Kelvin Timeline all but confirmed

I think it comes down to 2 things.

1 It's very close to "TOS" time which makes suspension of disbelief harder. If this had been set 20 to 25 years further in the past I think people would acept it more because then you would see the show more like it's evolved from the "Enterprise" time and "TOS" could still exist in it's kind of magical 60's landscape that is never really dealt with in regards to the other Prime universe shows.
2 The Klingon look seems to be a big depature from what had became the accepted look since "TMP." I think their look at became just as iconic as Vulcan ears so that is going to unsettle people.

Jason

 

Which are both silly reasons really. The looks of the aliens in Star Trek have always been updated. Klingons, Romulans, Trills, Borg.... It's not a valid reason, it's a childish complaint. When TMP was first released, fans had the same silly outcry. No one cares anymore.

As for the way the rest looks..... TOS was made with effects and technology of that time. Discovery is made with those of this time. If the show was made to look exactly like TOS, this forum would have gone nuclear already from all the complaints.

And as for all of this Prime versus Kelvin versus whatever..... It's Prime. Not because of what I think or feel or might desperatly need to satisfy my inner geek. No. Simply because the creators of the show clearly stated it's set in the Prime Universe. You can close your eyes and ears and go 'LALALALALALALALALALALA' as loud as you want and ignore it, but that's not gonna change it.

 

I don't think anyone thinks the show will be bad just because it doesn't fit into their idea of what a Prime universe show would be like. I think people just are curious as to what to expect from the show. Once that is settled, if they like it the only impact on what universe they see it set in will proably only matter to how it effects their head-canon and where they put it in they want to do a trek marathon of all the shows.
If I don't think it feels like a canon show I might watch it after the Berman 24th century shows. If it does feel like canon I will watch it after "Enterprise" and before I start "TOS."
As for the aliens being updated I agree we have seen changes before but I do think some are seen as untouchable, were at best you can only do a minor changes. It really does come down to just how popular the aliens are and how different the new look is. It's one thing to change the Trill who were in one episode of "TNG" and the Klingons whose look as stayed pretty similiar since 1980, has had 2 series regulars and a number of popular reacuring characters.
I do think canon issues are seen more of a issue of fans who fell in love with Trek because of the 24th century shows and those who are more TOS fans. Canon in the 24th century shows did become more of a big deal then I think it was for "TOS."

Jason

 

That's the thing though.... That little Holy Grail word for so many fans: Canon. It's only true untill something new changes it. Canon has been changed inside of Star Trek many times. And most fans simply role with that and accept it. It's not a big deal. There are a few fans who have come obsessed with it, that need to have everything fit together perfectly.

It's very simple. This show is Prime. Fact. These are the uniforms that are now part of 2250's. Fact. This is what Klingons look like. Fact. Feel free to find reasons to make it work within what we saw earlier, but this IS what it is. Simple as that. But saying to yourself "This show doesn't feel like the 2250's, so in my head it's now the 2350's".... I mean, go ahead if you want that. But the simple FACT is, it's set in the 2250's, in the Prime Universe.

So, a topic where someone states that this show is Kelvin Timeline because it looks more like that than it does The Cage..... That's just reaching.

 

I don't think anyone thinks the show is set in the Kelvin Timeline. I think some say the show looks like it was more inspired from the Kelvin Universe movies than the other Prime Universe stories but that is different. The general feeling I get is some think it's a 3rd universe, where it will basically take things from both Kelvin and Prime and do something new.

As for canon I think it's only important to just how much it matters to how much you want the show to feel connected to the other shows. For example I think canon was very important to TNG,DS9,Voyager and Enterprise because I felt like Rick Berman wanted them to all feel like they had a connection to each other. That's why they had similiar tech,uniforms,character and alien crossover's and a a bunch of name droping in the episodes. In one ep Garak might mention Sarek and in another Janeway might talk about Picard.
I think everyone expects to see nods to the other shows but I don't expect anyone thinks it will be on the level of the Berman years. Which can be a good thing, because it lets them to do their own thing but it will hurt in the eye's of those who want it to feel like it belongs with the other shows.
That's why I think the canon issue might be a even bigger deal to fans who came to Trek because of TNG or the other Berman shows. TOS fans already saw their universe get rebooted,TWICE, with TNG and then the Kelvin movies. This is the first time for 24th century fans even if the show ironically being changed the most is TOS and not the 24th century shows.

Jason

 

It's not the Prime timeline. It just isn't NuTrek either. It is NuNuTrek. This is a reimagined Trek or 3rd timeline. That's the best way to see this. This way they can do all the "reimagining" they want and you don't have to sweat it.

 

Ofcourse it's Prime Timeline. It is, because the creators stated it is set in the Prime timeline. Saying that you think it isn't, doen't make it so.

 

I don't trust them. They are trying to sale the show to a audience so I think they would say almost anything to garner interest. Plus they know they can't do it in the Kelvin Universe because that is for the movies, and they proably felt it would confuse people to start talking about a new 3rd universe because only we nerds care about that stuff.
Jason

 

I think that the creators of a show can be trusted to know what timeline their show is set in. If they say it is Prime, then it is. Why do fans think they know more about a show than those who created it?

 

The creator of the series also said it could fit into either universe. The word "reimagining" has also been used by said creator.

So, there's a lot of leeway in what the creator of the series has actually said on the matter.

"Prime timeline" is a binky for folks that simply cannot let go.

 

I think they know. What we don't know is if they are being honest in telling us what they know. When they say this stuff it's basically a sales pitch to make people want to watch the show. It worked in getting people excited for the show who see Prime as sort of like a code word to returning to the classic Trek people grew up with. At least I think that might be what they are thinking.

Jason

 

I think that is true with us hardcore fans but I wonder how those statements play with casual fans who might have enjoyed Trek in the past but have moved on from it, or only had a passing interest in it to begin with because maybe they like Picard or Kirk or who knows what.

Jason

 

Stupid question from a non-native speaker..... Binky??

 

Security blanket. Sorry.

 

Ah, like so. Yeah, I get what you mean.

Me, personally... I couldn't care less about Prime, Kelvin or a 3rd. I want good Star Trek, I want good TV. If the look of the ship or the uniforms or wether or not if fits into your percieved vision of what 'real Trek' is matter more than wether or not the episodes are actually good, I think you kinda missed the point.

 

From what I've seen (right now), I can't make Discovery/TOS fit together. Maybe that's a failing on my part? But, I doubt CBS cares how I rationalize/treat the differences as long as I'm subscribing to their service.