Abramsverse
English edit
Etymology edit
Abrams + -verse, after the American film director J. J. Abrams, involved in the reboot franchise's creation.
Proper noun edit
Abramsverse
- (fandom slang) Synonym of Kelvinverse.
- 2015, Matt Hills, “From 'Multiverse' to 'Abramsverse': Blade Runner, Star Trek, Multiplicity, and the Authorizing of Cult/SF Worlds”, in J. P. Telotte, Gerald Duchovnay, editors, Science Fiction Double Feature: The Science Fiction Film as Cult Text, page 32:
- The "triumvirate" of Kirk-Spock-McCoy, often represented as central to the appeal of ST: TOS, is also seen as diminished by the Abramsverse in favor of emphasizing the Kirk-Spock relationship, […]
- 2018, Derek Johnson, “Spin-offs, Crossovers, and World-building 'Energies'”, in Paola Brembilla, Ilaria A. De Pascalis, editors, Reading Contemporary Serial Television Universes: A Narrative Ecosystem Framework, unnumbered page:
- Partly as a result of this division in intellectual property ownership, and the fact that Paramount had reimagined Star Trek via its differentiated 'Abramsverse,' it was actually not necessarily in Paramount's commercial interest to link Beyond to the anniversary of The Original Series.
- 2019, Ace G. Pilkington, “Science Fiction and the New Trek Timeline”, in Matthew Wilhelm Kapell, Ace G. Pilkington, editors, The Kelvin Timeline of Star Trek: Essays on J.J. Abrams' Final Frontier, page 124:
- By comparison, the Abramsverse is a smaller and less interesting place, and it tends to be far more violent, frequently using the threat of genocide itself as entertainment, […]