People seem to be going off about the fact that the ship is being constructed on Earth, but is that really known for sure? Were there any cityscapes or Earthly environments in the background of the teaser, because I couldn’t discern any in the YouTube version. Again, I may have to wait for the high-def one, but has anyone considered the possibility that the ship is being constructed in just a different kind of “spacedock”? Something perhaps sealed off from the vacuum so that construction workers wouldn’t have to work in bulky spacesuits?

I remember this sort of panic when they first started talking about the new Battlestar Galactica. “OMG, Starbuck’s a chick? Bullets instead of lasers? Blasphemy!” And now most of them are singing the new show’s praises as if the old one never existed (I never liked the original, and I think the new one is the best piece of sci-fi I’ve ever watched…but that’s me). Re-imaginings open up a well of new ideas, so don’t always knock things you see at a glance.

Will some things be changed? Maybe, but don’t think they won’t be thought-out. I’ve never gotten into Lost, but I like Abrams’ cinematic stuff. He’ll stick to the source material. No director in his right mind would take phasers out for bullets in Star Trek. Personally, I think if the cast does a good job and the story works, this will be a great film that will breathe new life into a franchise that is, unfortunately, dying.

I was originally skeptic about another Star Trek movie coming out, especially one in the time era of the original series, but if anyone can do it its this guy.

Gene Roddenberry had a wonderful view, in the 60’s when this came out he had a crew of multiple nations on the same ship…symbolizing world unity in working towards the same common goal.

Ohh you mean WELDS.