Damn, I was just about to post the same Altair VI theory! I was reading a transcript of the episode and that line popped out at me. That's my guess now, as well. Nice going, JoeCabby!
Yes, that's a funny coincidence.
Event alluded to by Bryan Fuller.
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Yes, that's a funny coincidence.
Without bothering to trawl through all the other suggestions, has anyone brought up The Vulcanian Expedition? That's such a vague name. Was it an expedition to Vulcan (Vulcans were originally Vulcanians)? Or an expedition of Vulcans somewhere?
Without bothering to be verbiose, yes.
You may want to read pages 1-4. There's a lot of discussion about Vulcanians and Expeditions there.
Yeah, sorry everyone.
I was trying to make a joke. No idea of it's been brought up.
I think the last one to call Spock a Vulcanian was Mudd, I remember thinking that it was some kind of a slur (because I didn't see them in order the first time and it was the first time that I had heard anyone call Spock that).
No, you still hear the term "Vulcanian" late in the first season. It's also used in "Court Martial", "A Taste of Armageddon", "This Side of Paradise", and "Errand of Mercy."
The interesting thing about Mudd guessing that Spock was "half-Vulcanian" is that it implies that half-Vulcanians look noticeably different from the full-blooded variety. So maybe at that early stage of the series' conception, full Vulcanians had more pronounced ears, different-colored skin, or other exterior differences.
Yes, there didn't seem to be much difference between Spock and his father. We should have seen some.
It could be that that idea was torpedoed after we saw the Romulans in "Balance of Terror." They were described as a potential offshoot of the Vulcans and they, as a plot point, were indistinguishable from Mr. Spock.
Another thought about the interstellar conflict around Altair VI: Altair IV is the setting of the film Forbidden Planet. Wouldn't it be cool if the team behind Discovery snuck in a veiled reference to the events of that film? 
I don't know, but I think the more we compare this new series with TOS, the more it's hard for the creative teams to give us a descent 21st century Star Trek. It also bad for us, as if we see something doesn't match, then we will hate ST Discovery. So i think it is better if we forget TOS when we watch Discovery. That's, to maximize our enjoyment when we watch it.
I for one won't be thinking about TOS when I'll watch Discovery.
Or you could just assume it's a 21st century tv show with a new creative team trying to write a new show that doesn't want to be tied down to every little detail from a 50 year old show. That would work too.
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Yeah, I agree with you. By connecting the Discovery with TOS, or TNG, you will find something (even if it's tiny) that is wrong, according to the old show. Specially when you've over annalist TOS and TNG before that. Because the creative team can't make the Discovery identical to TOS, even if they want. Remember, we live in 21st century, while TOS was a TV show for 1960 audience. Like it or not, the producer has to re image the show in order for it to survive.
So to enjoy Star Trek Discovery, first, we must disregard TOS and TNG. Just consider this new show as a sole Star Trek show. Don't poison Ourselves with many unimportant detail. And then we'll be able to enjoy it to it's fullest as 21st century Star Trek fans.
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Well that's a bit harsh.
I think the main reason why we shouldn't hope for something TOS like is that TOS is old and that modern viewers, with the exception of die hard TOS fans, don't watch old things.
I agree. I want this to be a good TV show first and foremost. If canon/continuity has to be retconned at some points here and there for that to happen, so be it.
My post was directed exclusively at the bolded part of Brainsucker's post, which was "if we see something doesn't match, then we will hate ST Discovery".
"hate" is definitely too strong a word, but it's likely that there will be some criticism.
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