New Star Trek Film, Beware Spoilers.....

[ToraToraTora]

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Ok we know that this film and it's forerunner occur chronologically before the original TV series. Therefore Pike must not die so how come they let him die in this?

[chelle7272]

I'm no expert, but I don't think 'The Cage' pilot had a stardate, so could be a while before the original series?

[bibblebub]

But, chelle, there was the 2 parter The Menagerie where Spock is court-martialled for hijacking The Enterprise so that he can take Pike back to that planet.

p.s. I haven't seen the new film yet but don't mind spoilers.

[chelle7272]

Of course, thanks bibble, how did I forget that?

I haven't seen the film yet either, but loved the trailer shown before Iron Man this week.
Anyway I did a little digging for an explanation (you can explain away anything in sci-fi!)
http://scifi.stackexchange.com/questions/14130/how-do-stardates-work

[excelsior-1]

because it is now an alternative timeline, caused by the romulans in the first film

so there will be differences

[ToraToraTora]

Nice one excelsior, a typical JJ Abrams device to allow this sort of plot change.
For info there is also S1E11-12, The Menagerie1/2 where a very disabled Pike is taken back to Talos 4.