Ouch, My Prime Universe! (Spoilers!)

[Lt Cmdr Tyler]

No, my understanding was that the universe "changed" when Nero (and Spock) went back - it changed with Nero's attack on the Kelvin.

So, if we follow the "Parallels"-theory, that one event created a whole new parallel universe. But before that event, there was only the "old, established" universe.

But it doesn't change the fact that in 129 years the Romulans star is gonna go supernova. That can't be changed.

 

[MrPointy]

Kirk seems to no longer have an older brother. George and the wife talk about Jim as though he is their firstborn, and the the role of Sam Kirk was written out of the movie anyway.

I hadn't considered that. Sam was in the script and a young actor was cast to play him. I figured that the teenaged boy Jim passed while stealing the Corvette was Sam. The camera did seem to linger on him for a moment.

Unfortunately, Kirk yelling "Hey Johnny!" would indicate that kid wasn't Sam.

He was originally Sam, but they changed it in post-production for some reason.

I'm quite glad they destroyed Romulus in the Spocktimus Prime Universe. It means we'll get some really huge events in the novels and other peripheral media. Honestly, I couldn't give a rat's-ass about some empire or species made up for the novels/comics getting screwed over. As good as the writers may be, there's little emotional connection for me unless I've heard about them in the TV shows/films. Call me simple, but that's how I see it.