I mean, if they're talking about the movies or new Trek, I'd kinda' have to agree on the sentiment, too. Most of the movies were Hollywood action schlock more than good scifi, at least when placed next to the shows. The shows were almost always low budget with good story/characters and bad to mid effects (good for the budget and what they pulled off, though), while the movies were big budget and somehow junk. ... and the new stuff is almost all big budget and somehow junk, too.
Likely the first Star Trek movie, 1979. It's basically an FX re-hash of Kubrick's 2001 with not a lot else going for it. It's largely forgotten, tho I think TNG stole its music for their theme.
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Bro, just post the image directly
Yes, let's blame Star Trek for Michael Bay and the MCU
I have the entire Trek Mad issue. Will Odo wed uhura? Will the tribbles rise again?
Kind of ironic that the art here is so much better than the joke. Really well done caricatures.
I mean, if they're talking about the movies or new Trek, I'd kinda' have to agree on the sentiment, too. Most of the movies were Hollywood action schlock more than good scifi, at least when placed next to the shows. The shows were almost always low budget with good story/characters and bad to mid effects (good for the budget and what they pulled off, though), while the movies were big budget and somehow junk. ... and the new stuff is almost all big budget and somehow junk, too.
They're very clearly talking about TMP
From Mad Magazine? Which movie, the Wrath of Khan?
Likely the first Star Trek movie, 1979. It's basically an FX re-hash of Kubrick's 2001 with not a lot else going for it. It's largely forgotten, tho I think TNG stole its music for their theme.
from linked, dunno which issue