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Roddenberry would be the first to tell you that he wanted to do Star Trek differently but had to change things to suit the way things were at the time. He wanted Spock and Uhura to have a relationship but Shatner would not have it because it would take attention away from himself and he was the star also mixing races was a no-no at the time. JJ doesn't have those same restrictions, for better or for worst, he has a lot more freedom with the characters. I myself always thought the two would be great together and Kirk was a jerk but got things done as long as Spock and Bones balanced his macho-beat-it-out-of-them style with thought and feeling.

Those of you who don't like the remake still have TOS to watch over and over and plenty of books using the original characters to keep you happy. I myself, like the change and welcome it. It's fantasy, sit back and enjoy it.