11 – Star Trek (2009)

In the Star Trek universe created by Gene Roddenberry, there are a myriad of iconic images many people remember: Green Orion slave girls, the Borg, phasers, heroes, villains, and that big-headed alien that Clint Howard pretends to be that shows up at the end of the credits of the original series, and more. But take anyone off the street, and odds are they can identify at least one incarnation of the USS Enterprise. Starships have long been one of the easily recognizable parts of Star Trek lore; while Roddenbery’s vision of the future was for the most part peaceful, with brains far exceeding brawn, not all conflict could be resolved by hugging it out.

lots of videos, and I whole heartedly disagree with #1 (and it seems like the guy at TR has no idea WHY it’s so damn powerful), but this list actually reminded me that I missed a couple dozen ENTERPRISE episodes, one of which apparently took place in the Mirror Mirror verse, which reminds me, all the trek episodes are on Netflix… though none of the movies are, wtf.

via The 15 Most Devastating Space Vessels in the Star Trek Universe – Topless Robot.

After two years Quantum Mechanix has finally revealed the final design for their Artisan Replica of the USS Enterprise from JJ Abrams 2009 Star Trek movie. They will start taking pre-orders at the end of this month and so if you have $5000, one of these limited edition replicas can be yours.

Must resist impulse to sell a kidney for one…

via TrekMovie.com

via VIDEO Spoof: How Star Trek Should Have Ended | TrekMovie.com.

Mashup Weekend: Picard & The Prime Timeline Strike Back | TrekMovie.com.

Target Exclusive Star Trek Packaging from TrekMovie on Vimeo.

via topless robot

SANTA MONICA, California — J.J. Abrams’ rebooted Star Trek could hardly have been more successful with critics and the general public, but some Trekkers found the film’s script to be rife with plot holes that spoke more to convenience than good storytelling.

via J.J. Abrams Comes Clean on Star Trek Coincidences, Sequel | Underwire | Wired.com.

And the sad thing is, the animated series footage is more exciting then the actual trailer footage.

via Topless Robot

Fedcon 2009 Opening Ceremony Star Trek Animation from Tobias Richter on Vimeo.

The webcomic Pictures For Sad Children has a humorous look at time travel that I feel the writers of Star Trek (2009) likely would agree with.

So, why was a decision made to craft an alternate reality for the show, altering key figure storylines, altering inner-personal conflicts and infuse it with enough action to choke a vole? The answer is quite simple: J.J. Abrams is a Star Wars fan, not a Star Trek fan. He doesn’t care if a legion of fans have worshipped and adored all that is Star Trek. He wants to make boatloads of money and appeal to everyone in the entire world. There isn’t anything wrong with that, but all of it could have been achieved without ripping the heart out of long-lived Trekkies in the process.
– Star Trek Film Review – The Oscar Guy