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I've always been a fan of Star Trek. I was very young when it was on NBC in the late sixties and became an avid fan when it went into syndication. I enjoyed the animated series and then the movies. I welcomed The Next Generation and the other series to follow. I'm a big fan of Star Trek Voyager - Janeway is awesome. I couldn't wait to see the new Star Trek movie. I looked forward to seeing other actors playing the original roles and felt that it was such a compliment to the original cast for their roles to be reproduced 40 years later. When the movie started I was in awe and was quickly swept away in the youthful exuberance and non-stop action. It was different than the original, but that was OK. But then the unthinkable happened. The destruction of Vulcan and the assassination of the original timeline knocked the wind out of me. I kept waiting for the salvation of THE Star Trek universe that I had been a part of for the past 40 years. When the movie ended, I was confused and let down, mostly because I had enjoyed the first half of the film so much. The changing of the timeline was not necessary. I have heard many reviewers say that the complex continuity that has been developed throughout the years was too restrictive and had to be eliminated. Well, all I can say is that I have quite a lot of respect for writers. A good writer would have been able to come up with a script that would hold the interest of the old and new fan. In fact, the first half of the movie proves that is possible. My impression is that the assassination of THE Star Trek universe was very deliberate. The director and writers went out of their way to tell original Trek fans to go to hell. The director, in so many words, told trekkies to "stay home and skip this one". It was very deliberate. I guess he felt that by tossing original Trek fans overboard, they would make more room for the new ones. But the Star Trek Universe is big, and frankly I think there was enough room in that universe for the old and the new fans. I think J.J. never really grasped the size of the Trek Universe. A MESSAGE TO PARAMOUNT: With the TRUE Star Trek Universe erased from existence, I think it would be useless to spend any more money on the franchise. After all, what good is it to own the Star Trek movies on blu-ray if the events in those movies never took place. The same goes for novelizations, collectibles, etc. I wonder if the new fans will be as eager to spend their money on your alternate franchise.
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I loved the movie and couldn't wait to read this book, but it was incredibly disappointing. The whole thing was like someone just transcribed the movie - there was almost no additional detail, no depth whatsoever, and the writing was just bad. I wish I could get my money back for this.
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First off, I'm a die hard Star Trek and and was looking forward to reading this. I couldn't wait to start it..... man, what a let down. As I was reading this, my heart was sinking more and more. By the time I was done, I felt speechless I couldn't believe what I had just read.
I'll pretty much skip the plot, most of us know what it's about by now.
I had a major problem on how Foster developed the characters. Kirk was a self centered, egotistical, arrogant, smart mouthed jerk. I really had a problem with that. I mean, at one point, he called "Spock" "Spork" just pick at Spock. Not to make Spock mad, but just to insult him. As for McCoy, he had McCoy say that his "ex-wife took everything in the divorce, and left me with my skeleton." What?! Skeleton?? Not skeleton.... his Bones! In the story, Foster claimed that McCoy was much much older than Kirk. At one point Foster had said, in talking about McCoy, "The elder man said to Kirk...." Elder man? As for Chekov, Foster had him saying, "Captain" and "Keptin". Foster kept on going back and fourth. Foster needed to pick one and stick with it.
Honestly, I wouldn't be surprised that if Foster had never seen an eppy of Star Trek.
I could go on about his writing style, but to be honest, I just want to try and forget about this book. It was a major let down. This is one of the few times i felt that I was cheated when I finished a book.
This is the first and last book I'll read by Foster. Skip it, you won't be sorry. If you have to read it, get it from the library.
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If you were a fan of the Star Trek movie, or if you happened to miss seeing the movie, reading Star Trek: The Original Series movie tie-in book will either bring back movie memories or whet your appetite to actually see the movie.
The movie was wonderful, saw it twice, and much like the movie this book will be treasured and read again and again.
Highly recommend purchasing and reading this book. It is well written, with smooth transitions, and helps fill in the background history of Star Trek.
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Ok, I admit it, I'm a trekkie. A trekkie that couldn't get enough of the latest movie. So I did something I've never done before, and I bought the tie-in (audio) book.
I've definitely enjoyed it during the morning commute. It really *is* just the movie in "novel-ized" form. In some scenes there you are treated to a little bit of extra embellishment (a few more lines of dialog etc) than the movie has, but in general it is very very very similar.
That said... if you are a trekkie, there is no reason not to get it. It's another way to enjoy what is a very fine Star Trek story, and for those contemplating the audiobook, it is very well done.
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