In the interview—in which he also waxes nostalgic about his love for William Shatner, because of course Quentin Tarantinio’s major in-road to Star Trek would be life-long love for a well-worn older male actor—he draws specific parallels to Deadpool , which made a ton of money by screwing with the tone and energy of a standard comic book blockbuster
Right there. Two reasons this is going to suck.
First, the Shazzer angle. I actually really like Captain Kirk – he’s a much better captain than fan lore would have you believe – but Shatner… well, we’ve talked about Shatner. And Tarantino had proven to be much less feminist than people thought he was circa Kill Bill.
That does not bode well for a Star Trek picture.
Then the second part. Deadpool didn’t screw with comic book movies (helllloooo, Watchmen?). It insisted comic book movies didn’t screw with Deadpool. I really wish people would remember the source of comic book movies is, you know, the comic books.
Not to mention if an article about Star Trek gets through an entire fucking announcement without mentioning science, the social condition, something… that project is already lost.
No, let me ask you a question. When you docked your shuttle craft in here, did you see a sign out in front of my starbase that said Dead Klingon Storage?
I mean, if he wants to make Pulp Fiction in space, he should feel welcome. All I would ask is some extremely minimal world building instead of trying to wedge it into Star Trek. He could probably even title it Pulp Fiction in Space – it’s not like he wouldn’t still have a ready-made audience.
It could even be “Pulp Fiction in Space, starring Chris Pike and Zachary Quinto” without being Trek.
Just, please, I beg whoever is making Star Trek, make it relevant. If you can’t do that, file the serial numbers off and make some other space adventure movie.
My schoolmate is the director and she just posted this to her Facebook wall. It’s a cool moment. So proud of her.
And I want to add, diversity programs work. She was one of the first students to come in on a new minority scholarship program that added 10 new students of color to our fancy prep school.
When TNG was in production, I always wanted an episode where nothing went wrong and it was just a normal day in space.
Captain’s Log. Stardate 43003. We’ve been dispatched to investigate a quasar in the RedHerring system. Lt. Commander Data has confirmed that it is indeed a Quasar within all normal tolerances for quasars.
Lt. LaForge noted some anomalies in the warp core, but managed to deduce that Ensign Neverseenbefore had been shirking his duties and not properly aligning the Whosit Matrix.
Dr. Crusher states that work with Björkin slime molds did not have any measurable benefit in treating Rigellian Fever. She is winding down the study and sending the results to starfleet.
Counselor Troi noted the overall “mood of the ship” was within normal standards.
That crusher boy did have on a particularly obnoxious sweater though. I asked his mother to ensure he never wears it again.
We lost half our bridge crew while exploring the relativistic jets. And we’re way off course. It may take millions of years to get back to the Alpha Quadrant.
Did I miss them on the trailer? Or is she just announcing that they’ll make an appearance… so that’s 7 of 9, Data, Troi Riker, Hugh… what about the Crushers, Worf, and La Forge?
She posted the same trailer as above, do no, it didn’t look like they’ve been in a trailer yet. Both her and Frakes have now tweeted they’re in, though.
