They don't really address that, although it's possible, since Spock and Pike are familiar with each other in the scenes we see them in together.
Lorne: Take care of yourself and ah, make sure fluffy is getting enough love. Gunn: Did he have anything? Fred: No. And who's fluffy? Are you fluffy? Gunn: He called me fluffy? Fred: He said make sure…wait. You don't think he was referring to anything of mine that's fluffy, do you? Because that would just be inappropriate.
'Conviction (1)'
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Kathy A - May 08, 2009 8:23:10 am PDT #1155 of 30000
We're very stretchy. - Connie Neil
Matt the Bruins fan - May 08, 2009 8:30:01 am PDT #1156 of 30000
"I remember when they eventually introduced that drug kingpin who murdered people and smuggled drugs inside snakes and I was like 'Finally. A normal person.'” —RahvinDragand
And boy howdy, that Ed Burns is dreamy, isn't he? Whoever made this movie sure thinks so!
You laugh, but that same approach was the only remotely watchable aspect of A Sound of Thunder...
Dana - May 08, 2009 8:30:28 am PDT #1157 of 30000
I'm terrifically busy with my ennui.
Movies I have walked out of: Muppet Movie
GASP!
Jessica - May 08, 2009 8:40:21 am PDT #1158 of 30000
And then Ortus came and said "It's Ortin' time" and they all Orted off into the sunset
In (original) canon, Spock served on the Enterprise before Kirk, with Captain Christopher Pike. Is this out the window?
No, that's still canon. Spock is First Officer for Cpt Pike and teaching at the Academy when he's not on active duty.
Connie Neil - May 08, 2009 8:40:29 am PDT #1159 of 30000
brillig
Oh, yeah, we saw A Sound of Thunder. Hubby loved the story. It wasn't too bad, but we never see movies first run, always at the dollar movie, so we don't feel bad for paying the money.
Connie Neil - May 08, 2009 8:42:06 am PDT #1160 of 30000
brillig
Re: Trek and Spock.
OK, the meeting of Spock and Kirk hasn't been covered in anything other than some novels, so this approach works.
Trek novels: a fanfic writer's wet dream.
Strega - May 08, 2009 8:47:45 am PDT #1161 of 30000
Crash (the Cronenburg one).Zounds!
Matt -- Ah, but Ed Burns didn't write & direct A Sound of Thunder.
The excitment about Star Trek confuses me, too. I still think it looks godawful. Just as a movie, leaving aside the Trek-ness of it... I mean, nobody else thinks it looks like Starship Troopers without the funny parts? That, plus my general reaction to Abrams, makes me suspect it's best if I don't bother.
Besides, I'm still guilt-ridden over missing Crank 2.
victor infante - May 08, 2009 8:57:15 am PDT #1162 of 30000
To understand what happened at the diner, we shall use Mr. Papaya! This is upsetting because he's the friendliest of fruits.
Only movie I ever walked out of: "Rudy."
I wasn't really there to see the movie. A friend and I were casing the joint to see if we wanted to rent it for a theater project we were working on. About halfway through the movie, he looked at me and said, "Do you care about any of this?" And I thought about it and said, "No. No, I don't." So we left.
Dana - May 08, 2009 9:00:20 am PDT #1163 of 30000
I'm terrifically busy with my ennui.
I don't think I've ever walked out of a movie, but it was funny to see people leaving Sweeney Todd after ten minutes, when it became apparent that they'd accidentally gone to see a musical.
Connie Neil - May 08, 2009 9:03:36 am PDT #1164 of 30000
brillig
it looks like Starship Troopers without the funny parts
There were funny bits in Starship Troopers? Other than standard "we're having witty banter now" moments?