HughPickens.com writes:
Seth Abramovitch reports in the Hollywood Reporter that actor and LGBT activist George Takei says Paramount's plans to have Sulu's character in the upcoming 'Star Trek Beyond' the first LGBTQ lead character in Star Trek history is out of step with what creator Gene Roddenberry would have wanted. [Roddenberry] "was a strong supporter of LGBT equality," says Takei, now 79. "But he said he has been pushing the envelope and walking a very tight rope -- and if he pushed too hard, the show would not be on the air." Takei says he'd much prefer that Sulu stay straight. "I'm delighted that there's a gay character," says Takei. "Unfortunately, it's a twisting of Gene's creation, to which he put in so much thought. I think it's really unfortunate." The timeline logic of the new revelation is enough to befuddle even the most diehard of Trek enthusiasts, as the rebooted trilogy takes place before the action of the original series. In other words, assuming canon orthodoxy, this storyline suggest Sulu would have had to have first been gay and married, only to then go into the closet years later. Simon Pegg, who has co-written the latest Star Trek movie, as well as starring as Scotty, has responded to criticism by the actor George Takei at the film-makers' decision to make the character he used to play openly gay. "He's right, it is unfortunate, it's unfortunate that the screen version of the most inclusive, tolerant universe in science fiction hasn't featured an LGBT character until now. We could have introduced a new gay character, but he or she would have been primarily defined by their sexuality, seen as the 'gay character,' rather than simply for who they are, and isn't that tokenism?" says Pegg. "Our Trek is an alternate timeline with alternate details. Whatever magic ingredient determines our sexuality was different for Sulu in our timeline. I like this idea because it suggests that in a hypothetical multiverse, across an infinite matrix of alternate realities, we are all LGBT somewhere."
Fast and the Furious in Space
By TooManyNames
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2016-Jul-9 00:38
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No amount of LGBT tie-ins can keep the spotlight from shining on what this movie appears to be: a Fast and the Furious knock-off. Who cares if Sulu is gay or not? The movie looks like shit that is completely out of touch with the Star Trek franchise, and there's no way I'm attending the theatrical release.
Harold!
By synaptic
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2016-Jul-9 00:51
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I bet Kumar is laughing his ass off that Harold has to suck a dick.
That answers that question...
By ihtoit
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2016-Jul-9 02:23
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...as to why the Captain's Log was always concave at one end.
Re:If they *really* want to reboot things...
By umafuckit
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2016-Jul-9 03:49
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Why stop at Kirk? Have
all of them be gay. If the plot is good it doesn't matter.
If the plot is good.
Re:This is sacrilege plain and simple
By Zontar The Mindless
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2016-Jul-9 04:42
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You're trying to look at TOS through a lens that's about 50 years out of focus.
If you're not capable of appreciating it in the context of the times in which it was produced, then kindly STFU.
Thank you.