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Star Trek franchise hails JJ Abrams as its new captain It has not yet been cast, but it’s been announced that JJ Abrams, the director of Lost and Mission: Impossible III, has been handed the Star Trek franchise and will make the 11th—yes, 11th!—film in the series. It’s a prequel, showing how Spock and Kirk met in space school or wherever they studied. I don’t think in their current conditions that Leonard Nimoy or William Shatner could reprise their roles as their young selves. Plus, they’re too busy hawking Aleve and Priceline. Let’s hope Abrams can turn this ship around. According to The Guardian, which says Abrams “boldly goes where 10 films have gone before,” the Enterprise's previous outing, 2002's Star Trek: Nemesis, grossed $43 million, lower than any other film in the series. If Abrams wants women in the audience, I suggest more of Patrick Stewart. —Posted by Celeste Ward

April 21, 2006 | Permalink

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For what it's worth, reaction from the fans to the plot of this movie is overwhelming negative, judging by the official Star Trek message boards:

http://boards.startrek.com/community/messages.html?act=SF;f=6

Posted by: Botch | Apr 21, 2006 5:35:36 PM

sounds like a highway to the dangerzone to me.
(but also to the cash zone...)

Posted by: rikki | Apr 22, 2006 5:33:17 AM

Well, we’ve had Batman Begins, this year’s Casino Royale is basically “Bond Begins”, and I imagine Paramount’s idea is “Trek Begins”, or “to boldly go where they started from”.

Posted by: Jack Yan | Apr 22, 2006 8:26:57 AM

Here's three episodes of Star Trek 2.0:
http://www.freshcreation.nl/comments.php?id=222_0_1_0_C

;-)

Posted by: Martijn | Apr 23, 2006 2:41:32 PM

Uh, Space School? That's the Starfleet Academy, okay? But I'm not a geek. No, really. I mean you read that and thought, "Whatever geek." I don't have TOS on DVD. And I don't stay up late to watch TNG marathons on TBS. You might think that happens. But it doesn't. And I didn't weep when Enterprise was cancelled either. I have allergies. That's why my eyes were wet.

Posted by: American Copywriter | Apr 24, 2006 8:32:54 AM

they have late night marathons of star trek on TBS.....when?must see...

Posted by: Dan | Aug 20, 2007 1:09:11 AM

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