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Merrick here...
For STAR TREK fans and casual followers alike, this should be one helluva weekend.
For Geeks, one of the surest portents that coolness is afoot is the inexorable onslaught of movie tie-in toys. Given that this is the Geekiest weekend we're likely to have all year, and that we're also covering TREK Blu-Rays, soundtracks, etc., we'd be remiss if we didn't go all the way and take a look at some toys from the new movie as well. Many of us have been chasing TREK-related spaceships and action figures all of our lives - our stopping now doesn't seem terribly likely.
Paralleling TREK's return to theaters after a 7 year absence, Playmates Toys has rejoined the franchise after hiatus of over a decade - releasing a line of figures, vehicles, and "role playing" paraphernalia based on designs, characters, and props seen in J.J. Abrams' ballsy reinvention.
I was curious about what brought Playmates back to TREK, and ran a few e-mails past Paul Fish, VP of Marketing & Product Development at Playmates. He was kind enough to discuss the intricacies of returning to the franchise with a fresh perspective.
"The reasons for returning to the Star Trek are both business- and geek-driven"
...said Fish.
"On the geek side, we love this property. We love the richness in characters, storyline and heritage, as well as its optimistic vision of the future. The opportunity to get involved in a TREK update using today’s filming technology, and a contemporary director like JJ Abrams, was too exciting to pass up. Plus, it allows me to justify to my wife that my addiction to watching TREK reruns at home is, in fact, 'research.' "
Which leads to an obvious question: what's different about Playmates' approach to STAR TREK this time around? Fish explains:
"The approach has been quite different for this range of product. Firstly, we've made a conscious effort to develop the line for both kids and collectors. The 3 3/4" scale allows for interaction with playsets like our TV-advertised transporter room. We've built in a collectible program into this sku, with the bridge and transporter room accessories packed out with the figures. The 6" scale is more collector-targeted, but again at mass channel prices. We've given these figures soft PVC clothing, for a more authentic look and feel."
A little known fact about the development of toys based on movies or TV shows: often, while developing the first wave of a product line, a toy company might have limited access to the designs upon which they're basing their product. At some point you've probably asked yourself why toyetic interpretations of some of your favorite characters or vehicles aren't more literal - this is why. Earlier waves in a line are often, to a certain extent at least, a "best guess"/"educated extrapolation" based on limited access to media from a movie or television production.
The development of Playmate's new STAR TREK line was no exception. But now that the cat's out of the bag, Fish says the company is...
"looking forward to giving fans everything they want."
The previous two paragraphs sound like an apology or explanation of some sort - they are not. As a whole, Playmates' first wave of material from Abrams' TREK works as a solid (and sometimes very well realized anchor for a line whose growth potential is vast given the textural richness, and ambient enormity, of Abrams' film.
NOTE: THERE MAY BE A FEW MINOR SPOILERS BELOW, as some toys will be contrasted against their bigscreen progenitors. Nothing too major will be revealed, but those wishing to remain ensconced in a Cone of Silence may wish to tread cautiously.
Technically, these figures, vehicles, and "role playing" props were to be released a few weeks back. However, a cursory check of Geek-friendly retailers in my neighborhood over the weekend turned up mixed results. Our local Super Target had new TREK toys on shelves since before launch (they'd broken embargo & and have consistently been thisclose to selling out), while no sign of the film's existence could be found at the Uber-Giganto WalMart across the street from said Target.
Our neighborhood Toys 'R' Us had much of PLaymates new line in stock, although Enterprises and Phasers were nowhere to be seen. In essence, the influx of TREK toys appears to be a work in progress.
What follows is a broad-stroke...pretty much stream-of-consciousness...perspective of some of (but not all of) Playmates' new STAR TREK line. We don't have access to some of the material released by Playmates, but know there's more out there - and we're mentioning everything below, even if it's only in passing.
First off, figure hunters should know there are actually two lines of "action figures": a 3.75" 'Galaxy Series' and 6" 'Warp Series'. The 3.75" line lacks much of the 6" figures' nuance in terms of sculpt and detail. However, the 3.75" figures are compatible with the new Enterprise bridge playset and Transporter Room playset, which you can see in action HERE (click the "Play" window at the bottom of the page). There is also a third wave of figures that don't fall under the "action figure" auspices as far as I'm concerned - the 12" 'Command Series'.
