Star Trek reboot, why not?

It seems like to me that a "reboot" wouldn't really be out of the way for Star Trek.

I was raised on TOS and when TNG came out I was upset. Com-on... a bald captain!? The character Counselor Troi was pretty cheesy at first too. Then TNG did some revamping as more money pored in and it took off and lasted for seven seasons. To this day, TNG is my favorite, by far, and Picard is probably my all-time favorite character. And Troi... she got it goin’ on! Then came DS9 and VOY. I think every trek series had good, bad, and ugly scripts, but I watched them all (and still do) because it is Star Trek. For instance, I still watch TOS, not because I like the 60's decor, but because I love the characters and the concept of trek and the connections in the histrionics.

In one way or another, trek history has always been up for grabs anyway because of the time dilations in multiple episodes. Who's to say that this new movie isn't the history of one of the quantum states that might have emerged in TNG episode "Parallels" or a possible timeline created due to Kirk, Spock, and McCoy’s journey through the portal in the episode “The City on the Edge of Forever” or from countless alternative decisions made by any character in any other such episode? As long as a movie with Star Trek in the title is somehow connected to Star Trek as we know it, and pays homage to Rodenberry in some way (is based on his idea), and is not about a pig and a spider… we should be okay.

If we are honest, there is no way to keep the histrionics in the exact time-line or space-time-continuum. Time related episodes are partly to blame, and the fact that there is more than one person involved in the development and evolution of the franchise (reality check). How could anyone keep track of it all? What is the “right” time-line anyway?

To some degree, ST:ENT essentially rewrote everything we have ever known about Trek from Kirk’s time and beyond due some of the decisions made (or not made) with the whole Daniels time thing. Not that ST:ENT was a triumph (one problem in my mind, too many gray/drab colors), but there is no reason why that wasn’t a valid story line in the Trek universe.

For the most part, I think the main idea Rodenberry was going for has been maintained throughout the franchise and, I'm guessing it will remain that way in any subsequent renditions. Star Trek is among Rodenberry’s greatest gifts to the rest of us—let’s just enjoy it! It is a vision of the future of man’s quest for knowledge and adventure. It’s a vision of our social accomplishments and brings hope that one day we will all put aside our differences and combine our efforts to know the universe (straying from my point).

My point is that Star Trek is always redefining itself anyway and there is no way to make everyone's ideal Star Trek possible at any given time. Of course, the best thing for the franchise would be to capture the biggest possible audience—both recapturing old fans and captivating new ones. After all, the money is what is going to keep the franchise alive (reality check again). Maybe the new director and writers will have something and maybe they wont... that's just the way the cookie crumbles.

Despite my disappointments in recent trek, I am happy to see additions on film along with the other mediums. Besides, I'm not writing the story, nor do I have the time to do so. I am just looking forward to being entertained and immersed in the Star Trek fantasy/dream once again.