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"In the Heart of the Sea was written by Nathaniel Philbrick. Herman Melville‘s classic Moby Dick was inspired by this tale." Actually, Moby Dick was written more than a century before this ripoff. So, in other words, not only is Hollywood out of fresh ideas, but "writers" like philbrick are too and feel the need to make money by ripping off an American classic like Moby Dick. How truly tasteless. Just sad that the only way to earn accolades is to ripoff the talents of others. I can't wait for the this one to be an epic fail at the box office like all the other ripoffs and remakes.
Perhaps it's not worded completely correctly but what they're saying is true.
In the Heart of the Sea is about the sinking of the Essex in 1819. It's told from the perspective of the cabin boy Thomas Nickerson (who was 14 at the time). Apparently the notebook he wrote while on board was found in 1960 and that's what the book was based on.
Additionally, the first mate of the Essex, Owen Chase, also wrote an account of the sinking of the Essex called "Narrative of the Most Extraordinary and Distressing Shipwreck of the Whale-Ship Essex". This was published in 1821 and inspired Herman Melville to write Moby Dick in 1851.
So basically, this movie is about the true event on which Moby Dick was based.
Don't know why I went to all this trouble. I really have no interest in seeing this.
Based loosely on it.....maybe. Still doesn't explain why Hollywood produces one ripoff and remake after another. Its their money to throw to the wind, i guess. I just know better than to throw any of mine in the direction of a film that's claim to fame is based on an alleged notebook found more than a century after Melville wrote one of the greastest pieces of literature. Its sad that talents like Melville, Shakespeare and others have become the victim of detractors of low intellect that create theories based on sporadic pieces of 'evidence' and on the speculations of the unitiated. Anyways, this new film = Mega epic fail.
The notebook was authenticated by experts and the sinking of the Essex is an actual historical event, which did inspire Moby Dick.
I'm not saying you have to see the movie or even that it will be any good. I'm just saying they're not lying when they make the association to Moby Dick. They're making the association to tie it to an existing brand but they're not incorrect in doing so, at least from a factual perspective.
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I kinda remember when there was much celebration about his involvement with ENT and then he was gone almost as soon as he got there. I hope he hangs around and maybe becomes part of the cast.
His role on Enterprise was never intended to be long-term. It was always going to be the three episode arc.
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It starts Matthew Perry which means its doomed to failure...lol. How many cancelled TV shows has Perry starred in since "Friends"?
Two. Studio 6o on the Sunset Strip (which deserved a far better fate) and Mr. Sunshine (which wasn't great but not awful).
I have to imagine this will meet a similar fate not because of Perry, but because it's on NBC and the premise seems somewhat limited (it would probably make a better movie).
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"In the Heart of the Sea was written by Nathaniel Philbrick. Herman Melville‘s classic Moby Dick was inspired by this tale." Actually, Moby Dick was written more than a century before this ripoff. So, in other words, not only is Hollywood out of fresh ideas, but "writers" like philbrick are too and feel the need to make money by ripping off an American classic like Moby Dick. How truly tasteless. Just sad that the only way to earn accolades is to ripoff the talents of others. I can't wait for the this one to be an epic fail at the box office like all the other ripoffs and remakes.
Perhaps it's not worded completely correctly but what they're saying is true.
In the Heart of the Sea is about the sinking of the Essex in 1819. It's told from the perspective of the cabin boy Thomas Nickerson (who was 14 at the time). Apparently the notebook he wrote while on board was found in 1960 and that's what the book was based on.
Additionally, the first mate of the Essex, Owen Chase, also wrote an account of the sinking of the Essex called "Narrative of the Most Extraordinary and Distressing Shipwreck of the Whale-Ship Essex". This was published in 1821 and inspired Herman Melville to write Moby Dick in 1851.
So basically, this movie is about the true event on which Moby Dick was based.
Don't know why I went to all this trouble. I really have no interest in seeing this.
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They kept the right Abrams show though.
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He has retired from any on-screen appearances. He's only done voice over work since Star Trek (2009) (i.e. his final episode of Fringe, Transformers Dark of the Moon) and this appearance on The Big Bang Theory is more of the same.
