Set phasers to obvious jokes

 

A new Star Trek trailer materialized on Apple Trailers today, and I’m willing to tentatively assign it descriptors like “thrilling,” and “sweeping.” But really, it’s pretty much what you’d expect. It highlights the action and the mystery of JJ Abrams’ reimagined universe without giving too much away, and introduces all of your old favourite characters as (emintently more salable) hardbodied young actors. The only question it raised for me (Trekies [and ers] are veritably shitting their pants) is why any government would place a spaceship in the care of a bunch of hot young people. I mean, even Lee Adama looks like he’s in his early thirties. Or maybe in the future the only requisite for command of a spaceship is driving a car at a cliff and then jumping out, only to be saved by obvious wirework. Whatever. Go watch.