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Max Braden: Without having seen it I have trouble imagining Pine as being a draw in other movies, but based on reaction I'm hearing about what he brought to his performance he's certainly going to be getting a lot more offers than he was getting a few months ago. Quinto is just creepy.

Reagen Sulewski: I'm looking for big things from that Ewok looking thing that Scotty had as a pet.

Sean Collier: I think Quinto might just have been good enough to make a long career for himself - I agree that it won't be as a lead, but I see lots of supporting roles and perhaps some indie flicks in his future. Pine could go either way, I'm not convinced. I do wonder if this'll be a mainstream boost for Simon Pegg - while he's recognizable, films he's carried other than Shaun of the Dead have only been middling performers in America. I'm curious to see if his next comedy gets a bump.

Les Winan: Karl Urban. He showed his acting ability, humor and range. Since he was actually the most recognizable face to most people (if one they couldn't quite place), the success of Trek may provide him with opportunities outside of Doom-esque mindless action movies.

Jamie Ruccio: I think the clear winner is Pine here. I think he'll get many, many offers from this performance and the box office success of the film. What he does with it will determine, however, if we're still talking about him in three years. And I was glad to see Urban so easily capture the humor of Bones. I've always thought he was under-appreciated so I was happy to see him in this movie.

Well, JJ will need a show to replace Lost...

Kim Hollis: If you were a Paramount exec, would you be firing up a new Star Trek TV show, or would you be sticking exclusively to movies right now?

Josh Spiegel: Movies, definitely. As a TV series, Star Trek has never been bigger than back in the late 1980s and early 1990s, when The Next Generation was a relatively big show. Most people may want to see these characters again, but I don't see people like Zoe Saldana, Simon Pegg, and Karl Urban forgoing film careers for a TV series with a lower budget and what may end up as a retread of all other Star Trek TV series. If J.J. Abrams or someone else can come up with an inventive way to bring Star Trek back to the small screen, I'm all for it, but for now, Paramount should stick with the film franchise.

David Mumpower: I am of two opinions on this. The reality is that television money is hard to ignore if the possibility exists. This is the mistake that cost the Star Trek franchise so dearly over the past 15 years. First, there was a spin-off in Deep Space Nine that went against the basic premise of flying around in space and finding new battles each week. Then, there was an attempt to kickstart the franchise by returning to its roots of exploration with Voyager, but the show lacked any imagination, creativity or intriguing villainy. Finally, UPN's debut pressured Paramount to make their flagship franchise a linchpin program on the fledgling network. It tried to return Star Trek to its roots, but the implementation was poorly received. Meanwhile, all of the movies (as well as Enterprise's finale) focused on what is widely regarded as the best Trek, Next Generation. It seems as if Star Trek has been trapped in the Picard era for over 20 years now.

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