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To: TomGuy
>> In the original series, wasn’t Spock something like 400 years old? <<

No. Spock's father was around 103 in the original series (and yes Vulcan's live a lot longer than Humans, their average life span is about 250), but Spock was in his 30s just like Kirk. Nimoy's Spock in this movie is about 150, from Picard's era, and goes back in time about 130 years, where his younger self is in his 20s.

>> How did they reconcile that with both Spock and Kirk being youths at the same time? <<

No need to reconcile anything since there's no reason Kirk and Spock wouldn't go to the academy at the same time. This movie DOES play fast and loose with Star Trek canon in certain parts (one of the silliest being the idea that Chekov became an officer on the Enterprise before Kirk, and that's before Nero significantly alters the timeline), but most of the "changes" (aside from the complete set redesign) can be explained by time travel and Nero (the bad guy) trying to destroy the federation in the past to get revenge on Spock.

So in short, the relationship of pre-TOS Kirk and Spock in this movie fit either timeline perfectly. A couple scenes really mess with existing Star Trek canon, but this movie is so amazing we Trekkies are willing to overlook it. :-)

50 posted on 05/08/2009 2:31:03 PM PDT by BillyBoy (Impeach Obama? Yes We Can!)
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Well, I hate to be the lone wolf downer on this, but I left disappointed (about as much as the Phantom Menance).

When I realized that they basicly neutralized the entire Star Trek timeline (from Captain Pike to beyond), I felt betrayed.

All of that “classic Trek”...GONE
Next Gen timeline....GONE
DS9 timeline...GONE
Voyager timeline....GONE.

And for what? For a “new” alternate timeline series? A few more “new” alternate Trek movies?

Is this “Star Trek”, the alternate-timeline-schizm-series (AKA: Back to the Future 2).

Did the movie have its moments? Sure. There were good one-liners and passing jokes, but I felt it was all a lie.

My grade: C-


78 posted on 05/08/2009 6:57:18 PM PDT by ak267
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