SBSF, I liked the San Francisco stuff too. And that the Enterprise was built in Iowa. As Spock Prime learned, logic be damned!

Speaking of damned logic…

Jim, next weekend I celebrate 10 years with my partner. We are having a party, a renewing our commitment ceremony in a small country Baptist Church (when in Rome, er, Milledgeville…) and a reception after. With our modern world awash in gay marriage mania, it feels both apros pos and a little like settling. Friends are coming from around the country so a good time WILL be had by all.

I went with a coworker who loved the movie but had serious problems with it because he thought it was an “alternative view” of Star Trek and spat on the last 40 years of the Star Trek empire. I actually have no idea what he was talking about. And it is still a great movie. I didn't think it was an alternative view of Star Trek at all, though I never got into the original TV series, but I loved all the movies and TV series after the original.

WARNING: SPOILER BELOW:

I also loved it that to destroy the world the Romulans had to go through San Francisco. And they failed. Superb training the crew received at the academy in SF, too! Thankfully the Transamerica Pyramid is still around. Never outdated, even a couple hundred years in the future.

I wanted to stay in my seat and watch it again. I saw it in a regular theater, but will watch it in I-MAX next. I can't wait!

Congratulations, Jim. You are fortunate in finding someone simpatico.

I imagine President Obama has to indulge his sci-fi interests on the side.
I have heard Obama also reads comics regularly…but he probably has to hide his stash from Michelle.

Joe Windish said: “I felt as I did as I watched the original Star Wars on opening night at Mann’s Chinese Theater in Hollywood.”

Really?!! You were there? At some point you must write about that. JoeWindish…I am green with envy (tho not in an Orion Slave Girl-way

Da Goat says: “That would be DI-lithium crystals, not lithium crystals. Obama's a pretender!”

Hahahahaha…what could be more Trekkie than sci-fi oneupsmanship!

**In “The Simpsons” Comic Book Guy voice**: “…and, if you were a real fan, you would have noted that at 4:53 in “The Squire of Gothos” episode, Captain Kirk…”

That would be DI-lithium crystals, not lithium crystals. Obama's a pretender!

BTW: Have you seen it? What are your thoughts?

Personally, I am waiting a couple of days…having learned my lesson on going on opening day to Star Trek: The Undiscovered Country…and sitting next to Klingons who talked loudly and shouted at the screen in Klingonese for the duration of the movie.

What would be the point in trying to Shssh a bunch of drunken Klingons?

I do like the fact that President Obama is a Star Trek fan…knows how to do the Vulcan salute etc. This exchange of Obama with Michelle was particularly delightful:

“That’s an interesting belt buckle,” he said to Michelle, mischievously. She feigned offense and said, “I am interesting, next to you. Surprise, surprise, a blue suit, a white shirt and a tie.” Obama grinned and bent down until he was almost at eye level with her waist. He jabbed a playful finger toward her belt buckle, and let loose his inner nerd. “The lithium crystals! Beam me up, Scotty!” Obama squeaked, laughing at his own lame joke as Michelle rolled her eyes.
http://www.politico.com/news/stories/0509/22270…

Hahahahaha…every Trekkie (excuse me, “Trekker”) KNOWS that rolling of the eyes…from loved ones who tolerate our lunacy.

Barack Obama . . . the first Trekkie President . . . how cool is that?!