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Your father was a Starship captain for 12 minutes. Can you do better? This week on Trekcast, we’re kicking off a brand-new review series! Over the next three episodes, we’ll dive into the Kelvin Timeline—J.J. Abrams’ Star Trek reboot.First up: the 2009 Star Trek film. Does it still hold up? How does it compare to modern Trek? We’ve got the breakdown.In the news: Skydance vs. Paramount – The studio battle is heating up, and Skydance might need a lawyer as good as Daredevil.Anson Mount made Kevin Feige cry – What happened behind the scenes? Get ready for six inches of Captain Archer – Trek collectibles just got interesting.All that and more on Trekcast, your ultimate Star Trek podcast!News:Skydance Going to Court over Paramount Dealhttps://news.bloomberglaw.com/esg/paramount-deal-case-off-fast-track-over-project-rise-allegations)Anson Mount made Kevin Feige Cryhttps://www.slashfilm.com/1809293/marvel-kevin-feige-crying-star-trek-gift/)Nacelle Star Trek Figures are up for pre salehttps://www.startrek.com/news/nacelle-star-trek-action-figures-wave-one)Star Trek 2009Star Trek is a 2009 American science fiction) action film) directed by J. J. Abrams) and written by Roberto Orci) and Alex Kurtzman). It is the 11th film in the Star Trek) franchise, and is also a reboot) that features the main characters of the original Star Trek television series) portrayed by a new cast, as the first in the rebooted film series. The film follows James T. Kirk) (Chris Pine)) and Spock) (Zachary Quinto)) aboard the USS Enterprise) as they combat Nero) (Eric Bana)), a Romulan) from their future who threatens the United Federation of Planets). The story takes place in an alternate reality) that features both an alternate birth location for James T. Kirk) and further alterations in history) stemming from the time travel) of both Nero and the original series Spock (Leonard Nimoy)).[4])[5]) The alternate reality was created in an attempt to free the film and the franchise from established continuity) constraints while simultaneously preserving original story elements.Trekcast: The Galaxy’s Most Unpredictable Star Trek Podcast! Welcome to Trekcast, the galaxy’s most unpredictable Star Trek podcast! We’re a fan-made show that dive into everything Star Trek, plus all things sci-fi, nerdy, and geeky—covering Star Wars, Marvel, DCBecome a supporter of this podcast: https://www.spreaker.com/podcast/star-trek-podcast-trekcast--5651491/support).