Boy o boy, there are so many arguments raging about the scale of the new Enterprise (NuEnt as I call it) from the 2009 Star Trek movie.
The size of the NuEnt might not completely jive with everyone. But I’m glad they kept the basics intact: Saucer, two nacelles and an engineering section.
We should all remember that Trek as we knew it was dying. We fans became so obsessed with “canon” that the studios were stifled. (I mean, what were all those hatemails regarding the ST:Enterprise intro music all about! C’mon!) The TNG movies pandered to the needs of the fans, but sucked at the box office because no one else went to see them! You had to be a well verse Trekker to get a lot of the references in those movies. This discouraged people. When they cancelled ST: Enterprise, I thought that was it. Trek would be doomed to re-runs and the occasional christmas special DVD collection with a few more artist renders chucked into the special features section. When I read someplace that the new top boss at Paramount hated Trek and promptly ordered it’s sets destroyed and models and costumes sold, I was convinced the end of Trek was here.
However, instead of letting Trek fade into memory, Paramount did the only thing they could. They wiped the slate clean, took an ST Encyclopedia for reference and started a new universe. That fact the film made so much money tells me they got it right. We, as trek fans, should embrace the Vulcan IDIC philosophy and embrace the “NuTrek”.
I am and I for one am glad that Trek is back!
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Dude, the enterprise theme IS crap!
NuTrek’s great tho.
Yeah, the Enterprise theme was wanting. But I still applaud Paramount for taking a slightly different direction.
An interesting analysis. I am glad that Trek is back, but I wish they had following a few more of the rules (i.e. NOT destroyed Vulcan or Romulus) and relied more on actual science (i.e. black holes are space phenomenon with such a great gravitational force that not even light can escape, they do NOT send you back in time). But, as the French say, C’est la Vie (such is life).
Or, in the same tone as Scotty, “Aye, sir. That will be done.”
I will admit that I was one of the few who liked the opening of Enterprise. It showed the history. Star Trek has a history. I was actually exciting for the series. We got to see how everything came together. It didn’t feel like it deviated or took away from the other shows.
Sadly, I can not say the same for NuTrek. I have to agree with LTF. Maybe I wouldn’t feel so alienated from this movie if there was that connection to the other shows. I will not argue what I felt were many faults.
I have found myself attaching my fandom to the Star Trek Online MMO. The history is still there. So, I am really hoping it will do really well. I look forward to see more of the STO displays. 🙂
I just found your site… It’s superb, by the way. Linked over from SFM forums. Anyway, I wouldn’t use your stuff anywhere over the ‘net but I’ve dl’d a few of my faves and look at them from time to time. I sit and wonder what it would be like to walk around in a vessel like these. You’ve got a great eye for this!
Anyway, I appreciated your comments on ST:Ent and ST2009. Great shows!
Thank you for your kind comments. I’m glad you enjoy my work. 🙂
Yes, ENT and ST2009 were excellent.
Glad you said that. Very good points. Though I’m sure you and B.S. over at Ex Astris Scientia could have an endless debate about it. I’d pay real money to see that.