"Boldly Going" ("Star Trek")
Star Trek Logo and USS Enterprise (c) Paramount
There is this weird conflict of interest going on in my head. See, I love Star Wars, but I also equally love the Star Trek series. From the original television show, through the movies, "Next Generation" all the way to "Enterprise", I've seen every incarnation of the franchise. And those close to me knew my most anticipated film of 2009 which opened the second week of May, was a re-boot of sorts of the entire universe (but still strangely in cannon) by acclaimed producer/filmmaker J.J. Abrams who also oversaw one of my favorite television shows at the time: "Lost". I was giddy as a schoolgirl waiting patiently for May 8th to roll around so I could once again experience the Trek universe on film. And boy, did it ever deliver!
When it came time to pay homage to this flick, Jake and I had a couple of ideas. One was to do an ensemble piece with all the characters of the Plight comic dressed up as various famous Trek characters. Another was to play on the famous notion no crew member of the Enterprise 'NC-1701A' who beamed down to a strange planet wearing a red uniform shirt ever survived. And, well you can see which way we went. - Tony