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ZOMG, Star Trek. Star freaking Trek!

No, I haven’t seen it yet, but I’m super excited. My crazy – let me show you it.

Normally, I search out as many spoiler reviews as I can, even going so far as reading the novelization the day it comes out, from cover to cover, in a single sitting. I love knowing things before anybody else does. Makes me feel important, I guess. I’ll also watch every single trailer and commercial, frame by frame, looking for clues. I read the comic-book prequel, and came up with the best construct of a story I could from all the clues. Welcome to my insanity.

Last week, the soundtrack to the movie was released, and I’ve listened to it perhaps a half dozen times from beginning to end, and a few select tracks a half dozen more. I thought that, based on the track titles, and musical clues, I could get more clues about the story line. I thought I was right – I found a musical phrase in one of the later tracks that was eerily reminiscent to themes in other Trek movies. I thought that I heard a phrase from the scene in Star Trek II: The Wrath of Khan where Spock dies. Turns out I was totally wrong – the theme was similar to “Ilia’s Theme” from The Motion Picture. Still, I thought I was predicting the death of Spock. Again.

Now, I haven’t seen it yet. ThinkGeek is shutting down operations Friday to take the whole company out to see the movie. We’re even going to be wearing the same shirts! How wonderfully nerdy! I’ll be sure to post pictures. The theater has huge leather recliners, stadium seating, and seat-side service, which will make me feel like some Hollywood douchebag, but still more awesome than you.