Comments on: Star Trek: The Motion Comic http://www.showbits.net/2009/09/05/star-trek-the-motion-comic/ A blog of news, reviews, commentary, and quirks from Hollywood and Broadway, with a focus on quirky, geeky stuff like Star Wars, Star Trek, and superheroes. Fri, 30 Dec 2011 00:35:30 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1 By: Dayton Ward http://www.showbits.net/2009/09/05/star-trek-the-motion-comic/#comment-9517 Dayton Ward Sun, 06 Sep 2009 01:21:07 +0000 http://www.showbits.net/?p=499#comment-9517 I would love to see <em>Trek</em> given the same treatment for kids that <em>Star Wars</em>, Marvel Comics, GI Joe, etc. have gotten, with toys, games, books, etc. aimed at the much younger audience. I'm thinking along the lines of those <em>Heroes</em> distorted/caricatured versions of the various characters. And what about an animated show aimed at that audience? If Batman and Spider-Man can do it, and even (to an extent) the <em>Clone Wars</em>, why not <em>Trek</em>? When I was a kid, there was all kinds of cool Trek stuff for young kids to play with. You know...back when it was *fun*. The new flick shows that <em>Trek</em> can be fun again, and I keep hoping that someone will pick up the baton and develop something aimed at the young'uns. I would love to see Trek given the same treatment for kids that Star Wars, Marvel Comics, GI Joe, etc. have gotten, with toys, games, books, etc. aimed at the much younger audience. I'm thinking along the lines of those Heroes distorted/caricatured versions of the various characters. And what about an animated show aimed at that audience? If Batman and Spider-Man can do it, and even (to an extent) the Clone Wars, why not Trek? When I was a kid, there was all kinds of cool Trek stuff for young kids to play with. You know…back when it was *fun*.

The new flick shows that Trek can be fun again, and I keep hoping that someone will pick up the baton and develop something aimed at the young'uns.

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