The curse of even Trek Films and the reboot - thought

[sonak]

If they had done a straight reboot, then a lot of people would have complained that they were disrespecting 50 years of canon, including 5 TV shows and 10 movies, by essentially saying that it didn't count anymore. That absolutely would have happened, and that's why they went the route that they did. It truly is a "damned if you do, damned if you don't" scenario.

Yeah, the way they did it was actually the best and most clever choice they could have made-it doesn't disrupt continuity, but it frees them to tell whatever stories they want

 

[Peach Wookiee]

And I like the way it went with that. We see a certain amount of "what might have been" in this new timeline. The old timeline is there and we see what happens now when Kirk goes right instead of left.

 

[Hober Mallow]

If they had done a straight reboot, then a lot of people would have complained that they were disrespecting 50 years of canon, including 5 TV shows and 10 movies, by essentially saying that it didn't count anymore.

I'm not quite seeing how a straight reboot by necessity means disrespecting fifty years of canon. The BBC's SHERLOCK is a modern reboot of the Conan Doyle stories, and I think they've managed to respect canon. Unless you're confusing "canon" with "continuity."

 

[Khan444]

Sorry, continuity would be the appropriate term. The rest of my point still stands.

 

[Hober Mallow]

Sorry, continuity would be the appropriate term. The rest of my point still stands.

I think you're right it would have happened, but who cares? By doing what they did, pussy-footing around with a reboot/not-really-a-reboot they're getting flack from all sides. Better to do just what they really want to do, while still showing respect to the characters and the mythos -- especially since it's only a matter of time before a real straight reboot actually happens.

 

[Khan444]

No, I think what they're doing now is perfectly fine.