One thing apparently a lot of people agree on (who otherwise enjoyed the movie) is a dislike of the bit where Kirk and Scotty beam onto the Enterprise and Scotty winds up in a coolant pipe. On the commentary Abrams mentions that the producers, when going through the script -looking for things to cut, suggested this scene because it was costly and unneccary to the story. Abrams took issue and said that it was since he didn't want Transwarp Beaming to seem easy. There needed to be some of consequence for doing it. In fact, every time the transporter gets used something goes wrong, except the last time (The Rule of Three). I liked that a lot since it made beaming less of a plot convenience and more of an added danger.
I was wondering how they could have achieved this without resorting to a comic set piece involving Simon Pegg in a tranluscent tube. One way would have them simply transport several feet off the ground and then drop like Wile E. Coyote after they're finished beaming. Elaborating on that idea you could have them reappear upside down, sideways, diagonal or whatever. In space there is no up or down.
I was wondering how they could have achieved this without resorting to a comic set piece involving Simon Pegg in a tranluscent tube. One way would have them simply transport several feet off the ground and then drop like Wile E. Coyote after they're finished beaming. Elaborating on that idea you could have them reappear upside down, sideways, diagonal or whatever. In space there is no up or down.
exactly!
