star Trek Renegades, Ummm.
Hmmmm…errrrr…ummmm…uhhh
That’s the best description I can give of my reaction to this trailer:
I’m not sure what I just watched.
Captain’s Log: Thanks for Uhura, Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr.
I imagine DS9 happened something like this:
There’s a meeting between the DS9 writers and the lightbulb goes off and someone says “I’ve got it! Let’s make him an intergalactic Martin Luther King, Jr.” Then, they call in Avery Brooks and he is full of ideas about how to bring nuance and depth to the character. The head writer interrupts him, Kanye-style, and hands him a VHS tape of the “I Have a Dream” speech, gives him the attaboy, and tells him to come back in a month.
I feel like I should talk about MLK, Jr. in June or really any other time than his designated day. Why? Because his contributions to our society and the world deserve more attention and investigation.
Most people know MLK, Jr. for his ubiquitous I Have a Dream speech in Washington. But, most people don’t know much about his inner life, his turmoil, and the very personal sacrifices he made during his journey. His writings and sermons from shortly before his death are definitely worth read.
This year, the celebration of his life and contributions will understandably be overshadowed by the second inauguration of the first black (and possibly Vulcan) president of the United States.
What does this have to do with Star Trek?
Captain’s Log: Ready for Captain Worf?
Photo credit: Memory Alpha
We’ve been hearing that Michael Dorn is trying to put together a Captain Worf series for a while. Is the world ready? I am. I would really like to see how Starfleet would handle a non-human captain. I have been trying to think back through all the captains and admirals in the various series and I can’t think of any non-humans. Correct me if I’ve missed someone.
It would be fascinating to see how Worf manages his allegiances to the Klingon Empire with his duties to Starfleet. And, as of the finish of Deep Space 9, Alexander is serving on a ship, Worf was solely responsible for bringing down Chancellor Gowron and replacing him with General Martok, and his human family is getting older– there’s lots to draw from for a script. I really hope they have him married to a Klingon woman because I always wanted to see where his relationship with K’Ehleyr would’ve gone. Klingon women are such rich and volatile characters.
The first thing they will have to deal with is what happened during an away mission on DS9 when Sisko announced: “This will go in your service record… and to be completely honest, you should know that they’ll probably never give you a command of your own after this.”
TulsaWorld has a good article on the effort. Check it out.
Is Garak Gonna Have To Cut A Mofo??? Oh, and Happy New Year.
First and foremost, Happy New Year! I hope that you are getting on well so far in 2013. If you didn’t make any resolutions yet, then go make some! It’s always New Years somewhere on one of the 1 billion planets in the Milky Way galaxy. I’d love for readers to share theirs, I’ll start:
1) Use up things that I have bought, donate them, or throw them out. I’m not up to Hoarders level, but my house is a graveyard for good deals and miracle products that haven’t lived up to the hype or failed to hold my interest. I could have the most epic garage sale EVER! I started purging things a bit before the new year and hope to continue over the next few weeks. I am terribly sentimental and I even threw away a birthday present that I never used; yes, I’m serious.
2) This one is more of a Part 2 to the aforementioned. Buying exercise dvds makes me feel like I have worked out. *hangs head in shame* Don’t tell Shaun T. I have them all: Power 90, Supreme 90, Walk Away the Pounds, The Firm, Pilates, Yoga, and a bunch of others. I figure if I do them all over the course of the next year, I will surely be fitter by the end. Sounds like a good idea, right?
Okay, enough about me.
Let’s all celebrate the 20th anniversary of the premiere of Deep Space 9. The first episode, Emissary, aired on January 3, 1993. I love nearly all things Star Trek, but I will admit that DS9 is my least favorite series. I just couldn’t get into Avery Brooks’ acting style. Every phrase is not an invitation to soliloquy, but he made it one anyway. Extreme overacting and, yes, I know he teaches acting; but it’s Trek not Shakespeare. There were a few bright spots (Episode: In The Pale Moonlight), but it was just generally too much. When I get down to doing the episode reviews, I will talk more about that. I am currently rewatching the series and I will admit to enjoying it much more than I did initially. Especially, Garak. I had totally forgotten that everyone’s favorite spy-turned-tailor had such a pivotal role in the series. Andrew Robinson was awesome in this role, especially when the show went off the rails and forgot about the Dominion War for about 10 episodes. Seriously tho, what the heck was going on in Season 7?
So, tell me, who was your favorite character in DS9?
Shouts to Garak, he’ll cut a b*tch. He’s Star Trek’s version of Omar from the Wire.
Source: Memory Alpha.
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