[CanRay]

Tiny Tina, what do you say about the Nerd Corner?

[KarmaInferno]

Considering that they had the old Spock coming back in time and such, I would imagine that it is a complete 'reboot' of the entire setting. Which isn't necessarily a bad thing.

It was, in fact, a rare example of an in-setting reboot.

Time travel resulting in an alternate reality.

[Ghoulfodder]

Providing Abrams can:
a) oversee the writing of a plot that vaguely hangs together.
b) oversee the writing to make sure that any relationship building doesn't come across like it's written by someone who's only ever observed loving relationships through distorted binoculars
c) shoot the film so dialogue isn't just a tedious over the shoulder shot - reverse shot cycle
d) hit Lucas in the face with a nailbat every time he turns up and offers an opinion
e) focus slightly less on ridiculously over-long and unengaging lightsaber fights for the sake of Qwewl choreography

It should be good entertainment.

[FastJack]

Okay, we already know that Abrams can reignite nostalgia due to Star Trek and Mission Impossible: Ghost Protocol (the one that I consider closest to the original TV series). So I'm holding out hope.

[PeterSmith]

...and Mission Impossible: Ghost Protocol (the one that I consider closest to the original TV series).

Still haven't seen that one, though I did watch it (flight movie). Worth seeing?

[Bywhan]

...and Mission Impossible: Ghost Protocol (the one that I consider closest to the original TV series).

Still haven't seen that one, though I did watch it (flight movie). Worth seeing?

I say it is well worth watching. It's even on Netflix so you don't have to pony up the cash.

As far as Star Wars is concerned they will make a "safe" one with just the basics to get people back to the idea of a great Star Wars movie. (I say great because I did like the prequels.) After that all bets are off. J.J. will probably be good for only one movie anyway. After that they will go to different directors like they did for the original trilogy.

[TheWanderingJewels]

Given that Star Wars is modern retelling of Space Pulp, they should be able to do okay as long as they keep to that general theme.

and keep Lucas Tranqed and gagged for any thing more than just hitting the general tropes

[Sichr]

You know...when I was one of the Narnia 2: Prince Caspian extras, we were supposed to play band of drunken Telmarine soldiers. Having some experiences with being drunk, we used every piece of our talent to make it feel right. Well assistant came to us, saying:
Boys, this is Disney. It is christian movie, you cannot look that real

So...this is what I think about Disney and whatever this company swallows...

[PeterSmith]

So...this is what I think about Disney and whatever this company swallows...

Sure, the latest Marvell movies reeked Disney. So did Clerks, Pulp Fiction, Halloween: The Curse Of Michael Myers, From Dusk Till Dawn, Apocalypse Now Redux, and pretty much everything else Miramax released between 1993 and 2010. Let's also remember Hollywood Pictures and their movies. Whenever I watch Judge Dredd the first thing that pops into my mind is Walt and his company. Same thing with Touchstone pictures. Another Disney company, in this case they're simply a label rather than a division of Disney.

So. Going to continue to rip on the Mouse, because you worked on a project that had the Mouse's name on it? Or are you going to understand that Disney makes a whole lot of great movies under different names, because they are just that damned good at both making money and maintaining their image?

[Sichr]

Fanboy please...

EDIT: But OK, for peace sake, Ill wait how this would look like and then I will make my opinion. BTW.  I always like that when someone posts: "This is what I think.." someone else always hurries in with his own opinion and starts to convience the other about his truth. No. My experience. My opinion. Maybe you dont like it, and maybe I`m even wrong, but it is my right to be mistaken.

[CanRay]

I just want to see the Falcon again.

[Supine]

(I feel compelled to point out that any true lover of sci-fi would never start arbitrarily comparing series and universes to find out which one is better, as that's a  disservice to both, but since there hasn't been any STvSW debate anyway, it's not that important)

JJ Abrams is a dangerous case. He needs to have his creative license restricted, because whenever he gets too much freedom, he trashes every project. Lost was great before the dev team trusted him absolutely, look at seasons 1 and 2 versus seasons 5 and 6. Fringe was the same way. If the people green-lighting either franchise get into the mindset of "just let JJ do what he does", then it will take a nosedive. Because that is what JJ does.

[CanRay]

I wonder what the 501^st invading DisneyLand/World to burn it down would look like? 

[The Wyrm Ouroboros]

I wonder what the 501^st invading DisneyLand/World to burn it down would look like?

It'd be shiney, Captain.

[CanRay]

I wonder what the 501^st invading DisneyLand/World to burn it down would look like?

It'd be shiney, Captain.

I'm pretty sure the Browncoats can come too.