Typed this up last night and then Cox went crazy.
Today promises some answers to your questions.
1. The results to the pop quiz:
KHAAAAAAAAAAANNN!!!! 67%
You can’t appreciate Shakespeare until you’ve read him in the original Klingon. 17%
No, I’m from Iowa. I only work in outer space. 8%
I have been, and ever shall be, your friend. Live long and prosper. 8%
What you always do. Turn death into a fighting chance to live. 0%
In any case, were I to invoke logic, logic clearly dictates that the needs of the many outweigh the needs of the few. 0%
2. Yes, Star Trek was a good movie (perhaps even great) and is my favorite, followed closely by Khan and First Contact. The big question is which one was a better re-boot, Batman Begins or Star Trek. Once the potential for spoilers has diminished, we can figure out if Star Trek was a re-boot or a re-loop. Devin, can it serve both as a re-envisioning and fit in the already-established movie canon?
3. Yes, I’m trying to convince my wife to watch The Cage tonight. Pike was awesome in the film.
4. Yes, I was delirious on Saturday night, coffee hallucinations and all. I can’t guarantee that that would have changed the amount of tweets inputted into the system, but I can’t help but think the negotiations would have been smoother with Moff Cage on his A game. He does not like to be surprised and it was pretty gutsy of the Collicoids to switch the deal on him.
Two words: orbital bombardment. Old-school Empire. Corellian Alliance. Meat Parade.
5. Check out the updates to Cry for Kraka.
Semi-related posts:
I think the fact that it’s a re-envisioning *and* fits in the already established canon is part of why I enjoyed it so much.
Cage did seem off his game on Saturday, but I strongly suspect those negotiations were a sideshow. Silas and Araris may have made some important negotiations away from the table, and we learned that the New Republic and the Vong are working together more tightly than we had dared suspect.
Besides, we’ve been outbid by the one thing we can’t trump- even a successful defense leaves more damage than an attack that doesn’t happen. Cage probably should suggest the Collicoids accept the Republic/Vong offer.
On the other hand, the Empire would probably be more than willing offer a significant, covert amount of money for the plans for their droid factories, too….
It is worth noting that Jeffery Hunter (The King of Kings himself) first portrayed Christopher Pike in the original series.
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