I went to see Star Trek with fairly low expectations. As a devout trekkie myself, I figured that the franchise had long since gone the way of its creator. While the last few movies were decent, they certainly were not up to the high standards I had set after viewing TOS and TNG in their entirety. While Star Trek's latest cinematic incarnation is not in keeping with the aesthetic nor the plot line of the original series and movies, it certainly revived the franchise for me, and for others, in a way that I never would have considered possible.