I have to say that today marks the first time in a long time that I am actually excited about a star trek movie. As far as geek polarization is concerned I've always leaned more towards the star wars side of the great war. That's not to say that trek never impacted me as a kid. In fact I think I originally abandoned my obsessive fervor for it at a pretty young age so as to avoid the anti-poon stigma that tends to waft from such enthusiasms, but it has always remained. Yes, I'm the kid who made starfleet insignias beaming myself around the playground in elementary school, and suffering emotional breakdowns at the end of 'Wrath of Khan' (theres just something about the way that photon torpedo whistfully arcs towards genesis *sniff*) Something about the original crew of the original series was pure magic and TNG, while good in its own distinct way, never really hit me the same way. The JJ Abrams movie looks like its nailing the tone of the original, while simultaniously injecting it with a much needed modernization...for ***** sake it looks cool in a way that will be universally acceptable for probably the first time EVER. The hope now, is that this can be done without compromising the original characters and the core spirit of trek, as that is what made the original series so compelling in the first place. Either way, looking forward to next May :D