JJ Abram’s Star Trek Story Details!

Found on IESB on Sunday, 11 November 2007
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Find out when we first meet Kirk in Abram’s Trek plus alternate timelines and time travel explained! If you want to stay as spoiler free as possible this article is NOT FOR YOU!

Romulans from the future, most likely TNG time frame lead by a Romulan named Nero, played by Eric Bana, finds the City on the Edge of Forever and uses the Guardian of Forever to go back in time and kill the person who has been the biggest thorn in the Romulan's side and is crucial to the success of the Federation and Starfleet, James T. Kirk.

Old Spock warns young Spock about Nero's plans and it's up to them to protect the future Captain Kirk and also help try to protect the timeline and the future of the Federation and Starfleet.

The first time the audience is introduced to James T. Kirk is while he is taking a certain test that Starfleet cadets are required to take, the Kobayashi Maru.

Time travel? Wait, didn't we already have that in "The Voyage Home", "Generations", "First Contact" and a few regular episodes I forgot? Also, Spock already died once in "The Wrath of Khan" (and if you want to put Spock and Data on the same level (character-wise), it also happened in "Nemesis"). As mentioned in the article, the plot has its roots in episode 28 of the original series, "The City on the Edge of Forever". Sadly, all that doesn't make the story appear to be that unique. If recycling open plots from old episodes catches on, we can expect tons of Star Trek movies in the future. Of course only if nobody fixes that with a time travel.