Resistance is Futile

So yeah. Despite agreeing with my friend Eric that Star Trek Online doesn't look complete I'm installing the Open Beta as I type this. I let the 8gb download run overnight after pre-ordering from Amazon around 1am. At least I can blame being up too late on this decision. Was going to go with Gamestop's flavor to get the original Constitution Class starship, but Amazon's Borg First Officer edged out my sense of nostalgia.

Not really sure what changed my mind; been able to ignore everything about this until yesterday. The game concept does sound fun with a combination of FPS ground scenarios and 3D ship combat. Yet I was excited about this years ago. And with how many times the code and license has been handed off, I'm fairly certain the content and implementation will fall short of my stellar expectations.

Despite my reservations, I feel like I can contribute my $150 or so to the experiment. More than three decades of being a Star Trek fanboy demands it.

Breaking the Chains

Images of Star Trek Online continue to trickle out. With all the drama around Perpetual then Cryptic I remain unconvinced it will ever see the light of day. And actually, I sorta hope it doesn't. EverQuest and World of Warcraft claim an inordinate chunk of my life. It was difficult to avoid Star Wars, the comic Heroes things, and Conan but I did. If I can manage to stay out of a Star Trek MMORPG then I can truly make WoW my last. We shall see.

Kahn Gone

Just read that Ricardo Mantalban died yesterday morning. *sigh* All of these Star Trek celebrities departing really make me feel the mortality. Even fantasy characters are not immune.

Must Have!

I need this shirt and it's completely out of stock. Bastard consumers!

May Equality Live Long and Prosper

'Star Trek' star to marry partner
Tue Jun 17, 2008 2:26 PM ET

WEST HOLLYWOOD, California (AP) -- "Star Trek" star George Takai is ready to "live long and prosper" with his partner of 21 years.

Takai will marry 54-year-old Brad Altman on September 14th in Los Angeles.

The 71-year-old actor, known for his role as Sulu on the "Star Trek" sci-fi TV series, was the first to pay $70 for a marriage license in West Hollywood early Tuesday. The marriage license is good for 90 days.

Takai was jubilant, saying "it's going to be the only day like this in our lives and it is the only day like this in the history of America."

He told reporters and a swelling crowd outside the West Hollywood city auditorium "may equality live long and prosper."

The California Supreme Court has legalized same-sex marriage.

© 2008 The Associated Press. All rights reserved.

So sweet it makes me wanna set phasers on Kill. *snicker*

Hey Shatner, how do I hurl bolts of lightning?

An intersection of Star Trek and WoW. *faints*

TOS in the House, Represent

I was happily coding when the Project Manager dropped by for some insight. While I have enjoyed being “dealt back in” to some Architecture steering, it can be very distracting to switch tracks, losing momentum. I gave him a fiercely annoyed face. He laughed and the conversation went:

PM: “Do you remember the Star Trek episode where the kid projected a mean image?”
Me: “Naturally. That's The Corbomite Maneuver.”
PM: “No no no. This is the one with the kid from Gentle Ben.”
Me: *Spock arched eyebrow* “Unfortunately I'm not that old.”
PM: “Uh huh. Well, The Corbomite Maneuver had the Klingons in it where Kirk used a code the Klingons had already broken.”
Me: *eye roll* “Now you're mixing episodes. That could be Day of the Dove or The Trouble with Tribbles… or are thinking Next Generation? There's an alien child that uses holography to convince Riker he's been caught on a secret Romulan base.”
PM: “No. This was definitely the old series.”
Me: “Okay. You remember the crazy looking alien at the end of the credits, right before the Desilu logo comes up?”
PM: “Right! That's the image the kid projected.”
Me: “Yes. That's The Corbomite Maneuver. Now what the Hell do you want?”
PM: “Well, you just made that face at me when I walked up.”
Me: “...”

Thankfully Memory Alpha had an image of the alien so we were able to move on. Still, I love being right about the old stuff. Bitches need to not doubt.

Skin Deep

Very few people can scoop me when it comes to Star Trek news, but Adam has a few times. Being adorable makes it hard to resent him for it. Anyway. I like the fact that I have no idea who Chris Pine is, the guy just casted for Kirk. Hell, I only know two of the primary actors. Will be fresh, new, and all that. My biggest concern so far is that all the cast is hot. Really hot. Eric Bana, Karl Urban, Zachary Quinto, Simon Pegg, John Cho, Zoe Saldana. Even that Anton Yelchin kid is cute. Stupid Hollywood.

Engage?

Funny how I see a blurb about Star Trek 11 almost two weeks ago yet the friend that mentions it first is still AdamB.¹ I haven't bothered bring it up because of how depressing the last two were. Sure I'll go opening night like I have for the last 10, but I don't get worked up about them anymore. Wish they'd stop fucking with the goldmine.

• Anything not worth doing is worth not doing well. Think about it.
  Elias Schwartz

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1. Still wish he would marry me.