Looks like it. A lot of conclusion jumping.
Star Trek 2017 will not be set in the JJ-Verse
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Clearly the person who wrote this statement has no idea what they're talking about. "Casual" audiences will not be able to tell if the show will be in the prime universe instead of the Abramsverse, because "casual" audiences will not know the difference.
The only people who care about which universe things are set in are the relatively small percentage of hardcore trufans who post on this bulletin board.
Yeah. My "casual" friends at first didn't realize that "Enterprise" was set before Kirk. And they sure think the JJmovies took place right before the TOS-series. Being a bit more "loose" with canon is certainly a good thing. I only want this series to be set post-TNG (although using modern aesthetics) because every other timeline/timeframe opens up certain audience expectations about what we should see during that time, or what is supposed to happen at that time with this-and-such species.
And it may be awhile - even after the show begins - before we find out which one it is.
I mean, it's not like they're going to come right out and TELL us which timeline it is. They'll leave it up to the viewer to suss out the details.
If it's Prime Timeline but it carries over all the JJ aesthetics, I'll be pretty pissed. I think it's time we closed the history books on the passing fad of lens flare and shaky cam. Even Beyond seems to be going with a darker cinematography.
Shaky cam complaints have been around for decades now and still various shows insist on using it. I first became very aware of it on NYPD Blues with David Caruso. It's why I didn't even give the show a try after observing just a few scenes. The camera was far too frustrating.
But the history is much longer:
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Shaky_camera
But the history is much longer:
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Shaky_camera
They might save it for a big reveal in the second season. A way to keep us watching.
If it looks enough like the Kelvin aesthetics, I'd welcome whatever they want to do.
That seems a little manufactured and too much like sexual tension to me - when it's resolved, interest suddenly drops. Sam & Diane - Cheers; Madelyn and David - Moonlighting. It's unimmersive to have a real-world question looming over the show instead of tensions and mysteries that are in-world. Why would the characters have that pre-commercial dramatic pause look on their face when we are about to find out? It shouldn't be the gimmick about the show. I hope they'll just be honest about it up front.They might save it for a big reveal in the second season. A way to keep us watching.
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I wouldn't compare it to sexual tension. It wouldn't be a plot-point in-universe, after all (or I certainly hope not). If done well, it would be a strong story point which could also give knowledgable fans an "a-ha" moment.
E.g. Because of Serious Business, the Enterprise-G must rush to a grand council meeting on Vulcan. They finally get there, and we see that the meeting place is a space station floating amidst the ruins of the planet.
As tens of thousands of Trek fans sit there glued to their sets ready to be the first to pounce on the Internet with "I knew it!!!!" the nanosecond the smallest confirming clue appears 
I bet they throw a curveball at us and set it in the Star Wars universe.
Which has been conquered by the Daleks . ...
And the first line of the show will be "winter is coming..."
why not do a year in the mirror universe? Like Enterprise wanted to do? I like the anthology approach!
Ewww. No.
I like the Mirror Universe just fine to visit but an entire season set there would be pointless. I can totally imagine the desperate for ratings Enterprise series doing that.
What if The Powers That Be fail to make a definite choice between timelines? What if the result is a muddled timeline rather than a definitive/distinctive one?
Then I fear the end of the world would be nigh at hand.
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