I'm just generally sick of "Look how dark and gritty we are!" in movies. And equally sick of "Look how indie and 1970's we are!" (Yes, I'm looking at you I-want-to-appeal-to-the-indies-and-hipsters movies).
Real isn't always dark!Good lord, look at Jurassic Park. People dying left and right, serious questions about what we should and shouldn't explore, debating whether or not man is ever fully "in control". But no shakey cam. No unnecessarily faded palette (hell, it was wonderfully resplendent) and dim lighting. I could go without the requisite "OMG I CAN COUNT YOUR PORES PLEASE ZOOM BACK OUT!" moments, but that's kinda a standard.
And I hate Rick Berman. Despise the man. Star Trek is supposed to be about hope and possibility and dealing with the impossible and absurd because hey, that's life. It did not need All Ships Are Grey Now Except Enterprise No Wait Let's Have A Grey Enterprise Too. It didn't need Let's Make Interiors Depressing. It didn't need the friggin' Borg. And it certainly didn't need someone who hates Star Trek running Star Trek. Suddenly everything is black or grey or drab something or other. Ships look like they were designed by over-eager fanboys.
HATE.
And then Abrams... I feel like we're giving him enough rope to hang us all. I think I've read that fanfic (but it was fun and pretty... but it had so many stupid things... but... fun... ARGH!).
And WALLE was cute and managed to do an Eco/self-reliance message without BEATING US IN THE FACE WITH IT LIKE HAPPY FEET DEAR GOD WE GET IT I LIKE PENGUINS TOO PLEASE STOP THIS I WANT TO GET OFF.
...
I should have slept more last night. >_>;;
Short of the long: I agree with you.
(Funny note, the Rifle they use in BSG is the Beretta CX4 Storm with a custom flash-hider–the thingy at the end of the barrel. Beretta, noticing many of it's buyers were also falling for this new show released an OFFICIAL Beretta CX4 flash hider identical to the one on the show. Oh Noes Time Paradox!)
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Date: 2009-06-20 02:41 pm (UTC)Real isn't always dark!Good lord, look at Jurassic Park. People dying left and right, serious questions about what we should and shouldn't explore, debating whether or not man is ever fully "in control". But no shakey cam. No unnecessarily faded palette (hell, it was wonderfully resplendent) and dim lighting. I could go without the requisite "OMG I CAN COUNT YOUR PORES PLEASE ZOOM BACK OUT!" moments, but that's kinda a standard.
And I hate Rick Berman. Despise the man. Star Trek is supposed to be about hope and possibility and dealing with the impossible and absurd because hey, that's life. It did not need All Ships Are Grey Now Except Enterprise No Wait Let's Have A Grey Enterprise Too. It didn't need Let's Make Interiors Depressing. It didn't need the friggin' Borg. And it certainly didn't need someone who hates Star Trek running Star Trek. Suddenly everything is black or grey or drab something or other. Ships look like they were designed by over-eager fanboys.
HATE.
And then Abrams... I feel like we're giving him enough rope to hang us all. I think I've read that fanfic (but it was fun and pretty... but it had so many stupid things... but... fun... ARGH!).
And WALLE was cute and managed to do an Eco/self-reliance message without BEATING US IN THE FACE WITH IT LIKE HAPPY FEET DEAR GOD WE GET IT I LIKE PENGUINS TOO PLEASE STOP THIS I WANT TO GET OFF.
...
I should have slept more last night. >_>;;
Short of the long: I agree with you.
(Funny note, the Rifle they use in BSG is the Beretta CX4 Storm with a custom flash-hider–the thingy at the end of the barrel. Beretta, noticing many of it's buyers were also falling for this new show released an OFFICIAL Beretta CX4 flash hider identical to the one on the show. Oh Noes Time Paradox!)