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EmilyBlips "Brace for Impact" is right. I can't imagine incurring the wrath of a zillion avid Trekkies. I hope this movie rocks :D
Orci & Kurtzman: Star Trek Is The Story Of How The Enterprise Set Sail
TrekMovie.com —
... prequels). But they feel it needs to be a mix: Orci: Original Star Wars. I want to feel the space, I want to feel speed and I want to feel all the things that can become a little bit lost when Star Trek becomes very stately — which I love about it , but…. Kurtzman: Star Trek is often the space equivalent of sub battles, which is what makes it unique and different from Star Wars, so you can’t blow that away, either. Orci: It’s somewhere between that the truth lies. For much more goto wired.com .. message name email url
SF Tidbits for 10/3/08
SF Signal —
... in the future. Rather, it's SF that connects to the reader's life: SF about times we, personally, can conceive of living through (barring illness or old age). It's SF that delivers a powerful message -- this is where you are going."
Interviews & Profiles: @SciFi Wire: John Joseph Adams (editor of Seeds of Change). @Enter the Octopus: Daryl Gregory (Pandemonium). @Wired: Roberto Orci and Alex Kurtzman, the writers behind the upcoming J.J. Abrams Star Trek ...
How Will The New Star Trek Movie Borrow From Star Wars? [Morning Spoilers]
io9 —
... going to be a debate when this movie comes out whether or not it's consistent with canon. We argue that it is. But there's literally nothing we can say about this movie. Even if we think it's not controversial, people will say, "Oh, that's convenient, they're covering a story that's never been covered before instead of dealing with canon." If you're one of those people who actually cares about "canon," it's never a good sign to be told there will be "some debate." [Wired] More hints that Simon Pegg's Scotty gets a lot of scenes with Leonard Nimoy's Old ...
Star Trek Movie Influenced by Star Wars
The Official Star Wars Blog —
... that can become a little bit lost when Star Trek becomes very stately — which I love about it , but….
Kurtzman: Star Trek is often the space equivalent of sub battles, which is what makes it unique and different from Star Wars, so you can’t blow that away, either.
Orci: It’s somewhere between that the truth lies.
Read the full interview here:
Star Trek Writers Brace for Impact (Wired.com)
Read about J.J. ...
Starlinks
Mike Brotherton: SF Writer —
I’m blogging over at sfnovelists.com today on the topic of predictions in real life and for science fiction.
Scientists decrying the politicization of science.
The Star Trek scriptwriters on the new film and its impact.
Falcon 1 Flight 4 music video. Real spaceflight!
Liquid mirror telescopes on the moon.
J.J. Abrams, Star Wars And Star Trek
TheForce.Net —
... is helming a new Star Trek film. Two of Abrams' writers recently spoke with Wired.com about their new film and how the Star Wars influence was inescapable. ...
Saving Star Trek
dashPunk —
Club Jade pointed to some posts about how to save Star Trek. They reminded me of my post Star Trek After Roddenberry… I cannot resist the urge to comment on them.
Mixing Star Wars and Star Trek
The Official Star Wars Blog highlighted an interview with the writers of the new Star Trek movie, Roberto Orci and Alex Kurtzman by Wired:
Wired.com: J.J. Abrams makes no secret that he’s more of a Star Wars guy and not so much into Star Trek, but you two were full-tilt ...
