As someone who has been a Trekkie for over 50 years, welcome to the world of Star Trek. You watch the movies in whatever order you wish, the only downside is you are unfamiliar with the history of the characters. The newest 3 movies are a soft reboot of the series, meaning that they are an alternate timeline to the original. Which is why we have 2 Spocks in this movie. The older Spock is played by Leonard Nimoy, who was the original series Spock. The original Star Trek was actually cancelled twice, after the 2nd season, but was renewed for a 3rd after a massive fan letter writing campaign, but was finally cancelled for good after the 3rd season. It was the unprecedented popularity of the original series in syndication that led to Star Wars being made and it was the unprecedented popularity of Star Wars that led to the original Star Trek movies gettting made. It was once said that Star Trek is science fiction and Star Wars is space opera.

The only thing that may not be clear to a new watcher that starts with this movie is that Old Spock is not just some older actor - that is the original Spock. Everything you are watching is in an alternate timeline (the Kelvin timeline) based on the fact that in the “real” Star Trek timeline, Old Spock disappears through the wormhole.

Vulcans and Romulans are/were essentially the same species. They are physically much stronger than Humans, and they have strong mental powers such as mind-melding. Long ago, Vulcans were very emotional and violent, but they adopted the philosophy of logic and shunning of emotions in order to save themselves from self-extinction. Romulans are the Vulcans who rejected Logic and kept their passions. They left the planet to form their own culture on Romulus. The Romulan Empire is rather cruel and territorial.

Iowa - Corn, Idaho - Potatoes

The "Kobayashi Maru" test - a no-win scenario - was designed to have cadets experience the horror of certain death. With no solution, no way to save themselves, the only thing to do was to die. The test was a test of character: As a Starfleet officer, how will you react to certain death? Of course, the test itself is a cheat. It was done in a simulation room, where there is no real threat of death. What the cadets experience in that simulation is NOT true fear. They know that it's just a test.

Funny thing about Olson, the skydiver who opens his parachute too late: Star Trek has spawned the term "red shirt" as a term for a character who is written to just get a name and a brief introduction whose sole purpose is to die early in the story to show the audience that the situation is dangerous. The name comes from the red uniform shirts Star Fleet subordinates usually have. When Olson dives, he is wearing a red outfit, and he only has a few minutes of screentime before he dies

Chris Hemsworth as Kirk's father was great. And William Shatner (who played the original Captain Kirk from the 60s into the 90s and has just celebrated his 93rd birthday) now calls him "Dad".

Let me just say: Your Mad Pose is spot-on for OG Kirk's Captain's Chair pose :)

Not only is that Thor but his captain is the terrorist who kidnapped Tony Stark in the first Iron Man

Star Trek fans are crazy, but the vast majority of Trekkies are welcoming. Love to see someone learning about Star Trek.

Leonard Nimoy (the original Spock from the CBS TV series in the 1960's) is one of the most beloved characters from any TV show EVER. When he showed up on screen in this movie, people cheered. LOUDLY. And, when the kid climbed out of the canyon and faced the RoboCop and said "My name is James Tiberius Kirk", people cheered then too. Lots of cheering going on in this movie, but that was what it was for.

The original TV-series shows the true brilliance of Star Trek. The Tv-series shows its true essence of an intellectual exploration of the wonders of the universe and the beings within. The stories are inspired, I'd even call many of the episodes genius. The sometimes clumsy sets and effects simply don't matter or just make it even more endearing.

So these films are actually set in their own timeline dubbed The Kelvin Timeline. An a alternate universe created when the Romulan Nero travelled to 2233 and destroyed the Federation starship U.S.S. Kelvin giving birth to a whole new timeline of events that branched off from the Prime Timeline, where everything pre Star Trek (2009) was set such as the Original Series and its films along with shows like Next Generation, Deep Space Nine etc. The Original Star Trek series acts as inspiration for these films with Kirk, Spock, Scotty, McCoy, Uhura, Sulu, Pike, and Chekov all being characters from this show we're just seeing a whole new reimagine of this characters. The older Spock we see is played by Leonard Nimoy the actor who played Spock in the original series and it's films. This older Spock is from the Prime Timeline this being the only connection to anything past Star Trek so it's very much a reboot that in universe is exampled by being an alternate universe.

