Paraphrasing what I wrote elsewhere: I'm okay with Extreme Sports Motocross Kirk. But that sets a tone you're gonna have to commit to.
(Honestly, this isn't the 50th anniversary Trek I was hoping to see. But Pegg & Lin are talented & the rest of the cast is charming, so maybe it'll be watchable at least)
Yeah. And I just don't think the high-action thing is really all that Trek-ish. Everyone's mileage may vary, of course.
It may be simple - and those who know Pegg's writing can confirm if this is likely - the whole "Enterprise gets beat to crap" may be a device to get our bridge crew out of the Big Ship, and into a smaller, more intimate environment where you'll get more character in the interactions, instead of so much Star Fleet procedure...