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Cannikin

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31. He still had involvment. He was removed as producer.

Reply to graham4anything (Reply #13)

Mon May 20, 2013, 09:09 AM

May 2013

He was an executive consultant.

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Star Trek film has political message (Spoiler) [View all] lindysalsagal May 2013 OP

I saw it dsc May 2013 #1

We will, on Tuesday nadinbrzezinski May 2013 #2

Actually, I disagree. graham4anything May 2013 #3

I think it's hard to attribute political messages to a recycled story. lumberjack_jeff May 2013 #8

well, as Ronald Reagan used to say graham4anything May 2013 #12

You took this movie LWolf May 2013 #16

Logic says President Obama is very Spock/Yoda like. graham4anything May 2013 #18

Good God. LWolf May 2013 #20

Without Star Trek, there wouldn't have been Star Wars. graham4anything May 2013 #22

That's a hypothesis, anyway. LWolf May 2013 #27

Yeah. I cried a little on the special moment~ lindysalsagal May 2013 #36

Nope. Not sure I want to. I suspect the real message is... longship May 2013 #4

Roddenberry was overrated Shivering Jemmy May 2013 #5

Yup! But there were many pretty great episodes. longship May 2013 #6

TV for a different era. Throckmorton May 2013 #11

Could not agree with you more, Longship. Cannikin May 2013 #28

Roddenberry though had nothing to do with 2.He was relieved of his duties after 1. graham4anything May 2013 #13

He still had involvment. He was removed as producer. Cannikin May 2013 #31

He was right about the flip phones, automatic doors, racial intermixing lindysalsagal May 2013 #41

The communications officer is the third in command XemaSab May 2013 #43

Except in every episode and film Orrex May 2013 #48

LOL! Engineering was actually shot in a brewery. dogknob May 2013 #17

That's why I posted my post. longship May 2013 #24

you should check out this honest trailer. ejpoeta May 2013 #26

And more lens flares! ROFL ! longship May 2013 #29

Awesome trailer! A Little Weird May 2013 #42

Check out their other ones. They are great ejpoeta May 2013 #44

Tan mom! neverforget May 2013 #46

I saw it yesterday. I liked it. But then again, I'm a big fan of recycling. n/t lumberjack_jeff May 2013 #7

I liked it. Behind the Aegis May 2013 #9

The title is about going to Cheney's "dark side" The Blue Flower May 2013 #10

I dunno, that message was kinda too obvious as in kid after school special obvious. Pholus May 2013 #14

I feel the same way deutsey May 2013 #15

A remake of 'The Wrath of Khan'? WTF? I was disappointed, too. randome May 2013 #19

Aren't Spock and Kirk one person cut in two anyhow? Brain vs. Brawn. graham4anything May 2013 #21

Yeah, they always counterbalanced each other deutsey May 2013 #23

There is one critical difference between New and Old Kirk. Pholus May 2013 #25

Good point deutsey May 2013 #30

That's a good way to think about it....thanks! :) nt Pholus May 2013 #35

agree 100%. graham4anything May 2013 #34

Going this Friday, took the day off, long weekend DainBramaged May 2013 #32

Saw it yesterday (SPOILERS!!!) JoDog May 2013 #33

Agree--- trumad May 2013 #37

You got me thinking that the entire film was about the right/wrong ambiguity lindysalsagal May 2013 #38

That scene did not make sense to me at all. It was too 'easy' to contact the older Spock. randome May 2013 #39

I think you're reading what you want to into it WeekendWarrior May 2013 #40

I saw the movie yesterday A Little Weird May 2013 #45

I LOVED the movie - some of the best 3D and CGI jazzimov May 2013 #47

Just got done watching it. redgreenandblue May 2013 #49