"Relax cupcake." Biss: "I would eat a cupcake." lmao

RIP Anton Yelchin (Chekov).

Glad you liked it, looking foreword to future reactions…..welcome aboard! I have a feeling you’ll like the earlier shows and movies too.

<a href="#" class="seekto" data-time="143">2:23</a> "Captain, we have visual." That's a cameo by Dr Randall Pausch, a scientist, who was suffering pancreatic cancer when he wrote "The Last Lecture", and expressed his childhood wish to play Captain Kirk. Director J. J. Abrams contacted him and said, I can't give you Kirk, but I can put you in the movie. Dr Pausch died not long after appearing in the film.

I love that they played the original 1960s series music at the end.

I love that unbeknownst to you, your "mad pose" is the "Kirk lean!" 😂

This movie was the beginning of the split between prime/kelvin timelines. Prime being the original timeline that contains all ST created to this point. Kelvin- with romulans invading - adjusting timeline, destroying planet Vulcan and the whole dynamic of ST.

That is indeed Chris Hemsworth as Kirk's father in the beginning. It was actually his first role in an American movie; before this, he had only done TV in his native Australia, including a long-running role on a soap and a season of the Australian Dancing with the Stars. The role was originally offered to Matt Damon, but Hemsworth got it when he turned it down. It was lucky he got to shine so much in such a short time

You didn't notice that Spock's mom (Winona Ryder) is the mom on Stranger Things. I think you recognized Simon Pegg but you didn't mention that he's Hughie's dad on The Boys. That's two actors from The Boys on the Star Trek crew. BTW, the original Captain Kirk (William Shatner) just turned 93.

You did good with following everything in this movie, especially without having seen any other Star Trek movies or shows. I liked your reaction.

As a lifelong Trekkie, Welcome! It's literally written into our favorite episodes to welcome everyone and anybody.

LOL @ <a href="#" class="seekto" data-time="1798">29:58</a> "dropped him like poop." I'm going to use that phrase from now on.

Welcome to the Trek family! We are always here to help give you information. It’s a wild ride!

"BIG CHUNKY BOY!" - Quote of the day 😆

The man who acted in this movie as "Old Spock" is actually the original actor that played Spock in "The Original Series," which was a beautiful tribute, especially since he passed not too many years afterwards. ❤️‍🩹

I love the energy and enthusiasm she brings to her reactions, she's absolutely amazing.

Greetings Miss Biss! Welcome to one of the longest standing Sci-Fi Franchises to date... with over 50 Years of History and ardent fans! This is the first film of the J.J. Abrams Reboot series, and your reactions were precious as always! I look forward to you both continuing this series of films, and also hopefully going back to where it all started with Kirk Spock, Bones "McCoy", Uhura, Sulu, Chekov, & Scotty with the original series (which ran for 3 Seasons in the late 1960s, with an animated series considered as the 4th Season until 1975, followed by 6 modern Movies with the original cast in the late 1980s to mid 1990s)! The original series was followed by The Next Generation, Deep Space 9, Voyager, Enterprise, Discovery, Strange New Worlds, Picard, and the animated series Lower Decks (which is both hilarious and cannon) & finally Prodigy... You have just dipped your toe into a very vast, deep, and rich lake of wondrous lore and fascinating premises! Welcome milady... hope you enjoy swimming with the many varied (and hopefully) welcoming fishes! Now you know what this old EMOJI means... Live Long and Prosper!🖖😎

‘Rule number one: you don’t make your presence known in a setting that is like a horror corridor!’

Welcome to the Star Trek family. This franchise is awesome. Can’t wait to see you do the sequel!

Biss, your reaction was wonderful! You get a Big Vulcan Salute! 🖖

It is very important that you be familiar with the original cannon of Star Trek in order to understand the rest of it.

