Comments on: Benedict Cumberbatch’s Star Trek Role Revealed And Nimoy Will Be Back As Spock

By: Adam

Adam — Sun, 01 Jul 2012 07:23:00 +0000

We got an hour long relationship builder in the 70s. Some people who didn’t watch the series before ever seeing the wrath of kahn has no idea how these two met in the first place so seeing an expansion of that would be cool. And again I will defend this as not neccessarly being an alternate timeline since we have no idea of the impact of the destruction of Vulcan on TNG universe. We never see a back story in any way shape or form as to how this crew got together and how Kirk became captain after Pike. I mean the first of episode of the series had Spock in a court martial hearing helping his former captain and friend get to a planet where his disabilities would no longer matter. Far from the friendship that Kirk and Spock would eventually share through the series and movies. He is met with anger resentment and distrust till he is cleared of those charges. And again the 2009 movie reffrenced Kirks cheating on the kobiashi maru and how he doesn’t believe in the no win scenerio. The credit he got for original thinking showed leadership qualitites which made hiim excellent for command. So please the timeline can’t be considered 100 percent alternate just because a planet is destroyed by a villian from the future. So this would be an extension of the space seed episode and it would clear up the Kahn’s statement in wrath of kahn when he said he never forgets a face to checkov when checkov was not in the episode hell not yet on the show when that episode aired

By: Alec

Alec — Sun, 17 Jun 2012 20:20:00 +0000

IF HE REALLY IS PLAYING KHAN, This cumberbatch fellow doesn’t look at all threating to me. Actually he has a more clowinish look to him. I really hope he’s not Khan, if he is…oh man…they could’ve casted someone else that looks more meancing.

By: fish

fish — Sun, 10 Jun 2012 08:55:00 +0000

I’m also trying to bring back the cheron I’ve also been working on something
instead of black-and-white,, how about black and pink;;; women,,,, using part of the old series;; M. trying to bring it up to date for the next generation….
won’t that we had story to tell,,,I’ve been working on it,,, for a couple years….
if only I can bring people together”” and put up the show;;;; I’m also working on a script,,,,,

By: Will Kaufman

Will Kaufman — Wed, 30 May 2012 23:44:00 +0000

I want the Cheron back. Maybe Khan could be a Cheron.
Seriously, though, Cumberbatch is awesome in Holmes, and I think he and Abrams deserve to be given a chance. Star Trek is the one thing Abrams has done that hasn’t pissed me off — I actually thought Nimoy-Spock’s explanation of the time travel situation, where he gave Abrams license to do whatever the hell he wanted with the story, was hilarious. I laughed out loud, and it was moment that I think was meant to be taken with a wink and a nod. At the very least, the revitalization of the franchise has given us a non-post-apocalyptic setting, which is truly refreshing. I do hope time travel doesn’t play a role in this film, but I’m psyched to see what Abrams comes up with, and what he can do with an actor like Cumberbatch. At least he’s not playing Bela Oxmyx…or a holodeck Dr. Moriarty. And if Abrams had come up with an entirely original script, all the haters would be hating on him for ignoring the rich canon.

By: MikeTen

MikeTen — Tue, 29 May 2012 02:04:00 +0000

It would be a nice tist if Benedict Cumberbatch wasn’t Khan but one of his followers (maybe his second in command from Wrath of Khan) with Khan getting killed or not unfrozen. Or maybe Abrams is really screwing with us and the villian is Garry Mitchell. Eiter one would explain why Spock’s nerve pinch didn’t work.

By: Karsus

Karsus — Sun, 27 May 2012 22:25:00 +0000

I’d love to see a newer, more dangerous Khan. They need to bring a bit of Sherlock’s intelligence into it. If they were going to do a sequel, there are few characters in TOS’ timeline that are more interesting than Khan.

