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Toys From J.J.'s STAR TREK Movie Reveal A Bit More Bridge, The Transporter Room, And Some Other Stuff!!

So... by Hokeybutt	Jan 22nd, 2009 08:58:34 AM
...this new Star Trek reboot is really nothing more than a toy commercial, huh?
Capture by Croweyes1121	Jan 22nd, 2009 09:02:33 AM
Um...how about "Print Screen", paste into Photoshop (or Paintbrush for that matter), save.
Classic transporter room but by Nasty_Nick	Jan 22nd, 2009 09:03:24 AM
Still don't like the look of the ship. Communicator is lame. Can't they make it look less like a Cell Phone and make it more retro. More pictures including an alternate..? Enterprise Toy http://www.wizarduniverse.com/ startrekmovie.html and the Narada.
Nah by mukhtabi	Jan 22nd, 2009 09:03:29 AM
But to guarantee it earns its 200+ million budget back and then some, it must license as much crap as possible. Just like all the Star Wars films (even the three good ones).
MAKE IT SO................ by JeanLuc Dickhard	Jan 22nd, 2009 09:08:10 AM
when do we get the jeanluc dickhard toys ........?
I am less enthused by this movie now by Cotton McKnight	Jan 22nd, 2009 09:14:39 AM
Honestly, I was never really enthused by it from the beginning, so it would be unfair to say that this is the sole reason. But it's certainly not looking good.
Merrick Re: Arrowhead by Andy Dufresne	Jan 22nd, 2009 09:17:01 AM
Might it be so that the equipment can be identified as being from the Enterprise? You know, if the ship or a crewmember go missing? I know in TOS the arrow head was the Enterprise insignia, not the Starfleet one (until later series)
"The action figures are meant to be played with." by Prof. Pop-Cult	Jan 22nd, 2009 09:17:19 AM
What a novel concept! These things should be made and sold first and foremost to appeal to little kids and their parents' wallets. Glad to see Playmates is scaling back on selling plastic crap to the "collector" (translation: aging geek male) market.
I was going to say the same thing. by Cotton McKnight	Jan 22nd, 2009 09:17:29 AM
Print screen, then post it into paint.
by MikeTheSpike	Jan 22nd, 2009 09:18:56 AM
Really, they think kids are going to give a shit about playing with these? Nobody born after 1985 would ever want a transporter room playset. Might as well make it hyper detailed, jack up the price, and sell it to the collectors.
Go buy this crap, would you please? by Jodet	Jan 22nd, 2009 09:19:31 AM
I want Paramount to make as much money off this franchise as humanly possible.
The vertical struts on the warp engines... by Margot_Tenenbaum	Jan 22nd, 2009 09:21:07 AM
make the Enterprise look strangely uptight & what is with the weird glass panels obstructing the flow of traffic on the bridge? That's an accident waiting to happen since the crew is thrown all over the place when photon torpedoes hit.
Forgetting who they work for? by Karl Hungus	Jan 22nd, 2009 09:22:59 AM
Most military uniforms, gear and vehicles sport the flag of the country or even the branch/division/battalion they belong to. The rest of their equipment often feature the corporate logo of the company that made it. I hate what I've seen of Abrams' Trek so far but this is one complaint I don't understand.
Direct links to the pictures... by Prof. Pop-Cult	Jan 22nd, 2009 09:26:51 AM
Remove any spaces in these links: http://i.usatoday.net/life/gal lery/2009/l090122_startrek/sta rtrek-bridge.jpg http://i.usatoday.net/life/gal lery/2009/l090122_startrek/sta rtrek-transporter.jpg http://i.usatoday.net/life/gal lery/2009/l090122_startrek/sta rtrek-communicator.jpg http://i.usatoday.net/life/gal lery/2009/l090122_startrek/sta rtrek-ship.jpg
Communicator by Chesterfield Slacks	Jan 22nd, 2009 09:44:21 AM
It always bugged me that we've had hands-free "communicators" for years, but in the future, we have to go into the unknown or even battles with only one hand and a freaking flip-top that everyone around you can listen in to!!
Chesterfield Slacks...Yes, but can your communicator by conspiracy	Jan 22nd, 2009 09:58:27 AM
get 5 bars on Mars?
Toys make this property look more for the kiddie market by conspiracy	Jan 22nd, 2009 10:00:38 AM
Star Trek was always aimed at teens/adults, looks like JJ is going full Star Wars Prequels with this mess.
glass panels by jackofhearts29	Jan 22nd, 2009 10:00:47 AM
I would hope they would actually be some kind of clear plastic or polymer in-universe. Not to mention on the set... who is going to want the liability of a huge fragile heavy piece of brittle clear material around where cameras, etc. are swinging back and forth...
