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Nimoy May Be the Star of the Next Trek Film?

Posted by Zonk on from the anyone-but-shatner dept.

ajs writes "Moriarty, over on Ain't It Cool News is running a column about the upcoming J.J. Abrams Star Trek movie. In it, he discusses some theories about where the movie is going, but doesn't reveal his sources. He claims that Nimoy's Spock, not the younger versions of the original Trek trio, will be the primary star of the film; and that the movie will make some very substantial changes to the Trek lore in a way that is internally consistent with what went before, but opens up many more options for future franchise films or series. If he's right, there are some pretty substantial spoilers in the column." Obviously, as unverifiable speculation this should be taken with a grain of salt. Live long and prosper.

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  1. Re:Hmm. by YogSothoth · · Score: 3, Informative

    Hey Wombat,

          As far as I know, this is the scoop on the neck pinch ...

          It was invented for the episode "The Enemy Within" by Leonard Nimoy, who felt that Spock was too dignified to render someone unconscious by striking them over the head with the butt of a phaser.

    This comes from Memory Alpha but I recall reading the same explanation 20+ years ago so I think it's likely the correct one.

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  2. Re:Burying Itself In Its Own Plot by computerman413 · · Score: 2, Informative

    From what I understand, Roddenberry had an idea for a Star Trek series that involved blowing up the Federation, and an attempt to rebuild it. It was nixed, as executives didn't want to blow up the Star Trek franchise. So about 7 years ago, somebody took the idea, crossed out "Federation" and wrote "Commonwealth" instead, and called it Andromeda. Except for the last season, I thought it was pretty good.

  3. Re:You don't need any of them for Star Trek. by The+One+and+Only · · Score: 2, Informative

    Because no one would care. TNG was new and exciting, and DS9 was great for those who got into it, but the popularity and quality of series diminished from then on every time they introduced a new set of characters in a new setting. It's too bad because I would like Star Trek to be more flexible a concept, but in terms of marketability and not sucking, it's best to stick with established settings and characters.

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  4. Re:Burying Itself In Its Own Plot by The+One+and+Only · · Score: 3, Informative

    Having read that pitch, it seems that Straczynski returned the favor (from Ron Moore and the DS9 staff stealing the Babylon 5 premise) and ripped off Ron Moore's BSG reimagining. The document is dated 2004, one year after the BSG miniseries and the same year BSG started running on Sky in the UK, and among other things, it suggests making Scotty a woman!

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  5. Re:fuck it by Anonymous Coward · · Score: 1, Informative

    http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0057927/combined
    I'd love to see it.