Spoilers Season 3 character announcement

[Mr Awe]

The TV Guide article seems to suggest that S2 catches up with cannon and that S3 will be set in the same years as TOS. That would mean that Pikes accident happened aboard DSC?

That's jumping to a lot of conclusions! The article says that canon is syncing up. That's a vague statement, but it does not necessarily mean they're skipping forward 8 years or so.

Also, the article says we'll see shades of where he ends up. That doesn't mean we'll see him in the chair. Or, if we do, it doesn't mean it occurs on Discovery and/or in its time. It's more likely we'll see something that sets the stage for later events. We might possibly see a vision of the future.

There are many possibilities and skipping Discovery forward in time 8 years to show that is one of the less likely. And, if they were to take that approach, do you think they'd announce it in such an offhand way? Nah, they'd make a big deal out of a new direction.

Please engage some critical thinking while reading articles.

 

[Nyotarules]

Take a deep breath!

Aaaaaaaaaah!

 

[eschaton]

Honestly, what I take from Kurtzman's statement is more shades of "the time travel in the final episode will fix any continuity inconsistencies" than "the ship - or at least the show - is jumping 10 years into the future."

 

[Nyotarules]

I am going to start a 'Save Pike from that bloody chair!' campaign

 

[XCV330]

I am going to start a 'Save Pike from that bloody chair!' campaign

beep beep

 

[Terok Nor]

If Discovery skips into the era of TOS Season 1 then surely there's a chance to bring Pike back. Give him a new body with Spore magic and keep him as captain. Continuity is maintained and Discovery keeps a great character.

 

[Lord Garth]

Something about the third season taking place during the same time as TOS sounds off. I don't know why, but it does. If Pike's not back next season and they've squared away how Discovery fits into TOS, and everything's resolved and wrapped up...

... why not just have Discovery stay in the Calypso Era?

 

[Noname Given]

Also, did we already know of the “on-set physical altercation” involving Mount? First time I heard of this. And why bring it up if it didn't amount to anything?

^^^
Because it gets people talking. IMO I don't think the article itself is all that honest regarding the incident as it doesn't sound like an altercation where Anson Mount and the Director were fighting per se; Anson was probably gesturing and accidentally hit the Director (and either didn't realize it - or did ans apologized right there - but someone wrote it up as an on set accident, and whenever something like that happens HR comes into the picture.

Since CBS HR already changed (and fired) showrunners due to a complaint; I have a feeling if they felt Anson was out of line in the incident,they would have taken action, but since they didn't; my guess is it was unintentional and an accident.

But how knows.

 

[Dales]

If they were smart, they’d do a couple of Pike TV movies to fill some of the space between Discovery and Picard seasons. The character has proven too popular to just discard.

If there is one thing I have learned from the trek franchise. the people in power are never smart. look how they managed to ruin all the good will of star trek 2009, first by waiting 4 years for the sequel.

 

[Noname Given]

I'll attempt to keep an open mind, but running the show concurrent with TOS sounds like a really bad idea.

Just like many thought uising Pike and Spock was a bad idea when it was hinted that's what they'd be doing at the end of the first season?

My point: Given who's in charge now, and how they've handled the majority of this season so far, I'm not going to automatically come done on how they plan to do Season 3. Like anything, it depends on the execution of the idea.

 

[Tuskin38]

I am going to start a 'Save Pike from that bloody chair!' campaign

He is saved from the chair at the end of 'The Menagerie'

 

[BillJ]

Just like many thought uising Pike and Spock was a bad idea when it was hinted that's what they'd be doing at the end of the first season?

My point: Given who's in charge now, and how they've handled the majority of this season so far, I'm not going to automatically come done on how they plan to do Season 3. Like anything, it depends on the execution of the idea.

I've obviously given them the benefit of the doubt so far. Season three will probably be Burnham and Saru battling for control of Discovery in the 33rd century.

 

[Tim Thomason]

Yeah, the opening of the Picard Show should be Jean-Luc Picard riding across Talos IV on Argo with the rescued Pike and Vina as they shoot back at the army of anthropoid apes controlled by the Talosians.

 

[Gonzo]

They are leaving themselves with big shoes to fill in the name of continuity.

It seems a bit premature to me unless like I said above the Pike/Enterprise series is a go.

Still plenty of time to fill before ToS.

 

[Tim Thomason]

I've obviously given them the benefit of the doubt so far. Season three will probably be Burnham and Saru battling for control of Discovery in the 33rd century.

Yeah. I mean, Saru is the obvious choice for Captain, and Burnham should show deference to him based on their past experiences.

...But Saru seems to be becoming a huge arrogant jerk now that he's "evolved", and we might see the full consequences next season in a stressful environment (like the far future or another galaxy or whatever).

Would the crew turn to Burnham to pull one of her classic mutinies again? If Georgiou is around, might she be egging Burnham on to act in a more "Terran" manner?

 

[eschaton]

Something about the third season taking place during the same time as TOS sounds off. I don't know why, but it does. If Pike's not back next season and they've squared away how Discovery fits into TOS, and everything's resolved and wrapped up...

... why not just have Discovery stay in the Calypso Era?

As I just said in another thread - Georgiou is the main reason. She can't be a recurring character in Season 3 and be in her own Section 31 spinoff show if they do that.

 

[Lord Garth]

As I just said in another thread - Georgiou is the main reason. She can't be a recurring character in Season 3 and be in her own Section 31 spinoff show if they do that.

I mean literally the same time as TOS. 2266.

If we're talking about 2258, then no problem.

 

[Tim Thomason]

As I just said in another thread - Georgiou is the main reason. She can't be a recurring character in Season 3 and be in her own Section 31 spinoff show if they do that.

Other thread:

Season 3 could be all about them dealing with the 33rd century and stuff of that nature, which is solved with a time jump back to the past in the season finale.

Then Section 31's show can begin with Georgiou getting back in the fold after her year in the far future. Then Season 4 of Discovery can tell us what the rest of the crew have been up to since coming back from a strange future.

 

[Lord Garth]

Here's another thing I've been wondering about: does "Calypso" become Star Trek's Official 33rd Century where we have the ENT Era, the TOS Era, the TNG Era, and now the Calypso Era... or does it turn out to be just an Alternate 33rd Century?

 

[Mr Awe]

Something about the third season taking place during the same time as TOS sounds off. I don't know why, but it does.

Kurtzman isn't saying that Discovery season 3 takes place during TOS. That's why it sounds off.