Was a reboot inevitable?

[suarezguy]

He "saved" it because his movies were successful. Had they been duds on a ST:Nemesis scale, Trek would then have been truly dead.

Yeah, the first two.

Only the first one was real successful. The second wasn't a Nemesis-scale bomb but it was at best a disappointment.

 

[F. King Daniel]

Only the first one was real successful. The second wasn't a Nemesis-scale bomb but it was at best a disappointment.

You mean the third. The second one, Into Darkness, holds Trek's box office record.

 

[suarezguy]

ID was also the most expensive to make; given that the highest box office still can be and was disappointing, less successful or not more successful than many previous Trek films (the ones supposedly bogged down by excessive continuity and not appealing enough to general audiences).

 

[johnnybear]

I liked the first JJ Star Trek film, found the second to be a bit dull and haven't seen the third film yet if ever!
JB

 

[Greg Cox]

I liked the first JJ Star Trek film, found the second to be a bit dull and haven't seen the third film yet if ever!
JB

The third one is worth checking out, especially if you like Karl Urban's McCoy, who is definitely the MVP in that movie.

 

[Tim Walker]

Why does it have to be either/or? Why can't it be 85% Prime with a 15% fudge factor

I recall an analysis of the space operas written by Andre Norton. People found it difficult to find a coherent timeline. Because there wasn't one-the different novels depicted over lapping universes.

 

[Gavin70]

I liked the first JJ Star Trek film, found the second to be a bit dull and haven't seen the third film yet if ever!
JB

The third one was the one where I felt they finally got the characters fully right. Especially the Spock/McCoy stuff. It was still a bit average in places but I enjoyed it the most of the three

 

[johnnybear]

I shall take your emotional responses onboard gentlemen!
JB

 

[Valenti]

It shouldn't have been. Just an example of more people out of ideas on how to reinvent and reimagine the thing. First you got to find another Gene Roddenberry (good luck with that) and then turn his franchise into Star Trek. It's not like he invented the space opera.