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snick_backupBecause I'm avoiding the lesson plans I'm supposed to be writing:
Comment with the last really fabulous piece of fanfic you read (or, alternately, the last piece that you just really loved, regardless of degree of fabulousness) - short or long, old or new, by a BNF or someone you've never heard of, any pairing, any rating. Share the love!
(Regarding the title of this post: it's Spanish and translates to "Tell me!", which is a common greeting here in Central America, especially over the phone or by a service person. I rather like it, because it's so very direct.
There. You've had your Spanish lesson for the day. *g*)
Comment with the last really fabulous piece of fanfic you read (or, alternately, the last piece that you just really loved, regardless of degree of fabulousness) - short or long, old or new, by a BNF or someone you've never heard of, any pairing, any rating. Share the love!
(Regarding the title of this post: it's Spanish and translates to "Tell me!", which is a common greeting here in Central America, especially over the phone or by a service person. I rather like it, because it's so very direct.
There. You've had your Spanish lesson for the day. *g*)
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Date: 2010-01-20 03:06 am (UTC)no subject
Date: 2010-01-20 03:17 am (UTC)The important thing to remember is that it's been a long time since I watched TOS more than an episode here and there--like childhood long. So most of my memories of it are of the "OMG SPOCK IS SO COOL" and "OMG CAN I BE UHURA" variety, without much more depth than that (Plus, I grew up on NG and am madly obsessed with Picard. So there's that, too).
So with the reboot I greatly disliked Zachary Quinto's Spock. Probably because Nimoy's Spock is so iconic in my mind, and I just adore him. But Quinto's seemed so bitter and kind of full of himself in ways that Nimoy never was. I may have squealed out loud when Nimoy showed up--even though I was spoiled and knew he was going to!
I didn't like Spock/Uhura (though I like the idea of it in TOS) because I thought Spock was a jerk, and also because I didn't think the actors had any chemistry. I didn't buy their relationship, despite the fact that I went into it wanting to.
On the other hand, I liked Chris Pine's Kirk waaaay more than Shatner's, probably because I found him way more likable than Shatner. I appreciate Shatner as a cultural instituion--I could watch him "sing" "Rocket Man" over and over again and never get tired of it--but I never really liked Kirk all that much, except when he and Spock and/or McCoy had a BFF moment. On his own, Kirk had no appeal to me in TOS. I really found him likable in the reboot, though.
I loved Urban as McCoy, but his "accent" drove me crazy. I have a bit of a crush on Anton Yelchin, so that may have affected the fact that I wanted to pinch his cheeks all the way through the movie. And I adore Simon Pegg, but he didn't seem very Scotty-like. And I was just disappointed every time John Cho opened his mouth and George Takei's voice didn't come out. I adored Zoe Saldana, but I'm not sure I bought her completely as Uhura, either.
But even with my "I don't completely buy these people as the characters they're supposed to be," I loved them (except for Spock, who drove me crazy) for who they were and I totally bought them as being a big team that would develop and kick ass and love each other. So I ended up liking the movie.
Wow. That was probably overkill. Sorry to ramble at you like that!
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Date: 2010-01-20 03:38 am (UTC)Sorry, I don't have many thoughts on the reboot beyond "Oh, that was shiny." I just wanted to hear your opinion. :)
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Date: 2010-01-20 03:41 am (UTC)Apparently, I had more thoughts than I thought I did. Starting out, it was just going to be "I don't like nu!Spock." But then I started rambling...