Posted 14 December 2011 - 02:52 PM
I really don't understand the fans who say that Abrams destroyed the Star Trek universe. For a seemingly intelligent fanbase, this has always puzzled me.
The facts are simple. Respecting what had come before, JJ Abrams created a NEW and ALTERNATE universe. This essentially gives whoever has the Star Trek key's after Abrams, the freedom to go back and visit the PRIME universe. Canon has not been destroyed, nor replaced. A new universe has been formed - a theory many scientists have is that there are indeed parallel universes running concurrently along with our own.
Does this make Enterprise the only canon show? HELL NO, anyone who thinks differently needs to concentrate more...
TOS, TNG, DS9 and Voyager are all still there, the timeline of Roddenberry and Berman is still playing out - it's just that the film crews aren't there to film it all. Will another producer go back and explore the original timeline - perhaps, will Abrams bring his Star Trek full circle and have the timelines meet? Who knows. Whats for certain is that no matter what, the timeline we've known up until 2009 is still continuing, waiting for someone to return to it, if it makes finical sense to do so.