By: Charley Beans

Charley Beans — Sun, 27 May 2012 20:52:00 +0000

Tribbles. I demand TRIBBLES

By: Ysabeaux Feather

Ysabeaux Feather — Thu, 24 May 2012 20:12:00 +0000

Okay. I have one thing to say about this. Benedict Cumberbatch, the Cumberlord, can do no wrong! No matter what they do with the character it will be amazing because he is in the role! The first movie was amazing! I’m sure the second one will be good too! Give it a chance. You can’t exactly judge a movie that you haven’t even seen a trailer for yet…

By: Mick Doherty

Mick Doherty — Wed, 23 May 2012 19:24:00 +0000

“Existing cannon”? Hehe. Unless we are re-booting the phaser banks to 17th century earth style, I think you man “canon”!

By: fmondana

fmondana — Mon, 21 May 2012 17:58:00 +0000

Wait a second. Did you hear that? It’s the sound a bunch of geeks make when repeating something themselves.

Anyone else remember how we heard for 2 years that the new Trek was going to be the worst thing ever?

The idea here is to be able to tell the old stories in a new way. I’m all for waiting to see the flick before I pan it.

By: Stacie Weaver

Stacie Weaver — Fri, 18 May 2012 20:18:00 +0000

The Khan thing could have been ok if they didn’t use Cumberbatch. Because either they’re going to change the entire narrative and reimagine Kahn as a white British guy OR (and this would probably be worse), they’re going to put him in makeup and pretend he’s whatever ethnicity Kahn was supposed to be (Indian? Arab?). I love Benedict Cumberbatch as Sherlock, but not sure even he can pull this off without ruining it. But who knows – I thought I’d hate the last one and ended up loving it, so hope I’ll be proven wrong again.

By: armadillo

armadillo — Fri, 18 May 2012 17:00:00 +0000

I completely agree: Give me Tholians!

By: outland196

outland196 — Thu, 17 May 2012 22:39:00 +0000

Thank you for reviewing the entire movie in advance! We no longer have to wait for them to actually film and release it now! Seriously, you and some of the other posters sound silly complaining about speculation. Wait for it, then complain away if it’s deserved……

By: Paul Laville

Paul Laville — Tue, 15 May 2012 20:52:00 +0000

The first movie DID suck. It looked pretty, but that was the only thing it had going for it.

By: Jack Brown

Jack Brown — Tue, 15 May 2012 13:39:00 +0000

Star Trek hasn’t been Star Trek since Abrahms took over. It’s gone and won’t be the same again. With the alt timeline, everything we watched in the original series, DS9, The Next Generation and Voyager may not even happen. Or happen differently. So what was the point in telling all those stories if you are simply going to disapprove them. I’m sorry but it was a lazy way to free himself from continuity issues. He could have done a lot better. I’m not saying its a bad film (2009 Star Trek) but it should not be allowed to bear the Star Trek name. And technically (as a script supervisor) there is a flaw in their whole idea that means their alt timeline is too impossible to believe.

My rage with the new Star Trek is that it pays no respect or homage to all those years of loyalty us countless Trekkies showed.

Yours,
A very displeased and unimpressed Trekkie.

By: Geoff Muir

Geoff Muir — Mon, 14 May 2012 23:49:00 +0000

“you either get it or you don’t”

ah….you clearly don’t. alternate timeline. so the obvious place to start the new timeline is where the old (movie) timeline started. with Khan……the first Nemesis.

By: BigDaddy7777

BigDaddy7777 — Thu, 10 May 2012 02:52:00 +0000

Has anyone ever noticed or cared that most planets in sci/fi whether 100 0r 100,000 years in the future are mostly anglo / saxon

By: Jason Gonzales

Jason Gonzales — Mon, 07 May 2012 20:11:00 +0000

or sums up Hollywood as a “hole?” I think either way works.

