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Well, the first day wasn't bad. Of course, it was mostly learning about SOPs and reading a bunch of crap, not to mention some paperwork. I get insurance...I'm still kind of surprised and very pleased about that. I don't really care about the health stuff since I'm rarely sick and the kind of health care I do need...well, there's a Planned Parenthood just down the street from me ($27/mo here instead of $50+ for HBC. Good-bye cramps!) However, eye and dental coverage...huzzah! Not to mention a paid lunch and awesome employee discounts.
Okay, so I saw Star Trek last Saturday. I somehow missed the fact that it was a reboot. It was a fun movie, but as a Star Trek fan, I didn't really like it.
Maybe it was because I've read too many AU fanfics and the movie felt like one. Like Abrams picked and chose which parts he wanted to reboot and which parts he decided to keep. Also, any inconsistancies in the characters or the plot were explained away by a nifty Romulan Plot Device. I mean, as much as I loved Chekov (and he was one of the best things of the movie, Scotty being the other one and BTW, there needed to be more Scotty), he shouldn't have been there yet.
See, an Orion ex-slave girl and other aliens you didn't see in the series were a-okay, but updating the women's uniforms or, gods forbid, putting a woman in command position would go against Trek. I liked Uhura at first--talented linguist, doesn't fall for Kirk's "charms," but then she becomes the Token Love Interest. The only way she could have been portrayed any worse was if Kirk and Spock's rivalry was over her.
Oddly, I found the new origin of Bones' nickname to be one of the most grating parts of the movie. See, he apparently got divorced prior to joining Star Fleet and his wife got the entire planet, leaving him only his bones. HAHA GET IT? ONLY HIS BONES! If you don't know, Bones' nickname came from the nickname 'Sawbones,' which was a term "gifted" on American Civil War doctors because of the practice of amputation. I have no idea why it grates, but it does.
Anyway, it did have some fun moments. "I kin do dis! I kin do dis!" Seriously, Chekov was so cute. You just wanted to pat him on the head and give him a Scooby Snack. And the obvious Red Shirt about halfway through. A guy in a red shirt whose name you didn't even know until he appeared in that scene? Yeah, if you didn't know what was going to happen to him, you're not a Star Trek fan. But, as I said, it was fun, just not a Star Trek movie.
Okay, so I saw Star Trek last Saturday. I somehow missed the fact that it was a reboot. It was a fun movie, but as a Star Trek fan, I didn't really like it.
Maybe it was because I've read too many AU fanfics and the movie felt like one. Like Abrams picked and chose which parts he wanted to reboot and which parts he decided to keep. Also, any inconsistancies in the characters or the plot were explained away by a nifty Romulan Plot Device. I mean, as much as I loved Chekov (and he was one of the best things of the movie, Scotty being the other one and BTW, there needed to be more Scotty), he shouldn't have been there yet.
See, an Orion ex-slave girl and other aliens you didn't see in the series were a-okay, but updating the women's uniforms or, gods forbid, putting a woman in command position would go against Trek. I liked Uhura at first--talented linguist, doesn't fall for Kirk's "charms," but then she becomes the Token Love Interest. The only way she could have been portrayed any worse was if Kirk and Spock's rivalry was over her.
Oddly, I found the new origin of Bones' nickname to be one of the most grating parts of the movie. See, he apparently got divorced prior to joining Star Fleet and his wife got the entire planet, leaving him only his bones. HAHA GET IT? ONLY HIS BONES! If you don't know, Bones' nickname came from the nickname 'Sawbones,' which was a term "gifted" on American Civil War doctors because of the practice of amputation. I have no idea why it grates, but it does.
Anyway, it did have some fun moments. "I kin do dis! I kin do dis!" Seriously, Chekov was so cute. You just wanted to pat him on the head and give him a Scooby Snack. And the obvious Red Shirt about halfway through. A guy in a red shirt whose name you didn't even know until he appeared in that scene? Yeah, if you didn't know what was going to happen to him, you're not a Star Trek fan. But, as I said, it was fun, just not a Star Trek movie.