Science Fiction Stuff: April 2009

April 15, 2009

Star Trek The Next Generation : Sitcom

Posted by Muzzerino at Wednesday, April 15, 2009

I am normally very protective of Star Trek TNG but I have to admit this is hilarious!

A sitcom audience track, overlayed on top of a TNG Episode, Enjoy!

April 14, 2009

Brand New Star Trek XI Photos !

Posted by Muzzerino at Tuesday, April 14, 2009

Some Brand New Photos from the New Movie Have Been Released!

Scotty

Spock and Kirk

Uhura

Spock and Uhura

Parachuting to the Drill

On-board the Drill Weapon.

originally Posted on EclipseMagazine

April 8, 2009

Amazing New CG USS Enterprise Wallpapers : Page 2

Posted by Muzzerino at Wednesday, April 08, 2009

Tobias Richter from 'The Light Works' has again made some incredible hi resolution images. This time he has modelled the brand new USS Enterprise design from the new Movie and look what he has come up with...

USS Enterprise NCC 1701 and USS Kelvin
by Tobias Richter

USS Enterprise NCC 1701
by Tobias Richter

USS Enterprise NCC 1701 and USS Kelvin
by Tobias Richter

USS Enterprise NCC 1701
by Tobias Richter

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Amazing New CG USS Enterprise Wallpapers : Page 1

Posted by Muzzerino at Wednesday, April 08, 2009

USS Enterprise NCC 1701
by Tobias Richter

USS Enterprise NCC 1701
by Tobias Richter

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April 7, 2009

Secret Premiere of Star Trek in Austin Texas

Posted by Muzzerino at Tuesday, April 07, 2009

Secret Premiere of Star Trek in Austin Texas

Thats right, looks like they have pulled off a great stunt before the 'real' premiere in Sydney Australia.

It appears that during a special screening of Star Trek 2 the Wrath of Khan, the writers melted the image and pulled out the new one instead!

Even though fans yelled "Khhhhhaaaaaaan!!!" It looks as though it has been a great publicity stunt and a great movie!

According to several people on Twitter.. they have seen it and yes, the reviews are positive!

Lucky Bastards!

Also see the latest on trekmovie.com >>

First Star Trek Script Review Gives it a Big Thumbs up...

Posted by Muzzerino at Tuesday, April 07, 2009

The Supreme Court has powered up all its storytelling weapons and—paraphrasing Nero—fired everything. Action, drama, mythology, philosophy, characterization, romance…literally, all here. Pulse-pounding action sequences, so well choreographed that they actually unfold right on the page. More in-depth characterization than some players receive during entire seasons of Trek. And, most importantly, such elements used not in place of the story, but in direct service to it.

Let’s start with action. As a writer, I use a couple of rules when crafting action scenes: #1: Good action is cool shit happening in interesting places. #2: Everything is more exciting when it’s airborne. And #3: Never pass up the chance to explode a helicopter. The script exploits the first two with consistent and often breathtaking effect; and, while there obviously aren’t any copters in Star Trek, Orci & Kurtzman blow up nearly everything else, again always in service to the story, and not merely CGI showpieces for a picture-frame plot.

The drama? There are a couple of rules when crafting drama as well. #1. Desperate characters struggle against rising stakes; #2: External conflict should be matched by internal conflict; and #3: Get the hell out of the helicopter, douchebag, it’s about to explode.

Here again, the script utterly nails it—especially #3, in which (once the story goes to warp) characters find themselves in almost constant jeopardy, either through action itself or the tension leading up to it. That alone speaks to the skill behind the script, since it keeps moments stretched drum-tight even when we’re all well aware—because, of course, this is the relaunch of the franchise—that most characters aren’t about to get cut in half by a lightsabre midway through the second reel. Read the rest of the review here >>