HD TNG!!!

So I was busy making up my Christmas wishlist and I went to check if there are any deals on seasons of Star Trek: The Next Generation.

Wow! Just wow! HD TNG is coming in 2012! (links in order of my discovery)

That happened much earlier than I expected, but I guess next year is the 25th anniversary. 25 years? I'm getting old. . .

My only concern is that they will be redoing all the special effects rather than upconverting. This could be good and it could be bad. I guess it depends on how many elements they can salvage and how many they have to recreate. Hopefully they give us better looking planets for the first few seasons anyway.

Wait and see, I guess.

I hope they don't cost an arm and a leg either. . .

Abrams' Trek

I won't go into any length with this review as a.) it would be a waste of both space and time - perhaps in some sort of continuous way - and b.) it is already covered very well over at Ex Astris Scientia.

However, I will say two things before handing down my judgment. First off, they've extended the engineering section of the Enterprise in order to give the ship an unsightly crotch bulge. Why, I don't know. Perhaps JJ is a fan of Slash fiction?

And my second comment: Red matter?

'Nough said.


My conclusions:

Don't watch JJ Abrams' Star Trek if:
- you liked Star trek in any of it's previous incarnations
- you like movies that make sense
- you like fresh plots

However, go ahead and watch it if:
- you like things that move and/or are shiny
- you like poorly done (and overused) time travel plots
- you need a reminder why you should never work for Mr. Abrams

Rating */5 because I liked Simon Pegg.

YouTube Star Trek

In celebration of a horrendous case of writer's block on a rare day off from the harvest, I present the following as an homage to my inner nerd who just needed a YouTube break.

First off is a video montage to the theme of Weird Al's White and Nerdy: Star Trek's White and Nerdy (original video here). Poor Data.

Star Trek meets Monty Python

Picard's favorite TV show

TOS crew reaction to new Star Trek (Take that JJ!)

Alternate ending of Generations

Data farts in the turbolift

Movie mistakes 1

Mistakes 2

Mistakes 3

Mistakes 4

Mistakes 5

The Sexed Generation