Star Trek Part 2.

After watching this movie yesterday I felt like Oliver Twist, holding up my bowl and saying "Please sir. I want some more." This is not exactly the Star Trek universe that Gene Roddenberry created. Some alterations have occurred which will upset the hardcore Trekkie's. Based on this movie some episodes of the original series never happened. If you can't handle that remember this. This is a fictional universe. Get over it.

The characterizations were fantastic, especially Karl Urban as Dr. McCoy. About the only thing missing from him was the classic line, "He's dead, Jim." Chris Pine did a great job as James T. Kirk. I mentioned yesterday I am not a big William Shatner fan because of Shatner's habit of being overdramitic. Pine showed that Kirk is a natural born leader. Zachary Quinto showed the Spock that we like so well. He is half human and has to struggle to keep his emotions in check. The rest of the cast was equally as good, and Leonard Nimoy's appearance was not only logical, it was also the icing on the cake.

Eric Bana as Nero was perfect as an over-the-top villain, like Khan. The story here is secondary. There are a few minor points that made no sense to me, such as throwing an inexperienced crew in a new ship against an unknown enemy, but that is nit picking. In a movie like this sit back and enjoy the ride. IMDB rates this an 8.6, #58 on their list of the top 250 movies. I ignored my minor point and gave the movie a 10.

Not only did I see a great movie yesterday, The Cubs beat the Padres at Wrigley Field 6-2. Rich Harden is now 4-1 on the season.
Travis was right. Earth is in the Milky Way galaxy.

Today's question is Grade 2/Cultural Studies.

The mythical creature called the centaur is half human and half what other animal?

• A) horse
• B) dog
• C) bull

I knew this one. 95-17.

Star Trek Part 1.

"Only question I ever thought was hard Was do I like Kirk or do I like Picard?"

White and Nerdy.
Weird Al Yankovic

I really don't find that hard. Picard all the way.

I really thought that I had seen and read all of the Star Trek that i was going to. I really liked the series in all of its incarnations, but I really didn't have desire to continue. Two things have changed that. Today I am going to the theater to watch Star Trek. What I have seen and read it looks really interesting. in my book, the original series ranks third behind The Next Generation and Deep Space Nine. I am not a big William Shatner fan, and a lot of the episodes of the original were not that good, especially the last season. As far as the movies go I really liked Wrath Of Khan and The Undiscovered Country was good. The rest are not bad but I really don't have plans of watching them again. The Next Generation movies were not as good as the series. I have not seen the last one.

This movie on the other hand looks exciting. I have read where some feel J.J. Abrams has breathed new life into the franchise. I will let you know tomorrow what I think.

The other thing that has me interested in Star Trek is a paperback book I bought at a library book sale. The title of the book is Planet X by Michael Jan Friedman. In it the crew of The Next Generation meet the X-Men. What better pairing since Patrick Stewart has led both teams. When I read it I will write a review.

I am not sure what happened to the size of the letters. Leave it me to mess something up.
The Prime Meridian is zero degrees longitude.
Today's question is Grade 2/Astronomy.

The planet Earth is located in what galaxy?

I knew this one. 94-17.

Mr Sulu, Get Us Out Of Here.

How would you like to command your own starship? You may not actually go traipsing around the universe, but you can have fun sitting in your chair pretending to do so. How much does this beauty cost? It can be yours for only $2717.01. I am not sure why the penny. Probably the same reason that this is a limited production item of 1701 pieces. You can find the details here. This is for the ultimate Star Trek fan. I love the line in the description, model not included. That probably made a few Star Trek fans say "Well then forget it." Personally I liked the show, but Star Trek:The Next Generation was better.

I missed yesterdays question. I thought the word "bam" was an example of alliteration, when of course, as any fifth grader (or my friends) will tell you, it is an example of onomatopoeia. I thought Onomatopoeia was a Green Arrow villain. OK. I will sit in the corner with my dunce cap on.

Fortunately I can redeem myself with today's question, which is a Grade 2 Math question. One quarter of an hour is how many minutes? I am now 3-2 on these questions.