Star Trek Finally Reveals Uhura Became Captain of Her Own Starship

It's really annoying that they used a John Eaves concept design for a Sovereign-era starship as a ship from the 2330's. It was first used as set dressing for one of Picard's awards, and when they decided to use the same ship as Uhura's command, they didn't bother to change the design. It's trivial, I know, but it still annoys me.

 

Didn't Uhura at the beginning of The Undiscovered Country say she had been at a cadet seminar?

 

Are women only of worth if they have families??

I saw it as a Shenzhou-era design, myself. So an old rustbucket by post-STVI-era

 

What it looked like to me, too. Some Klingon War era repurposed ship.

 

The similarities are negligible at best, other than the overall design of 'saucer with nacelles on pylons.'

 

True, not every character has to be a captain, or do they even want to. Checkov was a commander, 1st officer on the Reliant in 2285, by 2293, he's still a commander, after almost 30 years of service. Sulu only a captain after 25 years of service.

No reason Uhura has to command, never had her in charge/in the captains seat in the show.
I could see her at the academy, teaching communications. Maybe getting a burr sometimes to get out into the galaxy, and take a mission, or training cruise occasionally. Not in command, and defiantly not in charge of Starfleet Intel.

 

in fairness, I get the feeling Freeman seldom actually reads memos.

 

Wishing for a thing does not make it so...

 

New content which rarely aligns with what came before it is effectively making its own branch or universe, but some are free to believe its all one, tight continuity...

 

While others choose to believe, despite the preponderance of evidence, myriad counterexamples, and plain good sense, that once upon a time Star Trek was all one, tight continuity.

 

Honestly, with all the time-bending anomalies, medical/transporter tech, time travel, and alternate realities one can get stuck in, you could have an entire life and family in no actual time at all. You could even have a holo-family like the doctor in Voyager that can pick up where they left off whenever you have free time, or be programmed to continue while you're not there.

They're talking about virtual kids now for goodness sakes. Not the same, granted, but people will do whatever they want and are able to.

 

I doubt many believed that, since as early as TNG, continuity issues popped up, triggering fan complaints.

 

I don't think anyone believes it's a "tight continuity" as in completely consistent with itself or what came before (not even TOS was totally consistent with itself, and no large franchise made over a period of decades and multiple series/films is --which is not a criticism, just reality), but I do believe most think it's a flexible sliding continuity that adapts with the times but takes place in a single shared universe, with the exception of the peripheral Mirror Universe episodes and Kelvinverse films, and others that are specifically stated as being set in alternate universes.

 

As early as TNG? James R. Kirk and his Vucanian first officer (with "some human blood" in his ancestry) would like a word with you.

 

I'm referring to lack of continuity from one production to another.

 

You do realize that having children is not a goal for everyone, right?
You do realize that not all humans need to be in a relationship/marriage to have a fulfilling life, right?

 

I like continuity. I prefer having a consistent universe told in a way that makes sense and connects back to what came before instead of this fractured nonsense where every show is an alternate timeline unto itself.

That being said, I realize that's not a motivation or goal for the folks making these shows. It is what it is.

 

That is the sort of problem that crops up when people decide to make prequels to older works, with today’s production values. Unless it’s something like the Disney Star Wars tv shows where they’re purposely striving for the same look and feel of the original trilogy, the people making those prequels want to put their own spin on things. As I’ve mentioned before, there’s a difference between not staying consistent with 50+ years of work, and not staying consistent on purpose.