Boldly go…
May 20, 2009
Star Trek has always had something of a “geek” image, despite the pop culture appeal of characters like Mr. Spock, and catchphrases like “Beam me up, Scotty.” There’s certainly no denying that Trek seemed on its last legs just a few years ago. The final movies and TV series became less and less successful, leading many to declare that Star Trek was dead.
But that was before J.J. Abrams (creater of Alias, Lost and Fringe) and his partners Roberto Orci & Alex Kurtzman (Transformers) came along. Their new Star Trek movie, which tells the story of how Kirk, Spock, McCoy, Uhura, Scotty, etc. first got together, is getting amazing reviews (it’s 95% fresh at RottenTomatoes) and breaking records at the box office (it’s already the most financially successful Trek film of all time).
You can celebrate the phenomenon by checking out the many great tie-in products available at CADL! First, there’s the comic prequel, Star Trek: Countdown. Then read the novelization by renowned Sci-Fi author Alan Dean Foster (he ghost-wrote the novelization of the original Star Wars, among many, many others) — also available as an audiobook. Finally, there’s the CD soundtrack, featuring the exciting and emotional music of Michael Giacchino.
And of course, all six Star Trek TV series (The Original Series, The Animated Adventures, The Next Generation, Deep Space Nine, Voyager and Enterprise) and all ten previous movies (I, II, III, IV, V, VI, VII, VIII, IX & X) are still available … not to mention all the other CDs and novels that have been published over the years! A good starting point might be the new Star Trek Motion Picture Trilogy on DVD and Blu-Ray, featuring newly remastered versions of films II-IV (that’s the one with Khan through the one with the whales).
So happy Trekking! And if you have a reaction to/review of the new film for us, please post it below!
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1. John | May 20, 2009 at 1:09 pm
For the record, I thought the new film was AWESOME! Karl Urban as “Bones” McCoy was particularly great.
Also for the record, the exact words “Beam me up, Scotty!” were NEVER ACTUALLY SPOKEN in any of the classic shows or movies!
2. cadllaura | May 20, 2009 at 1:46 pm
I really think that everyone would enjoy this movie, even people who have never seen anything else Star Trek related. But any Star Trek fan will LOVE it.
3. Star Trek | May 21, 2009 at 1:30 am
Like Batman Begins and Superman Returns before it, the intention is to rebuild a franchise by going back to before the beginning. This is technically Star Trek 11, but it starts before the original TV series began, with the original crew of the Starship USS Enterprise gathering together for the first time.