Agreed. Even the worst Star Trek movie of them all (well, I guess that title¹s about be moved) had one such excellent look into Spock¹s inner conflict. Meaning, even the worst Star Trek movie did not ignore Gene Roddenberry¹s vision. Even ³Enterprise² didn¹t go this far. Why not just get the cheerleader girl from Heroes, cast her as Amanda, and call it a day? Why is sticking to the premise of the show so difficult for Paramount?
On 11/9/07 2:29 PM, "James Landrith" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > > > > This is brazen ass-clownery of the highest order. > > Spock's bi-species (is that a word?) heritage was a recurring plot device > and was responsible for more than one excellent look into his character's > inner turmoil and struggle with his dual heritages. > > WTF is wrong with Abrams? > > From: Daryle [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] > <mailto:yokozuna%40globalsoulmedia.com> ] > Sent: Friday, November 09, 2007 1:41 PM > To: SciFi Noir > Subject: Re: [scifinoir2] Winona Ryder Becomes a Vulcan > > Well, that makes it official. This movie sucks. Time to give Woody Allen > movie #12 so we can just pack it in and go home. They may as well have left > Berman in charge. Has JJ Abrams SEEN Star Trek? Anyone who has seen half a > season of TOS knows Amanda is human. Why not put Sarek in the movie? > > On 11/9/07 12:46 PM, "Tracey de Morsella (formerly Tracey L. Minor)" > <[EMAIL PROTECTED] > <mailto:tdlists%40multiculturaladvantage.com> > <mailto:tdlists%40multiculturaladvantage.com> > wrote: > >> > >> > >> > For Winona Ryder, it's a fine line between pixie-like and Vulcanesque. >> > >> > The actress has become the latest boldface name attached to J.J. Abrams' >> > highly anticipated reboot of the Star Trek franchise, signing on to star >> > as mother to a young Spock. >> > >> > It will be Ryder's biggest studio film since 2002, when the two-time >> > Oscar nominee costarred in Mr. Deeds with Adam Sandler and S1m0ne with >> > Al Pacino. Ryder laid low for several years following her shoplifting >> > arrest and has only appeared in a handful of mostly independent films, >> > most notably in Richard Linklater's 2006 rotoscope-animated feature, A >> > Scanner Darkly. >> > >> > Variety reports the erstwhile Heathers star will play the Vulcan mother >> > of the Starfleet logician, sending Trekkers into a tizzy. Abrams is >> > messing with a key element of the Star Trek canon: In all previous >> > installments of the franchise, Spock's mother was human, not Vulcan (the >> > pointy ears come courtesy of his father's side of the family). >> > >> > As conceived by Trek mastermind Gene Rodenberry, Spock's mother was >> > Amanda Grayson, a teacher who met and married Sarek, the Vulcan >> > Ambassador to Earth. The two later decamped to planet Vulcan. Spock's >> > maternal unit was first introduced in a 1967 episode of the original >> > series and portrayed by actress Jane Wyatt. Wyatt reprised the role in >> > Star Trek IV: The Voyage Home. >> > >> > The 36-year-old Ryder will mother Heroes' Zachary Quinto, an actor just >> > six years her junior. It's unclear whether movie makeup magic will make >> > up the age difference or whether Ryder's character will only appear in >> > flashback. Original Spock Leonard Nimoy is also slated to appear in a >> > cameo role, though it's unclear in what capacity. >> > >> > No official details have been released about the film's plot, other than >> > it will revolve around the Starship Enterprise crew's first mission >> > together. >> > >> > Ryder's addition signals the end of casting. In recent weeks, Abrams >> > beamed up Chris Pine (Kirk), Karl Urban (Dr. McCoy), Simon Pegg >> > (Scotty), John Cho (Sulu), Zoe Saldana (Uhura), Anton Yelchin (Chekov) >> > and Eric Bana (the nefarious Nero) to the film. >> > >> > Shooting is scheduled to begin on the film this month and is expected to >> > last through March 2008. The film is slated for a Christmas 2008 release. >> > http://tinyurl.com/yv57sh >> > >> > > > [Non-text portions of this message have been removed] > > > [Non-text portions of this message have been removed]
