I wish people would stop saying that the new STAR TREK movie wiped away the previous canon. No it didn’t. Nothing can ever erase TOS, TNG, DS9, VOY, and the previous movies from history. (Wait, I wish I could erase “Spock’s Brain,” “Turnabout Intruder,” ST V… oh never mind.)
This is a different timeline, with a different history waiting to unfold. I want to see what happens.
Saw the Star Trek movie this weekend, and I really enjoyed it. Here’s a couple of things my little movie group talked about afterwards:
(slight spoilerish warnings)
- What’s worse than being bullied by a Human as a child? Being bullied by a Vulcan.
- Was that a robot cop? (The Iowa flashback with Kirk as a child.)
- The menus at the bar. (When Kirk first met Uhura.)
- Outside of Enterprise: impressive. Inside of Enterprise: blinding white (too iMac-ish, and this is from someone who loves her Macs).
- Tyler Perry?!
- Dr. McCoy’s hypospray looks more painful than a needle.
- Unexpected romantic relationship (won’t say who but I bet it’s a fanfic writer’s dream come true.)
- Unexpected reversal of fortune for an entire planet.
- Spoooock! Is the new Kaaaahn!
- This ain’t your daddy’s (or momma’s) timeline.
