Star Trek (2009) - JJ Abrams Makes a Star War

Special thanks to Roisin for commissioning this episode! You can find out more about commissions on our Patreon. In which two Star Trek fans -- one casual, one Deep -- reckon with a Star Trek movie made for people who hate Star Trek and pay homage to all the good fanwork this movie spawned before digging into the messy postmortem of the project itself. CONTENT WARNING for discussion of genocide, homophobia, and misogyny. Star Trek by Apple (the Dyson hand dryer shot): https://vraik.tumblr.com/post/632060689598562304/star-trek-2009-looked-like-this Choice AMVs Tik Tok: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7ZWaWrvJ7nA Hurt: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TeX-cXtmxAs So Close: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qhCVMD5j0uY 1:00 Trek History 12:00 JJ Abrams, Avowed Trek Hater 15:30 The AU Angle 22:00 Our nuCast 30:30 Enterprise by Apple 35:00 Insert Emotions Here 43:00 About Vulcan 48:00 Compliment Sandwich Say hi to the team on twitter: @dorothynotgale, @writervrai Our icon was designed by Allison Shabet. Get bonus episodes on our Patreon: patreon.com/trashandtreasures Join us every two weeks on Soundcloud, iTunes or Stitcher – and if you’d leave a rating and review, so that more people can find their way to us, we’d appreciate it!