How did J.J. Abrams' 2009 Star Trek Reboot come to be? In 2002, Star Trek Nemesis just about marked the death of the franchise. Indeed, the fact that it was a worldwide box-office disaster meant that many felt the series had run out of steam. For the first time in many years, there were no active big-screen franchises or Trek shows running on TV, with the often neglected Star Trek: Enterprise going off the air in 2005. It seemed space operas were out of vogue, with the rise of superhero movies taking Hollywood by storm. Not only was there the Sam Raimi Spider-Man movies and the Christopher Nolan Batman movies breaking box office records, but also a little company called Marvel studios decided to start making the own movies, beginning with Iron Man. Paramount wanted a franchiise that would be as big as these, so the decision was made to reboot Star Trek. It would prove to be a successful film, but would meet unexpected challenges at the overseas box office, which we dig into in this episode of Star Trek Revisited!

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