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# what was wrong with Star Trek
Other than Simon Pegg's awful comedy character? (not you Simon, the other one)

(I helped save b3ta! HappyToast Groat froth, Fri 25 Jan 2013, 9:53, archived)
# I too thought Star Trek was OK.
I'd prefer to watch that than Star Trek The Motion Picture.


Do I have to start running now?
(I helped save b3ta! Halibut If you think education is expensive, try crack., Fri 25 Jan 2013, 10:12, archived)
# The plot device "Oh yeah, I can teleport to a ship that's *at warp*
Kinda convenient.
(I helped save b3ta! Tribs 🦇 ↓ dn ʎɐʍ sᴉɥʇ ↓🦇, Fri 25 Jan 2013, 10:18, archived)
# and out of all the absurd technologies, you're picking that?
are you a deep fan?
(I helped save b3ta! lustreboy making himself laugh since 1973 (tm), Fri 25 Jan 2013, 11:41, archived)
# Yes, and no
Red matter that can implode anything? Fine, we'll go along with that nonsense because it might be some exotic matter that is just a convenient ultimate-weapon. But when the plot gets to "Ok, we're stranded on this remote iceplanet and the ship is zooming away really quickly and we need to catch up" it's a bit lazy to just say "Oh, let's just beam there using this wonderful technology that I've conveniently been working on and might beam us into the water processing unit with hilarious results".

Indeed, all the "comic" moments were a bit "errm" to me.
(I helped save b3ta! Tribs 🦇 ↓ dn ʎɐʍ sᴉɥʇ ↓🦇, Fri 25 Jan 2013, 13:00, archived)
# fairy muff :)
(I helped save b3ta! lustreboy making himself laugh since 1973 (tm), Fri 25 Jan 2013, 14:44, archived)
# Kevin Smith has talked at length about things like this, where a piece of nonsense irks the fans.
But come the fuck on, the ground rules for transporters have been around for years, it's just fucking wrong.

Come to think of it, Spock has Kirk ejected onto a hostile planet for no other reason than he's pissing him off. That's a much bigger WTF moment for me. Why didn't anyone else on the bridge question this?
(I helped save b3ta! Smallbrainfield, Fri 25 Jan 2013, 13:30, archived)
# Pegg hardly stood out in the raft of poorly-realised characters...
About the only one who was in the least bit convincing was Bones.

Above all though, it's my belief that Trek is based on the premise of "it all turned out more or less OK for humanity, and then..." so to reboot the whole feckin' tale on an out and out war footing is utterly crass.
(I helped save b3ta! barryheadwound Mul-ti-pass? Multipass!, Fri 25 Jan 2013, 10:25, archived)
# I have no idea what you're on about there
I thought Star Trek was based on the premise of Grown men running around in a gravel pit going "peeeow" with lasers at people in funny masks

Same as star wars, except they liked forests and deserts more
(I helped save b3ta! HappyToast Groat froth, Fri 25 Jan 2013, 10:28, archived)
# I like how they employed Aleksandr Orlov as Chekov.
(I helped save b3ta! The Great Architect is still waiting for his account to be deleted on, Fri 25 Jan 2013, 10:40, archived)
# don't forget george
(polished turd 404 pixels wide, Fri 25 Jan 2013, 10:49, archived)
# I've been trying to since he viciously sodomised me*
*he didn't viciously sodomise me


phew, all worked out ok in the end
(I helped save b3ta! lustreboy making himself laugh since 1973 (tm), Fri 25 Jan 2013, 11:44, archived)
# gently sodomised, then?
(polished turd 404 pixels wide, Fri 25 Jan 2013, 12:13, archived)
# he is a considerate lover, yes
*bokes*
(I helped save b3ta! lustreboy making himself laugh since 1973 (tm), Fri 25 Jan 2013, 14:43, archived)
# I liked the Star Trek reboot and I am a big Trek fan ( I play Star Trek Online ffs)
Repeat watching makes me cringe though, the plot devices are stupid and the Enterprise looks mildly shit.
(I helped save b3ta! Smallbrainfield, Fri 25 Jan 2013, 12:38, archived)
# I agree with that last point more than anything else raised.
The enterprise did look mildly shit.
(I helped save b3ta! Christian's Bolt and Ski, Fri 25 Jan 2013, 12:57, archived)
# I've played STO too, up to 50th level
But it sucks that you have to pay to get a decent top-level ship. Damn them and their needing a revenue source to run a free game!
(I helped save b3ta! Tribs 🦇 ↓ dn ʎɐʍ sᴉɥʇ ↓🦇, Fri 25 Jan 2013, 13:19, archived)
# I'm grinding for an Odyssey Class at the moment, also at level 50.
I'm using my Klingon character as well. They have more missions where you can pick up Contraband, better drops too. I mail it to my Starfleet character and turn it in for dilithium.

Hark at me, a regular bloody Gamesmaster!
(I helped save b3ta! Smallbrainfield, Fri 25 Jan 2013, 13:34, archived)