J.J. Abrams Haters of Star Trek Show Their Youthful Inexperience
Donald Trump, the NRA and Two Broke Girls – a lot of the things make me angry. But mention the hate some Trekkies have for the J.J. Abrams reboot of Star Trek, and my genesis wave cascades in fury. But I think I’ve found a reason on some counts for their lapse in logic. Wondering if these kids can steer, I’m going with youthful inexperience. The next generations are simply late to the party. In other words, they missed their elder’s evolution on Star Trek visionary storytelling versus adventure and its penchant for frivolous fun. Let me begin with new movies. I’m not really crazy about the two storylines that Abrams came up with. If Nero can time travel to implode Vulcan, why not take the blackhole back to Romulus’ pre-nova sun and inject the red matter. Problem solved, Ahab averted and timeline preserved. Of course, the time travel Star Trek does is always suspect. For instance, if you can't get the whales on the first ru...
