Charlie Rose interviews J.J. Abrams
As a kid I, like many, was a ridiculously huge Star Trek fan. The original Star Trek that is, the one with William Shatner and Leonard Nimoy...the real Star Trek. I used to run around in Star Trek pajamas pretending to be Spock executing Vulcan nerve pinches on any and everyone I could find to execute one on. I was a total Star Trek fanboy, though I never came close to being a full-blown, chronically masturbating "Trekkie."
Subsequently, I never really got into, nor did I even try, any of the spinoffs of the show that followed over the years. I did see the films featuring the original cast (Wrath of Khan was the balls, wasn't it?!) and LOVED them, as they always seemed to tap into something from my childhood, some lost feeling of innocence and wonder, but up until last night I didn't really have much of a burning desire to see the new Star Trek film opening this weekend that everyone, especially people on the internet, is having a circle jerk over.
And then I saw director J.J. Abrams, creator/writer/producer of Lost and Fringe and Alias and just about everything else on television these days, discuss the film on The Charlie Rose Show last night. Now, I've never gotten into any of Abrams' television shows, but I admire the fuck out of the guy's prolificness, not to mention his ridiculous success, and watching interview and listening to him discuss the making of the film got me excited about seeing the new Star Trek. Count me in among the millions who'll flock to the theaters to see it in the next couple of weeks...
3 comments:
Cool. I'll have to watch this later. But, I did see ST last night at an IMAX theater. I'm not a huge, huge die-hard fan, but I enjoyed the original series, movies, and all the other spin-offs.
I loved the heck out of this movie. It's slick, glossy, kind of like Abrams' Alias or Fringe (which I hate, BTW), but it has a good story, pacing, and action.
This film is really awesome! Saw it last night also in NYC. Great cast, amazing story that pulls you in immediately. An incredibly well done film by JJ. Some of the camera shots are really cool. I'm consistently impressed by his work, a huge Lost fan. I left the film with an good feeling as it gives you everything a summer popcorn blockbuster should. I'm guessing $105M opening weekend.
Well I hope the movie is good. Honestly the director just didn't impress me much in the interview. I know this nice lady who knew the lady who lived with the original Star Trek creator, and she would channel information supposedly from ETs that he would then use in the shows (like the ETs told her what to tell him). Eventually they went separate ways because he never gave her credit or any compensation, just stole her 'channelings' for the show plots. Point is, depending on how you look at it, the show may be based more on truth than you think. I just didn't think Abrams looked very, um, aware. But hey maybe he made a good movie.
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