Previously on rec.arts.sf.tv.babylon5.moderated, Duggy said:
> On Sep 21, 3:31 pm, Jeffrey Kaplan  wrote:
> > On the one hand, I generally feel the same way about it because the
> > plot was rather time-twisted, and not necessarily in a good way.
> > HOWEVER, I accept it because something like that was necessary.  This
> > is not the same situation that Ron Moore had with BSG, which only went
> > one season 30 years ago.
> 
> The problem is that the film does treat the original series rather
> well... but it does sort (theoretically) delete all the spin-off
> shows... some for good, some for bad.
It's a reboot.  They started from a point prior to TOS, changed an
event and moved forward from there.  Effectively sweeping EVERYTHING
away, including all of the televised history from TOS on.
You can't have it both ways.  You either have a reboot which gives you
a different setup and storylines or you simply remake what came before.
> > When dealing with something with the rabid^Wloyal following that Trek
> > has, any reboot is going to generate heat from the vocal purists.  By
> > rebooting via a time trip that does not get reset, Abrams/Orci has, as
> > Joe said, cleared the slate to start anew while honoring the original
> > timeline.
> 
> The only massive problem I see is wiping out the Vulcans (and Star
> Fleet).
I see no evidence of wiping out Star Fleet.  Star Fleet already existed
by the time of the events in ST:Reboot.  Star Fleet came into existence
sometime between the major action in "First Contact" (in the time-trip
to stop the Borg from changing history) and the period ST:E took place
in.  The change Abrams &co made happened somewhere between the time
period of ST:E and TOS.
But yeah, I agree that the removal of Vulcan as a major player was
uncalled for.
> That's going to change the future a lot more than they're going to
> pretend in the sequels.
I betcha they'll be Vulcan colonies around, which will leave them in
play.
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