Enterprise loaded with dialog from movie... by conspiracy	Jan 22nd, 2009 10:05:14 AM
(Scotty) Come on Spock...say it! (Uhura) Thats right boo...just say that shit! (Kirk) Spock, please, just, Onceee.....Say it...For me. (SPOCK)It is a grammatically illogical phrase,...but if it will appease you then I will....."My" "Bad". (Uhura) Woo Hooo Boy...now you one us US! (Kirk) Good work Spock...I, Knew, You, Had it in you.
Hokeybutt, by Zug	Jan 22nd, 2009 10:06:46 AM
So what if there are toys? That old Mego bridge and transporter set was one of my favorite toys ever. I think my kids will love these (and they were born long after 1985, MiketheSpike).
Do They have enough chairs on the bridge for everyone? by Mr Incredible	Jan 22nd, 2009 10:11:14 AM
And the panels are stupid as hell. What are they for? Changing your clothes? Still hate the look of the U.S.S. Acid Trip, too.
Bridge as open-plan office with glass dividers by kabong	Jan 22nd, 2009 10:21:18 AM
Yeah, JarJar, screw it up, baby!!
this movie just gives me headaches thinking about it by Gungan Slayer	Jan 22nd, 2009 10:45:38 AM
JJ Abrams + Star Trek? ugh, please go away and leave trek alone
No nomination for TDK for original score? by Rickey Henderson	Jan 22nd, 2009 10:56:56 AM
Bullshit. It's bad enough they snubbed a terrific movie for best pic and best director, but they couldn't even give the soundtrack some much deserved lip service? On this day, the Academy takes one more giant step towards irrelevance. Benjamin Button was light hearted fluff--nothing more. How the hell does it get nominated for anything other than a few technical awards?
oops, wrong fucking TB by Rickey Henderson	Jan 22nd, 2009 10:57:54 AM
Rickey's bad.
conspiracy by snomusic	Jan 22nd, 2009 11:01:06 AM
Wow - was that the Drawn Together version of Star Trek dialog?
Star Trek by kwisatzhaderach	Jan 22nd, 2009 11:05:40 AM
written by Kurtzman/Orci.
Better look at new transporters here by Abominable Snowcone	Jan 22nd, 2009 11:13:09 AM
http://tinyurl.com/d4bzes
I don't know Harry, I like everything clearly labeled. by The Reluctant Austinite	Jan 22nd, 2009 11:22:02 AM
I saw this kung-fu flick where the ninjas wore headbands that said "NINJA" on them.
Closer look at the communicator by Abominable Snowcone	Jan 22nd, 2009 11:22:35 AM
http://tinyurl.com/acg9y8
Nice, Snowcone. by Rando Calrisian	Jan 22nd, 2009 11:23:00 AM

Pathetic Coverage of Minutiae by Aquatarkusman	Jan 22nd, 2009 11:36:03 AM
n/m
retro by ColonelAmerica	Jan 22nd, 2009 11:39:38 AM
I'm all for "retro" and all, but this doesn't seem to be going for a true retro-future look. The bridge design seems truly dated, bringing in the worst elements of design from the "Hitchhikers Guide" movie. I do like the capsules for the transporter, but I agree with the comments on the communicator. The flip-out pocket communicator was prescient when Star Trek aired in the 60s, but now it seems a huge step backwards. Even the badges on Next Gen are behind our current tech. It seems to me like they're trying to have it both ways: redesign some elements to "update" them, but keep some classic anachronistic designs for the sake of purity. Go one or the other, IMO. Man, I would kill for a steampunk-inspired Star Trek.
Check this out all fans of labeling by The Reluctant Austinite	Jan 22nd, 2009 11:41:04 AM
Go to YouTube and look up Zombie VS Ninja Fight 01. Tell me if all ninjas shouldn't clearly identify themselves.
Here's an even better example! by The Reluctant Austinite	Jan 22nd, 2009 11:47:20 AM
YouTube: Ninja Strike Force (1988) Ninja Meeting. This is one of best scenes I've ever seen. The costume department should have been applauded for erasing all confusion about who did or did not have Ninja skills.
