How will the spore drive fit into canon?

Discussion in 'Star Trek: Discovery' started by Rahul, Nov 20, 2017.

  1. ralfy

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    Or it will show up in the new movies (together with characters from STD), paving the way for a reboot of the whole franchise.
     
  2. Nerys Myk

    Nerys Myk A Spock and a smile Premium Member

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    How will it fit?​
    I figure right about here
    ENT > Spore Drive < TOS
     
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  3. Lysian

    Lysian Lieutenant Red Shirt

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    But how can it be a reboot if it does new stuff! Reboots are just redoing old things, right?
     
  4. The Wormhole

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    [Ten paragraphs of incoherent rambling accusing you of being wrong, a troll, drunk and for some reason racist who disrespects Canon and the sanctity of Gene's Vision.]
     
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  5. fireproof78

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    You forgot "Not a real fan!"
     
  6. The Wormhole

    The Wormhole Fleet Admiral Admiral

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    [Ten more paragraphs of even more incoherent rambling in which I accuse you of not being a real fan and project my problems with people in my real life nonsensically onto you. Seriously, chill the fuck out, it's only thirty-five dollars.]
     
  7. Refuge

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    [Ten more pages of incoherent ramblings of Sisko did this and Janeway did that and although they haven't been born yet it means spore drive IS possible but it will never be seen again?!?!!]
     
  8. fireproof78

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    It's only bad when Lorca does it ;)
     
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  9. Jackson_Roykirk

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    Maybe, but I don't think it's an accident that the writers used a mirror for their dramatic foreshadowing.
     
  10. Locutus of Bored

    Locutus of Bored Yo, Dawg! I Heard You Like Avatars... In Memoriam

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    Once the Klingons or the Terran Empire get a hold of the spore drive technology, Starfleet decides they have to destroy the mycelial network to protect the Federation and the fabric of space-time itself.

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  11. Greylock Crescent

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    Not having followed the ancillary commentary very much (so I don't know if it's been ruled out), I happen to like the notion that Discovery is from an alternate timeline/reality from TOS - and that's why it has so many divergent traits (holonet, uniforms, Klingons, Spore Drive, etc.) - and somehow ends up in (or passes through) the same timeline/reality of TOS.

    Or it's just stylistic decisions. In any case, it's one of the more interesting aspects of the show so far. The characters ... I appreciate taking a different approach, but none of them really appeal to me yet.
     
  12. Balok's Decoy

    Balok's Decoy Commodore Commodore

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    I'm sure the DSC writers will come up with a canon-y answer to this question (they've indicated they will make everything line up eventually), but I don't think it's necessary.
     
  13. Dix

    Dix Lieutenant Commander Red Shirt

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    It may fit into a cannon, though. And then be shot straight outta that cannon from the canon. ;)

    Seriously, no way this fits into the canon. They screwed up badly. (but "they're looking for solutions as we speak...")
     
  14. Nerys Myk

    Nerys Myk A Spock and a smile Premium Member

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    Which part of the canon is the problem? Does a specific episode come to mind?
     
  15. Dix

    Dix Lieutenant Commander Red Shirt

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    None. Well, that's part of the problem.
     
  16. Nerys Myk

    Nerys Myk A Spock and a smile Premium Member

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    So there is nothing the canon that creates a problem and that's a problem????
     
  17. Dix

    Dix Lieutenant Commander Red Shirt

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    No, I don't see why there would be any problem in using a Coca Cola drive either... it's just... I don't see anyone later using that magnificent Coca Cola drive.
     
  18. Balok's Decoy

    Balok's Decoy Commodore Commodore

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    The Coca Cola Drive has too many problems and it disrupts the fabric of the universe. Let's just use warp drive from now on.

    The end. Canon dicks touch.
     
  19. Dix

    Dix Lieutenant Commander Red Shirt

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    Well let's.
     
  20. Balok's Decoy

    Balok's Decoy Commodore Commodore

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    We probably will at some point.