Comments on: Star Trek: The Tour: The Review

By: Eric

Eric — Tue, 01 Dec 2009 02:15:13 +0000

I agree with the writer for the most part. I was not allowed to bring a camera in. I loved seeing the TOS bridge, but would have liked to take pictures myself. Also, I found the exhibit in Detroit by accident. There seems to be virtually no information out there to promote it. Not even STARTREK.COM had info on it at the time. It was fun, but not very well organised. Oh, and the prices for pictures, REDICULOUS!!!

By: MFV

MFV — Thu, 23 Apr 2009 17:26:30 +0000

Thanks for the words, true trek fan. RE: Unpacked boxes, if they’re going to show us a little ship in the bottle convention experience, they could have at least unbuckled the Heisenberg compensators.

By: true trek fan

true trek fan — Thu, 23 Apr 2009 06:18:08 +0000

Again the ST marketing maching screws its customers, fails to update the website telling people what happened. The original operation got shut down because people obviously refused to be screwed over by buying into the photo op traps. They couldn’t pay their bills and got sold off to another company who split up the exhibit into 2 parts around the country.

My experience started badly at the deeetroit exhibit, and will end hopefully better at the philly one after it moves there from ariz next month. I agree mostly with everything in the article, and have to add, that it’s an insult to discerning fans that they can’t even screen accurately REcreate this isht as it was seen on TV. White warp core? WTF man, it’s BLUE!! Halfazz job just like the cheap color inaccurate playmates toys they made. It even states on the placards, these are reproductions of the original prop. Yet they tell you and would have you believe these are the ORIGINAL set constructions, ala, “no photos” because it’s the real deal. IT’S NOT. They’re poorly redone inaccurate mockups. Everyone knows they demolish the sets after filming the series wraps up. Only thing saved is the props, and those are locked away at paramount or sold at christies like picards flute(which they have sitting on his desk, ala REproduction magic).

Another thing is an employee at the detroit one told me they even still have unpacked boxes sitting in the basement because there wasn’t enough room to dedicate fully to the exhibit. WTF!! You’re telling me I got ripped off $18 for half a show?? What kind of BS is this.

By: Stephan Neidenbach

Stephan Neidenbach — Sat, 17 Jan 2009 12:15:01 +0000

I lucked out. I went in San Diego on a weekday, where the employees did not even show up. Because there was not anyone there to take my picture, they let us use our digital cameras as much as we wanted.

By: Judith Daniels

Judith Daniels — Tue, 09 Sep 2008 18:06:41 +0000

OMG !!! Is the author a fan??? I found his review to be slanted.

Anyone know where the Tour is now?

I went to see it in June and it was gone and there wea and still is as of this date no info on the ST site about it closing.

I spoke to entertainment director of Queen Mary, who was most poliet, she conveyed it had moved to San Diego.

I cannot find anything about this anywhere… help.. leave message here

Thanks and Live Long and Prosper

By: MFV

MFV — Mon, 10 Mar 2008 16:52:40 +0000

Barbara, by “every penny you spent”, did you mean the price of admission? Obviously you didn’t fall prey to the various photo traps. And I am glad you got a chance to use a real camera. I was warned off of that. Period. Next universe…

By: barbara

barbara — Sun, 09 Mar 2008 03:38:56 +0000

You must have gotten up on the wrong side of the universe. I went opening weekend and had a blast. The staff was awesome. I took a bunch of pictures on the both bridges – so I don’t know what you’re talking about. All in all, I took 160 photos. Six of me beaming in and out of eternity. Five of each of the bridge. In fact, one of the staff turned on the red alert light and even used my camera to snap several shots. I kept the best. Seeing William Shatner was wonderful. Meeting some of the best writers of Star Trek scripts, book and websites was a treat. Everything was great and worth every penny I spent.

If it comes to a city near you, you ought to forget this guy and go. Or, you’ll miss out on a great opportunity.

By: MFV

MFV — Mon, 03 Mar 2008 17:59:27 +0000

And someone, in fairness, might have saluted the composers of the series soundtracks. I’d produce the score of “The Paradise Syndrome” in the style of George Balanchine if I had the time and the energy.

By: MFV

MFV — Mon, 03 Mar 2008 17:49:56 +0000

That’s what makes me so mad, Oakling! I think most Trekkies passed on the merc. Most of them were like, omg wtf $39.99 for an MPEG that I’m not going to be able to preview? What’s the point of doing it over and over if I can’t see how it came out!

By: Renee

Renee — Sat, 01 Mar 2008 07:28:26 +0000

You missed out on those rides that flipped 360 degrees. I went on a Sunday afternoon and there was barely anyone there.