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by doktrin 4773 days ago
I had this very thought while in the movie theater. However, I chalked it up to being a re-launch of a franchise with a very established lore and universe.

This isn't just a "movie about the future". It's Star Trek. With legacy comes baggage. I'm sure there's a small encyclopedia detailing the available technology at the time the movie takes place, as well as potentially canonical books, stories, graphic novels, etc. In this context, the writers have limited wiggle room in which to dream up "tomorrow's technology".

On the flipside, it's also a bit inspiring to see that some of that which was considered sci-fi less than a generation ago is now hum-drum reality.
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vec 4773 days ago
Plus since it's (kinda) supposed to be a prequel to NextGen/DS9/Voyager it has to cram itself into that thin wedge between more futuristic than now and noticeably less futuristic than we imagined a decade ago.
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Zimahl 4773 days ago
Let's talk about this thin wedge (hopefully without spoilers). I understand that this is a relaunch of the series but I think they did it wrong. It probably would've been blasphemy to throw it all out the door, and 'historically' the same things can happen but they really should be ignoring everything from TOS.

Will we see VGER? The monolith from 'Voyage Home' (ST4) must make an appearance, right? I mean we have to assume that whales are still extinct in the alternate timeline. Will Praxis explode resulting in 'Undiscovered Country' (ST6)?

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gnaritas 4773 days ago
I think you missed the point of the reboot, Vulcan was destroyed, the time-line forever altered, this crew isn't going to re-live the events of the original crew.
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Zimahl 4772 days ago
Is that really true? Avoiding spoilers apparently this most recent movie has proved otherwise.

Vulcan being destroyed doesn't stop VGER and it doesn't stop the monolith. It probably does change the Klingons so maybe 'Undiscovered Country' doesn't happen.

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dragonwriter 4773 days ago
> Plus since it's (kinda) supposed to be a prequel to NextGen/DS9/Voyager

While earlier in time than those (and even TOS), its a sequel to most of those (NextGen and DS9 certainly, I don't recall if Voyager has a necessary relationship at all), and not a prequel to anything that has previously come out (film or TV) in the franchise. [1]

[1] https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=5760215

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