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Originally Posted by Nate the Great
From startrek.com's article on the ship:
"Voyager's folding wing-and-nacelle warp drive system allows the starship to exceed the warp 5 "speed limit" without polluting the space continuum."
And I think we can all agree that in-universe information at startrek.com is at least beta canon.
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Thanks for bringing up StarTrek.com. That gives me the opportunity to quote them saying:
nope.
You might also want to take a look at
memory-alpha's canon policy, which (like every other self-proclaimed canon lawyer) puts ST.com on a par with "producer interviews" -- producer interviews which include
this one. So if StarTrek.com has authority, then of course
Trek XI is canon. And doesn't that pretty completely undermine your own position?
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Romulans appeared in The Original Series and looked identical to Vulcans except for haircuts and uniforms, and NOBODY confused them!
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Newbies not only confused them in the past; they still
do. Try sitting a complete Trek newbie down in front of "The Enterprise Incident" and see whether you confuse him/her or not. My experience is: yes, they get confused. Multiply that by Abrams' hyper-fast pace and new makeup schemes not just for the Romulans but for the Vulcans, and you have a great opportunity to lose your entire audience.
This is why all fans always recommend that newbies see "Balance of Terror" before later Romulan episodes. But since Abrams could not require all Americans to watch "Balance of Terror" before seeing his movie, he went with a slightly different makeup scheme, consistent with but additional to the original.
Oh, the humanity. Makeup changes. We've
certainly never does that before.
Now, if you don't think the characters of the new movie are relatable or interesting, that's fine, and I honestly don't begrudge you not liking this movie. I object only to the nasty and often personal attacks on the motivations and logic of the new movie team.