Matt J. Olsen

If you’re going to see the new Star Trek movie but have no idea who the characters are, what the Enterprise is, what warp drive is, or what the heck a Vulcan or Romulan is, then here are some links to help:

Species:
http://memory-alpha.org/en/wiki/Vulcan
http://memory-alpha.org/en/wiki/Romulan

Main characters:
http://memory-alpha.org/en/wiki/Spock
http://memory-alpha.org/en/wiki/James_T._Kirk
http://memory-alpha.org/en/wiki/Leonard_McCoy
http://memory-alpha.org/en/wiki/Scotty
http://memory-alpha.org/en/wiki/Uhura
http://memory-alpha.org/en/wiki/Sulu

TV Series to which the new movie is a prequel:
http://memory-alpha.org/en/wiki/TOS

Starship:
http://memory-alpha.org/en/wiki/USS_Enterprise_(NCC-1701)

History:
http://memory-alpha.org/en/wiki/Federation
http://memory-alpha.org/en/wiki/21st_century
http://memory-alpha.org/en/wiki/22nd_century
http://memory-alpha.org/en/wiki/23rd_century

Technology (the cool stuff):
http://memory-alpha.org/en/wiki/Warp_drive
http://memory-alpha.org/en/wiki/Phaser
http://memory-alpha.org/en/wiki/Deflector_shield
http://memory-alpha.org/en/wiki/Impulse_drive