A few friends called me to bitch about "I can't believe Playmates didn't make bigger figures!", etc. - they were seeing only the 3.75" figures on the shelves at that moment. So, if you're going on a nerdtastic quest for Abramsverse figures, keep all of this in mind.
THE SIX INCH FIGURES - aka "The Warp Series"
(CLICK HERE for a clearer look at any of the figures referenced below).
"The Warp Series" includes "Original" Spock, new Spock, Cadet McCoy, Scotty, Cadet Chekov, Cadet Uhura, Sulu, Nero, and Pike.
KIRK. Strangely, "PineKirk" (wearing the Yellow Captain's shirt we see him donning briefly in the film) looks more like a young William Shatner in action figure form than Chris Pine does in the actual movie.
My first reaction to seeing a figure representing Simon Pegg as Montgomery Scott was "Wow - how weird is it to see a Simon Pegg action figure?" Then I recalled that this isn't actually the first time Simon Pegg has been rendered in tis form - two rather nice facsimiles of his SHAUN OF THE DEAD character can be found HERE
and HERE
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Pegg's portrayal of Scotty in the film is a teeny bit whacked. But within his sandwich craving Scottish chest beats the heart of a hero - and we do see that hero shine in the film. Playmates' rendering of Pegg suggests the character's more heroic angle. Perhaps a future wave of figures will feature the subtly neurotic, giddily excited Scotty.
CLASSIC SPOCK. It's Old Spock - and any Spock is cool Spock as far as I'm concerned.
PIKE. The biggest disappointment in this lot. I've always been a major Bruce Greenwood fan and feel he's been perpetually under-appreciated. When I heard he was cast as Enterprise Captain Christopher Pike, I was delighted. Finally he'd have a role so prominent he'd be hard to overlook - playing a character pivotal to both The Original Series and J.J.'s reincarnation of the same. The figure...just doesn't do it for me. Doesn't capture the essence of either Greenwood, or his character (almost unrecognizable).
CADET MCCOY. Arguably the most vivid character in the film, and one of the best figures in this first "Warp Series" wave. We've come a loooonnnnng way from "Why the hell did they cast Karl Urban in this movie?!"
There are two other standouts in the 6" 'Warp' wave. NERO - Eric Bana's character in the movie. If this isn't "dead on", it's damn close...
...and QuintoSpock.
All 6" figures have clothing, for want of a better word. Rubberized overgarments that closely hug the figures' bodies & provide an interesting sense of dimension.
The modeling/pattern on the shirts of the Starfleet uniforms is cleanly etched and surprisingly consistent, and smaller details (like rank insignias around shirt cuffs, or snaps on uniform boots) are sharply etched and painted.
Starfleet personnel come with the expected Phasers, Communicators, Data Pads, etc. - all supported by a utility belt. Nero comes with a mean looking multi-bladed jabby cepter(ish) thing. All figures come with display stands (the Starfleet "arrowhead" insignia, for example) appropriate to their affiliation.
12" Original Spock
I wish someone had come up with a better name than "Original Spock" - it's too easy for haters to call Quinto's portrayal of the character "Diet Spock", or somesuch, in comparison. I'm just being snarky here to illustrate a point. Quinto did a rather fine job in the movie, all things being equal, under very daunting circumstances.
12" Original Spock - works really well. You feel like you're looking at Nimoy. In 12" figure form, he appears a bit less haggard than he does in the actual film - and comes with swappable right hand allowing him to 'grip' (phaser included), or perform the iconic Vulcan salute.
ENTERPRISE
This is an odd one. The prototype pictures we saw of the toy a while back...even the final packaging of the toy itself...significantly undersell the quality of the product as far as I'm concerned. I.e. the Enterprise is better than I thought it would be before getting my hands on it.
Playmates' new Enterprise captures the Jules Verne-meets interstellar hot rod/roadster quality of Abrams' Enterprise quite effectively.