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Yeah, I think you're right. Looks like about 102 new members in the last week and by all indications they are probably bots (i.e. every one I've looked at has a country listed under Favourite Star Trek series). I'll let VBG know.
Well it looks like you did. They are all gone now
Thanks for bringing it to our attention.
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Yeah, I think you're right. Looks like about 102 new members in the last week and by all indications they are probably bots (i.e. every one I've looked at has a country listed under Favourite Star Trek series). I'll let VBG know.
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It's nice to hear that shooring has begun, although wouldn't it be phasering... :P
I am glad to hear they are going to use more sets. That's a good sign in my opinion. I wonder if they will ever use the Vasquez Rocks as a setting, as a shout out to the original TV series?
They already did. Most of the shots of Vulcan in Star Trek (2009) were shot at Vasquez Rocks.
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So frigging psyched about this news! Cumberbatch is a fantastic actor and is great as Sherlock. Seriously, check that show out if you have the chance.
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Cooper? Never heard of him. If she wants to further her career she should date a director or an A list star.
Bradley Cooper is an A-List star.
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This has been a given for sometime now. Oh well, we've waited longer.
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Thought I might as well update my numbers (it has been five years)
TOS 80/80
TNG 174/178
DS9 160/176
VGR 171/172
ENT 98/98
Total: 683/704 = 97.02%
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I wonder if Koenig will repeat his mistake and not do this like he shunned the last animated series? He should have plenty of time in between con appearances...lol
Koenig didn't refuse to do the animated series. He was left out due to budgetary constraints. http://memory-alpha.org/wiki/Pavel_Chekov#Appearances
He did however, write an episode of the series: My linkhttp://memory-alpha.org/wiki/The_Infinite_Vulcan_%28episode%29
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I'm pretty sure the use of IX is just a typo by the author of the article. I don't believe any member of the creative team has ever used XI, that's a fan term.
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What is the fringe?Fringe is, for my money, the best science fiction series on television right now.
Very glad to hear Nimoy is returning. He needs more scenes with Walter Bishop (played the brilliant and perpetually Emmy-snubbed John Noble).
Ok, what station is it on?
FOX, Fridays at 9.
Nimoy's not on every week though. Probably won't be on until towards the end of this season.
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What is the fringe?Fringe is, for my money, the best science fiction series on television right now.
Very glad to hear Nimoy is returning. He needs more scenes with Walter Bishop (played the brilliant and perpetually Emmy-snubbed John Noble).
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Well, the rumours weren't entirely wrong. Matt Damon was offered the role of Kirk...George Kirk.
http://www.filmofilia.com/2009/11/25/matt-...orge-kirk-role/
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Definitely be checking this out. O'Quinn and Emerson are fantastic actors who are fantastic together. Also very enthused with Abrams on board.
Not as big on Applebaum and Nemec. They did the American Life on Mars, which sucked out load and was a very pale imitation of the original.
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He also played the US President in Clear & Present Danger.James Cromwell played the President in The Sum Of All Fears. Donald Moffat was the President in Clear & Present Danger.
(Looked it up, I've never seen either movie).
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I think it's also fair to point out that a lot of the 'fun things' were left out of the TOS movies for the most part. They weren't humourless movies but a lot of the things mentioned didn't make the jump to the big screen (perhaps with the exception of the God Entity from Star Trek V), which is good because they tend to work better on TV, where episodes are under less pressure to perform than movies.
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For the record, this is not me, this is the other Jack Bauer
So, Happy Birthday to him.
Also, yes, I know I do this every year.
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Definitely interesting.
One important thing to know is that Crosby and Sirtis were case as Troi and Yar respectively and then flipped at the last minute.
Quite a few names I was aware of not on there either. I know Stephen Macht was considered for Picard and that Edward James Olmos was offered the part (he has acknowledged it publicly).
Also no references to Billy Campbell , Vaughn Armstrong and Jeffrey Coombs, all of whom auditioned for Riker.
It is also interesting to note (as others have pointed out) that Worf is nowhere on this list.
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Melville wasn't influenced by the notebook. It wasn't found until much later.
Melville apparently based Moby Dick on the sinking of the Essex, which did happen. This movie is based on another account of that event (from the perspective of this cabin boy).