I do hope that to the dismay or cheering of the audience (among whom I will be) when it debuts at the nation’s theaters that the story will not veer to far away from the original concepts of Gene Roddenberry. I believe that the story should remain true to the original timeline so that the integrity of the original series episodes including “The Cage” are preserved. Anything less than this would be disappointing.

My belief though is that J.J. Abrams probably thought long and hard about these aspects and I am quite certain in a myriad of meetings that all of the producers, creative people, etc. that the subject of honoring the original timeline was discussed at length.

I believe that J.J. Abrams is going to do a spectacular job. If he were to fail at this, his future as a movie producer would be in question as millions of trekkies would not forget an attempt to change the Star Trek’s history and lore. I am more than certain that Abrams did think a lot about what he would be presenting to the trekkie faithful.

Best wishes and congratulations ahead of time to the cast and to J.J. Abrams for being about to give the nation and the world something that we have awaited for many years.

Regards,

Francis Louis Charbonneau, Jr.
Detroit, MI

I don’t see the big deal in having Kirk and Spock serve together under Pike, having come straight out of Starfleet. Kirk could have been part of Pike’s crew during the events of ‘The cage’, but was off screen. Canon is not important- Star Trek is entertainment- (and fiction-remeber, all the stories are *made up*, so sticking to rigid canon is stupid)and the best sci fi entertainment as well….

The franchise needs a reboot, and if it takes a total rewrite of Star Trek history, Im for it

These inconsistancies are what ruin it for me. I would rather they just create a different crew of their own than destroy the magic and history of the classic characters. There is no way they can capture the charm and chemistry of the original actors so why go that way? Also, there is no reason to drag Checkov into the story when he would be more like eight or ten years old at the time period. I don’t know if I can back this movie, I really don’t. JJ Abrams isn’t a genius, despite the hype about him, cause Lost has turned into a total mess and MI3 didn’t do that well. Cloverfield was an intriguing experiment whose premise I liked but hardly a great movie writing wise or camera wise. I would like to finally see the definitive Star Trek movie. The Wrath of Khan and First Contact were the best done but modesty aside it might take a nut like me to write it.

Tony

I’m betting that Winona will play Spock’s mom when he was very young in a flashback scene. As to the finer points you bring up, I have a feeling that a lot of really detailed history will be glossed over in this reboot, but at the very least in the film I can’t imagine Kirk going directly from Starfleet Academy graduate to Captain of his own ship.

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Yes, it has been referenced in published books. But, technically, though now part of the ST universe, it “ain’t canon”.

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ZAR.