Multiple light sources (forward deflector array, the front and back of the warp nacelles, a new energy pathway visible along the bottom of the warp nacelles, the impulse drive, and the "nipple" domes on top of and beneath the saucer) shine brightly. Sounds FX are loud and crisp.
Some past STAR TREK ships have experienced problems with components falling off...or being "floppy"...as elements of the vessels were shipped disassembled (to facilitate more compact packaging). I don't recall if Playmates was responsible for this or not. Either way, this particular Enterprise is solidly constructed - it's pre-assembled out of the box, and wobble free.
My biggest beef with this toy? It has a lot of screws. 7 in the bottom of the saucer section alone, plus an additional two along the bottom of the primary hull. YES, it's only a toy...and YES, toys have screws. But...ya know? Seems like at least some of those distractingly shiny silver screws could've been masked in some way.
This said, the new Enterprise toy is fun. My hunch is once fans see how Abrams presents this ship, these little things will be flying off of shelves.
ROLE PLAYING "ACCESSORIES"
PHASER
This may well be my favorite toy out of the current line-up. It's a highly reflective, chromed out iteration of phasers we've seen before...by way of FLASH GORDON. The configuration itself very much evokes Phasers seen in STAR TREK V: THE FINAL FRONTIER.
In Abrams' film, Phasers operate more like a FLASH GORDON weapons than the weapons we've seen in previous TREKs. His Phasers have the retro "sweep" of FG guns, and even sounds like them (their pulse beams 'sputter' - literally and figuratively - like old time Sci Fi 'ray guns'). No humming, solid beams here.
It's muzzle emitter pivots in a cradle, snapping from "stun" to "kill" (or whatever these settings are called now) instantly. On the toy, this emitter only pivots to one setting & must be re-set manually. In the film, the emitter snaps back and forth as commanded (no manual adjustment). If the line is successful, perhaps a future reissue of the Phaser might adjust this.
On top of the toy, an amber switch "powers up" the Phaser - accompanied by appropriate sound FX.
TRICORDER
As you see above, the Tricorder...is actually branded "Tricorder" on its flip-up hood.
So, in the Abramsverse, does this mean "Tricorder" is a generic device (a la 'cell phone')? A specific brand name? Phasers aren't labeled 'Phaser', for example...so I don't get it.
A matte black framing hugs a chrome body (nicely accessorizing the Phaser - I can't believe I just wrote that).
Similar to The Original Series device of the same name, a flip-up hood reveals a control panel on top, and a drop down shelf on the device's front panel allows for two scanning functions - toggling light and sound displays unique to either function.
COMMUNICATOR
As in The Original Series, the new Communicator "chirps" when it's protective hood is flipped. A blue backlight illuminates the Communicator's display dome (which appears to show some kind of starfield/gas cloud?). On the front of the Communicator (under the hood), small buttons on either side of a control wheel toggle dialogue from either Kirk or Spock.
Lightweight with an easily flip-able lid, this is probably the most toyish of the role playing accessories...but is a must have for anyone already geeking out over Phasers or Communicators.
THE TRANSPORTER ROOM
Expanding on an idea introduced by Playmates' during its TREK: TNG era, this playset allows users to place a 3.75" figure into the Transporter chamber of Abrams' Enterprise and, though a magical blending of lights and mirrors, 'dematerialize' said figure. The figure literally seems to disappear, and this element of the toy works well.
Whereas Playmates TNG Transporter Room toy (circa 1994, I believe?) was more or less locked down (i.e. "beam in" and "beam out" of the Transporter Room playset only), Playmates has added a new perk that is very cool in principle - the ability to re-locate the figure you're "beaming" via a small cylinder, and 're-materialize' it elsewhere.
And, that re-materialization effect works nicely as well.
What's frustrating here is the mechanics of actually pulling off the trick. It's easy enough to lock the magical transport tube into place within the Enterprise transporter chamber, but the figure tends to either slide out of the tube, or fall over, during the re-materialization process. Kinda sucks some fun out of it.
A brilliant idea that's never fully realized.
HERE's a link showing the Transporter room playset in action.
