Howard Tayler compares Trek and Serenity

POSTED BY: Geezer
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GEEZER

Saturday, May 9, 2009 2:45 PM

Howard Tayler, creator of the web-comic Schlock Mercenary, has this to say.

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I’ll say this much: If you’re a cynical movie-goer, tired of franchise movies, embarrassed at having ever been a Trekker/Trekkie/Trek-fan, but you loved Serenity, you need to reward Paramount Pictures’ good behavior by seeing this film.

If Star Trek and Serenity were to walk into a bar… well, I think we’d see a drinking game between Browncoats and Vulcans. There’d be too much mutual respect for a fight.

http://www.schlockmercenary.com/index.html

"Keep the Shiny side up"

OUT2THEBLACK

Saturday, May 9, 2009 5:22 PM

Good catch , Geeze...

Thanks for the post...

There were many welcome homages included in the new Trek , including nods to Sereni-fly...

CHINDI

Saturday, May 9, 2009 11:08 PM

GREAT! And you know.. a good point.. if ST does well, then sci fi may be looked upon favorably.. and well you know mor of these character driven space flicks could be greenlit.. I heard they have already green lit ST 2.. so why not Sernity 2??

Lets give the genre some love.. besides, it is worth seeing oin its own right...

KATESFRIEND

Sunday, May 10, 2009 4:13 PM

This link gives homage to Serenity for the success of the new Star Trek. The shout out is in the last few minutes of the audio link - but well worth the listen.

http://www.slate.com/id/2217854

QUANDOM

Monday, May 11, 2009 4:40 AM

With the event of a new Star Trek movie, worth reading (or pondering if you've already read) "The Fascist Ideology of Star Trek -- and Firefly,the anti-Trek"

http://www.friesian.com/trek.htm#firefly

CELLARDOOR

Monday, May 11, 2009 5:30 AM

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Originally posted by Katesfriend:
This link gives homage to Serenity for the success of the new Star Trek. The shout out is in the last few minutes of the audio link - but well worth the listen.

http://www.slate.com/id/2217854

Seemed like it was more like the last minute and a half or two minutes, but you're right, it was definitely worth a listen to the whole thing. Not only does it mention Serenity as enabling the success (and film-making methods) of the new Trek, it also compares captains in a not-uncomplimentary way! :) Thanks for finding this; I liked the whole 16 minute podcast, though it's *very* spoiler-filled, so I don't advise listening before one has seen the movie.

FILLYGIRL

Monday, May 11, 2009 5:32 AM

Good read! Thanks, somehow I had not seen that!

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CAUSAL

Monday, May 11, 2009 10:34 PM

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Originally posted by out2theblack:
...including nods to Sereni-fly...

Such as...?

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OUT2THEBLACK

Wednesday, May 13, 2009 12:44 AM

Style of Cinematography in particular...The motion of the camera gives the same documentary feel as in Firefly and Serenity...

Lens flares , also reminiscent of the Serenifly style , used to a distracting degree in this case...

Then there's single-combat between Kirk and an adversary , on a platform , ala Mal and the Operative , in Serenity...

A space battle , nearing planetside , also much like one in Serenity...

Stuff like that...

Let these folk 'splain it , also...

http://www.slate.com/id/2217854

CHINDI

Wednesday, May 13, 2009 1:39 AM

hmmm interesting. BUT I still think that if the sci fi franchise does well.. it could bode well for another Serenity... maybe I am hoping against hope, but browncoats are known for that and I choose to think it could be fgood for OUR verse...

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