Worse, J.J. Abrams has ignored Roddenberry's original backstory for Kirk. At the Academy, he was "absolutely grim" ... an over-achiever. Always serious. Followed the rules. Constantly taunted by upperclassmen. His best friend almost suckered him into getting married. Evidently, nothing like the young Kirk in this movie. Thanks to Abrams, Ellison must be grinning the proverbial Cheshire grin.
As for Matt Jefferies' original designs ... well, I have a replica of each. You've gotta be quick to pick one up 'cause they sell fast. Fortunately, if you miss out, you can always pick up a replica of any of the objects from other Trek series ... most of them are still on the shelf. I have a sneaky suspicion that the J.J. Abrams version of NCC 1701 won't sell much better.
Two comments to make on this. Where is this backstory for Kirk? One episode? If that's it, then likely it isn't his true backstory. There's no way that Kirk could be that straight-laced and all "Yes sir!" and then become one of the biggest rulebreakers in Starfleet. Besides which, risk-taking, such as driving a classic 'vette over a cliff or even riding a motorcycle from Iowa to the San Francisco fleet yards(since there are no deserts in Iowa, but plenty in California), is part of Kirk and has been since day one. Now, I could imagine Kirk finally buckling down in the academy, over-acheives, then hits the Kobayashi Maru scenario, gets ticked off at how badly he gets whooped and then cheats.
As for Matt Jefferies...I truly think he would love this redesigned Enterprise. It actually has surface details that were sorely lacking on the original Enterprise. He wanted a highly detailed ship, and Roddenberry said no. Of course, in retrospect that's probably a good thing since TV at the time wouldn't have done a ship that looks like JJ's Enterprise justice.
On that note, am I the only one who thinks that the Enterprise's internal designer was a complete perv? You have female officers walking around in miniskirts...on a reflective floor. Crew morale must be really high, despite all the male officers(and probably some of the female) looking down at the floor all the time.
And on a semi-related note, Travis Willingham was at Izumi-con yesterday(and so was I, GLEE!). And he mentioned JJ Abrams and sure enough he was asked if he was looking forward to Star Trek, and his words were, "Oh yeah! That new trailer was AWESOME!" For those who don't know who Travis Willingham is, he played Colonel Roy Mustang in the anime Fullmetal Alchemist, where he had the awesome line of(when referring to taking over the military), "And on that day, all female officers will be required to wear...TINY MINI-SKIRTS!" Mustang would reaaaalllly enjoy the Enterprise. ;)
