I can't say it enough:
Fuck canon.
Fuck canon.
Spoilers Robert Meyer Burnett: "Terra Firma" will ruin Trek canon
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Given that we don't know if it's true and more than likely it isn't, why not wait until we know for sure. Until then we're just discussing what's essentially fan fiction.Those who don't wanna discuss the possibility of the GoF appearing in Disco don't have to
We've had a few people here who said they know more about future episodes - so far they haven't mentioned any of this.
Why would we only discuss rumors and possibilities after the show airs? How long are the speculative threads about every single episode before the episode is actually released? XD
Why would we only discuss rumors and possibilities after the show airs? How long are the speculative threads about every single episode before the episode is actually released? XD
Obsession with canon is the single worst thing to happen to scifi fandom. It turned enjoyment into religious fanaticism.
Exactly so.
It also annoys me to no end that Kurtzman and the actors and such feel obligated to drop the "true to canon" tag every five minutes. It's needless pandering to an insignificant few.
Has there ever been a poll on that?
It is canon as long as you don't assume that sets and props themselves are canon and that we were told 100% of the information. It's a show, not a history book.
It's called "internal consistency" and it's important:
https://rachellemnshaw.com/blog/2013/02/why-good-writing-matters-internal-consistency
https://lgestrella.wordpress.com/2015/01/21/the-importance-of-internal-consistency/
But I stayed up all night cramming for the quiz!!!!!
Who are these people?
I've watched Star Trek my entire life, it is as consistent as any franchise that's been around for half a century. Obsessing over fine details is missing the forest for the trees.
The only internal consistency any story is ever beholden to is that of its own creation.
Once the "plot chain" is broken, all bets are off. And Star Trek rarely maintains persisting plot chains.
We've got a "News From Dubious Sources" thread in Future of Trek for just such a reason.
If Spock had grown a second head and dropped dead and stayed dead, then I would complain about canon. But a set from 1966 looking different from a set in 2019 isn't enough to bother me. That's the reality of television production and how it's changed over the decades.
Star Trek is neither my religion nor my politics. If it sucks, I will stop watching. The glorified toy collectors of the Fandom Menace will not sway me either way.
If we take this rumor to be true, then the most likely scenario is that someone, probably Burnham will use the guardian and try to change history. She's already shown that she's drifting away from the federation ideals and is becoming much more of an emotionally driven individual. And if she does something that breaks canon, what would happen if she goes and snatches up Spock from some point in history, irrevocably breaking everything that might follow.
Frankly I'll be curious to see what happens, whatever it may be
Frankly I'll be curious to see what happens, whatever it may be
everyone looks at this dudes history, etc... and assumes it’s nothing and that he probably just has an axe to grind. Which is more than fair. And if all it is just making the GoF a flesh and blood being. Meh...kinda dumb but not some dramatic franchise altering thing.
But you do kinda have to ponder...what if it really is as bad as he says. I mean, anything is possible.
Her finding out about the GoF does make sense as I’ve always assumed that by the end of the season they will have used time travel to undo the Burn.
But you do kinda have to ponder...what if it really is as bad as he says. I mean, anything is possible.
Her finding out about the GoF does make sense as I’ve always assumed that by the end of the season they will have used time travel to undo the Burn.
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