New Star Trek Movie: Story Theories - Page 3

Makinus · #1 May 12th, 2009, 06:00 AM

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1. Recruit to Captain in 3 years.

According to captain Pike while he is "recruiting" Kirk the normal time would be 8 years, 4 to graduation, ten the cadets would serve for 4 more year in ships until becoming Captains... the 3 years in the movie was because of an emergency...

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2. Planet to ship at warp transporter

According to Spock it was a future development by Scotty in the far future (probably post Star Trek XI, as Scotty was still alive by then).

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3. From Earth to Vulcan in 5 minutes

That was strange!

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4. For not supposedly knowing the Romulans, they weren't surprised at seeing one. (oops - Old TOS time line)

After what happened to the Kelvin Federation was probably more aggressive toward the Romulans, and conceivably meet then sooner.

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5. The internal design of the ships. As BK pointed out.

Yep.

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6. How many people could fit into a shuttle? I counted 13 shuttles leaving the Kelvin and there were suppose to be 800 people on them?

Maybe, or maybe not: Kirk´s mother escaped in "Medical Shuttle 37" that suggest that there are at least 37 shuttles and they had varying types... The shuttle that J Kirk goes to starfleet after "enlisting" appears to be much bigger than the "Medical Shuttle", i estimate that, packed like sardines, it could hold from 20 to 30 people. Maybe the shuttles that we see in the end of the movie beggining sequence are only the last ones to escape from the Kelvin and there are others that escaped sooner.

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7. Why did Nero's ship look like the asteroid from Armageddon?

It was an asteroid miner? Or i´m imagining things?

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8. Building the Enterprise in Iowa.

Yeah, it really doesn´t make sense.

Kana · #2 May 12th, 2009, 11:41 AM

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3. From Earth to Vulcan in 5 minutes

From one source I have Vulcan is no farther than 20 light years away (looks like between 10 and 15). At a fast enough Warp Factor, that could easily be a short trip. One might have to look on some of the Star Trek sites to see if an actual distance to Vulcan is listed somewhere, and what WF is needed to travel that distance.

Baron Munchausen · #3 May 13th, 2009, 08:01 PM

According to Trek lore Vulcan is supposed to orbit 40 Eridani, which is known to be about 16 light years from our solar system. Covering 16 light years in "five minutes" would require a speed of 1,681,920 times the speed of light. I don't think any warp scale ever used in the Trek universe goes that high.

One way or another, either in depicting too high a speed or failing to depict the passage of time correctly, they goofed.

AgentZero · #4 May 9th, 2009, 09:54 PM

Thank you, AT, for so aptly demonstrating why I'm so firmly against the whole time travel plot device.

Xrati · #5 May 10th, 2009, 10:35 AM

Saw the movie yesterday. Thought it was great.

BUT I'm not a firm beleiver that the story lines should never change. I mean like "War of the Worlds." COME ON! Did you really think the aliens were going to win in the remake?

Black_Knyght · #6 May 10th, 2009, 12:24 PM

I saw the movie last night, and can't decide if a should love it or hate it.

There were some excellent parts to it, and some seriously flubbed parts as well.

My biggest peeve is that the inside of each Federation ship was so wildly inconsistent! One moment you're in a high-tech, streamline area, the next you're in a early 20th century boiler room.

And - Plastic cooler curtains in a shuttle???

Loved old Spock AND new Spock. Doctor McCoy rocked! Sulu is cool-headed and badass. Still trying to sort out what I think of the others...

EaX · #7 May 12th, 2009, 11:33 AM

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My biggest peeve is that the inside of each Federation ship was so wildly inconsistent! One moment you're in a high-tech, streamline area, the next you're in a early 20th century boiler room.

Haha, i have to agree too, that was just weird.

Azselendor · #8 May 16th, 2009, 10:16 PM

The writers have hinted they want to explore the Kahn-Kirk relationship in this storyline already.

Atrocities · #9 May 22nd, 2009, 10:25 AM

Well in just 14 days the movie has done over 200 million world wide. I'd say it was a hit.

I think that there are now 200 million dollars in evidence that SciFi is alive and well in the hearts of everyone, and that the rumors of the death of Star Trek were greatly over exaggerated.

There is even some talk now of a new TV series.

Black_Knyght · #10 May 22nd, 2009, 11:39 AM

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Well in just 14 days the movie has done over 200 million world wide. I'd say it was a hit.

I think that there are now 200 million dollars in evidence that SciFi is alive and well in the hearts of everyone, and that the rumors of the death of Star Trek were greatly over exaggerated.

There is even some talk now of a new TV series.

Well, I'd have to say I agree. Whatever misgivings I have, it seems to be a hit !!!