User blog comment:SpartHawg948/And now for something completely different.../@comment-2088100-20100601042100

Yes, It really was a smart move for a franchise-reboot. The potential for things inconsistent to the source material is enormous. Being able to tell a story without worrying about breaking canon will give them a lot more room to tell really neat stories, without having to contrive a solution to make it ultimately fit canon. Destroying Vulcan was them telling the Trek-World "This is not just a retelling. This is a new story." Sends a powerful message, and I hope that they make great movies in the future.