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** Of course, people who liked the earlier series and movies don't need to go through complicated rationalisation processes because they tend to think XI ''was'' bad. |
** Of course, people who liked the earlier series and movies don't need to go through complicated rationalisation processes because they tend to think XI ''was'' bad. |
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* [[Trope Namers]] For: |
* [[Trope Namers]] For: |
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** [[Beam Me Up Scotty]] |
** [[Beam Me Up, Scotty]] |
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** [[Boldly Coming]] |
** [[Boldly Coming]] |
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** [[ |
** [[Captain's Log]] |
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** [[Deflector Shields]] |
** [[Deflector Shields]] |
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** [[Dropped a Bridge On Him]]: Referring to Kirk's much-maligned [[Heroic Sacrifice]] in ''Star Trek Generations''. |
** [[Dropped a Bridge On Him]]: Referring to Kirk's much-maligned [[Heroic Sacrifice]] in ''Star Trek Generations''. |
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** [[The Federation]] |
** [[The Federation]] |
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** [[Growing the Beard]]: An [[In Joke]] directed at Jonathan Frakes, whose character Cmd. Riker grew a beard at the same time TNG improved in overall quality. |
** [[Growing the Beard]]: An [[In Joke]] directed at Jonathan Frakes, whose character Cmd. Riker grew a beard at the same time TNG improved in overall quality. |
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** [[He's Dead Jim]]: McCoy's most frequent diagnosis. No wonder they call him Bones. |
** [[He's Dead, Jim]]: McCoy's most frequent diagnosis. No wonder they call him Bones. |
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** [[Holodeck Malfunction]]: "The Big Goodbye" (TNG) |
** [[Holodeck Malfunction]]: "The Big Goodbye" (TNG) |
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** [[I Am Not Spock]]: From [[Leonard Nimoy]]'s autobiography. |
** [[I Am Not Spock]]: From [[Leonard Nimoy]]'s autobiography. |
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** [[The Kirk]] |
** [[The Kirk]] |
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** [[Kirk Summation]] |
** [[Kirk Summation]] |
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*** [[Shut Up Kirk]] |
*** [[Shut Up, Kirk]] |
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** [[Kirk's Rock]]: For the British equivalent, see [[BBC Quarry]]. |
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** [[Klingon Promotion]] |
** [[Klingon Promotion]] |
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** [[Klingon Scientists Get No Respect]] |
** [[Klingon Scientists Get No Respect]] |
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** [[Vulcan Has No Moon]] |
** [[Vulcan Has No Moon]] |
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** [[Wagon Train to The Stars]]: Gene Roddenberry originally pitched his draft as ''[[Wagon Train]]'' <small>[[In Space]]</small>. |
** [[Wagon Train to The Stars]]: Gene Roddenberry originally pitched his draft as ''[[Wagon Train]]'' <small>[[In Space]]</small>. |
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** [[We Come in Peace Shoot To Kill]]: From a [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Star_Trekkin famous parody]. |
** [[We Come in Peace, Shoot To Kill]]: From a [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Star_Trekkin famous parody]. |
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** [[Whoopi Epiphany Speech]] |
** [[Whoopi Epiphany Speech]] |
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** [[The Worf Effect]] |
** [[The Worf Effect]] |
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*** [[Worf Had the Flu]] |
*** [[Worf Had the Flu]] |
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* [[Trope Makers]] for: |
* [[Trope Makers]] for: |
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** [[Green-Skinned Space Babe]]: "The Cage" (TOS) |
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** [[Planet of Hats]]: Popularized by "A Piece of the Action" (TOS) |
** [[Planet of Hats]]: Popularized by "A Piece of the Action" (TOS) |
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** [[Rubber Forehead Aliens]] |
** [[Rubber Forehead Aliens]] |
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** Canadian Bruce Greenwood as American Christopher Pike. |
