Solace

[ithildyn]

We went and saw A Quantum of Solace this afternoon and absolutely loved it. Also the Trek trailer and am trying to decide if they all look so young because I'm old, and if the original cast would have looked as young to people my age back in the sixties. Haven't come to a conclusion yet

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[mhalachaiswords]

It might not be that you're old - when Star Trek first came out, both Leonard Nimoy and William Shatner were 35. The kirkquivalents in the new movie are 31 (Sylar) and 28 (Kirk). The actor playing Chekov is 19 and I'm not even going there. But then, I'm 29 and the actors look young to me.

[ninjababe]

The older we are, the younger the actors seem...

I mean, I turn... [calculates] 33 in two weeks (and, yes, had to calculate it), and they all look babies to me!

Especially Spock. Since he was supposed to be in his mid-80's during this movie time period... He looks too young!

[ithildyn]

I hadn't actually gotten around to doing the math yet, so thanks :) Okay, I've decided, they are just plain Baby Trek.

[beccadg]

...am trying to decide if they all look so young because I'm old, and if the original cast would have looked as young to people my age back in the sixties.

I thought the cast for the new movie were supposed to look younger than the TOS crew did in the 60's? That the new crew weren't suppose to be the same; they were suppose to be younger. I though it was suppose to be set pre-pilot in the crew's "Years at the Academy". My Trekkie father keeps grumbling that if it's set in the "Academy Years" it's ignoring canon having them altogether then. Some of them were just meeting for the first time in the first episode.

[ithildyn]

AFAIK, it's set at the beginning of the Five Year Mission. I haven't been paying a whole lot of attention, but that's my understanding [shrug]

[beccadg]

Hmm, I've been reading the articles on it in Entertainment Weekly, and I didn't have the impression it was just a reboot. The answer to the question listed over at IMDb says, "Yes and no. Abrams and the rest of the staff have been playing it close to the vest, but it seems that the main villain Nero's time travel in the movie may have affected the timeline, introducing the canon discrepancies that some purists have noticed. Abrams does, however state that the movie will tie up all canon questions and explain how they are brought in with the Trek lore we do know already."

Doesn't make me feel any clearer. I'll have to look around more.

[ithildyn]

Ah! That's right, the whole time travel thing. That's as good enough a plot device as any to cover a multitude of sins [g] Thanks for reminding me about that.