Evidence of SNW being a possible alternate timeline from TOS

[MakeshiftPython]

i still think that strange new worlds is from alternate timeline because most of the stuff thats happened in strange new worlds was kinda never mentioned on the original series

and at the same time most of the characters from strange new worlds kinda was never mentioned on the original series and or they kinda never showed up on the original series

Why would that be an issue? And what would bringing up characters in SNW really boil down to by TOS?

"Hey, remember La'an?"
"Yes."
"She's Khan's descendent."
"Okay... what can we do with this information?"
"I'm not sure, but the fans are going a little nuts wondering why we aren't bringing up that trivial detail."
"Logical."


"Hey, remember Ortegas?"
"Yes."
"She flew the ship."
"Of course."
"Anyway..."

 

[Firebird]

Looks more like a lighted panel than a window. Cannot see inside the bridge at all.

The limits of 1960's model making on a TV pilot budget.

The windows on the Enterprise-D model, Excelsior, Reliant, Defiant, Voyager, et al are the same.

 

[MakeshiftPython]

The most they could do with those windows on the models was do that one shot of little tiny figured moving in the observation window for the opening titles of TNG. And that was as good as it got until the late 90s when CGI allowed to do elaborate pull outs on both DS9 and VOYAGER, and those were typically one and done shots (or the final shot ever, in DS9's case).

 

[Firebird]

The most they could do with those windows on the models was do that one shot of little tiny figured moving in the observation window for the opening titles of TNG.

And even that was a pastel animation they matted into the windows, not a physical move in the model itself.

 

[cooleddie74]

TOS windows weren't even lit in some model shots. Limitations of both 1960s budgets and model work.

 

[Campe]

Why would they put a box that is about the shape and size of a view screen in the front of the bridge anyway?

 

[MakeshiftPython]

Weird thing to me was FIRST CONTACT featuring a holographic view screen that when not activated was just a plain wall. It only lasted for one film. I don’t understand why it was even a thing.

 

[Mudd]

Once in the wild, it is up to personal interpretation.

But "canon" is not.

 

[Campe]

Weird thing to me was FIRST CONTACT featuring a holographic view screen that when not activated was just a plain wall. It only lasted for one film. I don’t understand why it was even a thing.

Kewl factor.

 

[TRON JA307020]

The limits of 1960's model making on a TV pilot budget.

The windows on the Enterprise-D model, Excelsior, Reliant, Defiant, Voyager, et al are the same.

But as far as we can see there are no windows on the bridge. The viewscreen is screen.

 

[BillJ]

But as far as we can see there are no windows on the bridge. The viewscreen is screen.

The Enterprise-D had a giant overhead see through dome on the bridge.

 

[cooleddie74]

As did the TOS ship.

 

[BillJ]

As did the TOS ship.

I don’t remember that.

 

[Dukhat]

But "canon" is not.

Canon is only determined by whoever is in charge of maintaining it at the time.

 

[fireproof78]

SNW is the TOS timeline. Just as ENT was the TOS timeline. And so was TNG.

Doesn't matter what we in the audience conjecture are "the rules" in our free time on a message board, it's what the rules set up by the creators say they are.

I don't mind either way.

But, if I do alternate timelines it's very easy to do because of ENTERPRISE.

 

[cooleddie74]

I don’t remember that.

It's literally in the opening moments of the first pilot. And "The Menagerie."

 

[BillJ]

It's literally in the opening moments of the first pilot. And "The Menagerie."

I don’t think that was supposed to be a glass dome. I think that is something they used so they could give a wide angle shot of the bridge.

At least, that is how I always interpreted it.

 

[HotRod]

I believe Voyager's bridge also had a couple skylight in the ceiling.

 

[BillJ]

I believe Voyager's bridge also had a couple skylight in the ceiling.

Not sure? But it, the Enterprise refit and D had huge windows in the Observation Lounges connected directly to the bridge. Voyager and the D also has Captain's Ready Rooms with large windows as well.

 

[cooleddie74]

The NX-01 had a fully enclosed bridge module with no visible windows except for the Captain's ready room. It looked pretty heavily armored and plated even by 23rd or 24th century standards.