New Film Slammed By Trek Fans

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New Film Slammed By Trek Fans

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See for yourself. To be honest, I'm not sure what to make of it myself. I may not go at all after hearing about this. :(
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Rochey wrote:See for yourself. To be honest, I'm not sure what to make of it myself. I may not go at all after hearing about this. :(

Um.........lol? :lol:

I'm confused.

Dude, its the ONION...
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Nice try Rochey. :lol:
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Dude, its the ONION...
Oh, I know. :)

I like to post the occasional Onion article and try to pass it off as serious news. Just to keep you lot on your toes. :wink:
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Awesome. :lol:
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Rochey wrote:
Dude, its the ONION...
Oh, I know. :)

I like to post the occasional Onion article and try to pass it off as serious news. Just to keep you lot on your toes. :wink:
I caught it. :lol:
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You know, I can think of a few fans that would say that stuff...
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Cpl Kendall wrote:You know, I can think of a few fans that would say that stuff...
What, like the new movie looks too 'mainstream'?
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Tsukiyumi wrote:
What, like the new movie looks too 'mainstream'?
That stuff like the absence of preaching, debating morality and the lack of technobabble means it's not Trek.
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Well, have they seen the whole movie, maybe it's just not in the Previews we've seen.
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"Film slammed as accessible to people who don't even know what Pon Farr is".

Classic.
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Cpl Kendall wrote:
Tsukiyumi wrote:
What, like the new movie looks too 'mainstream'?
That stuff like the absence of preaching, debating morality and the lack of technobabble means it's not Trek.
So are you saying you agree with the fake news program? :? :lol:
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LaughingCheese wrote:[

So are you saying you agree with the fake news program? :? :lol:
No, those are the elements of Trek that I despise.
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He's saying that there are others who would agree with the fake news channel.
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There are. I for one was somewhat heartened by Abrams' interview on "The Colbert Report" in which he basically said that instead of trying to make a great 'Trek film, he tried to make an intelligent A/A film which happened to be set in the 'Trek world.
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