Comments on: Star Trek turns 42!

By: Gavin Bollard

Gavin Bollard — Mon, 08 Sep 2008 22:03:15 +0000

As a Doctor Who fan who went through the nineties with effectively a “dead programme” for company while being jealous of how well Star Trek was doing, I’m now delighted to see the roles reversed.

Star Trek looks like it’s trying to make a comeback too soon. Personally, I think it could do with a little rest… It would come back fresher than ever.

By: Rodney

Rodney — Mon, 08 Sep 2008 20:45:22 +0000

George, I can honestly say with the Star Trek movies, the last one, and the poorly receieved tv series (even though it did get three seasons) just were not enough. And you are right, the fans wont put up with it just because it says Trek on it.

Also, addressing your off topic comment, I need not appologize. I never said he WAS alive, just that if Hollywood wanted to, he didn’t have to be dead. No matter how “final” the script or anyone in an interview said. Doesnt mean they will, and I hope they never do. But I didnt say he was alive. Just that he COULD be. You never got that.

By: George

George — Mon, 08 Sep 2008 20:40:48 +0000

The thing with trek is there are a lot of fans out there. The movies used to make a ton of money so there is an audience. Its just that they are not going to accept any old shit that gets handed out to them. The movies got so terrible people even the fans stopped going. I love trek but the last 2 or 3 films looked so bad I never bothered seeing them.
I hope the new film is great.

by the way, off topic I know, but now that it has been confirmed that two face is in fact dead I accept your apology rodney and hope we can still be friends ;P

By: vid

vid — Mon, 08 Sep 2008 19:56:07 +0000

I didn’t think Nemesis was a bad movie but then again I wasn’t a hard core star trek fan.

By: sean dailey

sean dailey — Mon, 08 Sep 2008 19:24:33 +0000

Rodney, Phill Gee was quoting Bones from Wrath of Khan.

By: Rodney

Rodney — Mon, 08 Sep 2008 17:47:38 +0000

Its not a funeral, its a memorial. It died off a while ago, some are just clinging.

But fear not you faithful few, a ressurection is prophesied. May09

lol

By: Phil Gee

Phil Gee — Mon, 08 Sep 2008 16:58:15 +0000

“Dammit Trek what’s the matter with you? Everyone has birthdays, why are we treating yours like a funeral.”

By: Rodney

Rodney — Mon, 08 Sep 2008 16:57:57 +0000

At the third largest sci fi convention that supports fanbases like Star Trek I saw 3 costumes for Trek, NO booths showing star trek collectables, and two Trek Celebs, one of which stuck her nose up at the fanbase (Kate Mulgrew offered NO photos and NO personalized autographs) Even the much smaller “Toronto Trek” convention is now called Polaris and this year only had one Trek guest. The biggest Toronto Star Trek event cannot stay afloat on Star Trek alone.

I didn’t say there were NO fans left. And I like the movies and shows as much as anyone.

But compare the fan activity NOW to even 5-10 years ago, and its a dying breed. They need new blood, or even the die hards are just not going to bother anymore.

So when I say its dying or dead, your opinion hardly offers anything to counter that. I can find more fans of HeMan online.

By: sean dailey

sean dailey — Mon, 08 Sep 2008 16:27:32 +0000

kaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaahn!

By: AjaxLou

AjaxLou — Mon, 08 Sep 2008 16:22:59 +0000

Hear! Hear!

And a salute to JJ Abrams et al. Here’s hoping you can take the franchise and lift it to the next level. It is going to be extremely interesting to see what can be done with the original characters and how they will fare when updated with today’s sensibilities and movie-making technology.

…the adventure continues…

By: JAY

JAY — Mon, 08 Sep 2008 16:01:27 +0000

Salute to Star Trek….2 quotes…

“As a matter of cosmic history, it has always been easier to destroy, than to create. ”

-Leonard Nimoy(Spock)

“We are the Borg. Lower your shields and surrender your ships. We will add your biological and technological distinctiveness to our own. Your culture will adapt to service us. Resistance is futile.”

– Borg

By: Slushie Man

Slushie Man — Mon, 08 Sep 2008 15:54:28 +0000

“The fanbase is dying, if not dead.”

Please, don’t make comments like that based off nothing. The various Star Trek forums have more participating members on them, then ANY other forum that I know of, and I’ve been to a couple Trek conventions (I myself am not a Trekkie, but I do like the shows, and most of my friends are hardcore Trekkies, so I went with them), and I’ve seen just as much attendance at those, as I have at Comic-Cons.

If the fanbase of Trek is dead, then we must all be in Hell, becuase it’s still one of the largest fanbases I know of.