By: Jason Gonzales

Jason Gonzales — Mon, 07 May 2012 19:48:00 +0000

I see nothing wrong with using Khan in this new re-imagined universe. Yes, he’s a character we all know and love from our old Trek days. Yes, it can be called lazy to “reintroduce” a character instead of creating all new characters. But Khan is integral to Kirk’s growth, as he was by and large one of Kirk’s most formidable foes and had a great impact on how Kirk evolved as a captain. Just this time Kirk is more seat of the pants then his original iteration due to him not being raised by his father and also not being born in a nice safe environment back in Iowa, but in the heat of battle itself. I think the thought of Khan just being brought in is causing too much of a knee-jerk reaction. It doesn’t matter if he’s been done before, he hasn’t been done THIS way, in THIS universe, so it is NOT the same. Unless you’ve already read the script and it follows either the movie or his 1st appearance in TOS, you cannot say it’s the same. And for anyone to insist that it’s the same without script in hand is arrogant and close minded. Let them make the movie. Go watch it. If you don’t like it, then you just wasted $20 bucks for yourself on movie night. If you did like it, then hey, thank Abrams and Co. for providing you with a good time. Either way, anyone freaking out over this needs to get a grip. Freak out over something tangible and real, not about a movie that hasn’t even been made yet. And if you hate it so much and think they don’t know what they’re doing, then go make it your damn self. Put up or shut up. Geeze. Let’s go back to being fans instead of fanatics.

By: gamesinner

gamesinner — Sat, 05 May 2012 06:09:00 +0000

That about sums up Hollywood as a whole today.

By: Nathan Paul Kennedy

Nathan Paul Kennedy — Fri, 04 May 2012 18:42:00 +0000

Um, small but possibly important point: Where exactly did Trek Movie get their info? If it was from JJ then isn’t there the possibility that he, “as he so often does in these situations” flat out lied to them too? Plus, even if it is true, it’s not like it’s the first time. Has there ever been a version of Superman without Lex Luthor, whether in TV, film, comic or book form? Batman without The Joker? Doctor Who without the Daleks? Flash Gordon without Ming? The list goes on and on, like it or not, to have a truly great hero, you must have a truly great villain and in Star Trek terms, that’s Khan.

Holmes without Moriarty? (Sorry, couldn’t stop myself…)

By: James Kovach

James Kovach — Wed, 02 May 2012 23:27:00 +0000

To be fair, Ricardo Montoban didn’t exactly look Indian, either.

By: sparrowlord01

sparrowlord01 — Wed, 02 May 2012 19:08:00 +0000

The First movie was screwed up enough to turn me off on the whole franchise. Gene Roddenderry is probably rolling over in his grave about this. Khan should never be messed with because when compared to Ricardo Montalbon, this new guy is going to look like a complete waste of space. I really wish they would stop messing around and get back to the high quality original trek that people fell in love with and stop trying to kill it… J.J. Abrams is one of the most notorious “Re-Imagining” offenders out there…

By: JK

JK — Wed, 02 May 2012 08:00:00 +0000

Batman has the Joker. Superman has Lex Luthor. I supposed that Khan is most well known villain to James Kirk (not counting the Klingons.) Actually, I rather see a Klingon villain.
I wish they did a remake of “Where No Man Has Gone Before” episode.

By: Mr. Obnoxious

Mr. Obnoxious — Tue, 01 May 2012 23:50:00 +0000

Are you high? Not only is “Space Seed” one of the better episodes of TOS, not only is “Wrath of Khan” the best of the movies (well, at least until “First Contact” came out, and even then, they’re tied at #1) and saved the franchise, but Cumberland would make a great Khan. I’m not the biggest JJ Abrams fan, but he did a great job on the first movie–I HATE reboots, but he made it watchable–he’s got writing talent to spare, and there’s so much you could do with a character like Khan. That, plus the fact I will watch anything with ol’ Benedict in it, makes me hopeful. And remember, the idea of exploring brand new ideas in the Star Trek universe is what led to the horror known as “Enterprise”…