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You're still in time to create new dialogue using shatoetry.com, then! :)

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I have been out of the loop on the making of the next Star Trek film since last December.

Looking for some news today i read that a month ago on Trekmovie they said Pegg was the co-writer on the new movie.

WTF? is the next movie an action comedy.

Where is the Five year mission of exploration we were promised.

“Always loved Vader’s wordless self sacrifice. Another shitty, clueless, revision like Greedo and young Anakin’s ghost. What a fucking shame.” -Simon Pegg.

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skyjedi2005 said:

WTF? is the next movie an action comedy.

Where is the Five year mission of exploration we were promised.

 Well, the way the portray Kirk is already halfway to an 80s sex comedy.

How about this. The wacky crew of the Enterprise gets put on Double Secret Probation by Rear Admiral Dean.

Hijinks ensue, and when they can't quite figure out what to do, Spock calls Thomas Hulce's character from "Animal House" and Hulce explains how to end the film.  

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THIS JUST IN: writers can sometimes write more than one genre, especially when the cowriter is also known for other genres.

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I thought this was interesting, over at Hoffman Forums, one of the regulars was talking about a Robert Wise "final cut"of MOTION PICTURE that was actually completed way back then, (and shorter than any other cut) but never saw the light of day. Do we know anything more about this? They're discussing the movie on HTF now but I don't have my email to log in there anymore. (scroll down to comment from "Vidiot")

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Leonard Nimoy has been hospitalized. This troubles me greatly. I hope he gets well.

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Handman said:

Leonard Nimoy has been hospitalized.

 ...what?

Handman said:

This troubles me greatly.

 Why shouldn't it? To do otherwise would be illogical.

Handman said:

I hope he gets well.

 I hope so too. I'm pretty sure all of the Star Trek fans on these forums will hope so too.

Nimoy, you have certainly prospered. May you live a little longer...

Nobody sang The Bunny Song in years…

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doubleofive said:

THIS JUST IN: writers can sometimes write more than one genre, especially when the cowriter is also known for other genres.

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 Stop it.  Everyone knows Tom Hanks only makes wacky cross-dressing comedies.

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TV's Frink said:

doubleofive said:

THIS JUST IN: writers can sometimes write more than one genre, especially when the cowriter is also known for other genres.

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 Stop it.  Everyone knows Tom Hanks only makes wacky cross-dressing comedies.

 No he only makes movies about the evils of RPGs.  Thank goodness, now kids bring guns to school instead of D&D books and our schools are so much safer.

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Tom Hanks first ever acting role on TV was in a movie called Mazes and Monsters. It was all about the evils of D&D and it was about a highschool kid who got so tied up in his D&D game that he lost touch with reality and killed a man.  it was part of the huge scare that lasted to when i was a kid where parents were sure D&D brainwashed kids and human sacrifice was part of the game.  it was complete BS but that didn't stop the scar from lasting more then a decade and this stupid movie was one of the big thing that spread it.  When i was a kid children were still forbidden to talk to any kid who owned a D&D book and kids were kicked out of school for wearing D&D shirts, that is how bad it was.

I laugh now because I think alot of those people are fine with shootings in schools as long as no one is playing an RPG.

I remember the fear of all things RPG was still great enough that I had to sneak my first Final Fantasy game home when i was a kid and all the kids in my town knew better then to let their parents catch them with an RPG video game.  These things were seen as a bigger danger then drugs.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mpH1M7kgmLU

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bVg8o8BxNQM

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DrCrowTStarwars said:

I laugh now because I think alot of those people are fine with shootings in schools as long as no one is playing an RPG.

 Have you ever made a moderate statement?

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DrCrowTStarwars said:

Tom Hanks first ever acting role on TV was in a movie called Mazes and Monsters. It was all about the evils of D&D and it was about a highschool kid who got so tied up in his D&D game that he lost touch with reality and killed a man.  it was part of the huge scare that lasted to when i was a kid where parents were sure D&D brainwashed kids and human sacrifice was part of the game.  it was complete BS but that didn't stop the scar from lasting more then a decade and this stupid movie was one of the big thing that spread it.  When i was a kid children were still forbidden to talk to any kid who owned a D&D book and kids were kicked out of school for wearing D&D shirts, that is how bad it was.

I laugh now because I think alot of those people are fine with shootings in schools as long as no one is playing an RPG.

I remember the fear of all things RPG was still great enough that I had to sneak my first Final Fantasy game home when i was a kid and all the kids in my town knew better then to let their parents catch them with an RPG video game.  These things were seen as a bigger danger then drugs.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mpH1M7kgmLU

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bVg8o8BxNQM

 Mazes and Monsters was loosely based on a real life disappearance that was blamed on D&D. The truth was far less sensational, (and much more tragic) but Satanic Panic taking was hold in the 70's, and poor journalism didn't help.

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/James_Dallas_Egbert_III

http://ptgptb.org/0006/egbert.html

I happen to like the movie. (It's an early 80's time capsule, and the dungeon monster Tom Hanks thinks he sees is pretty bad ass.) The finale at the World Trade Center is hard to watch today, for obvious reasons.

