It’s important to remember that J.J.
Abrams’ 2009 film “Star Trek” is not based so much on the 1966 TV series “Star Trek,” but a very particular popular perception of the show.
The film’s ethos seemed to be to cull a few well-known character details of each ensemble member and kick them into overdrive.
Captain James T.
Kirk, despite being a rather judicious and clear-thinking captain on the 1966 series, has gained a somewhat unfair reputation as a reckless cowboy and hopeless lothario.
As such, when Chris Pine played the character in 2009, Kirk was depicted as a horny, skirt-chasing ragamuffin, willing to break rules at every available opportunity.
Leonard “Bones” McCoy (Karl Urban) was given a strange new origin for his nickname, and Spock (Zachary Quinto) was bafflingly romantically entangled with Uhura (Zoe Saldaña).One might say the new “Star Trek” cast behaved hotter and more wildly than their 1966 counterparts because they…
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