** Canadian Bruce Greenwood as American Christopher Pike. |
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** Interestingly, the most blatant example from the original series is averted. Leningrad-born but American-raised [[Anton Yelchin]] plays Chekov, originally played by American Walter Koenig with a fairly ridiculous [[Fake Accent]]. (In homage, Yelchin kept the accent.) |
** Interestingly, the most blatant example from the original series is averted. Leningrad-born but American-raised [[Anton Yelchin]] plays Chekov, originally played by American Walter Koenig with a fairly ridiculous [[Fake Accent]]. (In homage, Yelchin kept the accent.) |
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* [[Hey It's That Guy]]: |
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** [[Tyler Perry]] as the commandant of Starfleet Academy; |
** [[Tyler Perry]] as the commandant of Starfleet Academy; |
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** [[House MD|Cameron]] is Kirk's mother; |
** [[House MD|Cameron]] is Kirk's mother; |
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** [[Iron Man (Film)|Raza]] is Captain Robau; |
** [[Iron Man (Film)|Raza]] is Captain Robau; |
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** <s>[[Pirates of the Caribbean|Anamaria]]</s> [[Avatar (Film)|Neytiri]] is Uhura; |
** <s>[[Pirates of the Caribbean|Anamaria]]</s> [[Avatar (Film)|Neytiri]] is Uhura; |
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** [[G.I. Joe the Rise of Cobra|Scarlett]] is Uhura's [[Green |
** [[G.I. Joe the Rise of Cobra|Scarlett]] is Uhura's [[Green-Skinned Space Babe]] roommate; |
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** James Cawley, who plays Kirk in the fan series ''Star Trek Phase II'' appears in a walk-on role. |
** James Cawley, who plays Kirk in the fan series ''Star Trek Phase II'' appears in a walk-on role. |
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** Randy Pausch, the late professor from "The Last Lecture", has a brief walk on role aboard the ''USS Kelvin''. Mostly done as a nod to one of his childhood dreams of "Being Captain Kirk." |
** Randy Pausch, the late professor from "The Last Lecture", has a brief walk on role aboard the ''USS Kelvin''. Mostly done as a nod to one of his childhood dreams of "Being Captain Kirk." |
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** [[Stargate Atlantis|Paul McGillion]] was on screeen for [[The Cameo|10 seconds]] -- enough to be noticed and [[Squee]]'d at. |
** [[Stargate Atlantis|Paul McGillion]] was on screeen for [[The Cameo|10 seconds]] -- enough to be noticed and [[Squee]]'d at. |
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** [[Prison Break|Agent Kim]] cameos as a Starfleet instructor. |
** [[Prison Break|Agent Kim]] cameos as a Starfleet instructor. |
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** Chris Doohan, son of original Scotty actor [[James Doohan]], plays Scotty's assistant in the ''Enterprise'' transporter room. He and his brother Montgomery had previously appeared as extras in ''[[Star Trek |
** Chris Doohan, son of original Scotty actor [[James Doohan]], plays Scotty's assistant in the ''Enterprise'' transporter room. He and his brother Montgomery had previously appeared as extras in ''[[Star Trek: The Motion Picture (Film)|Star Trek the Motion Picture]]''. |
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** And [[Deep Roy|the next evolutionary step]] for [[Charlie and The Chocolate Factory|Oompa-loomps]] |
** And [[Deep Roy|the next evolutionary step]] for [[Charlie and The Chocolate Factory|Oompa-loomps]] |
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** The young Captain Kirk [[Poseidon (Film)|managed to survive a sinking ship in 2006]]. |
** The young Captain Kirk [[Poseidon (Film)|managed to survive a sinking ship in 2006]]. |
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** [[Pirates of the Caribbean|Groves]] got demoted to [[Red Shirt]]. |
** [[Pirates of the Caribbean|Groves]] got demoted to [[Red Shirt]]. |
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** and in the sequel, the villain is going to be [[Benedict Cumberbatch|Sherlock]] [[Sherlock|Holmes]]. |
** and in the sequel, the villain is going to be [[Benedict Cumberbatch|Sherlock]] [[Sherlock|Holmes]]. |
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* [[Hey It's That Voice]]: The late Majel Barrett Roddenberry reprises her role as the Computer Voice one last time. |
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** <nowiki>* </nowiki>Minute's silence<nowiki>* </nowiki> |
** <nowiki>* </nowiki>Minute's silence<nowiki>* </nowiki> |
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** And Kirk's stepdad who's yelling at him on the car phone is [[Heroes (TV)|Matt Parkman]]! |
** And Kirk's stepdad who's yelling at him on the car phone is [[Heroes (TV)|Matt Parkman]]! |