The reason I wrote Tuvok is because I couldn’t handle seeing Russ without the uniform. It was so fucking strange.

Next Gen has Picard, for me easily the zenith of the entire Star Trek universe. I know it’s problematic to like Next Gen over TOS, because TOS was where they came up with everything and NG couldn’t exist without it, but I still think it’s a superior show. Romulans and Borg are more interesting than Klingons and Q is unparallaled to me. And like I said, capt. Picard… He’s just such a great character, unlike any I have seen on TV. I’ve seen people like Kirk before. Spock is also cool, but I think I prefer some of the storylines that Worf had in the NG run. Like the episode where the romulan needs a blood transfusion.

Nemesis is a terrible movie. Stuart Baird is one of the shittiest directors ever, and the fact that he was allowed to do a Trek movie makes my blood boil. Not to mention getting the fucking HACK writer John Logan to come up with the idea. It deserved to fail because it was so horrible.

If I ever become a filmmaker, I’m only going to cast actors from small town repertoire theatres. I can’t believe any story when I see a recognizable actor in a role. I guess that’s why actors get type-cast. I suppose I could “use my imagination” or “suspend my disbelief,” but maybe that’s why books are more believable to me than television or movies.

For an actor, it sucks to be type-cast. That’s why they need to become stars so that people will pay to see them rather than the story they are in.

BTW, I prefer the original series. Next gen had some good stories, but I really don’t understand why that series became so popular.

And I don’t know why Nemesis tanked with the general populace, but IMO, it deserved to. Funny that the tag-line for Nemesis teased that it would be the last next gen movie, and still no one went. Good thing the general populace didn’t fall for that trick, but now the irony is that because people didn’t fall for the trick, it really was the last next gen movie.

I think FilmJunk is cross-pollenizing by pulling us Trekkies in with their Trek movie stories. But I’m guessing that the FilmJunk crew are closet Trekkies.

Did you see Die Hard 4.0? When Tuvok shows up as a government agent I was totally taken out of the movie.

Sean, it’s not like characters from Star Trek are appearing in Heroes. So I don’t see why there would be reason to complain about actors playing different characters in two different television series. (BTW, I can’t believe you referred to George Takei as a great actor. I think he just became a member of your fan club.)

I admit this cross-pollenization is kind of strange. Has anyone else noticed the number of actors who acted in the various Roots series and specials, and eventually ended up in major (and minor) roles on Star Trek? Someone should remake the original Roots series with Anthony Montgomery playing Kunta Kinte. (Henrik will probably be the only person who understands this reference.)

I don’t know what the producers of Heroes are doing casting Dominic Keating, but as far as the new Spock I think it’s the case of him being the only non-complete noname dude who resembles Leonard Nimoy as a youngster.

Is there a character on ‘Heroes’ named ‘Hiro’ though? Fuck it something ever summed up (modern) television that decision would be it. I am interested in the ‘Origins’ miniseries though. I think it could be good if the powers were cool, but it’s probably going to star Kate Mulgrew, Tim Russ & Colm Meaney.