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Why A Small Town In Iowa Was Mad At J.J. Abrams' Star Trek Reboot
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Why A Small Town In Iowa Was Mad At J.J. Abrams' Star Trek Reboot
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J.J. Abrams' Star Trek reboot sparks outrage in an Iowa town over a biographical detail about Captain Kirk
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- Abrams' film changed Kirk's birthplace from Riverside, Iowa to George, Iowa, upsetting the residents of the real Riverside who claimed it as the iconic captain's hometown
- The town of Riverside, which hosts an annual 'Trek Fest' celebrating Star Trek, argued the change diminished their close connection to the franchise and its beloved character
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Why A Small Town In Iowa Was Mad At J.J. Abrams' Star Trek Reboot

Story by staff@slashfilm.com (Witney Seibold)

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J.J. Abrams' Star Trek reboot sparks outrage in an Iowa town over a biographical detail about Captain Kirk

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Abrams' film changed Kirk's birthplace from Riverside, Iowa to George, Iowa, upsetting the residents of the real Riverside who claimed it as the iconic captain's hometown
The town of Riverside, which hosts an annual 'Trek Fest' celebrating Star Trek, argued the change diminished their close connection to the franchise and its beloved character

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J.J. Abrams, Star Trek

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