Spoilers Star Trek: Picard General Discussion Thread

[ThreeEdgedSword]

I wouldn't mind a thread as I often miss these tidbits...

 

[F. King Daniel]

The post is deleted now (wish I'd screenshotted it, I imagine the comments would have gone John Eaves 25% in no time), but Doug Drexler commented on Facebook today that he considers Picard a direct continuation of TNG and Discovery a "variant timeline"

 

[Kzinti]

what he consider ''canon'' is irrelevant thankfully

 

[fireproof78]

The post is deleted now (wish I'd screenshotted it, I imagine the comments would have gone John Eaves 25% in no time), but Doug Drexler commented on Facebook today that he considers Picard a direct continuation of TNG and Discovery a "variant timeline"

Well, he's in the right fandom for this kind of, *clears throat* discussion.

 

[cooleddie74]

I saw that comment of his. I might not agree with much of the DSC Era aesthetic but it is the same timeline and continuity as TOS.

 

[fireproof78]

I saw that comment of his. I might not agree with much of the DSC Era aesthetic but it is the same timeline and continuity as TOS.

If I had a dime every time this came up.

Can we start a fund?

 

[cooleddie74]

I mean, if I'm satisfied it's the same timeline then we need to just give it up.

 

[fireproof78]

I mean, if I'm satisfied it's the same timeline then we need to just give it up.

I'm about to go buy a lottery ticket and see if Hell froze over.

 

[JoaquinSlowly]

I saw that comment of his. I might not agree with much of the DSC Era aesthetic but it is the same timeline and continuity as TOS.

And its quick deletion/removal feels somewhat telling. For whatever reason, and a few come to mind as possibilities, he decided it wasn’t worth it to keep it up.

 

[DaveyNY]

One would guess that he is probably very tired of being attacked for having an opinion.

 

[Paul755]

while I mostly agree with his opinion (I would include Picard in the alt universe because of the Discoprise and Disco shuttle appearances in S1), it’s not an argument I think is worth having anymore. Both sides are pretty dug in and few if any minds are gonna change.

he was right to delete it. Facebook is a cesspool to begin with and I’m sure the reaction to the post only made things worse.

 

[Sci]

One would guess that he is probably very tired of being attacked for having an opinion.

I imagine it's not so much a matter of not wanting to be attacked for having an opinion as it is realizing he has a professional obligation not to insult his colleagues' work if he wants to keep his job at Paramount.

 

[F. King Daniel]

Working in the art department and making him a Trek somebody, I can see the more... special... internet people using it as a rallying cry of some secret canon conspiracy.

Again.

 

[fireproof78]

Working in the art department and making him a Trek somebody, I can see the more... special... internet people using it as a rallying cry of some secret canon conspiracy.

Again.

That's exactly what a paid plant would say...

 

[F. King Daniel]

Shhhhhh!

 

[Phil123]

The post is deleted now (wish I'd screenshotted it, I imagine the comments would have gone John Eaves 25% in no time), but Doug Drexler commented on Facebook today that he considers Picard a direct continuation of TNG and Discovery a "variant timeline"

I have it but not sure how to post photos from phone on here as no URL…

 

[Tuskin38]

Probably better not, wouldn't want to get someone in trouble. He deleted it for a reason.

 

[Danlav05]

while I mostly agree with his opinion (I would include Picard in the alt universe because of the Discoprise and Disco shuttle appearances in S1), it’s not an argument I think is worth having anymore. Both sides are pretty dug in and few if any minds are gonna change.

he was right to delete it. Facebook is a cesspool to begin with and I’m sure the reaction to the post only made things worse.

It's not as offensive an opinion as prejudice, but one that would get many fans fired up. I don't watch Discovery, but.... I've seen the arguments on twitter! lol like you I don't disagree

Also of course he's employed by the people who make Discovery, which is a big risk!

 

[Tuskin38]

Well he still says he hasn't watched Discovery and Disliked Picard Season 1 so much he never finished it. His stances there haven't changed.

He hasn't deleted any of those. But saying it's a different universe is probably too far, because CBS says it isn't.

 

[Danlav05]

I just look at it as an infinite multiverse - Prime, Kelvin, Novels, Online, Fan films. Makes life easier!