That which you call E Plebnista was not written for the chiefs or the kings or the warriors or the rich or the powerful, but all the people!
Down the centuries, you have slurred the meaning of the words “We The People of the United States, in Order to form a more perfect Union, establish Justice, insure domestic Tranquility, provide for the common defence, promote the general Welfare, and secure the Blessings of Liberty to ourselves and our posterity, do ordain and establish this Constitution“
These words and the words that follow were not written only for the Yangs, but for the Comms as well. They must apply to everyone, or they mean nothing!
Star Trek, James T. Kirk, The Omega Glory
Star Trek: Of Gods and Men
I must be more out of touch with the Star Trek community than I though. Somehow I managed to completely miss hearing anything at all about Star Trek: Of Gods and Men. I only found out about it earlier this evening when I was looking up Garret Wang in IMDB for editing a previous post.
Apparently ST:OGAM was made three years ago in 2007 as a 3 part web miniseries tribute for the 40th anniversary of Star Trek. It takes plot elements from at least 5 episodes (I stopped counting), actors from each series and spins it all into 3 episodes and just over 90 minutes of viewing. I’m pretty sure everybody who appeared in the show had some connection with at least one Star Trek series.
I really enjoyed watching it, and thought it was well done. This Trek fan approves, even though I’m probably the last one to find out about it.
Not your father’s Star Trek
Two words: Alternate Universe.
I’ve never really been a fan of people “rebooting” or “reimagining” well established franchises, especially when they try to justify it by saying they’re trying to reach a new audience. Aside from some wicked cool special effects, I wasn’t really expecting much from the new Star Trek movie. I figured as long as they didn’t totally screw up things and alter the Trek universe, then it would be at best a pretty decent movie.
Without spoiling things, I have to say I was pretty impressed with the way Star Trek turned out. The story deviates pretty far from canon in a few aspects, but given that it’s sci-fi, the writers have given viewers a way to accept the changes. Purists will probably still be mildly annoyed, but I think JJ Abrams has managed to give us a new Star Trek in a way that is still palatable to die-hard Trekkers.
The Terrace Hippodrome isn’t too different from the former IMAX. Decorations are pretty much the same. The new seats are nice, cushy and comfortable. The screen is smaller than an IMAX screen, but still pretty big. After seeing movies in IMAX format, and now in the jumbo Hippodrome size, it’s pretty hard to go back to the “small” regular sized movie theater screens. The sound system is pretty impressive and loud. Not quite as immersive as IMAX sound, but still pretty good.
I think I’ll make the Hippodrome my default theater from now on.
Big screen Trek
I need to go see this
On Tuesday, November 13, the two-part Star Trek Remastered version of “The Menagerie” will beam onto the big screen in a special engagement with selected theatres. The screening — a first for episodic Star Trek on this scale — will be seen in nearly 300 venues across the U.S. and Canada. This one-night-only event will also feature a special introduction by Eugene “Rod” Roddenberry, son of Star Trek creator Gene Roddenberry, plus an exclusive behind-the-scenes look at the making of the Remastered series.
Here are the theatres it’s showing at in the Charleston area
- Movies @ Mt. Pleasant Stadium 12, Mount Pleasant
- Charles Towne Square Stadium 18, North Charleston
- Movies @ Azalea Square 16, Summerville
It starts at 7:30PM. Anybody want to join me? I’ll probably go to the showing in Mt. Pleasant, but I’m flexible.
I’ve only seen a couple episodes of the Remastered series. The local station (WTAT) shows it at the most inconvenient time (Sundays at 1AM). I think I’ll just wait for the DVD.
Having and Wanting
After a time, you may find that having is not so nearly pleasing a thing as wanting. It is not logical, but it is often true.
Spock, Amok Time