So that's it? They destroy Vulcan for good???
What do you want them to do? Glue it back together.
And that's what bothers me. Regardless of what the producers say, this film's purpose is to entirely replace the original version of Star Trek, not to honour it. And before anyone starts on about how all these alterations mean new future storylines, let me point you in the direction of IDW Comics and Pocket Books, who produce cool, interesting stories and still remain entirely faithful to what has gone before.
When I say this, I give the authors a lot of credit and know they are very talented people. But... how many people read those books? Compare that number to TV ratings and box office draw and you have an obvious direction in which to go.
Don't forget this was a television (and then movie) franchise. The books are a bonus.
I'm loving this thread as the spoilers are giving me more of an indication of the fresh start with a bold effort to make changes and open up new creative challenges. Where do they go from here? Any direction they so choose. As they're building a new franchise in reality, they're creating it in universe too. Drama and all that. They can go from the obvious rebuilding the Federation after losing a key world to the more extreme reunification with Romulus.
Another thing that worries me, if the new movie is a success, will IDW and Pocket abandon writing stories set in the original Trek universe and concentrate on producing tales set in the new one, so it becomes THE Star Trek?
I don't see why they can't. They can continue the universe post-Nero. That universe would still need to continue somehow for Nero and Spock to be able to go back (temporal mechanics, paradoxes... good writing can explain a way, no writing can easily ignore

). Those reading the books will know the difference, any newbies that come along should recognise or then discover what came before - if the latter happens that could be another few DVDs sold. Everyone wins.
But Nero destroying Vulcan makes it FAIL for our heroes, to me, anyway. They figured out the incredible V-Ger and saved Earth. They figured out the mysterious probe in TVH and saved Earth. But they couldn't stop a 24th century miner before he committed the most heinous act in the galaxy.
If you remember TMP, Kirks excuse for taking back the Enterprise was his experience in dealing with the unknown. He was older, wiser and had learned. Go back to TOS and he was still a far more experienced and seasoned officer. To expect a young acting captain and thos einexperienced officers with him to save a planet from a far, far more advanced force is absolutly ridiculous. From a dramatic point of view (and this would be speculation) losing on such a massive scale would only a) make the force seem more threatening (whats dramatic about an easy win?) and b) give the crew a huge slap in the face, give the eager newbies a reality check and force them to move on boldy.
Thats speculation... I havent seen the film. But i see too many positives here and too many possibilitis stemming from this to be upset about a change of fictional future.
I don't see totally unrelated species like humans and vulcans "mating" otherwise...
Hey, Spocks mammy's got needs she needs fulfilled. If I was her, I wouldn't be waiting six years for some lovin'!
Thanks to all who have supplied the info. I can never resist spoilers (as much as I try) and they have been brilliant so far - and I'm glad you've stayed silent on the secret of Spock Prime