All the way around, this is a successful relaunch by Playmates; only a few pesky missteps tarnish some rather fine work overall. There are even a few moments of inspiration for good measure - on/off switches on all of the devices prove surprisingly useful, for example. And, appropriately enough, the line demonstrates a notable evolution in overall design, style, and execution from Playmates' past TREK undertakings.
For an excellent retrospective of Playmates TREK toys from the past, CLICK HERE!
We'd like to thank the folks over at Playmates for offering their invaluable assistance, precious time, and boundless patience in pulling this article together. All is most appreciated. To track down Playmates TREK stuff in your area, CLICK HERE to jump to the rather well done TREK section of Playmates' website.
Below is a shamefully assembled embed showing the new Enterprise, and various Playmates accessories from the new movie, in action.
Enjoy, and good hunting!
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HOLEY SHIT!!! AINT IT TREK NEWS!!!
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Star Trek toys. Don't forget to collect your Star Trek glasses from Burger King too you dorks.
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Yeah, I’ll just go run out and buy these, HEY, while I’m at it why don’t I CUT MY FUCKING COCK OFF, DRESS IN A STARFLEET UNIFORM AND SHOVE A KINGON DAGGER UP MY FUCKING SHITPIPE!!! WOOFUCKINGHOO!!!
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May 06, 2009 11:33:01 PM CDT
All of these have leaked on other sites about 2 weeks ago!
by scriptgirl_nipples
For all the cock sucking that AICN does for JJ Abrams. If I was this site, I'd want to post this shit first!.. and not have to deal with sloppy thirds & fourths!
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It's called Toy Fare. Look it up.
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And I'll go for it. The phaser looks awesome though.
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May 06, 2009 11:43:07 PM CDT
I WONDER IF I CAN GET THAT ENTERPRISE UP MY ASSHOLE?
by returnofthecreepythinman
HEY, THAT’S A GREAT FUCKING IDEA! MAKE THE NEXT MOVIE A HOMAGE TO FANTASTIC VOYAGE WITH THE ENTERPRISE TRAVELING UP HARRY’S CHOCOLATE STARFISH WHILE BATTLING THE KINGONS OF SHIT DANGLING FROM HIS DIARRHEA SMEARED GINGER FUCKING ASSHAIRS!!!
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WHEN YOU FUCK IT IN THE ASS IT SAYS “LIVE LONG AND FELCH MY GAPING CUM BUCKET”!!!
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I love it!
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These lumps of plastic aren't "beautiful." They don't make your love of the movies any more tangible. They're just another means of filching money out of geeks' pockets. I'm not saying that the makers didn't put care into designing this stuff; but it's the movies you love, not the junk. I'll never understand the memorablia side of geekdom. It reminds me of that Mark Twain story about the man who felt his life was so empty he decided to start collecting echoes.
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McCoy: http://startrek.playmatestoys.com/media/image/products/full/17/products.detail_images/image.png
Kirk: http://startrek.playmatestoys.com/media/image/products/full/4/products.detail_images/image.png
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May 06, 2009 11:51:31 PM CDT
JuanSanchez, I'M GONNA WEAR MY S.T. PJ'S IN COMPTON…..
by returnofthecreepythinman
SO IF YOU HEAR A NEWS FLASH ABOUT SOME CRAZY FUCKING HONKY GETTING HIS ASS CAPPED WHEN HE ROLLED UP ON HIS BMX DIRT BIKE IN SOUTH CENTRAL L.A. WEARING STAR TREK PJ’S AND THEN HAD HIS TOY PHASER SHOVED UP HIS LILY WHITE ASS....THEN YOU’LL KNOW THAT WAS ME!!!
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May 06, 2009 11:53:33 PM CDT
YOU CAN'T TAKE ANY OF THIS SHIT WITH YOU WHEN YOU DIE!!!
by returnofthecreepythinman
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its worth it for your responses
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Or you end up on LOST Island.
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grown men playing with them... it killed all my interest in seeing this movie
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Death to print media. Merrick managed to get the scoop from the playmatyes marketing genius a task no Boston globe reporter could. With this report he has easily outdone his post pictures of terminator toys scoop
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what a bunch of worthless shit. Is the movie made to promote the toys or the other way around?
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Why post something we can't watch?
