Kirk is the wrong kind of pretty. Shatner could bring the boyish charm, but he had a more adult physicality. New Kirk looks like he belongs on a WB show. The other potential problem I'm seeing with new Kirk is a lack of gravitas. Shatner didn't always manage it, but he certainly reached for it. His most famous tic, the slow talk with weird pauses, was an attempt to give dilithium crystal jabber some weight. Star Trek is far from being Srs Biz, but I don't want Dawson freaking Leary captaining the USS Enterprise, thank you very.

Has anyone heard good things about new Kirk that might assuage my fears of bubblegum, all-American-ness?

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I haven't seen many reviews of Quantum of Solace on the flist. Is no one interested in the new Bond movie? I saw it Friday night with some friends, and an enjoyable experience was had by all. All but the people who sat in front of us. It's a sad day when a group of twenty-something women are more annoying (by roughly a factor of ten), than seven fourteen year old boys. Like, I got dirty looks, even. *g* ( likes, dislikes and spoilers for the ending )