I have no interest in ordinary humans!

My mom and I went to see Star Trek today. I'm going to say this right up front: they do right by the fans, even if they've thrown out most of the history we as Star Trek fans have come to know and love. It's okay though, as the way they do so leaves room for our beloved universe to continue to exist in a way, albeit without a very central character.

( Spoilers ahoy! )

( And this part defends the film to the RUINED FOREVER old school fans. )

So yeah, go see it. Even you old fans--you'll either like it and come to the same conclusions I did (great AU story), or you should probably re-evaluate what it was you actually liked about the original series, because the tone is pretty much identical, and the characters are generally spot-on.