Reply #5: I don't think it's fair to pit "Trekkies" vs a "new modern audience" [View All]

I'm a huge ST fan who thought the franchise needed some serious revitalization. Yeah, I'd love to have seen another TNG movie, but after the disgraceful messes that were Insurrection and Nemesis, the fact is that Trek needed to be commercially viable again before anyone considers doing anything else with the franchise. I am satisfied with the "alternate universe" plot because it enables Abrams to tell whatever stories he wants without giving all the fans who do respect the "canon" a huge middle finger.

Maybe eventually we'll see stories in the TNG era again, but if that ever happens, it'll be thanks to this movie renewing interest in Trek in general. For that alone I am grateful to Abrams.