Star Trek Beyond : News/Speculation/Spoilers

[Pharaoh Hamenthotep]

but if this is just to jump on the bandwagon of whats been going on recently in society, then as a Star Trek fan I do not approve

You mean the way people are becoming more accepting of those who aren't exactly the same as themselves?

What place could exploring other cultures and different ways of life possibly have in something like Star Trek?

[TheRandomOne]

You mean the way people are becoming more accepting of those who aren't exactly the same as themselves?

What place could exploring other cultures and different ways of life possibly have in something like Star Trek?

Plenty of crap on TV for it just watch any Shonda Rhimes show as well

[Pharaoh Hamenthotep]

*googles*

But I don't want to watch Grey's Anatomy.

[Annoyed]

*googles*

But I don't want to watch Grey's Anatomy.

A few years ago, I would have said "your loss".
But I think I'm done with this show.
I think they should have ended it when the original players finished their training and became full fledged doctors. That was the ending point for their story.
But the show continues to draw fantastic ratings. So, since then, it feels like they've been milking the cow after it's dry with a new crop of interns; repeating the cycle, along with a lot of over the top, highly improbable dramas for the original doctors.

[TheRandomOne]

I loved it & the way they did the Sulu thing was nice & simple enjoyed the movie

[LtColCarter]

I loved it & the way they did the Sulu thing was nice & simple enjoyed the movie

Good to know! I hope that I get to see it this Friday or Saturday. I wanted to go last weekend, but I was hosting a party for my friend's 42nd b-day

[Traianus Augustus]

Just got back from seeing it and I have to say I was very happy with what I saw. I especially loved all the little continuity nods from Enterprise (though that show was a mixed bag, it started getting good during the Xindi and Romulan story arcs).

As far as them making Sulu gay goes, I think it was handled really well as it wasn't made a big deal of. It was just a happy scene of a man reuniting with his family after a long stint in deep space, kinda like the reunions we see when service men and women come home from long deployments.

[LtColCarter]

Just got back from seeing it and I have to say I was very happy with what I saw. I especially loved all the little continuity nods from Enterprise (though that show was a mixed bag, it started getting good during the Xindi and Romulan story arcs).

As far as them making Sulu gay goes, I think it was handled really well as it wasn't made a big deal of. It was just a happy scene of a man reuniting with his family after a long stint in deep space, kinda like the reunions we see when service men and women come home from long deployments.

Good to hear!

[Morbo]

Saw it last weekend finally. Liked it more than Into Darkness. It was quite a fun ride.
I loved that all the characters had much more face time, especially Bones.

I also loved that once again, Sabotage worked its way into the film, and in an epic way.

[Skydiver]

Sulu's relationship Movie Spoilers

Spoiler:

is nothing more than 2-3 scenes. A photo of his daugher on the console, meeting and greeting his husband and daughter when the ship docks, his husband and daughter running from the bad guys...no angst, no OTT, just there.

Honestly, Spock/Uhura is more of a plot device.

It's a good movie. It felt like a two part episode and there were plenty of nods to the past, some more obvious than others. There was a lovely tribute to Ambassador Spock and the original crew/timeline. I think my biggest angst was that Anton/Chekov had a decently large role and that character is now either gone or recast. (Although I do have an idea how they can fill it with someone else)

It was a fun ride. At least in my theater the oddest thing is that the credits came after the movie, so you jump right into the story.

Was it stellar and unforgettable? No. But it was enjoyable.

[Starsaber]

It's a good movie. It felt like a two part episode and there were plenty of nods to the past, some more obvious than others. There was a lovely tribute to Ambassador Spock and the original crew/timeline. I think my biggest angst was that Anton/Chekov had a decently large role and that character is now either gone or recast. (Although I do have an idea how they can fill it with someone else)

They have already said they won't be recasting. At a guess, in the next movie, they'll probably say he was transferred to the Reliant or something like that.

[Skydiver]

Better to not recast, personally. I'd like them to add another character, someone new to really differentiate this timeline from the original.

[dosed150]

I cant be the only one a bit confused about that starbase, why would you construct it basically on the edge of unknown space

[garhkal]

Better to not recast, personally. I'd like them to add another character, someone new to really differentiate this timeline from the original.

Same here. Heck, how's about put an alien finally on the crew..

[DigiFluid]

I cant be the only one a bit confused about that starbase, why would you construct it basically on the edge of unknown space

Presumably, to establish a base of operations from which to explore the new frontier.

It's like the exploration of North America (yes I know, Native Americans were already here, bear with me). Colonies are established on the coast--New York, Boston, etc--and begin to grow. Explorers and military groups strike out inland, and establish frontier forts. From there they can stock up on supplies and press deeper into the frontier without having to go all the way back to New York. Those forts in time grow into cities in themselves, and the explorers head further into the frontier, building more forts. And on and on it goes.

Same thing in Star Trek. You start on Earth/Vulcan/Andor/etc., strike out into the unknown. Build a Starbase on the frontier so you can explore further, population there gradually expands, then you build another Starbase further out. And on and on they go.