The brash James T. Kirk tries to live up to his father's legacy with Mr. Spock keeping him in check as a vengeful, time-traveling Romulan creates black holes to destroy the Federation one planet at a time.
On the day of James Kirk's birth, his father dies on his ship in a last stand against a mysterious alien time-traveling vessel looking for Ambassador Spock, who, in this time, is also a child on Vulcan disdained by his neighbors for his half-human heritage. Twenty-five years later, Kirk has grown into a young troublemaker. Challenged by Captain Christopher Pike to realize his potential in Starfleet, he comes to annoy instructors like young Commander Spock. Suddenly, there is an emergency at Vulcan and the newly commissioned USS Enterprise is crewed with promising cadets like Nyota Uhura, Hikaru Sulu, Pavel Chekov and even Kirk himself, thanks to Leonard McCoy's medical trickery. Together, this crew will have an adventure in the final frontier where the old legend is altered forever as a new version of it begins.
Written by Kenneth Chisholm (kchishol@rogers.com)
One of the buildings in San Francisco near Starfleet Academy resembles the Willis Tower (formerly the Sears Tower) in Chicago.
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Goofs
Audio/visual unsynchronized:
During Spock and Kirk's fight on the bridge, Spock slams Kirk into one of the bridge consoles, which makes a cracking sound like it had been broken by Kirk's impact. When the console is shown again, there is no damage.
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Quotes
[first lines]
Communication Operator:
U.S.S. Kelvin, go for Starfleet Base. Kelvin Crew Member:
Starfleet Base, we've sent you a transmission. Did you receive?
Starfleet Base:
Kelvin, have you double-checked those readings? Kelvin Crew Member:
Our gravitational sensors are going crazy here. You should see this. It looks like a lightning storm.
Starfleet Base:
What you've sent us doesn't seem possible. Kelvin Crew Member:
Yes ma'am. I understand. That's why we sent it. See more »
Crazy Credits
After the credits, the sound of the Enterprise is heard one more time.
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