Star Trek (2009 J.J. Abrams movie) Phaser Defined Thread!

[NakedMoleRat]

Huh?!!?!?

When has Trek ever been "cool"?

1966 through 1969

 

[dachande]

Huh?!!?!?

When has Trek ever been "cool"?

It's always been cool. It's just had the occasional suck-fests (IMO - Star Trek V, Generations, Voyager, and Enterprise)

 

[glim999]

You forgot Insurrection and Nemesis

 

[Jack T Chance]

Huh?!!?!?

When has Trek ever been "cool"?

During the period from 1987-1996 or so.

 

[dachande]

You forgot Insurrection and Nemesis

I didn't mind Nemesis (I admit the Data plot line was lame) and I'd watch Insurrection before any of the ones I mentioned.

 

[IndyFanChuck]

Wait..... Star Trek has ALWAYS been cool... because I have ALWAYS been cool....


.... right? Right guys.......???


Guys?????


GUYS??!!!??? I AM COOL, RIGHT???


MOM???!!!!

 

[ob1al]

TOS was and is cool. It's an enduring pop culture phenomenon. :thumbsup

 

[MattMunson]

TOS was and is cool. It's an enduring pop culture phenomenon. :thumbsup

No on the first part, yes on the second part.

 

[ob1al]

I guess it all depends on how someone defines "cool"..Confucius say, one man's cool is another man's crap...

 

[Carson Dyle]

I've never thought of Star Trek as being particularly cool (I blame the Trekkies more than the series itself).

On the other hand, Shatner's Jim Kirk is an undeniably cool piece of work. Kind of a 23rd century Don Draper without all the lying and nicotine.

 

[Jack T Chance]

OK... back to the topic at hand!

Whatever the new phasers look like, let's all hope that they don't look like this abomination...

Based on the description of the barrel spinning and glowing as it transitions from one setting to another, perhaps it looks something like this:

And look, it even has a built-in laser sight (below the main barrel) and a built-in mini-rocket launcher on top!

 

[phase pistol]

Sigh.

It's gonna be a long seven months. :lol

 

[IndyFanChuck]

lollol

Sigh.

It's gonna be a long seven months. :lol

 

[Jimbo890]

Still no pics of the props, no phaser, communicator or tricorder. And STILL no real pics of the big 'E'? And why is Kirk wearing a black shirt in all these pics?

 

[phase pistol]

I can field those... Kirk is "out of uniform" according to info that's floating around... tho the all black could well be some kind of Commando or Academy outfit.

The delta insignia is very hard to see in the "on set" pics, but in the "character" shots we're now getting (as on the Empire magazine cover), you see it pretty well.

Also the black shirt might be the undershirt that everybody is wearing beneath the color tunic, tho I think that's less likely.

As to no pics of the Enterprise, well there were a lot of "too close to see" closeups in the teaser trailer, and those can be pieced together

This is enough to tell that the saucer section at least, is very similar to the 1979 Motion Picture design which was used in all the TOS films.

The warp engine nacelles do look more bulbous and organic, possibly more like jet engine cowlings.

- k

 

[Carson Dyle]

I can field those... Kirk is "out of uniform" according to info that's floating around...

The black outfit is Academy issue.

 

[Larry Young]

It seems clear that it's a story point that it's a big deal when James T. first slaps on the command gold. BUMP-bump-bump-BAHHHHH bah-dump bahDAHHH! :lol

 

[phase pistol]

What's scary is that just based on what Larry Young posted, I can actually HEAR the musical cue in my head.

 

[Carson Dyle]

Yeah, you guys don't even need to see the film now.

 

[Larry Young]

Yeah, you guys don't even need to see the film now.

We still haven't seen the phasers! :lol