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I had forgotten some of the deep canon dives, like that the Romulan sun going nova kicked off the AOS movie timeline, or that the guy Allison Pill was talking about was the guy trying to study Data in "The Measure of a Man."
Honestly, I'd kind of forgotten that Data died in the last movie.
The after show hosted by Wil Wheaton is worth it if only for pointing out some of the call backs.
Alternate Original Series, -t.
The reboot movies, which changed the timeline, blew up Vulcan, you know, that kind of thing. The Romulan supernova came from there, before they screwed with the timelime. Barry Allen has nothing on J.J. Abrams.
Ahhh, thanks! The name makes total sense now that I know it.
The after show hosted by Wil Wheaton is worth it if only for pointing out some of the call backs.
I follow him on Facebook and he seems genuinely excited to be involved with something related to Star Trek again.
ETA: His episode of Tabletop with Jeri Ryan as a guest where they're talking about their mutual experiences while playing a board game is a lot of fun, too.
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JJ Abrams is on the list right behind Donald Trump, in my world.
"Old TV Star Trek was too intellectual, it wanted people to think too much. I want to make a Star Trek that's *fun.* (for, presumably, the brain-dead)
The first one definitely felt like it was made with sufferers of ADHD in mind. It was like watching this, only two hours long.