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Star Trek (2009) DVD Review

Over the past couple of weeks, I’ve been arguing the finer points of Star Wars, and even been mocked for my love of Star Trek; I should clarify that when I say I like Star Trek, I mean I love Star Trek; first episode I ever watched was The city on the edge of forever, and that was it – I was hooked. It’s the single episode that turned me onto the idea that I might just have a good imagination; as I grew, so did my appetite – I feverishly read as much science fiction and fantasy novels as I possibly could, all the comics I could lay my grubby little hands on, until finally I reach this point in my life…A 32 year old man child with a massive desire to work in media instead of any kind of random, everyday job that a normal man might be happy with. My desire for more, my hunger to use my imagination in a creative way came from Star Trek.

It was in that spirit that I paid to see every Star Trek film from the day I was old enough to do so, watch every series no matter how dire it got, dutifully lapping up every tale Brannon Braga, Ron Moore and Jeri Taylor could come up with.

It was this same love, this same yearning for a decent story that kept me in the theatre during the abject failure that was Star Trek: Nemesis, because I loved Star Trek; I loved the universe in which it resided, even more so than Star Wars or even Flash Gordon or Superman, and I kept hoping for the spark of Brilliance that I had seen so many years ago with Gene Roddenberry, and continued through Deep Space Nine and The Next Generation; the thing is, it never happened. The franchise faltered and got old as it was tirelessly squeezed for every penny it was worth, until even I was finally forced to ask if it was worth prolonging the life of the show – was it better to be left with all the fond memories I have thanks to Star Trek?

Paramount, or more pointedly Viacom, I assumed weren’t all that interested in breathing new life into the franchise, in doing something drastic to a 40 year old drama science fiction show – regardless of how much cash flow it generated. I am happy…No, overjoyed to report that I have never been more wrong in my life, and will gladly do so.