So, I went on Friday to see the new Star Trek movie. I've been a bit aprehensive about it, as I wasn't sure there was any hope of it being any good. I've been a fan of the franchise since I can remember. (The Next Generation began to air the same year that I was born). I spent one weeknight a week almost every year growing up watching Next Generation, Deep Space Nine, and Voyager. However, all good things must come to an end, and so they did with with Enterprise... an ill concieved prequal revolving around a temporal cold war... The only series I never bothered to watch past the first season. I regreted every time I tuned in to see what was going on. Enterprise was so out of touch with Star Trek, that I couldn't (and still don't) accept it.
Star Trek got too big for itself. What it needed was a reboot. Look at Transformers, or Batman Begins. Did they pick up where past left off? No. They started over. Erased all the bad, and rebuilt a better franchise from the ground up. So, imagine my concern when I found out the new Star Trek movie would be a prequal... not only a prequal, but one once again based on time travel shenanigans! No good. Esspecially when they said that it wouldn't be a reboot.
Fortunatly, Mr. Abrams is brilliant.
*Spoilers Below*
Imagine my joy when the new movie WAS a reboot... just not what I expected. The use of the time travel was limited: just a catalyst to set off the story... and create an alternate timeline! So, a brand new universe, with a blank slate, and yet all previous incarnations of Star Trek remain valid... Brilliance! I'm excited to see my favorite SciFi franchise rise from the dead. Hopefully they don't screw up the sequal.
*Spoilers End*
By the way, if you haven't seen Star Trek (even if you're not a Star Trek fan), you should. It's awesome!
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