Promo still of Capt Kirk's chair by Abominable Snowcone	Jan 22nd, 2009 11:49:19 AM
and get this--Kirk can keep his Captains Log right inside the seat http://tinyurl.com/bkfrpm
1701 by beelkay	Jan 22nd, 2009 11:49:38 AM
I think I might need that model...reminds me of when I was a kid and had the 1701-D model that lit up and made noise.
communicator by yodaismyhomie	Jan 22nd, 2009 12:03:33 PM
Since the old communicators of the original show were essentially what influenced our modern day cell phones, I think it is fitting that their communicators for this movie (A) looks like a cell phone and (B) has the logo on the outside
Those communicators by Abominable Snowcone	Jan 22nd, 2009 12:15:15 PM
get more bars in more places
Star Wars Trek toys by EverythingEverywhereStinks	Jan 22nd, 2009 12:18:04 PM
Hasbro's Star Wars toys are still better than all this crap. I can't wait to see all the red sticker clearance sales in WalMart and Target come August when no one buys these overpriced, everlasting plastic testaments to Jar Jar Abrams' failure. Bitches.
OMG new Star Trek promo poster by Abominable Snowcone	Jan 22nd, 2009 12:21:20 PM
http://tinyurl.com/dzz6p8
Still no bathroom on the bridge I reckon by Kentucky Colonel	Jan 22nd, 2009 12:25:44 PM
Have to wait for 1701-D. That's a long time to hold it!
impossibly nerdy (and probably unfair) nit pick by Bill Brasky	Jan 22nd, 2009 12:32:59 PM
You know, yesterday, I almost purchased the new JJ Abrams influenced prequel Star Trek comic book at the local comic shop. I had it in my hands with the rest of my weekly pull when some weird, coke-bottle, greasy haired 40-year old who smelled faintly of stale pop-corn and kerosene, cut in front of me and started in on the owner about his store's lack of Magic the Gathering merchandise and also on why they hasn't gotten in the latest 'Danger Girl' Hero Clix. "I want to fight 'Danger Girl' Hero Clix against my friend's 'B.P.R.D.' Hero Clix!!!" Mike (name changed to hide his identity) the store owner/operator, who is a reformed old-school punk rocker, father of two and all around pretty cool dude, just shot me this miserable look and I laughed out loud about this guy. Then I put the Star Trek comic back down and went on with my patient tolerance of this uber-geek. The point you ask? I am already a geek. But buying a Star Trek comic book would peg-out the geek gage so hard that the glass on the dial would break. If I would have bought that book, I might as well have just given up on pussy for the rest of my life. Just ended it there...that being said...Dude! You are talking about Star Trek Toys. Star Trek. Toys. Who the fuck cares if you think that it is "impossibly nerdy"? You are already there. Just go with it.
Nothing says quality dialog like... by conspiracy	Jan 22nd, 2009 12:37:16 PM
Kurtzman/Orci. We'll be LUCKY if the worst we get is a stereotyped Uhura and My Bad Spock. Doubt me all you want folks...but Orci and Co. could not write a quality script for a 6th grade play and you all know it.
OMG another promo poster!!! by Abominable Snowcone	Jan 22nd, 2009 12:43:57 PM
http://tinyurl.com/d9tfac
Ship looks a bit weak by picardsucks	Jan 22nd, 2009 12:50:36 PM
I like the original better. This one seems kind of pushed together
Make a choice by Abominable Snowcone	Jan 22nd, 2009 01:06:15 PM
You can get Hero Clix...or you can get pussy...you cannot have both
Merrick, Here's What to do with Flash Images by puto tenax	Jan 22nd, 2009 01:13:33 PM
If you're using a Mac, open your Grab utility and hit the apple key and a to make a box around the pic. If you're using a PC, ctrl and print screen will grab the entire desktop and save it to your clipboard. Hope this helps.
Playates Sucks! Terrible Old Spock by BojTrek	Jan 22nd, 2009 01:51:20 PM
God... Playmates sucks... they drop the license for years. Art Asylum grabs up Star Trek and does some pretty good stuff. It wasn't the best, but most of Art Asylum's figures looked like Nimoy or Patrick Stewart (when they use scanning technology). But these new Playmates look nothing like Nimoy or Sylar... I would have bought one to put out in the garage. Oh well...
The floor is PINK! by Iron-kong	Jan 22nd, 2009 02:06:41 PM
What the hell?! Am I seeing that right? The first thing the real Kirk would do is have those floors painted. Damn! Well if anybody was looking for the "flames on Optimus" or "nipples on Batman" for this movie, there you go. Pink floors on the bridge! WTF?
