When does Star Trek Discovery take place anyway?
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Arguably, one could say both.
First two seasons in the 2250s, after "The Cage", but before TOS season 1. The third season starts in 3188 and is currently in 3189.
Stars in 2256, 10 years before TOS. Then they jump to 3188 at the end of season 2 and it carries on from there.
To be fair, I never saw the Discovery tech for the first two seasons (10 years before TOS) to be too advanced.
If anything I found it more in line with what should have been shown in the first place (or perhaps even developed EARLIER than the 23rd century given the kind of organization the UFP is)... but then the 32nd century rolled and I was actually disappointed how utterly UNADVANCED everything really was (more in line with changes that would occur 50 to 100 years tops, not ones that would happen in 930 years of exponential developments and returns).
And yes, while its visually disconnected from TOS... meh... nothing too problematic with that given that visual styles would be updated with the times.
We've only seen parts of the Federation during TOS anyway.
The design aesthetic could still go into that direction, and given highly advanced technology that the Federation is supposed to have... such 'cosmetic' changes would be fairly simple to execute in 10 years. Perhaps Starfleet and the Federation were experimenting with different (say, 'simpler') styles in that time frame. And much can change in 10 years (which is especially evident when you consider how much change in interior/exterior designs we saw in roughly 10 years AFTER TOS ended with TMP movie).
Also, Discovery DID acknowledge TOS and showed actual footage from it as well in the second season.
I see no problem with Strange New Worlds doing the same (retaining a new visual style which would eventually become 'new TOS' while maybe giving flashbacks to old TOS and its footage).
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Oh, I'm totally with you. I've just tired of the complaints from folks who spark the debate time and again.
In fairness, I don't even know if the OP here is one of them, and if they aren't I apologize for the snark. :P
Well, there are a lot of smart
around here. But, the honest answer is ten years before TOS in the first two seasons, and then 930 years in to the future in Season 3.Technically, both, as another posted noted.
Season 3 takes place within the vicinity of Stardate 865211.
I apologized in case you meant nothing by it! I'll apologize again now that it's been clarified.
Missed opportunity not having the stardate be 867530.9
Fifth season, it's coming!
Fun fact: Tommy Tutone was the name of the band, not the guy who sang the song.
God, I really want that to be the first line of season 4. "Captain's log, stardate 867530.9..."
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