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May 07, 2009 12:28:28 AM CDT
So what else Trek related is AICN going to feature on this site?
by glory_fades_immaxfischer
star trek..THE FLAMETHROWER!!!
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And I'll go for it.
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I would like to mention, that not only have action figure commercials not changed one iota since 1978, but I am also a large enough nerd to recognize John DeLancie's voice in the ad as well.
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Several iterations of the Enterprise model kit, Klingon battlecruiser, Romulan BOP, and the phaser-communicator-tricorder which they sold as a triple kit. I still have a little wooden painted Phaser I (the one that fit into the top of the pistol phaser) from TOS. The Enterprise model always was a pain in the ass to get the warp nacelles to stick into the hull without tilting over (and looking like the crappy Constellation model from "The Doomsday Machine.") The first model kit I ever bought was that one of Spock firing a phaser at a three-headed reptile on some planet diorama.
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Shamelessness, however..
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Where the hell are they?
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Now, if they are sex toys, I perfectly understand?
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...cell phone. I'd buy that.
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This is just getting sad now.
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Am appaled and disgusted at what I see, but yet I have to look.
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"You have lost your job, your wife has left you for your dad, and they took your dog with them, you hate your life and probably want to kill yourself, but let me show you something really sad ...."
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I haven't laughed hard enough today. Seriously, you should write a book, I'd buy 2 copies.
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If we get to see Zoe playing with toys, or for the crude guys, fucking her pussy with a big dildo, there will be smiles all round
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Our eyeballs are looking forward to be fucked by her later this year
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So I can copy Chris Pine, by walking like I'm packing a 12-inch stiffy!
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The one that merick mustve eaten all the paint chips off of.
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that big fucking dong
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...the Doctor Who line. The Editor. Research.
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...looks dreadful. The proportions are all wrong. It's a pale imitation of Andrew Probert's beautifully designed Refit Enterprise.
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this is overkill
These figures were reviewed a few weeks ago at trekmovie.com.
Merrick, I'd talk to the guys at Playmates that had you do this -- they didn't get all of the figures to you. And they didn't get the playset for you.
On the hole, the figures aren't wretched. But with the inability to create a half decent Kirk, no collector will buy the set and either have no Kirk at all, or a shitty looking Kirk. The piss poor workmanship on the lead fucking character is consistent through the 3.75" and 6" lines, with the 12" Kirk (one of the ones they didn't send you) only somewhat recognizable.
The most pathetic attempt is the 6" figures and their rubber costumes. Actually etching that emblem onto the shirts make it look like Granny McCoy make all of Leonard's little friends matching cableknit sweaters. Plain sloppy.
But yeah, the site contributers have all weighed in on the movie, the talkback is up... even this Trekkie says it's time to start looking for more cool news. -
...is even now sliding down the pop culture birth canal.
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May 07, 2009 8:13:29 AM CDT
the level of detail in the action figure description is weird.
by the_one_man_gang
very weird. also, star trek weapons ( that phaser) are weakkk
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just make sure the Star Trek toys don't end up playing with you.
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The comments from that product manager are the same sort of tripe he would spew if they were making toys for any movie. And the same formula. Look at any action line based on a movie and the same components are all there. Spinning that Playmates has some sort of "uber-geek" thrill as a driver to create the line is grade-a cow-cake.
Bottom line is, $$$$. Pure and simple.
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If you want a complete Bridge playset, you have to buy all the figures, including ones that aren't out yet. The Bridge comes with a few chairs and desks, but you don't get everything you see on the box unless you buy all the figures. Lame.
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As I sit here, the first line of Playmates TNG figures are displayed on the wall to my right. I'll admit, I'm a freaking toy geek. This time around, I'm only interested in the 12" figures. Where the heck is the exclusive Nero 12" figure?
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Merrick, isn't that the guy who 's into this whole fucked up roling playing game shit? yeah right i guessed it right.
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Complete with pumping action!
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Whoever JJ hired to do the production design should be fired. How can you take one of the most beautiful designs in all of Sci-Fi and design an an ugly enterprise? The phasers look like toys )I know it's a toy but the movie phaser looks like it and sucks) and whats with the insignia on the communicator? And what's with the branding of Tricorder on the Tricorder? I got I hope this movie is good because I hate the design and look so far.
