Discovery Showrunners fired; Kurtzman takes over

[fireproof78]

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[Noname Given]

If canon is whatever is aired, and if two things aired contradict, what takes precedence? What was aired first, or what was aired last? This is the problem with this definition of canon, it bucks the idea of permanence of anything established. It's all subject to revision.
T'Pol on Enterprise said, "The Vulcan science directorate has concluded that time travel is impossible."
But Burnham in Discovery says, "Time crystal, we learned about those at the Vulcan science Academy."

What takes precedence is whatever the writers/producers ultimately decide.

Example:
In TNG S1 in TNG - "Heart Of Glory" Worf states that after he was found by a Starfleet officer in the Khitomer attack aftermath; he was taken to, and raised on the planet Gault - a farming colony.

In TNG S4 in TNG - "Family" it's then explicitly stated Worf was raised on Earth.

Then in TNG S7 in TNG "Homeward" - Galt was again mentioned.

Then in DS9 S5 in DS9 "Let He Who Is Without Sin" - Gault is referred to again.

So, yeah, depends on who's writing.

 

[Tuskin38]

In TNG S4 in TNG - "Family" it's then explicitly stated Worf was raised on Earth.

Where is it said he was a raised on Earth in that episode?

 

[Christopher]

If canon is whatever is aired, and if two things aired contradict, what takes precedence? What was aired first, or what was aired last? This is the problem with this definition of canon, it bucks the idea of permanence of anything established. It's all subject to revision.

That's because "canon" isn't usually a formally defined term -- it's just a handy nickname for the original creators' work as distinguished from derivative works like tie-ins and fanfiction. People get too hung up on the label as something that carries weight in itself, but it's just a shorthand label we use to refer to the overall work of the original creators or owners.

And of course, any creator's work is going to change over time, because creators are human, and humans change and grow with experience. Which means that the answer to your question is that the later version takes precedence, because it's further along in the process of refinement and improvement. That's why we don't talk about James R. Kirk and his part-Vulcanian first officer aboard the UESPA ship Enterprise. Revision is not a bad thing; revision is how ideas are made better. First drafts are usually fairly bad, or at least rough and unfinished. It's the process of revision and refinement that turns them into good stories in the first place, so further revision and refinement shouldn't be seen as a negative.

T'Pol on Enterprise said, "The Vulcan science directorate has concluded that time travel is impossible."
But Burnham in Discovery says, "Time crystal, we learned about those at the Vulcan science Academy."

The former was a century before the latter. Plenty of time for the Vulcan scientists to change their minds in the face of new information. So that isn't a contradiction at all, any more than it's a contradiction for the Klingons to be enemies in TOS and allies in TNG.

 

[Mudd]

If canon is whatever is aired, and if two things aired contradict, what takes precedence?

There is no rule whatever. Usually, the version referred to and used in later stories will be the dominant one. But the contradiction still exists; both are equally canonical.

 

[CaptGrumpy]

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