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[quote name='Terminator' timestamp='1212344389' post='117258'] [quote name='maryportfuncity' post='71728' date='Aug 22 2006, 10:15 AM']Maybe Pooka, but I'd lay money that yer man appeared in one episode and I'm fairly sure it was the one I mentioned. He strolls around looking - well - big and bald but conceals a trick that he has the ability to mimic voices. So when two teams of four, good and evil, with both Kirk and Spock on the good side, are fighting to the death in some perverse version of Gladiators, his little skill lures others to their deaths. Honest. There must be a proper trekkie posting here who can verify all this.[/quote] Happy to oblige..... Ted Cassidy appeared a couple of time in the original Star Trek series. The episone where he could mimic his voice was "What are Little Girls Made of" (apparently still a question blokes are trying to fathom!). He was an android, who although subsevient, was really in control. He did "appear" in a couple of other shows, but not in any prominiet part. Not mentioned, but he used to play Lurch in the 60s Addams Family. [/quote]

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Davey Jones' Locker

Posted 03 December 2012 - 09:30 AM

It grows worse and worse: now they are blatantly ripping off the Dark Knight Rises' promotional poster: http://www.denofgeek...tar-trek-poster

Davey Jones' Locker

Posted 02 December 2012 - 09:38 PM

Also, the latest rumour about the upcoming new film is that the Enterprise dives into an ocean at one point.... Sounds more and more cartoonish by the day.

In addition, it turns out that Lindelof's co-writer, Roberto Orci, is a conspiracy theorist/complete nutter. For example, he doesn't think Hurricane Sandy was a mere act of nature.... :rolleyes:

Whitehouse

Posted 02 December 2012 - 04:46 PM

Unexpected death; USS Enterprise.

You know it's over when even Captain Kirk comes around to say farewell.

Yes, I think Cumberbatch will give it a lot more gravitas and dignity than it deserves. Based on that synopsis though, the film sounds like utter horse sh*t.

I read something interesting about the last Trek film's box office takings recently: most of these big Hollywood blockbusters make around 50% of their box office earnings domestically and the other 50% from the international market. Trek is the one big exception to this: I can't remember the exact figures but it was really disproportionately in favour of the USA. Internationally, it only performed strongly in the UK, and moderately well in Germany and Australia. In other countries, it is actually a fairly unknown franchise and there isn't that much brand recognition of it.

Bibliogryphon

Posted 28 November 2012 - 12:22 PM

Davey Jones' Locker, on 28 November 2012 - 04:44 AM, said:

I wonder if this will be a Prometheus/John Carter-style flop that will put the franchise on hold for a while or if the marketing machine will rescue it. Poor old Benedict Cumberbatch's Hollywood career might end before it takes off if this thing turns out to be as bad as it sounds.....

I haven't seen a Star Trek movie since Generations but I think I will be dragged to this one because of the presence of said Cumberbatch. I have heard different things from Prometheus one person said it was brilliant and another less than brilliant (abbr). The scriptwriter should not be held responsible for Tr...

Davey Jones' Locker

Posted 28 November 2012 - 04:44 AM

LOL - I think Star Trek itself just died. The synopsis for the new film has just been released by the Paramount marketing team. Leaving aside the awkward grammar and ridiculous levels of hyperbole in the synopsis, the film itself sounds dire:

In Summer 2013, pioneering director J.J. Abrams will deliver an explosive action thriller that takes Star Trek Into Darkness.

When the crew of the Enterprise is called back home, they find an unstoppable force of terror from within their own organization has detonated the fleet and everything it stands for, leaving our world in a state of crisis.

With a personal score to settle, Captain Kirk leads a manhunt to a war-zone world to capture a one man weapon of mass destruction.

Davey Jones' Locker

Posted 29 May 2012 - 11:47 PM

After all of that, the "white Khan" thing might just turn out to be an internet myth:

"This time, Pegg isn’t the only Brit in the world of Starfleet. Benedict Cumberbatch has been cast as a villain. Pegg is full of praise for Cumberbatch’s baddy, whom he describes as “not just another disgruntled alien. It’s a really interesting… sort of… thing,” he squirms.

“Obviously I can’t talk about it.” Given internet rumours that Cumberbatch has been cast as Kirk and Spock nemesis Khan, will this be a very different “wrath of Khan” from the 1982 film of the same name? “It’s not Khan,” replies Pegg, annoyed. “That’s a myth. Everyone’s saying it is, but it’s not.”"

Davey Jones' Locker

Posted 25 May 2012 - 03:46 AM

CarolAnn, on 25 May 2012 - 03:17 AM, said:

At least Montalban was Mexican and as such a combination of Aztec and Spanish, making for an exotic appearance....and he had an amazing voice. Even in his 60s in The Wrath of Khan that was his actual chest.

I really loved that man.

As an uber-straight bloke, I am no judge of male chests but I thought he gave a good performance too. He was clearly having a lot of fun in that role and walks all over Shatner (though that wouldn't be hard!) I haven't seen this Cumberbatch bloke act but I understand he is popular on your shores at the moment due to his role in the latest Sherlock Holmes revival.

CarolAnn

Posted 25 May 2012 - 03:17 AM

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Just looked - he was indeed a Mexican. So, yes, Hollywood was just as sloppy then as now. Interesting how the Trekkies trumpet the fact the show had the first interracial kiss and the Enterprise featured an international crew but then they did things like that.

Davey Jones' Locker

Posted 24 May 2012 - 09:32 PM

themaninblack, on 24 May 2012 - 10:14 AM, said:

Mr Cumberbatch should have blacked-up like his mother did when she played one of the Khazi's wives in "Carry On Up the Khyber"...

He certainly isn't going to curry any favour with the Indians by doing this.

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