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Lightsabers are more fun than any of that lot. The only thing worse than a Social Workers In Space fan is one with toys.
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How he got to be sure a venerable old gentleman. He said, 'sleep when you're tired. Eat when you're hungry'. And, 'play with toy if you want to'.
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How is this a "ballsy reinvention"? Its a great, straightforward action flick with a budget triple what any Star Trek movie has ever had to work with. It shows.
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That Pike figure looks NOTHING like Bruce Greenwood. Not even close. The Scotty ones don't look great either, IMO, but the rest look decent. Don't care enough to buy any of them, though.
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The Star Trek cash storm doesn't trickle down to everybody.
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Can you at least for once PRETEND you haven't sold your asses to Jay Jay? This is beyond embaracing now! Even if the movie was a masterpiece for the ages, this level of obvious selling out is is just very bad for your image and integrity. Small wonders so many criticses you and claim you are nothing but the studio's lackeys. This doesn't help you guys at all! This is bad. This is very, very, very bad!
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Talk about over-design. It's needley over-complicated for no good reason. It's clear this is not one man's vision but the result of too maky cooks. It's design by comité, it's design by pools, it's design merely for show off, and without a vision of it's own. More and more i admire the original Enterprise design's low key simpliciticy.
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and Kirka Cola. Would you like Enterfries? (Ah, the classics....)
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Yeah, but it's FUCKING COOL! DUH! IT'S COOL!
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The "refitted" Enterprise from the TOS movies looked great. No need to change that design at all. I always grin when I watch ST:TMP and Scotty takes Kirk on the grand tour around the ship before docking. -
The Enterprise tour in ST:TMP is, bar none, the best moment in all of ST movies. It's pure cinematic magic. With images and music, it perfectly conveys the sense of awe and the love that Kirk has to his ship. It's drama without melodrama. It's pure cinematic magic. And it's done by filmmakers who udnerstood the importance of slowing down a movie for a deliberate emotional impact. Which filmakers like Jay Jay nowdays, this things will never be repeated, we will never get that kind of cinematic magic ever again. And this folls will never, ever, understand why.
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These Toys look like shit, especially the Enterprise. And "You feel like you're looking at Nimoy"?? Seriously? It looks nothing like him!
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You have to remmeber those were the words froma sell-out who's trying to impress the people who bough his ass cheap and wholesome. If course he will be telling lies and wild gross exagerations. That's how it works.
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I thought the same thing about that Nimoy action figure. It doesn't look anything like him. It actually looks more like the actor who played Spock's dad from the original movies.
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Ah, the difference in film making styles is why, no matter the flaws of ST:TMP, J.J. will never, ever approach the talent of a Robert Wise. Forget space movies for a minute. I'd ask the people here to imagine an "Andromeda Strain" by J.J. or, laughably, a "Sound of Music." Wise was a master. Abrams is an action director. Okay, off-topic rant done.
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J.J. can do more than action. He can do drama, as seen in some of his TV work. But his movies ... pow, pow, pow, mostly.
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I wish all the fucking virgin man-children in this world would take their arrested development and their fetishistic need to play with fucking toys and die and leave the Earth forever.
Fuck...enough already.
Unless someone makes a giant, green-tinted, double-headed dildo with Nimoy's crybaby head on one end and Quinto's dead eyed expressionless head on the other.
THAT would be cool. For all you Trek fucks to use on your mothers. -
Same decal that was on a toy tricorder I had years ago. I'm almost certain I've seen it before. Don't know what it was promoting at the time, but it was Next Generation era.
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Man, they're pathetic.
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This site is becoming laughable. Everyone is lining their pockets with as much swag and cash as possible.
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I thought the shameless slathering over 4E D&D was bad. But this - this is a new low. Keep this up and Ain't It Shameless Whoring should be the site's new name....
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When you just know there'd be apps you could download to the Communicator that'd be able to do all the same functions. That's always been the problem with Trek-tech... stuck in that Jetson's era of futurism. Oh well, I'll be in line tomorrow night, anyway.
