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Scotty's (star trek) ashes were supposed to be shot into space this week….The rocket crashed in the mountians (not sure where)… Some how there has got to be some orony in this somewhere.
Ah that's sad. From what I've read James Doohan really wanted his ashes to be laid to rest in space. I bet his family is heartbroken over this. 😥
I hadn't heard that the rocket crashed…I imagine I'll see it in the news soon enough. I'm sure that Star Trek will continue into the future after the entire cast of ST:TOS has passed on.
I am a die hard trekkie and Star Wars fan. I like Battlestar Galactica (The Original Series) and Buck Rogers too. 😀
I love both as well, But I do Lean more towards Star Trek than Star Wars. Donnie whats your favorite Star Trek series? I like the Next gen myself. By the way if you didnt know, they are comong out with a new Star Trek movie next year, a prequal, with a young Captain Kirk. Rumor is they are trying to get Matt Damon to play the part.
I love both as well, But I do Lean more towards Star Trek than Star Wars. Donnie whats your favorite Star Trek series? I like the Next gen myself. By the way if you didnt know, they are comong out with a new Star Trek movie next year, a prequal, with a young Captain Kirk. Rumor is they are trying to get Matt Damon to play the part.
I love the original series and Next Generation the most, but I developed a fondness for DS9 as well. I did not like Voyager at all and I didn't ever watch Enterprise. I've read about the new movie coming out and it is my understanding that Matt Damon has already agreed to do the part, but I may be mistaken.
I think Matt would be a good younger Kirk, Even looks a little like shatner. I never watched Enterprise either. I did however like Voyager.
I'd watch ST:TOS reruns during the '80s, then toward the late '80s, maybe early '90s I'd watch ST:TNG, and again in reruns since. I never got into any of the spin ST series. I hadn't heard about Matt Damon but that sounds really interesting. I can't quite picture him as Kirk since I can't picture him with such charisma, but he would bring a seriousness that I'm sure would give legitimacy to the movie. I don't know who will play Spock and the others, but I could picture Paul Giamatti as Dr. McCoy.You really have to enjoy Star Wars on a different level. I don't think it's a good match up even if they do share a common inter-galactic theme. Last Fall over a few months I rented the entire Star Wars saga and watched it from the beginning. It was very enjoyable watching it like this and I even liked the more recent Episodes I, II, and II more than I did when watching them at the theaters (though Episode I is still lame, IMO).
Good Point Phid, Star wars really is a whole differnt theme (when you dont consider the Sci Fi connection) It's about the life of Darth vader and good and evil, where as Star Trek is about discovery and relationships. At least those are my thoughts for what they are worth.
I hadn't thought about it that way, but it sounds about right. Star Wars is more of an epic morality tale in line with Greek sagas. And yes, Star Trek is more about discovery and response to futuristic situations.
Star Trek starships are more realistic to what I expect them to be. Photon torpedoes and phaser arrays are much more cool than blaster cannons scattered all over the ship's decks. If an Imperial Star Destroyer ever tangled with a Federation Sovereign class battlecruiser, it would be over really quick. Warp drive is more scientifically plausible than a hyperdrive as well. Also, a phaser could tie down a Jedi's light saber as long as it has energy to fire. If you have two phasers on you, he couldn't block both. 😀
Star Trek starships are more realistic to what I expect them to be. Photon torpedoes and phaser arrays are much more cool than blaster cannons scattered all over the ship's decks. If an Imperial Star Destroyer ever tangled with a Federation Sovereign class battlecruiser, it would be over really quick. Warp drive is more scientifically plausible than a hyperdrive as well. Also, a phaser could tie down a Jedi's light saber as long as it has energy to fire. If you have two phasers on you, he couldn't block both. 😀
I'd beg to differ with you in some of this! Blaster cannons "scattered all over the ship's decks" is likely merely to fend off incoming X-Wings or similar class vehicles. And tell me you'd take over a Super Star Destroyer? C'mon, man, not even close! Compare your wimpy Federation starship (it's on http://www.merzo.net/1mpp.htm )withthe Imperial Star Destroyer on page http://www.merzo.net/2mpp.htmor the Super Star Destroyer on http://www.merzo.net/10mpp.htm'nuff said!
