And if I were a showrunner or a producer right now, I don’t think I’d want to touch the franchise with a 1000 meter pole, even if the studio could un-fuck itself out of this hole. It just seems an unwinnable situation no matter what.
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SNW doesn't remotely reflect the era of "The Cage". Honestly, it just feels like TNG wearing a bad TOS costume.
After stringing everyone along for ten years that this was all the same, I'd be really disappointed from a story perspective if they went down this road. They chose the setting, they knew the shelf-life of it within the universe, so now deal with it.
Oh, I agree. But SNW was basically shoehorned into using DSC’s visual style (with some extrapolations from TOS) rather than just trying to emulate TOS, though I don’t believe that was ever their intention. Even with the visuals, there is too much influence from the TNG era to really make me think that this is a believable prequel to TOS.
The only named character missing from that crew from The Cage was Ensign Colt, and a never named blonde male Navigator.
I thought Jose Tyler, Dr. Boyce were also missing. Plus, Colt is never named.The only named character missing from that crew from The Cage was Ensign Colt, and a never named blonde male Navigator.
At least the OTOY and Roddenberry Archive shorts bring back Colt and give her that name.
I was just talking Bridge crew. And WRT Jose Tyler (because yeah, Colt was never named on screen, just in the credits), but she had a few bigger scenes. I don't recall the Jose Tyler character with much.
José Tyler does give us the immortal, canon-challenging line that sets off some fans, "Well, the time barrier's been broken! Our new ships can...."
The line that became fodder for head canonistas around the world.
The line that became fodder for head canonistas around the world.
It's the comic book fan in me, retcons galore, "Everything you thought you knew is wrong!"
Honestly, if I were in a position to write a story that sprung Pike from Talos, it would be movie-era.
The only named character missing from that crew from The Cage was Ensign Colt, and a never named blonde male Navigator.
Tyler
Boyce
Colt
The Cage was like 5 years prior to SNW so it is pretty reasonable that crew got rotated out after the previous five year mission ended and given the Enterprise's extended time in spacedock.
That’s possible. It doesn’t change my belief.
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We were introduced to Pike falling for someone while forced to live an illusion. We've just seen him live a lifetime in an illusion with Batel. And we know that he's destined to live the end of his life in a illusion with Vina.
An interesting, strange character arc.
An interesting, strange character arc.
Did they shut down the SNW forum or something?
Not true in any respect.
It was wiped out in the great forum fire, the Ellison purges have begun.