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All of these toys have been on the shelves of Toys-R-Us for over two weeks and Blockbuster Video stores for more than a week now. They're just average. If you want to see really cool Trek gear, look for the Art Asylum figures and accessories. KHANNNN!
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All of these toys have been on the shelves of Toys-R-Us for over two weeks and Blockbuster Video stores for more than a week now. They're just average. If you want to see really cool Trek gear, look for the Art Asylum figures and accessories. KHANNNN!
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You call it drama, i call it teen melodrama ill fittingly shoved into pseudo-adult shows. It seems Jay Jay cannot even begin to guess how an adult thinks... or a real teen, for that matter.
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Honestly, these new 3.75 inch figures don't interact with my old Playmates figures and playsets, and that totally sucks! The brilliance when Star Wars toys were reintroduced as well as the current GI Joes, is that they are roughly the same size as the ones from years ago and will fit in the old ships and playsets.
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Well you're right about the "balls" part.
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I'm not saying I like J.J.'s drama, only that he's marginally competent at it. His big problem is that he doesn't understand that drama derives from genuine character interaction, not gimmicks - as seen endlessly in his "Lost" and "Alias" work.
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What is it they say, the only difference between men & boys is the price of their toys. I like to play with real geek toys like the latest cell phones and PDAs so the non-functional Communicator doesn't impress me. I like real tech like those touchpad computers, so the tricorder seems a little superfluous and outdated to me. They better show it doing something in the movie beyond what a 21st century device could do or it's going to look clunky. I think the new Phaser is an awesome design but you can't do diddly squat with it even if you retrofitted some functionality into it -- laser pointer? Meh.
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Jeez.. Dorks, put down the Phasers and go to a bar. Save the cash you were gonna use on a 12 inch Spock doll and buy a girl a drink.
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Oh my god. Seriously? You nerdy film geeks are trolling a fucking internet fan site and then making fun of people who collect toys? Wow. Nice one. Idiots. Talk about calling the kettle black.
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Posting on geeky fan sites isn't any cooler than a display shelf of toys. Let me guess...your hot girlfriends are sitting there trolling with you...sheesh.
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She is in bed. We just had sex maybe an hour ago. I can't sleep and thought I would look at this site cuz I am bored. Yeah, I like movies so what?? Grown men who play with toys are fucking geeks.
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..and she is very hot.
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as the STAR WARS junk i see everywhere
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... is just really to sell stuff. To sell toys and whatever other merchandise. Forget all those lies about re-invention and bringing back Star trek to the masses and all that nonsense. all this is jsut Jay Jay trying to find a new sheme to harness loads of cash, since Cloverfield was not the big merchandise franchise empire he hoped to create. Failing one, he has to go for another angle, right? Ence, Star Trek. They might as well call it Cash Trek.
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some of these actually look decent, but I'm still not sold on the overall design elements.
http://drivein77.typepad.com/drivein77/
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Simon Pegg's Doctor Who figure came out years ago...
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what if you love both Movies and certain action figures ? :)
my appreciation for what figures I have(mostly Star Wars & Dr. Who) is likened to viewing an art exhibit. while I never "play" with them, they are damn cool to look at. and the 6', slender beauty who shares my bed and mothered my children understands. :) everyone needs a hobby. some dudes are gearheads. HA ! cars...boring !!!!!
some people like to eat...whatever.
my point is : if you deem yourself "too old" or "too cool" or simply "above it all", I pity you with all the harsh pity I can muster for someone so "grown up & respectable". movies and toys are equally useless in the grand scheme of things.
mere distractions from the frailty of existence, huh ? -
These are Star Trek geeks, guy! Ever seen some of those dudes? First off, they collect toys for chrissake... what does that say about their personal interaction skills? Second of all, they were all hit with the Ugly Forest... kind of dudes that can't get past the door check to get INTo a bar. Besides, they'd probably just get the drink thrown at them or a snootful of pepper spray anyway. Easier to stay home with the toys.
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nah...anyone can be a geek. :)Doctor Who fans don't exactly have the reputation for being well groomed or aesthetically pleasing either. but, that's an ugly, ignorant cliche. interest in toys has NO correlation to interaction skills...
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