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    Image of Golem100 Golem100
    10/19/09

    In reply to Star Trek's Unaired Second Pilot Coming to Blu-Ray, But Next Trek Movie Delayed
    Is it just me or does the closing theme have a western kinda sound? #startrek
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    Image of twophrasebark twophrasebark
    10/19/09

    In reply to Star Trek's Unaired Second Pilot Coming to Blu-Ray, But Next Trek Movie Delayed
    Check out how Gary Mitchell looks at the guy in the space suit. Priceless. #startrek
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    10/19/09

    In reply to Star Trek's Unaired Second Pilot Coming to Blu-Ray, But Next Trek Movie Delayed
    Notice the closing credit theme music sounds a lot more like a Western. Which was Gene's intention for the show... #startrek
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    Image of joetato joetato
    10/19/09

    @twophrasebark: Gene pitched Star Trek to the networks as a kind of "Wagon Train To The Stars." Westerns were the most popular shows back then. #startrek
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    Image of evildead1971 evildead1971
    10/19/09

    In reply to Star Trek's Unaired Second Pilot Coming to Blu-Ray, But Next Trek Movie Delayed
    does the blu-ray player play regular dvds? i'm tired of keeping up with the joneses #startrek
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    Image of Jeyl Jeyl
    10/19/09

    In reply to Star Trek's Unaired Second Pilot Coming to Blu-Ray, But Next Trek Movie Delayed
    Women's role in Star Trek 2009. No woman has an authoritative rank, they wear short skirts and stay behind doing nothing while the men go up against the evil forces guns blazing saving the galaxy without their help.

    The roles for women in Star Trek have taken a nose dive for which I highly doubt these writers even care about. After all, they want to honor canon, right? And canon did state that women can't become Captains of a Starship. Did you see any female Starship Captain in the 2009 movie?

    This is it folks. The ONLY Star Trek franchise out right now and it's only sole female character is limited to just sitting around answering calls. That's where you want to keep it? #startrek
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    Evil Tortie's Mom: R.O.A.C.H. promoted this comment Jeyl was starred Jeyl was unstarred
    Image of Daveinva Daveinva
    10/19/09

    @Jeyl: Gripe much? #startrek
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    Image of Jeyl Jeyl
    10/19/09

    @Daveinva: "Gripe much?"

    Only when they don't give Uhura anything to do. #startrek
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    Image of Bootknife-Jackson Bootknife-Jackson
    10/19/09

    @Jeyl: she had plenty to do! she was keeping everyone up to date, collating reports, baking cookies, doing the laundry..... #startrek
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    Image of Roklimber Roklimber
    10/19/09

    In reply to Star Trek's Unaired Second Pilot Coming to Blu-Ray, But Next Trek Movie Delayed
    Speaking of "irritating", one thing that always irritated me in the original ST is Kirk beating Spock at chess. Gimme a break... Spock could and would beat Kirk with both his eyes closed. #startrek
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    Image of Ghost_in_the_Machine Ghost_in_the_Machine
    10/19/09

    @Roklimber: I think the point of that was that Kirk made risky, illogical moves that Spock wasn't prepared for. The larger point being that irrational emotional choices are sometimes better than logic. #startrek
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    Image of Roklimber Roklimber
    10/19/09

    @Ghost_in_the_Machine: Yes, I know that that's what it was supposed to mean, but anyone who knows how to play chess knows that risky illogical moves lead to a very quick defeat. It was a bad analogy from the start. #startrek
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    Image of Ghost_in_the_Machine Ghost_in_the_Machine
    10/19/09

    @Roklimber: The average viewer would recognize a chess board, even a 3D one, and understand it's a game that relies on brains and skill with very little luck involved. Maybe it wasn't the best analogy, but it was probably the easiest to make. #startrek
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    Image of Roklimber Roklimber
    10/19/09

    @Ghost_in_the_Machine: I think a much better analogy would have been a game that involved chance as well as skill, such as poker. In fact, TNG used that to drive the same point home with Data, and that was pretty effective, in my view.

