Saturday, I finally got to see Star Trek. No spoilers here. I loved it! It's not a perfect movie, but it did what it set out to do. And I loved the ride it took me on. I am a Trekkie, but not a diehard. I took a Star Trek Sociology class in college. Had a Star Trek: TNG themed text book. Very hard class that dealt with different societies around the world and how we can/could come together and live on a much happier planet. Star Trek was just a jumping off point for the course since the series dealt with many different cultures that had already co-existed for centuries, even though those cultures were made up.
I loved the new crew in the movie as well. I thought they all did a good job of not imitating the original cast while still showing bits and pieces of things we have come to love about the characters. Well done! As I was discussing this with a co-worker, when you have a franchise with faithful followers, you walk a fine line of either alienating(no pun intended) the fans or the newcomers who will feel left out on inside jokes. I thought this did a good job for both audiences, just my humble opinion.
Note: I don't recommend seeing anything at the Cinerama dome when you have to sit too far right or left. You'll get a warped (okay, that pun was intended) view of the screen. Sit straight on or see it on a different screen.
On to TODAY-Shuttle Atlantis safely lifted off on it ways to service the Hubble Telescope one last time. *tear* Text book launch as usual (NASA never has room for error.) The exterior camera, which gives a fantastic view of the launch from outside the shuttle, went out before MECO(Main Engine Cut Off), so we didn't get to see that little event happen, nor did we get to see the shuttle separate from the ME. But it was a lovely launch and now I won't get any sleep this week because I like to stay up and watch the space walks. Those usually happen at night PST due to NASA wanting to make me miserable. Working on the Hubble is very precise down to millimeters. The Hubble Telescope has always been plagued with problems from the start, but with regular maintenance, it's managed to give us some of THE most beautiful images of deep space that are truly awe inspiring.
Here's a nifty article to give you some back story on Hubble's little journey.
http://tinyurl.com/pcbalh
So, go forth and prosper, which ever geekville you belong to!
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