(and I am generally a fan of Abrams)
― Squeaky Fromage (VegemiteGrrl), Saturday, 23 September 2017 02:36 (six years ago) link
Agreed on those pts
― Οὖτις, Saturday, 23 September 2017 02:43 (six years ago) link
Abrams is a fan-fiction writer given unlimited studio resources.
― the general theme of STUFF (cryptosicko), Saturday, 23 September 2017 03:37 (six years ago) link
The opposite, I'd have thought? Fan-fiction writers care A LOT.
― Andrew Farrell, Saturday, 23 September 2017 17:24 (six years ago) link
Like there's no real science or social issues, there's no 'there' there.
Totally - Super 8 the same: all the Spielberg signifiers, none of the depth. Even the TOS and TNG movies, gaudy as they are, are still "about something" while still working as silly sci-if action movies
― Chuck_Tatum, Saturday, 23 September 2017 17:42 (six years ago) link
no way! i loved the kids in Super 8.
― Nhex, Saturday, 23 September 2017 20:23 (six years ago) link
ST Beyond was written by a fan fiction dork, though, which is why it's a fucking blast.
The whole setup to get to the sabotage bit is A++++ trek dialogue for all time, btw, startling from when hears "lassie" say the word bees
― El Tomboto, Saturday, 23 September 2017 21:30 (six years ago) link
... from when Spock hears her say "bees"... derp phone
― El Tomboto, Saturday, 23 September 2017 21:31 (six years ago) link
New series debuts tmrw, btw
― Hit to Death in the "Galactic Head" (kingfish), Saturday, 23 September 2017 22:12 (six years ago) link
yes and Star Trek: The Bryan Fuller TV reboot
― El Tomboto, Saturday, 23 September 2017 22:15 (six years ago) link
Finally watched this, and it's not half-bad (the Spock/McCoy scenes particularly)! The half that is bad pretty much involves the bad aliens, who have a LOT of similarities with the nu-Klingons on Discovery.
― Hava Nagilum (Leee), Sunday, 3 December 2017 02:15 (six years ago) link
It's almost as if they... sabotaged themselves.
― Philip Nunez, Sunday, 3 December 2017 03:09 (six years ago) link