In the universe of the movie, these characters are all about ten years younger than they were when the series started. Except for Spock and Scotty, they're all either still at the Academy (Chekov) or fresh out (Uhura, Kirk, Sulu, McCoy), whereas in the original timeline Kirk didn't get command of the Enterprise until he was, say, 30 -- and he graduated from the Academy earlier in the original timeline than he did in this movie. In the original timeline, he was still the youngest man to make Captain, but he did it the normal way, working his way up the ranks, rather than through directorial fiat, as here.
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Date: 2009-05-17 02:58 am (UTC)