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    Image of reddingofish reddingofish
    07/30/09

    In reply to Roberto Orci: Star Trek 2 Won't Follow Transformers 2 Formula
    They need to get Harry Mudd in there some how, and some space hippies.
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    Image of joetato joetato
    07/30/09

    In reply to Roberto Orci: Star Trek 2 Won't Follow Transformers 2 Formula
    My three words (or two cents, if you prefer):
    Journey
    To
    Babel.
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    Image of I Think We're Property I Think We're Property
    07/29/09

    In reply to Roberto Orci: Star Trek 2 Won't Follow Transformers 2 Formula
    It's also worth pointing out that Kirk came the closest to rejecting his "First, best destiny" [Spock, et al] in the first half or so of the first movie, with the major arc of the second half being the process of getting him back on track.

    So, since that arc is technically already covered, trying to cover it again would just be awkward. And unnecessary, even if you insist on following the standard progression of hero plot arcs.
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    Alasdair5000 promoted this comment Edited by I Think We're Property at 07/29/09 4:05 PM I Think We're Property was starred I Think We're Property was unstarred
    Image of Bill-Lee Bill-Lee
    07/29/09

    In reply to Roberto Orci: Star Trek 2 Won't Follow Transformers 2 Formula
    Instead of some hokey, over-the-top villain, I would rather see the next Star Trek adventure center around a natural phenomenon or cosmic disaster.
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    Image of InfiniteMonkey InfiniteMonkey
    07/29/09

    @Bill-Lee: I second that mate and maybe at the same time give a hint of something wicked this way comes as a thought for the follow up, yeah? Cheers!
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    Alasdair5000 promoted this comment InfiniteMonkey was starred InfiniteMonkey was unstarred
    Image of I Think We're Property I Think We're Property
    07/29/09

    @Bill-Lee: Three words: GIANT SPACE AMOEBA.

    Seriously, that's like my second or third favorite TOS episode, after "Devil in the Dark" and possibly "Operation: Annihilate!".
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    Image of Alasdair5000 Alasdair5000
    07/30/09

    @I Think We're Property: Operation Annihilate! was the one with the flying space omelettes wasn't it? That's my favourite:)
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    Image of HeartBurnKid: Agent of R.O.A.C.H. HeartBurnKid: Agent of R.O.A.C.H.
    07/29/09

    In reply to Roberto Orci: Star Trek 2 Won't Follow Transformers 2 Formula
    "As for Cowboys And Aliens, the movie with the world's most self-explanatory title..."

    Not true. Or have we already forgotten about Snakes on a Plane?
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    Charlie Jane Anders promoted this comment HeartBurnKid: Agent of R.O.A.C.H. was starred HeartBurnKid: Agent of R.O.A.C.H. was unstarred
    Image of reddingofish reddingofish
    07/29/09

    In reply to Roberto Orci: Star Trek 2 Won't Follow Transformers 2 Formula
    I will be fine with whatever they want to do in the new Star Trek movies as long as they don't kill Kirk and bring him back again. I am getting so sick of that. It worked back in Search for Spock days but I am sick of it now. I guess Stargate Atlantis put the final nail in that coffin.
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    Image of em37ib em37ib
    07/29/09

    In reply to Roberto Orci: Star Trek 2 Won't Follow Transformers 2 Formula
    But.. Why would you even compare Star Trek and Transformers? They're two different animals. Plus Transformer's wasn't super in as many departments as Star Trek and Transformers 2 sucked!

    Also, on the cliffhanger in between parts 2 and 3, I bet it's safer to not do so. Look at Pirates 2 and 3 and now the Dark Knight and its sequel.
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    Charlie Jane Anders promoted this comment Edited by em37ib at 07/29/09 1:50 PM em37ib was starred em37ib was unstarred
    Image of Charlie Jane Anders Charlie Jane Anders
    07/29/09

    @em37ib: You do know that the same writers wrote both movies, right?
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    Image of em37ib em37ib
    07/29/09

    @Charlie Jane Anders: Well that answers something. That's why :P

    Still then, something slipped on Transformers for me and I hope it doesn't happen to the next Star Wars
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    Alasdair5000 promoted this comment Edited by em37ib at 07/29/09 2:16 PM em37ib was starred em37ib was unstarred
    Image of disatess disatess
    07/29/09

    In reply to Roberto Orci: Star Trek 2 Won't Follow Transformers 2 Formula
    Well thats good , cause star trek needs a plot and a story.

