Star Trek vs. Star Trek (2009)

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A collage of Star Trek logos from the 1960s and 2009, respectively.

name	Star Trek, the original series.	Star Trek (2009 Film).
tagline	Boldly go where no man has gone before.	The future begins.
behind the camera	Gene Rodenberry.	J.J. Abrams.
debut	On TV in 1966.	In theaters on May 8, 2009.
Captian Kirk	William Shatner.	Chris Pine.
Spock	Leonard Nemoy.	Zachary Quinto.
Dr. Leonard "Bones" McCoy	DeForest Kelley.	Karl Urban.
Uhura	Nichelle Nichols.	Zoe Saldana.
Montgomery "Scotty" Scott	James Doohan.	Simon Pegg.
Hikaru Sulu	George Takei.	John Cho.
Pavel Chekov	Walter Koenig.	Anton Yelchin.
memorable villain	Khan (Ricardo Montalban).	Nero (Eric Bana).
spaceship	Old-school USS Enterprise NCC-1701.	Hot rod-inspired USS Enterprise NCC-1701.
the command bridge	Retro-futuristic, oval-shaped and clunky.	Apple store-influenced, sleek and smooth.
enemies	Klingons.	Romulans.
in their own words	"It has become a crusade of mine to demonstrate that TV need not be violent to be exciting. I wanted to send a message to the television industry that excitement is not made of car chases." - Gene Roddenberry.	"'I think a movie that shows people of various races working together and surviving hundreds of years from now is not a bad message to put out right now. It was important to me that optimism be cool again." - J.J. Abrams
bet you didn't know	Creator Gene Roddenberry's ashes were buried in space.	Co-writer Roberto Orci is Mexican and Cuban.
sequels	Inspired five different TV series and 10 movies.	Two more movies are in the planning stages.
gross revenues	Estimated to have made over $2.3 billion in TV revenues, more than $1 billion in movie box office and $4 billion in merchandise sales.	The 150 million-dollar movie is expected to be one of this summer's biggest hits.
the critics	Common Sense Media: “The series still succeeds in syndication because its messages about racism, sexism, politics, and respecting differences really are timeless. At the core of the show is the idea that humans are complex creatures, and dilemmas often have no right or wrong answer."	The Hollywood Reporter: “Paced at warp speed with spectacular action sequences rendered brilliantly and with a cast so expert that all the familiar characters are instantly identifiable, the film gives Paramount Pictures a new lease of life on its franchise."