Hasn’t basically every star trek movie been kinda bad?
iMO the IP does better when it has time to go slow.
Superfan Ben Stiller Has A Star Trek Pitch, Says It’s Important For Franchise To Return To Big Screen
Submitted 17 hours ago by Kirk@startrek.website to startrek@startrek.website
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vala@lemmy.dbzer0.com 8 hours ago
Kirk@startrek.website 38 minutes ago
Well this is a take I can’t believe is being upvoted…
UnderpantsWeevil@lemmy.world 17 hours ago
Hear me out, it’s called The Orville and… oh, no wait. I’m being handed a message.
antithetical@lemmy.deedium.nl 3 hours ago
I’m sorry if that was a joke that went over my head, but I really don’t get the love for The Orville.
The first season was kinda good in a temporary sci-fi wasteland. But the later seasons were mostly cringey teenage angst forced drama with some of the most unsymphatetic characters (e.g. the doctor lady and sons). Attempting to reach Capt. Picard levels of depth in their arguments and sophistication but falling short by a landslide.
The one good moment I can remember about it is the joke about the character being off-center on the viewscreen. Heck, I even prefer Discovery over most of it.
grue@lemmy.world 14 hours ago
The Orville isn’t “big screen.” What we need is a sequel to Galaxy Quest.
Kirk@startrek.website 15 hours ago
the note says “please dont be that guy on the internet”
ValueSubtracted@startrek.website 17 hours ago
It’s worth noting that the last time I heard Ben Stiller talking Trek - five years ago on the official podcast - he made it pretty clear that he was a TOS fan, and hadn’t really seen anything else.
Nothing wrong with that at all, but relevant IMO.
Also, he definitely doesn’t actually have a pitch.
…they asked him “Do you have any Star Trek pitches?” He promptly replied, “Yeah, let’s do it.”
Linktank@lemmy.today 15 hours ago
Christ… TOS is the worst of them for like the first 6 shows or something. Uncultured swine.
T156@lemmy.world 7 hours ago
What’s wrong with it? It’s very much a product of its time, but it’s still serviceable.
hopesdead@startrek.website 14 hours ago
He only wants something TOS related (since he only watches TOS). But that won’t happen.
rafoix@lemmy.zip 12 hours ago
Star Trek tends to suck on the big screen because instead of relatable sci-fi we get action scenes and explosions. It’s not the same.
danc4498@lemmy.world 17 hours ago
I still want the Quentin Tarantino Star Trek movie.
Kirk@startrek.website 15 hours ago
There are dozens of us!
hash@slrpnk.net 11 hours ago
Can you FUCKING IMAGINE? Can you FUCKING IMAGINE, MOTHERFUCKER?
Zorque@lemmy.world 16 hours ago
If you could make a movie that stays true to the idea of Star Trek while still maintaining broad enough appeal to reach a wider audience, sure.
I believe, to this day, that still has yet to be done. Without the broad appeal it’s better to just do the show, and without the ideals of Star Trek… it’s just another generic sci-fi action movie.
lordnikon@lemmy.world 16 hours ago
They will do just wrath of khan again and call it innovative
entropicdrift@lemmy.sdf.org 9 hours ago
IDK, Ben Stiller made Severance, which is pretty thoughtful, philosophical sci-fi. He’s got the chops and the interest in making something, the idea leaves me cautiously optimistic.
But_my_mom_says_im_cool@lemmy.world 14 hours ago
He should just go to the Orville new season or an Orville movie, Star Trek is kinda beyond the point where it can go back to what it was
ILikeBoobies@lemmy.ca 9 hours ago
Maybe his idea isn’t any good though.
ABetterTomorrow@sh.itjust.works 15 hours ago
Yes please
cupcakezealot@piefed.blahaj.zone 16 hours ago
i hope that it's star trek but it's literally just his character from extras.
pjwestin@lemmy.world 11 hours ago
I love many Star Trek movies, but the big screen is not important to the franchise, and it’s best work has always been on the small screen.