Star Trek XI Plot Details Revealed 220
HotChk101 writes to tell us that the plot for Star Trek XI has been revealed over at IESB. This information has not yet been confirmed by the studio so take with the requisite grain of salt. Be warned link contains potential spoiler information.
Harlan Ellison (Score:5, Informative)
Harlan Ellison, who wrote the original TOS episode "The City on the Edge of Forever" was not at all happy about the rumors:
So either Abrams didn't get clearance, or the rumors aren't true. From what we know of Leonard Nimoy's involvement, I'd guess that it's the former rather than the latter. So either Abrams will have to pay Ellison off, or production will have to shut down since the WGA strike precludes any changes to the script.
This could really throw a monkey wrench into everything...
Re:Harlan Ellison (Score:5, Informative)
Re:Harlan Ellison (Score:5, Informative)
Re:Harlan Ellison (Score:3, Informative)
And that he somehow OWNS all the non-Trek specific aspects?
Yeah, good luck, Harlan.
As an aside, WAY back when, when Budweiser introduced 8 oz cans of beer, we called them "Harlans".
They were, after all, bitter, impotent half pints.
Re:Card (Score:2, Informative)
Re:More time travel? DO NOT WANT! (Score:3, Informative)
While not related, I had played through the Halflife 2 Epsiode 2 commentary and they mentioned something about the flashlight battery now being separate from the main HEV sprinting battery, and their argument was that they weren't going to make the game less fun just for the sake of a keeping bad game design decision true throughout the lifespan of the series.
That said, I've always felt this was the most compelling argument for allowing for new things to happen without always resorting to time travel: http://bztv.typepad.com/newsviews/files/ST2004Reboot.pdf [typepad.com]
Re:Harlan Ellison (Score:5, Informative)
The thing is, the Guardian of Forever that appeared in Harlan Ellison's scripts was very, very different than what appeared in the episode.
And he HATED the version that was ultimately produced. But now it's all his.
See also this interesting account. [hubpages.com]
Re:I for one.... (Score:3, Informative)
Re:Oh no! (Score:3, Informative)