Today on Starfleet Forumdock, the topic is all about Star Trek Into Darkness, the second film in J.J. Abrams' theatrical Star Trek film series. Yes, you're invited to share your thoughts about the movie itself, that is if you have seen the movie yet. I happened to enjoy the film when seeing it on 5/19/2013, despite a few unexpected parts, and felt it took things up the notch for the film series itself. Anyway, here are some questions you may want to think about as you take part in the forum discussion: What did you like about the film? What you hate about it (if there are any aspects you dislike)? Would you say it brought further advancement to J.J. Abrams' revamp of Star Trek, or would you say it brought ruin? What are your thoughts about John Harrison as a villain? What are your thoughts about the character development of James T. Kirk and his crew within the film? Is it among the best Star Trek movies you have seen so far (if you have seen any of the previous 11 so far of course)?
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For today's topic on Starfleet Forumdock, I am curious about what are your predictions about the plot for the upcoming Star Trek movie Star Trek Into Darkness, that is after hearing about the movie's premise and seeing the trailers. Don't worry if your predictions contradict others' views as they don't need to be right or wrong since the movie itself is not officialy out yet; they're just guesses, not a means to give away spoilers. If you want, you can talk about what predictions that came in mind about the coming film based on your reading of the film's 4-issue prelude comic book miniseries Star Trek: Countdown to Darkness, which completed its on on April 10, 2013, that is if you have yet read the whole thing.
As for me, my predictions about the coming film's plot are:
- Spock will die (considering the part in the trailer where Spock puts his hand on the glass facing towards Kirk and the part where Scotty tries to comfort Uhura), thus breaking his no-sacrifice no-risk taking promise to Uhura in the final issue Star Trek: Countdown to Darkness.
- The U.S.S. NCC-1701 suffers destruction (considering had badly damaged it looked in one of the terrorism scenes featured in the trailer), with Kirk gaining command of a new ship (a new Enterprise or not) after proving his worth of being a commanding officer in Starfleet.
- Admiral Christopher Pike will face his moment of getting radiated on his skin so as a next step of his disfigurement, allowing way for a future issue of IDW's ongoing comic book series Star Trek to be able to present its own take of the Star Trek: The Original Series two-parter "The Menagerie".
- Considering what happened in Star Trek: Countdown to Darkness, it's likely that John Harrison is associated with Robert T. April's rogue army and plots revenge for his capture by Starfleet authorities after April gets executed for his crimes[/SPOLIER].
- Since the second issue of Star Trek: Countdown to Darkness revealed that Robert. T. April commanded an Enterprise years before the launch of the NCC-1701 within the timeline of the alternate reality established in 2009's Star Trek, the movie will provide more background on this early Enterprise (including registry number) at some point.
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