Looking forward to this one Biss, may the force be with you! ❤😂

You did great, Biss! I'm a long-time Trek fan, having grown up in the 70s watching the original series in early re-runs and ALL of the movies in the theaters. I have also watched all of the newer shows. I know the opinions of the JJ Abrams remakes (a.k.a. the Kelvin timeline) vary, leaning towards critical. But in my opinion, I feel these films did justice to the original characters, especially in the casting. My favorite casting was Karl Urban as Doctor Leonard "Bones" McCoy. I thought he really did justice to the character. Great reaction!! 🖖 Live long and prosper.

<a href="#" class="seekto" data-time="464">7:44</a> What the farming states in the western US are best known for: Idaho = potatoes, Iowa = wheat, Nebraska = corn

It's always good to see someone checking out Star Trek and it doesn't matter where you start

Love your reactions Biss! Especially that smug little smile when Spock said "this time not so much..."

The older Star Trek is fine. The shows, for the most part, are better than most of the older movies imo. I recommend the original Star Trek show and The Next Generation. But I dont expect you to spend the rest of your life watching Star Trek, lol😂

<a href="#" class="seekto" data-time="2009">33:29</a> _"Hot Fuzz_ actor?" 😄Yes. Simon Pegg. That's him.

I’m amazed at your prowess at knowing every scene before it happened.

Welcome Aboard Biss: you have just become a trekkie, and you did great with your first venture into the Star Trek series. As usual, you were very humorous and entertaining.

COSPLAY! We have Star Trek Conventions happening throughout the year, in many different Countries. A LOT of "Trekkies" and "Trekkers" (there's a difference) like to dress up as their Favorite Characters and enter the "Look Alike" Contests! WELCOME! You've just dipped your toe into a Whole New Universe!

🤣🤣🤣 Love ya Biss! Great video. You had me cracking up. Thanks for all your work.

You want the history of Kirk and Spock you can find it in the first series and the first 6 movies

<a href="#" class="seekto" data-time="38">0:38</a> "And I know that these are the 'new' ones." It's true, this is a reboot. There are a couple of those, though.

<a href="#" class="seekto" data-time="427">7:07</a> The pain in Biss soul exploded

that's a whole new level of HALO jumping...

I very much enjoy your reactions Biss! 👏🏻👏🏻

I love that you're getting into trek! I could listen to you talk all day😍

The topic of the destruction of Romulus was detailed alittle more in Star Trek Picard a follow up series to Star Trek the Next Generation

You are definitely a Trekkie now! You are getting into all the fun and humor and suspense of Star Trek 😁

Biss, you have just entered the strange world of Star Trek and its obsessive fan base. 😆 I wish you great strength in dealing with their constant demands and bickering over what films and TV shows you should watch. Please forgive their strange, alien behavior. 😆

Actor William Shatner played the original 'Captain James Kirk' in the 'Star Trek' series in the 60's... he reprised the role in 1979 for the first 'Star Trek' movie and it's 5 sequels... He played 'James Kirk' for the last time in 1994 for the movie 'Star Trek: Generations'... which also saw him team up w/ 'Captain Picard' of the 80's series 'Star Trek: The next generation'. (Late) Actor Leonard Nimoy became famous for his role as 'Spock' in the 60's 'Star Trek' series... He was not happy for a long time that he was equated w/ his fictional character, but he returned to the role of 'Spock' in 1979 as well for the 'Star Trek' movie... He last played 'Spock' in the 1991 movie 'Star Trek VI: The undiscovered country'... This 'alternate timeline' Star Trek saw actor Leonard Nimoy appear for his 2nd-to-last appearance as 'Spock' (He did a cameo as 'Spock' for the next movie - 'Star Trek: Into darkness') before Nimoy passed away in 2015... Zachary Quinto took over the role as the young 'Spock'... Chris Pine took the role as a young 'James Kirk'... young actors also replaced the 'Enterprise' crew characters from the original 'Star Trek' series. William Shatner has so far declined to appear as 'James Kirk' again. 'Star Trek' is basically depicting the missions of the exploration Starship, the USS Enterprise on behalf of the Federation to seek out new worlds ... The Federation is the union of intergalactic planets and civilizations that coexist in relative peace... The Klingon Empire is another entity that has come in direct conflict w/ the Federation... In 'Next Generation' series, there is another race of conquerors called the 'Borg' that are at odds w/ the Federation. The Enterprise is an exploration starship w/ only limited weaponry and shielding for defense only... They are not authorized for warfare as a battle spaceship. Numerous ships have been constructed w/ the name 'Enterprise'... The original series had one design which was used in this movie; the 'Next Generation' Enterprise had a new, sleeker design.

