J.J. Abrams may not be boldly going where no man has gone before, but he’s boldly doing what few have done before: creating a daring, kick-ass reboot of a cultural fixture.
When discussing Star Trek, it’s important to announce one’s level of Trekker-ness. On the scale of ”I was too busy getting laid in high school for Star Trek” to ”Trekker Conventions Rock,” I’m closer to the ”Too busy” side at ”Watching it was fun when there was nothing else to do.” In other words, I can get some of the inside jokes, but definitely not all of them. But one doesn’t need to get all of them to enjoy Abrams’ vision of the USS Enterprise.
To read the rest of Tim’s review, hop over to Metro Weekly where his article originally ran.