    And Michael bay just needs to go away .
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    Image of Dr Emilio Lizardo Dr Emilio Lizardo
    07/29/09

    @disatess: From your keyboard to hollywoods e-mail boxes.
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    Image of Random434 Random434
    07/29/09

    In reply to Roberto Orci: Star Trek 2 Won't Follow Transformers 2 Formula
    With most of the fleet destroyed by Nero's vessel, We se a strong romulan Empire taking star systems while Kirk & Crew are the only defence...

    Meanwhile the crew is too caught up in thier romances to notice.
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    reddingofish promoted this comment Random434 was starred Random434 was unstarred
    Image of reddingofish reddingofish
    07/29/09

    @Random434: No this is how it will happen. The Romulins will take advantage of the power vacuum and try to conquer Earth and that will make Kirk and Scotty mad and they will build a big ass gun that will blow up Romulus and then the Nero thing would have never happened and the planet Vulcan would reappear with Winona Ryder on it safe and sound.
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    Image of EBone EBone
    07/29/09

    @Random434: Seven Starfleet starships were destroyed by Nero in orbit of Vulcan. That's not quite "most of the fleet."
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    Image of ParryLost ParryLost
    07/29/09

    @EBone:Most of the fleet doesn't have to be destroyed. It just has to randomly go to the other side of the galaxy for no particular reason and stay there for the duration of the movie while the fate of the universe gets decided. Same as in the first movie. It's sent away just before each movie starts, and it can come back right after the credits roll.

    Because it's Star Trek! Which, apparently, means it doesn't have to make any sense. As far as the people making these new movies are concerned, anyway. I mean, there's space ships and ray guns or whatever, what do we need a logical plot for?
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    Evil Tortie's Mom: R.O.A.C.H. promoted this comment Edited by ParryLost at 07/29/09 3:36 PM ParryLost was starred ParryLost was unstarred
    Image of disatess disatess
    07/29/09

    @ParryLost: also the fleet was busy dealing with klingons it was hinted in the movie .
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    Image of RoboBagins RoboBagins
    07/29/09

    In reply to Roberto Orci: Star Trek 2 Won't Follow Transformers 2 Formula
    Thank goodness they went right ahead with the other earths bit in Fringe. Can you imagine if they had waited? Folks would be calling shark jumping, others would have complained they'd watched from the beginning if they knew it was coming.
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    Image of techgoddess: Only .002 cents per byte techgoddess: Only .002 cents per byte
    07/29/09

    In reply to Roberto Orci: Star Trek 2 Won't Follow Transformers 2 Formula
    I'm glad that they're not going to follow the Transformers 2 formula! I don't like those "hero quits" stories. I can't wait for ST XII to come out in 2011.
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    Image of Relbelle Relbelle
    07/29/09

    @techgoddess: I've never understood this obsession with "a normal life" that protagonists seem to have, myself.
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    Image of EBone EBone
    07/13/09

    In reply to Why Are Movie Threequels Always So Terrible?
    The Star Trek 3-movie series is actually Wrath of Khan (II), Search for Spock (III), and Voyage Home (IV). While III was the weakest of the three, IV was still in the lead for box office receipts last time I looked. And it was a great fun film, after two really dark entries.
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    Image of Jrsy Devil's Advocate® Jrsy Devil's Advocate®
    07/08/09

    In reply to Why Are Movie Threequels Always So Terrible?
    The first Phantasm movie was good.


    The sequels on the other hand...


    P2, marred by studio interference.

    P3 (and P4), by Coscarelli's interference.

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    Image of Jrsy Devil's Advocate® Jrsy Devil's Advocate®
    07/08/09

    In reply to Why Are Movie Threequels Always So Terrible?
    Whoever coined the phrase, "Third time's the charm." obviously never saw most of these films..
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    Image of Garrison Dean: R.O.A.C.H. Garrison Dean: R.O.A.C.H.
    07/08/09

    In reply to Why Are Movie Threequels Always So Terrible?
    I can't believe I may be the first person to say this, this many comments in (haven't checked all the sub-threads), but wasn't Poison Ivy in Batman 4?
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