<a href="#" class="seekto" data-time="1679">27:59</a> "Okay. That- That was something I didn't... foresee." Yeah. That caught a _lot_ of people off guard. The young lady is Nyota Uhura. She and Spock are _both_ long-standing fixtures in the canon, but this is the first effort to connect the two, romantically.

The Vulcan "reading of minds", the Mind-Meld, is actually a Blending of minds. The person being "read" also shares the memories of the reader.

Welcome aboard, bisscute😁 live long and prosper🖖 well done! Have fun with the star trek franchise😁👍

I'm a Trekkie - I don't have the dedication to be a Trekker (superfan/"loremaster"), but I say, I love your reactions and do not care what order you watch the movies. I would encourage watching at least some of the original series for some real, campy 1970s history of the franchise though.

Don't concern yourself with purists of anything, they only try to tell you how they believe things ought to be experienced and enjoyed. They forget that perspective is a result of experience or, worse yet, they know that and attempt to create Your perspective through curating your experience for you. Enjoy these series in a way that makes sense to you, for your own enjoyment. Great reaction, I'll catchya on the next one. Enjoy the day.

I enjoyed your reaction. Thanks for uploading!

Welcome to the “STAR TREK” community. Be advised you find yourself inspired, disappointed, and confused while being entertained. Please continue with your journey and thoughts thank you. LIVE LONG AND PROSPER 🖖🏽 ❤

great reaction Miss Biss!

Great reaction!!! can't wait for the next Star Trek!!!

One of the new Star Trek.👍

The r roll on ThorRrrr was delightful

I really liked Captian Pike played by Bruce Greenwood. Pike was in cannon the second captian of the Enterprise. Paramount has a show Strange New Worlds which is Captian Pike and the crew of the original Enterprise

That random kid Kirk waved to on the road after stealing the car was originally supposed to be his brother Sam who decided to leave home. That scene was deleted, so they redubbed the name Kirk screams to Johnny

Great reaction! You make me laugh a lot!

Trek fans definitely have their preferences (Im a TNG fan myself), but we usually have good respect for other preferences.

Hello Biss. You shouldn't stress about reacting to these movies, Star Trek fans can be a bit harsh just like Star Wars fans because they are very complex sagas with many prequels, sequels, spinoffs. but this movie is a good start for you If this is your first contact with the Star Trek mythology.

As others have said just enjoy the Ride Star Trek is a very large franchise with something for everyone.

It's an old star trek trope...the Red shirt officers often die on the away missions

<a href="#" class="seekto" data-time="1064">17:44</a> "Or the test is meant not to be passed by anyone, to be fair?" The _Kobayashi Maru_ is a training simulation intended to test one's _character,_ not one's _aptitude._ Every Starfleet captain faces the possibility of dying in a no-win situation that may arise with no warning. Starfleet has no use for people on the command track who cannot live with that possibility when it arises.

Yep, that was indeed Chris Hemsworth at the beginning. RIP Anton Yelchin(Chekov).

I went to college in Iowa. Iowa has corn, and pig farms. (at least there were pig farms next to the corn fields 44 years ago when I saw one.)

That was hilarious! Actually, good job Biss. ❤🎉 Looking forward to the next one. 🤓

They don’t say it here, cuz it isn’t essential to know, but the Vulcans & Romulans were the same race. When a religion of ‘pure logic, suppress emotions’ took over, the vulcans who valued emotions and feeling things deeply left for another planet. They diverged in the thousands of years since. That is why both races are SO much stronger than humans. They weren’t super strong men, they are both of a race that is just stronger in general than humans are. They both age much slower than humans do as well. Most easily live to 200. The old Spock here is the man who played Spock in the original series & the movies they made since. If you continue watching this trilogy can I please suggest an original series episode, and one movie? Because movie 2 is linked very closely to ‘The Wrath of Khan’ the second movie of the original series, & before that, the tv episode ‘space seed’ that is where they meet Khan & explains why he is angry for the movie later. What happens in those two shows has do many easter eggs & parallels that it isn’t even funny.

