Comments on: Treknobabble #6: Why J.J. Abrams’ Star Trek May Succeed

By: Cain

Cain — Sat, 23 Feb 2008 04:02:11 +0000

i am a casual fan of star trek. i have seen only a handful of episodes from the original run with kirk and co., and seen many episodes of the next generation. i have seen all of the movies except that sixth and insurrection.

and i have to say, the wrath of khan was my favorite of the bunch.

By: Henrik

Henrik — Sat, 23 Feb 2008 03:54:00 +0000

I don’t see how you can put yourself on such a pediestal so as to speak about the intelligence of the filmgoing audience, when you’re on the record saying that Deuce Bigalow: Male Gigolo is your favourite comedy ever. I am a big fan of yours, but your taste in films is pretty ridiculous. From what I can gather it’s braindead comedies mixed with any genre-film that has asians speaking an asian language.

By: Henrik

Henrik — Sat, 23 Feb 2008 02:52:16 +0000

Jay is pretty pretentious himself though, the only thing he hates is people calling him out his limited knowledge of ‘respectable’ films.

By: Reed Farrington

Reed Farrington — Fri, 22 Feb 2008 23:14:05 +0000

Cain, I’m wondering if you like Star Trek. In any case, I’m glad you find Treknobabble entertaining.

I wanted to write about stuff that would interest long-time fans as well as pique the interest of anyone getting into Star Trek because of J.J. Abrams’ involvement. I’m not sure if a balance can be made to entertain both audiences.

As for Cantankerous, I’m headed into Jay’s studio sometime this weekend hopefully. I think I want to discuss the intelligence of filmgoing audiences. Jay and I have differing opinions on this. Jay hates pretentiousness and I guess there’s a fine line that all artists walk regarding this. I’ll be bringing up Steven Johnson’s book, “Everything Bad is Good for You,” in which Johnson argues that today’s entertainment is making us “smarter.”

By: Henrik

Henrik — Fri, 22 Feb 2008 09:40:12 +0000

Taking Jays advice will be the downfall of mankind. He may be convinced that one column a week is enough, but he was also convinced that he had cancer because of an upset stomach! I still think that once a day is appropriate.

By: Cain

Cain — Fri, 22 Feb 2008 03:21:21 +0000

I have to admit, at first I thought this series would be pretty bad and boring.

How wrong I was!!1
and I agree, we are long overdue on another cantakerous podcast

By: Rusty James

Rusty James — Fri, 22 Feb 2008 00:36:38 +0000

@”The only bad thing about this series, is that it makes the entire rest of the internet seem irrelevant.”

you’re officially a cult phenomenon RF. More podcasts!!!!!!!

By: Reed Farrington

Reed Farrington — Thu, 21 Feb 2008 23:33:55 +0000

Thx, Emperor Fabulous. It’s always nice to see a new commenter name on a post of mine. And thx to Henrik for his continuing support. (I just realized there’s a spoiler in my last paragraph of the column. Oops! Sorry, Henrik.)

I must admit that I’m not the type of writer who can effortlessly write by streaming his thoughts down on paper. (I was reading that Rod Serling could dictate scripts right into a voice recorder, and then have a secretary type up a script; I would expect some rewriting afterwards, though.) I would expect a blog writer to be able to whip up a few paragraphs in 15 minutes or so.

Believe it or not, currently it takes me about 3 hours to write a Technobabble column. I admit that I like to play with writing style and sometimes I restructure things as I come up with relevant things to say. I also admit that my writing style is kind of dense, I think, in that sometimes it’s not clear what I’m referring to, especially when I start editing out things that seem superfluous.

Anyway, Jay thinks that a Treknobabble once a week seems to be enough. I think I can keep up that pace.

By: Emperor Fabulous

Emperor Fabulous — Thu, 21 Feb 2008 21:54:57 +0000

It’s a pleasure to read. I second the comment Henrik made; keep them coming!

By: Henrik

Henrik — Thu, 21 Feb 2008 19:27:51 +0000

The only bad thing about this series, is that it makes the entire rest of the internet seem irrelevant.

Fantastic. 10/10. Keep them coming. And for gods sake, get an internet connection at home.