See also, Lost, Alias, and in fact most of the rest of JJA's career
Yeah, that's what I'm worried about--not just w/rt Trek, but also Star Wars. I can't believe Disney is handing over SW to Abrams.
It's a real burden being right so often.
Mal ,'Bushwhacked'
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Consuela - May 14, 2013 6:24:07 am PDT #24356 of 30000
We are Buffistas. This isn't our first apocalypse. -- Pix
Tom Scola - May 14, 2013 6:26:05 am PDT #24357 of 30000
Remember that the frontier of the Rebellion is everywhere. And even the smallest act of insurrection pushes our lines forward.
I was quite amazed how well his first Star Trek held together.
Consuela - May 14, 2013 6:43:47 am PDT #24358 of 30000
We are Buffistas. This isn't our first apocalypse. -- Pix
I was quite amazed how well his first Star Trek held together
I thought it fell apart as soon as I started thinking about it. It was fun in the moment, but speaking from the perspective of someone who's worked with or for the military for much of my career, very little of it was remotely possible. The narrative was awkwardly manipulated in order to get the end-result of that Kirk in charge of the Enterprise with that specific crew, but it broke my suspenders of disbelief several times along the way.
§ ita § - May 14, 2013 6:50:00 am PDT #24359 of 30000
Well not canonically, no, but this is transformative fiction.
I still feel Avengers and Iron Man 3, for instance, fall apart (it's sad when I feel GI Joe 2 did a better job of painting the antagonist's motives and plans), and I've been told to sit back and enjoy the rides, so JJ's bar will be pretty low.
Jessica - May 14, 2013 6:59:18 am PDT #24360 of 30000
And then Ortus came and said "It's Ortin' time" and they all Orted off into the sunset
The narrative was awkwardly manipulated in order to get the end-result
Yep, be prepared for more of that. Once everyone gets to Point A, the moment-by-moment chain of causality works out fine, but getting everyone to Point A in the first place requires some very fancy hand-waving. And lens flares. So. Many. Lens. Flares.
Consuela - May 14, 2013 7:02:21 am PDT #24361 of 30000
We are Buffistas. This isn't our first apocalypse. -- Pix
And lens flares. So. Many. Lens. Flares.
Oh, dear.
I have been a bit spoiled, sufficiently that I'm not very excited about the movie. I may wait until it shows up at the beer-and-pizza theater.
Jesse - May 14, 2013 7:32:05 am PDT #24362 of 30000
Sometimes I trip on how happy we could be.
Iron Man 3 made not one lick of sense, top to bottom. I still liked it!
§ ita § - May 14, 2013 7:33:17 am PDT #24363 of 30000
Well not canonically, no, but this is transformative fiction.
Star Trek has also kinda never made much sense. Barn doors are open, and the horses are on fire.
Polter-Cow - May 14, 2013 7:41:30 am PDT #24364 of 30000
What else besides ramen can you scoop? YOU CAN SCOOP THIS WORLD FROM DARKNESS!
It's got an 88% on RT, which is pretty good.
Meanwhile, F&F6 has a 100%, which pleases me. And amuses me, since Before Midnight only has a 94% because one curmudgeon was disappointed.
Jesse - May 14, 2013 1:25:27 pm PDT #24365 of 30000
Sometimes I trip on how happy we could be.
So, After Earth. It makes me crazy that they say there have been no people on the planet for however long, so all the animals have evolved to kill humans. Is that not the opposite of evolution?? No humans = no need to evolve in opposition to them, right??