Ok, so it actually leaked a couple of days ago, but last night saw the new trailer for Star Trek hit apple.com in glorious HD, allowing us to get our first proper look at the film.
I’m officially getting excited now, and more annoyed than ever that its been held back until next summer. Its a great trailer, and I must admit, while a lot of attention has (rightly) been given to the near-perfect casting of Zachary Quinto as Spock, I’m really liking the look of Chris Pine as Kirk. If you’d asked me a year ago I’d have probably been very dubious about a new Trek film recasting the classic roles (although don’t get me wrong, from a mass market point of view, I very much understand the reasons for doing so), but I think this could really work. If I have any complaints, its that I would’ve liked to see a bit more of Karl Urban’s McCoy in the trailer (and Simon Pegg’s Scotty), but really, the focus had to be on Kirk and Spock for the first trailer, so I’m hoping to see more of them in later trailers (heck, we’ve still got about 6 months of hype that’s only just starting).
As predicted, the brief glimpses of the new Enterprise we get look good. And I love that shot of Kirk finding the half-constructed ship and looking up at it. That’s pretty iconic. I think the bridge is looking a lot better as well. I’m still not completely sold on the style, but at least its recognisable in terms of its layout.
I loved season 1 of Sarah Jane Adventures, so I’m really looking forward to this. And after how good the Sontaran Stratagem was, I’m really pleased to see them back already
The latest Knight Rider trailer is teasing the thing fandom most felt was lacking from the 2hour pilot. Yup. Turbo Boost.
A key part of the fun in the original series was KITT jumping over stuff. However Gary Scott Thompson’s suggested that the new turbo boost might not be so straight forward. Granted, its pricey to do, but I can’t help but feel that simpler could be better in this instance. Just have the Mustang (be it a model, CGI or old junker stunt car) jump over something.
I also note that it doesn’t sound like Val Kilmer in the ads, and the voice seems more treated. I hope its a sign that Kilmer’s voice will have a more electronic sound to it in the series, just to give it that slight feel of something synthesized, rather than sounding like someone reading out some lines.
Also, I could be wrong, but I think the theme is sounding tweaked as well.
Well, the hype for the upcoming series has started, with two new teasers. They use existing footage from the pilot, but have a cheekier voice over. Perhaps playing along with the “car commercial” complaints that were lowered at the pilot?
I’ve got high hopes for this series. I do have my doubts as to how a show like Knight Rider will do with today’s audiences over the course of a season. The pilot benefitted immensely from the nostalgia factor. However, I was a big fan of Gary Scott Thompson’s Las Vegas (when are we getting the last season over here???), so I know he’s got a good eye for balancing comedy with drama. Something Knight Rider will need.
Maybe its just the purist in me, but this looks horrible. Teen Tony just brings back long-supressed memories of The Crossing.
Whereas Marvel rules the roost in the movies, DC has tended to clean up in the animated market. Admittedly this is a snap judgement based on one trailer, but I can’t see this changing things.
Ok, so it actually leaked a couple of days ago, but last night saw the new trailer for Star Trek hit apple.com in glorious HD, allowing us to get our first proper look at the film.
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