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Originally Posted by Warrior
I liked the new movie just fine, story-wise.
The designs I didn't care for though.
This was an alternate timeline, yes. But when did it diverge? Certainly not when the Romulans appeared during Kirk's dad's time, because his ship was more "advanced" than the classic "E".
I'd have LOVED to have seen the classic "E" on the big screen, even just once.
This movie was too bright/shiny on the "E" bridge, etc. That was my main prob with t.
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The timeline divergence began with Vulcan's destruction. Prior to that, Nero and Spock had travelled back in time, from the future so that Nero could exact revenge on Ambassador Spock, for his apparent miscalculations regarding the supernova/black hole, which led to the destruction of Romulus. The film didn't state precisely when their actual appearances took place but, that was all preliminary. All essentially remained the same until Vulcan's destruction.
The following paragraph, from Wikipedia, summarizes it nicely:
As Nero tortures Pike to gain access to Earth's perimeter defenses, Kirk is stranded on Delta Vega after arguing against Spock's orders. Kirk encounters Ambassador Spock, who explains that he and Nero are from the future. The galaxy is threatened by a volatile supernova 129 years into the future. Spock intended to use the "red matter" to create a black hole to stop the supernova, but failed to stop the supernova's blast from destroying the planet Romulus, killing Nero's wife and family. The Narada attacked Spock's vessel, and both were caught in the event horizon of the black hole, sending them back in time. Nero captured Spock and stranded him on Delta Vega to watch Vulcan's destruction.
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http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Star_Trek_(film)