IIRC, there were a couple tv stations that wouldn't run certain TOS episodes such as Catspaw in syndication in the 70's. Whether the animated episode The Magicks of Megas Tu aired in those not so enlightened areas of the country, I have no idea.

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And crap, I hope Mr. Nimoy will be okay.

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Danfun128 said:

Handman said:

Leonard Nimoy has been hospitalized.

 ...what?

Handman said:

This troubles me greatly.

 Why shouldn't it? To do otherwise would be illogical.

Handman said:

I hope he gets well.

 I hope so too. I'm pretty sure all of the Star Trek fans on these forums will hope so too.

Nimoy, you have certainly prospered. May you live a little longer...

 This post puts it so well.  Best to Mr. Nimoy.

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It's occurred to me that the TAS episode title The Magicks of Megas-tu might be funnier if re-puncutated: The Magicks of Mega-Stu.

Long-lost brother of Disco Stu, no doubt.

Also, good health and long life to Leonard Nimoy. I don't want him to be Scotty quite yet.

“That Darth Vader, man. Sure does love eating Jedi.”

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SilverWook said:

DrCrowTStarwars said:

Tom Hanks first ever acting role on TV was in a movie called Mazes and Monsters. It was all about the evils of D&D and it was about a highschool kid who got so tied up in his D&D game that he lost touch with reality and killed a man.  it was part of the huge scare that lasted to when i was a kid where parents were sure D&D brainwashed kids and human sacrifice was part of the game.  it was complete BS but that didn't stop the scar from lasting more then a decade and this stupid movie was one of the big thing that spread it.  When i was a kid children were still forbidden to talk to any kid who owned a D&D book and kids were kicked out of school for wearing D&D shirts, that is how bad it was.

I laugh now because I think alot of those people are fine with shootings in schools as long as no one is playing an RPG.

I remember the fear of all things RPG was still great enough that I had to sneak my first Final Fantasy game home when i was a kid and all the kids in my town knew better then to let their parents catch them with an RPG video game.  These things were seen as a bigger danger then drugs.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mpH1M7kgmLU

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bVg8o8BxNQM

 Mazes and Monsters was loosely based on a real life disappearance that was blamed on D&D. The truth was far less sensational, (and much more tragic) but Satanic Panic taking was hold in the 70's, and poor journalism didn't help.

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/James_Dallas_Egbert_III

http://ptgptb.org/0006/egbert.html

I happen to like the movie. (It's an early 80's time capsule, and the dungeon monster Tom Hanks thinks he sees is pretty bad ass.) The finale at the World Trade Center is hard to watch today, for obvious reasons.

IIRC, there were a couple tv stations that wouldn't run certain TOS episodes such as Catspaw in syndication in the 70's. Whether the animated episode The Magicks of Megas Tu aired in those not so enlightened areas of the country, I have no idea.

 Yeah I know it was based on a true story but that still doesn't make it any more fun for kids who had to live through the over reaction.

I never understood how playing D&D(which I wasn't allowed to do)was any different then playing Star Trek or Lone Ranger(which I was allowed to do).

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DrCrowTStarwars said:

 Yeah I know it was based on a true story but that still doesn't make it any more fun for kids who had to live through the over reaction.

I never understood how playing D&D(which I wasn't allowed to do)was any different then playing Star Trek or Lone Ranger(which I was allowed to do).

It was because of it's supernatural trappings, which LOTR, Narnia, and Harry Potter all share, but only the Potter books will turn little Timmy into a necromancer with a penchant for partying with demons. ;)

Right off the bat, before TOS even aired an episode, Roddenberry got a lot of flack from the network because Mr. Spock looked like ol' scratch. They feared complaints and worse from religious groups. There's an infamous press kit photo where NBC airbrushed out the pointed ears.

Of course, Spock became the most popular character on the show, and the network backed off.

I wonder how that episode of TNG, where "satan" was trying to get into Picard's pants played in some repressive parts of the country?

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Not well,I forgot about that one because I wasn't allowed to see it when I was a kid.

The Harry Potter thing is really silly because all the spells in those book are just really basic attempts a Latin that just state what the spell does.  I think all JKR did was take what she wanted the spell to do and run it through google translate.  Somehow I think there is more to real satin worship then that.

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DrCrowTStarwars said:

Not well,I forgot about that one because I wasn't allowed to see it when I was a kid.

The Harry Potter thing is really silly because all the spells in those book are just really basic attempts a Latin that just state what the spell does.  I think all JKR did was take what she wanted the spell to do and run it through google translate.  Somehow I think there is more to real satin worship then that.

 I've never known anyone to worship satin.

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I prefer grosgrain.

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I had almost forgotten that I knew of people who wouldn't let their kids watch Scooby Doo for similar reasons back then.

As the ghosts and other spooky goings on in classic Scooby episodes were always a smokescreen for some crooks' activities, you can appreciate how nutty a notion that really was. Much like missing the point of certain Trek episodes being about overcoming irrational superstition and fear.

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