Star Trek XI and Youtube?

[KCMac]

According to Startrek.com: Star Trek fans will be able to go onto Youtube and watch particular scenes from the new film during production. The fan then can vote on the takes of that scene that they would like to be in the film. Thus, each fan can become a somewhat "editor" for the film What are your thoughts? Do think this will help of hinder the film? I hope that it helps, yet I still think they should leave editing to the director and the editors.

[Dave]

If I was being cynical, I would say that all this shows that they can't trust their employees not to steal parts of the film before it's release. They know that it is going to leak out anyway, so they are making it legal. Plus, by having different versions of the same scene, they can track which employee has stolen the film if they do.

[Shrek Baby]

Most films are shown to a preview audience and then re-edited. Why mess around with a standard procedure by turning the making of (what is imho) an important film in Trek history.

JJ Abrams is a competent director and I am very much looking forward to seeing how he delievers Star Trek XI. I will admit I have severe reservations to a prequel film - Gene Roddenberry was all about looking forward to a better future, and Enterprise was a bold idea but ultimately failed mainly due to its prequel premise. I sincerely hope that this new film does not make similar mistakes. Star Trek needs to be brought back with a major bang. It needs to hit all the right spots with fans and newcomers and springboard into a fantastic new series. I am really impressed with Lost and MI:III and am delighted that Star Trek now has JJ at the helm. Please don't turn it into another reality TV type thing where fans get to vote for the best scene - how awful would that be???

[Darz Rixx]

If they post it on youtube, it will probably be rubbish quality anyway.