    Imagine Kirk playing poker with Spock, who couldn't/wouldn't lie and therefore couldn't/wouldn't bluff. On the other hand, his face would be inscrutable. That would have been a lot more realistic and a lot more fun to watch, I think. #startrek
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    Image of Ghost_in_the_Machine Ghost_in_the_Machine
    10/19/09

    @Roklimber: In The Corbomite Maneuver Kirk specifically contrasts poker with chess to Spock (that's the one where Kirk bluffs the captain of the huge alien ship who is himself bluffing). They weren't subtle in the original series so chess was just the analogy for logic (several references to checkmate in tough situations for example). TNG did make good use of poker as analogy though. #startrek
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    Image of Alasdair5000 Alasdair5000
    10/19/09

    In reply to Star Trek's Unaired Second Pilot Coming to Blu-Ray, But Next Trek Movie Delayed
    Having sat through plenty of crappy, rushed sequels I've got no problem with them taking the time to get it right. #startrek
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    Image of shoroko shoroko
    10/19/09

    In reply to Star Trek's Unaired Second Pilot Coming to Blu-Ray, But Next Trek Movie Delayed
    Given that the season three box set also includes season three, it's good that there's some incentive for fans to buy this thing.

    If season 3 of TOS is what you're going to call "incentive."

    The delay doesn't seem like that much of a surprise, though, since the writers just kept saying they have nothing written. Whatever, guys, just please don't make me have to hear the word yeoman. Also: 3D chess? Please? #startrek
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    Image of TemporalSword TemporalSword
    10/19/09

    @shoroko: Actually, Franklin Mint made a 3D chess set years ago. I only know cause I happened to get one. It's pretty cool. #startrek
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    Image of Charlie Jane Anders Charlie Jane Anders
    10/19/09

    @shoroko: No, my point was that if the DVD set also includes season three, they really ought to throw in some reason for buying the thing. :) #startrek
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    Image of Dr Emilio Lizardo Dr Emilio Lizardo
    10/19/09

    @shoroko: I think the delay is so they can continue to float more internet trial balloons about it. Sometimes, it seems they are interested in making something neutral that won't be attacked than in making something original and creative. #startrek
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    Image of RavenNemain RavenNemain
    10/19/09

    @Dr Emilio Lizardo: Bland and inoffensive, that's the way to success! #startrek
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    Image of Pants McCracky Pants McCracky
    10/19/09

    @Charlie Jane Anders: Two words -- "Spock's Brain." And lots of marijuana. I meant six words. #startrek
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    Charlie Jane Anders promoted this comment Pants McCracky was starred Pants McCracky was unstarred
    Image of shoroko shoroko
    10/19/09

    @Charlie Jane Anders: Bah, I cannot read. And definitely is a valid point. #startrek
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    Image of shoroko shoroko
    10/19/09

    @Dr Emilio Lizardo: That wouldn't really surprise me. But I still have the impression that all they're really working from right now is 'Spock has more Inner Conflict and Kirk flirts with more chicks.' #startrek
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    Image of Dr Emilio Lizardo Dr Emilio Lizardo
    10/19/09

    @shoroko: If they have more than that, I would be surprised. #startrek
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    Image of joetato joetato
    10/19/09

    @Pants McCracky: ARENA! Update the Gorn with some Stan Winston grade effects! (Also, we get to see the rock one more time!) :-D #startrek
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    Image of Dr Emilio Lizardo Dr Emilio Lizardo
    10/19/09

    In reply to Star Trek's Unaired Second Pilot Coming to Blu-Ray, But Next Trek Movie Delayed
    The season three box set includes season three? My god, what will they think of next? #startrek
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    Dr Emilio Lizardo was starred Dr Emilio Lizardo was unstarred
    Image of Charlie Jane Anders Charlie Jane Anders
    10/19/09

    @Dr Emilio Lizardo: @shoroko: No, my point was that if the DVD set also includes season three, they really ought to throw in some reason for buying the thing. :) #startrek
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    Charlie Jane Anders was starred Charlie Jane Anders was unstarred
    Image of Charlie Jane Anders Charlie Jane Anders
    10/19/09

    @Dr Emilio Lizardo: I'm just guessing that that's the case. I think if they were smart, they would leave season three out, though. #startrek
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    Charlie Jane Anders was starred Charlie Jane Anders was unstarred
    Image of Dr Emilio Lizardo Dr Emilio Lizardo
    10/19/09

    @Charlie Jane Anders: I was thinking that season 3 would make one hell of an extra for say, season 2.