You do great reactions, don't worry. I look forward to more of these.

Trekkies aren't nearly as toxic as Star Wars fans. We're just happy you're enjoying it. 😁

For someone who’s not into science fiction, you really did very well. You understood the story and followed along, making astute observations along the way.

You are doing a great job. And your voice and vibe are so pleasant

Star Trek is a very heavy, character driven franchise.

<a href="#" class="seekto" data-time="1004">16:44</a> comment,, Thanos's daughter is prrrrrrrretttty.-Ernie Moore Jr.

I've probably seen every episode of the original series, the next generation, deep space nine, voyager, and definitely most of the movies if not all....and I want to get into some of the newer series'. As a Star Trek fan since I was a kid I loved your reaction. Welcome aboard!

Biss! If you want to get a good look at the state of Iowa, watch "Field of Dreams" with Kevin Costner, James Earl Jones and Ray Liotta. Iowa, lots of corn, baseball and GHOSTS!

we got a new trekkie! welcome aboard there is so many movies and series for you to explore

Get her a Star Trek uniform!

When Madalina swears, she becomes the female version of triumph the insult comic dog.

Never change. Just be yourself. Trek all the way!

Thanks for the content. I really enjoy the poster and movie info at the start. Cool little addition. I'm not a huge trekkie, but I think as a franchise across all the tv shows and movies, Star Trek to me is the most reliable and consistently pretty good.

Biss, there are a few MCU actors in this movie: Chris Hemsworth (George Kirk/Thor), Karl Urban (Leonard McCoy/Skurge), and Zoe Saldana (Nyota Uhura/Gamora). You might want to watch the original Star Trek series (1966-1969). There are many reasons it retained and expanded its following over the last 50 years. Spawning multiple television series, two series of movies, and this reboot/alternative timeline. And why it remains embedded in pop culture. The Vulcan salute and "Live long and prosper" are known to many who are not Star Trek fans.

<a href="#" class="seekto" data-time="1332">22:12</a> "Okay. Well that was a promotion just... because he was in the right place at the right time, I guess, and he gave the good, uh... He gave the good comm that it was a... Romulad, uh, whatever they're called, attack." Maybe, but that was kind of odd, as becomes apparent as soon as you learn something about the Starfleet _rank_ structure. See, Starfleet follows the same rank structure as the US Navy and Coast Guard. Typically, in Starfleet Academy, one is a _cadet._ At graduation (something that has not yet happened to Kirk), one is officially an ensign. Then one spends a certain amount of time handling ensign responsibilities before one gets promoted to a junior-grade lieutenant. Every step in the Starfleet rank structure is a step that supervises those right below and _is_ supervised by those right _above._ Ensigns supervise cadets. Junior-grade lieutenants supervise ensigns. Full lieutenants supervise junior grade. Lieutenant commanders supervise full lieutenants. Commanders supervise lieutenant commanders. Captains supervise commanders. This means every single supervisory position is held by someone who can _mentor_ those they're _supervising._ This is part of the qualification process. Kirk is still a cadet. He hasn't even _graduated,_ yet. Ensign, junior-grade lieutenant, lieutenant and lieutenant commander are each ranks he has not yet held. Pike just promoted him to a position typically reserved for commanders.

These newer movies are decent introductions to some basic aspects of Star Trek. However, whereas they have action every two minutes, the original franchise has more emotional depth, more philosophical discussion. Both have heroism and mind blowing moments of adventure.

<a href="#" class="seekto" data-time="479">7:59</a> "Sabotage." That's a good choice.

Welcome to the family. : )

Shortly after this came out, I had to watch this about ten times, at half speed, so I would be able to recognize props and set dressings when we went to the warehouse 😂

I absolutely loved the JJ Abrams trilogy, despite the haters...the characters have and always will make the Star Trek universe, and each actor captures the characters. Just an aside , Strange New Worlds, is an amazing series.( see above) 🖖

<a href="#" class="seekto" data-time="2051">34:11</a> 🖖Ling Long and Prossperr

Jim Kirk is played by Chris Pine