Here’s the story (they claim this is 100% legit) from the guys over at AICN. Read it, then I’ll comment:
Picture an incident that throws a group of Romulans back in time. Picture that group of Romulans figuring out where they are in the timeline, then deciding to take advantage of the accident to kill someone’s father, to erase them from the timeline before they exist, thereby changing all of the TREK universe as a result. Who would you erase? Whose erasure would leave the biggest hole in the TREK universe is the question you should be asking.
Who else, of course, but James T. Kirk? If Spock were in a position to change that incident back, and then in a position to guard that timeline and make sure things happen the way they’re supposed to, it creates…
… well, what does it create? Because evidently the plan is to use this second timeline as a way of rebooting without erasing or ignoring canon. These new voyages of the ENTERPRISE, they’re taking place in whatever timeline starts with this story. Maybe this timeline features dramatic differences. Like… say… if Vulcan were to be blown up. If the Vulcans in the series were suddenly the last of their kind, alone in the universe, it would change who they are and maybe even redefine their strict rejection of emotion in favor of logic.
Ok, let me say something positive first. This plot idea would be brilliant for allowing them to totally reboot the Star Trek franchise, while not touching or interfering with the traditional Star Trek timeline and cannon. In essence, it’s a way to keep everyone happy. On that level, I tip my hat to them cause it’s a pretty creative way around the issue.
Having said that….
WTF!?!?!? More frigging time travel / timeline / space time continuum / altering the past / changing the future nonsense?!?!?! Is this all anyone associated with the Star Trek universe knows or understands? Haven’t they done this about a million times in each of the damn Star Trek incarnations? I mean come on… SERIOUSLY?
This (if indeed it is true) really sucks.
JJ: “Hey, let’s do something totally new!”
JJ Lackey: “Sure boss what are you thinking?”
JJ: “Let’s reboot Start Trek. Do something they’ve never done, make it fresh again”
JJ Lackey: “Great idea oh mighty king of kings. How should we do that?”
JJ: “Ummm… let’s have trouble in the space time continuum….”
JJ Lackey: “ZZZZzzzzzzzz”