    Sorry to make fun, I was just very amused by that sentence. #startrek
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    Image of reddingofish reddingofish
    10/19/09

    In reply to Star Trek's Unaired Second Pilot Coming to Blu-Ray, But Next Trek Movie Delayed
    So the ST XII is going to have a lot of the same crew members and happen after the last movie and now the young crew is going to have to work out their place in the universe? Kinda like a coming of age story? No Kahn this time? How about a Yoda like character to teach Kirk the ways of the Federation.
    If they strand Kirk on a swamp planet I am going to walk out of the theater and demand my money back. #startrek
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    Charlie Jane Anders promoted this comment reddingofish was starred reddingofish was unstarred
    Image of Bill-Lee Bill-Lee
    10/19/09

    @reddingofish: Yeah, go gripe to a guy with no authority whatsoever to give your money back, the guy who didn't make the movie or book it...
    Yeah, that'll show'em.
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    Image of John Hazard John Hazard
    10/19/09

    In reply to Star Trek's Unaired Second Pilot Coming to Blu-Ray, But Next Trek Movie Delayed
    The title of this article blew my mind- TOS footage I've never seen?!?- but None of those clips seem different from the full-length "WNMHGB", except the opening credits and maybe a little extra corridor footage (with Gary Mitchell being creepy).
    Still, it's always nice to see the real Delta-Vega. Such a great matte painting, and so much cooler than that planet in the new movie. #startrek
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    Charlie Jane Anders promoted this comment John Hazard was starred John Hazard was unstarred
    Image of Logan5 Logan5
    10/19/09

    In reply to Star Trek's Unaired Second Pilot Coming to Blu-Ray, But Next Trek Movie Delayed
    Star Trek the Reboot 2: In which the Enterprise goes back in time to prevent the first Star Trek movie (which was actually Star Trek 11) from occurring because the writers couldn't think of something that didn't involve time travel and wanted to make a believable plot for the audience- Thus laying the groundwork for Star Trek III (or 12 depending on your particular multiverse) in which the Enterprise travels to the future to prevent Eric Bana and Spock from traveling into the past and rebooting their future.

    All this will be tied in with a viral marketing campaign to sell Tang. #startrek
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    Charlie Jane Anders promoted this comment Logan5 was starred Logan5 was unstarred
    Image of TemporalSword TemporalSword
    10/19/09

    @Logan5: Ooohhhh. Tang. #startrek
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    Image of GodofMonkeys GodofMonkeys
    10/19/09

    @Logan5: TAAAAAANNNNGGGG!!!!! #startrek
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    Image of Mike Fabry Mike Fabry
    10/19/09

    In reply to Why Fanboy Cinema Is Like Hip-Hop
    Translation: I am an unoriginal hack who, on my best day, can only aspire towards mediocrity. #startrek
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    Image of GreyHammer GreyHammer
    10/19/09

    In reply to Star Trek's Unaired Second Pilot Coming to Blu-Ray, But Next Trek Movie Delayed
    delayed because if it isn't an origin story its harder to write. #startrek
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    Image of TemporalSword TemporalSword
    10/19/09

    @GreyHammer: Fine by me. Let them work out a better plot and script. I don't think these things should be cranked out every two years, see: Transformers 2.
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    Image of GreyHammer GreyHammer
    10/19/09

    @TemporalSword: yeah i agree i just wish they would actually admit it. #startrek
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    Image of AngriestGeek AngriestGeek
    10/19/09

    @GreyHammer: QFT #startrek
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    Image of Zapp Brannigan's Girdle Zapp Brannigan's Girdle
    10/19/09

    In reply to Star Trek's Unaired Second Pilot Coming to Blu-Ray, But Next Trek Movie Delayed
    Well, if this keeps up I'm just gonna have to break down and upgrade to Blu-Ray. #startrek
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    Charlie Jane Anders promoted this comment Zapp Brannigan's Girdle was starred Zapp Brannigan's Girdle was unstarred
    Image of joetato joetato
    10/19/09

    @Zapp Brannigan's Girdle: As soon as you do, they will announce the forthcoming of Ultra-Violet Ray! It always happens. #startrek
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