I dunno... by BizarroJerry	Jan 22nd, 2009 02:16:04 PM
Everything just looks like it's made out of plastic to me...
Jesus H. Christ, people... by BizarroJerry	Jan 22nd, 2009 02:20:12 PM
They're toys! They aren't stills from the movie. Save the bitching for things that deserve it.
Starfleet logo on communicator = American Flag by slder78	Jan 22nd, 2009 02:53:26 PM
on Olympians jerseys, cause yeah, the athletes can't remember who they represent. Lamest. Nitpick. Ever.
Yeah, the sets in the movie will look... by Kid Z	Jan 22nd, 2009 03:06:48 PM
...JUST like these cheap-ass toys. Just blown up bigger, is all! Oh, and all the actors will have huge seams where their joints meet their torsos, frozen facial expressions and no genitalia. It's amazing what they can do with CGI these days...
Communicator/Tricorder by Ingeld	Jan 22nd, 2009 03:37:51 PM
I agree with the comments about having handheld communicators in the distant future as being outdated considering where we are with current technology. Still, I like the look and feel of the communicators from the old series. The obvious solution would be to combine the communicator and tricorder devices of the old show into one device. It could still be a handheld flip communicator, but it could also have a screen, like an I phone for the work that a tricorder needs to do.
I love that all the by SithMenace	Jan 22nd, 2009 04:04:00 PM
hardcore trekkies are so pissed off about this movie. It's almost like they actually wanted more dune buggies, clones and creepy sex scenes. Suck it up bitches, Trek is actually not going to suck for the first time in a decade.
Nice looking, but kids don't get TREK by Hikaru Ichijo	Jan 22nd, 2009 04:06:56 PM
Remember how the snoozer ST:TMP killed all chances of Trek action figures until TNG? Ertl doesn't count. I could see myself lording over the bridge playset, or building a model Enterprise (again) The thing I'm really curious about is how this movie will work with these toys target audience.
Ok, how come everyone isn't over at HitFix.com??? by Puddleglum	Jan 22nd, 2009 05:16:28 PM
The power of McWeeny compels you! The power of McWeeny compels you! The power of McWeeny compels you! The power of McWeeny compels you!
RE: Communicator/Tricorder by OneBuckFilms	Jan 22nd, 2009 05:39:58 PM
Ingeld, One thing that is ignored when looking at the plausibility of the Communicator being a hand held device, is that the technology as seen is actually a lot further advanced than is at first apparent. The Communicator can basically communicate, with no discernible time lag, with a vessel in orbit, or with personnel on the surface of a given planet, without using satellite dishes, microwave dishes or a massive communications network. This is far more advanced than present-day communications technology.
RE: Still no bathroom on the bridge I reckon by OneBuckFilms	Jan 22nd, 2009 05:50:18 PM
The guy in the red shirt by the door found one: http://img.trekmovie.com/image s/st09/trailer2analysis/096 .jpg
Why would someone want memorabilia from by Dingbatty	Jan 22nd, 2009 06:19:07 PM
this new film, when junk fashioned after the look of the original is so much more iconic?
And no kid would want stuff from this new franchise by Dingbatty	Jan 22nd, 2009 06:23:24 PM
in this day and age, when they can have toys from more violent and fun properties.
Can't make up its mind by Caerdwyn	Jan 22nd, 2009 07:03:27 PM
Is it retro, or is it futuristic? That communicator is bigger than my cellphone, and I have the flip-open LG Voyager for crying out loud. And a bluetooth headset. The bulkiness worked in the classic series because it was filmed in the 60s... but nowadays? Trim it down a bit, yeesh.
Puddleglum by The Reluctant Austinite	Jan 22nd, 2009 08:12:41 PM
Maybe because other than Drew working there HitFix.com is a really generic film website; a cut well below Entertainment Weekly. I'll be surprised if it's still around next year. Since Harry started AICN a million film websites have emerged. In fact, you could say this is the site that launched a thousand sites. Like the Ramones were the band that launched a thousand bands. I wish Drew the best, however, and I hope it does well so he can get paid and take care of the family. But it's hard to find his stuff on the site amid the AP standard bullshit.
you people are morons by ironic_name	Jan 23rd, 2009 12:49:53 AM

Kentucky Colonel, interesting point about the bathroom by Shut the Fuck up Donny	Jan 23rd, 2009 10:03:47 AM
Peter David was at a ST panel talking about one of his ST books, and he actually mentioned something about Paramount not allowing bathrooms to be alluded to--at least in the novels.

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