Star Trek: boldly going where no man should ever go
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Star Trek is a classic. It’s been a part of our culture since the 1960s and been spun off into countless television series and movie franchises. New generations of fans have come and gone and the one thing they all have in common is a reverence for the original cast.
I’m a purist. I prefer the William Shatner and Leonard Nimoy original crew. That’s why I feel just a little bit sick to hear the announcement that Hollywood and J.J. Abrams have finally become so desperate that they would consider desecrating cultural icons by re-making and re-casting the original Star Trek.
An unaccomplished Chris Pine will portray Capt. James Kirk, while Karl Urban (another relative unknown who has had very small roles in a lot of films) has been cast Dr. McCoy.
Most disturbing is that Zachary Quinto will play Spock. If you do not recognize his name, you might know him as Sylar on Heroes. I’ve mentioned in the fact that I find his massive, unruly eyebrows so unpleasant and distracting that I can barely stand to even watch him try to balance his giant bobble-head in scenes from the show. Yes, I find him that repulsive. His acting is so very mediocre that it doesn’t even come close to making up for his horrific physical appearance. Plus, he was said to have dated Rumer Willis and that’s enough to give anyone a bad case of the skeevies. Can you even imagine the unpleasant spawn of that amazingly unattractive union?
The rest of the cast is rounded out by yet more complete unknowns. I suppose Abrams is banking of selling tickets on the Star Trek name alone.
It’s a sad day.
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