In 2009, J.J. Abrams rebooted the “Star Trek” timeline in a well-liked function movie, and, sure, that movie took a large number of concepts from “The Early Years.” The 2009 “Star Trek” was about all of the characters as youths, each attending Starfleet Academy for the primary time and happening their first mission on the united statesS. Enterprise. The 2009 movie featured a number of moments when characters met, and the Kobayashi Maru take a look at performed a giant half in early scenes.
Whereas many at Paramount objected to a Kirk-free “Star Trek” film in 1991, by 2009, sufficient time had handed {that a} new forged could possibly be introduced on board with out a lot objection. Additionally, Abrams set his movie in a parallel timeline, so its canonical worth is up for debate. The primary half of the 2009 “Star Trek” movie was primarily what “The Early Years” would have been.
In 2024, 33 years after the preliminary pitch — and 9 years after Bennett’s passing — plainly a “Starfleet Academy” collection will lastly be a part of Trek’s official canon. At this early date, no particulars are but identified about “Star Trek: Starfleet Academy”; its setting, characters can be, and particular premise can be revealed as manufacturing continues. But it surely does really feel like a puzzle is lastly being accomplished. With a purpose to put together, Trekkies can purchase up all of the outdated Starfleet Academy books that they’ll from eBay, drive to Van Nuys, California, and have a guide membership assembly on the water reclamation middle, which has served because the filming location for Starfleet Academy prior to now. Possibly then, we will all respect that, properly, it has been a protracted highway getting from there to right here.
Ex Astris, Scientia.