NEW STAR TREK TRAILER
The new trailer for the re-launch of the Star Trek film franchise (see below) had me on the edge ready to see it. And it doesn’t even open until May 5, 2009. That is still six months away! As Mr. Spock might say, “fascinating!” Which begs the question, “why is STAR TREK:TOS (The Original Series) so great?”
I think this trailer shows that even a series with legions of fans (Trekkies or Trekkers), like anything iconic, has the ability to attract a new audience. Maybe Gene Rodenberry’s characters and vision are like Shakespeare and given enough distance can prove that great writing and vision stands the test of time. Or maybe I’m just having flashbacks to the days when WDCA-Ch 20 announced that “Star Trek” was gonna be broadcasting every afternoon. For years it had looked boring to me but all of sudden, that summer, I saw it brand new.
Over the years, I got to meet James Doohan (Scotty) and Walter Koenig (Chekov). I once was walking down the street next to Paramount Pictures in Los Angeles, CA and saw Gene Roddenberry drive out in a Lincoln Continental (not the USS Enterprise). But nothing compares to the day in 1986 when I was riding down the 405 on a charter bus and looked out my window to see none other than Leonard Nimoy -Mr. Spock himself- driving a Mercedes-Benz.
You ask how is it to see the Enterprise crew grounded? REALLY REALLY COOL - like the Earthbound scenes in this trailer! These characters will forever take me where “no man has gone before” - back to my childhood!
I guess what I am trying to say here is that I hope folks - trekkies and newbies alike - will give the film a fare shake. It really looks like Paramount, J.J.Abrams, and all involved wanna please. “Failure is not an option.”
