Where did this bizarre notion come from that canon is the one and only thing that matters in evaluating fiction? Whether a work of fiction is "real" or not isn't even a meaningful question. It doesn't matter in the slightest. What matters is whether it's good, whether it's appropriate for what it's supposed to be, whether it treats its subject matter with respect. This is probably the most ill-conceived "celebration" of Star Trek since "These Are the Voyages."
Christopher, by your own admission, you haven’t even watched them. You don’t have a horse in this race, so why bother chiming in? It’s starting to become dreary.