I wish Star Wars had this kind of damage control when the Disney films hit.I’ll just leave this here.
I’m happy that the two will be able to merge successfully. There are some very creative writers out there.
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Spoilers New Picard TV Series and Litverse Continuity (may contain TV show spoilers)
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They did. Just before the EU was nullified there was a short story or something set just after ROTJ where Luke returned to Dagobah for Force meditations, through which he was visions of a possible future, which was the post-ROTJ stuff from the EU.
I suspect this "plan" for the Trek novels is going to be something similar. Only Star Trekify it to say alternate timeline/universe or something. Still doesn't mean we're going to get a continuation of the Lit Con's storylines.
It's not damage control. They don't need damage control, nothing is damaged.
If CBS is going to let the novelverse skid into the Picard show backstory rather than having a hard stop like the Star Wars EU had as soon as they were ready to start putting out material in the new continuity, I can immediately think of a one-line miniseries premise that would be, as the kids say, lit. A bit Infinity-War, in terms of being both a grand finale and a soft (well, not that soft) reboot, and with the necessary time hijinks. If there's a chance of something like that happening, I'm excited.
Still, even if that goes well, I don't like my odds of ever actually finding out what was going on with that frickin' hollow moon on Deep Space Nine. Oh, well, better half of something than all of nothing.
If I was a betting man I would bet against an alternative universe/timeline mash up to get the novels in sync with the Picard. There are some very creative Star Trek writers out there and if memory serves Dayton Ward and David Mack have said on the Literary Treks podcast they were aware of the premise of Picard back when the stories were being broken. If that’s the case I’m sure they will be able mesh the novel continuity to what ever all the upcoming shows deliver. #LLAP #IDIC
Something to chew on:
When ENT's final season produced "In A Mirror, Darkly, Parts I & II," it totally contradicted the SCE stories "Interphase, Parts I & II." Yet that didn't mean the entire SCE series ended; those two stories ceased to be referenced but the series continued.
Same thing with "The Aenar" that season also establishing that Andor was a moon with a much colder climate than had been depicted in Worlds of DS9. They stopped referencing the idea that Andor had a tropical climate, but nothing else from that story was nullified.
Obviously the situation with PIC is a bit different. PIC may well contradict a lot of major elements of the Litverse. But it's also possible that key points may remain but in new forms. Like there's no reason yet to assume that the Titan crew is any different or that most TTN novels didn't happen.
When ENT's final season produced "In A Mirror, Darkly, Parts I & II," it totally contradicted the SCE stories "Interphase, Parts I & II." Yet that didn't mean the entire SCE series ended; those two stories ceased to be referenced but the series continued.
Same thing with "The Aenar" that season also establishing that Andor was a moon with a much colder climate than had been depicted in Worlds of DS9. They stopped referencing the idea that Andor had a tropical climate, but nothing else from that story was nullified.
Obviously the situation with PIC is a bit different. PIC may well contradict a lot of major elements of the Litverse. But it's also possible that key points may remain but in new forms. Like there's no reason yet to assume that the Titan crew is any different or that most TTN novels didn't happen.
Except these are the first cuts - once the show is on, there are sure to lots more - for all we know Riker died in 2381 or returned to the Enterpise to be its Captain.
That is before we get into the fact that now we have a "present" again, we will likely get more shows in this period.
That is before we get into the fact that now we have a "present" again, we will likely get more shows in this period.
Yep.
I anticipate some really clunky retcons, like how Marvel replaced Nick Fury in the comics.
The next Next Generation novel will reveal that in an unseen scene, right after Destiny, Picard was promoted to admiral and divorced Beverly. But he also reconciled with his long-lost estranged brother, Jeff-Luc Picard. Jeff-Luc adopted Jean-Luc's name for tax purposes, and in a series of wacky hijinks, ended up assuming command of the Enterprise-E and marrying Beverly. We've actually been following Jeff-Luc since Destiny, but now the story will shift back to the "real" Jean-Luc.
The next Next Generation novel will reveal that in an unseen scene, right after Destiny, Picard was promoted to admiral and divorced Beverly. But he also reconciled with his long-lost estranged brother, Jeff-Luc Picard. Jeff-Luc adopted Jean-Luc's name for tax purposes, and in a series of wacky hijinks, ended up assuming command of the Enterprise-E and marrying Beverly. We've actually been following Jeff-Luc since Destiny, but now the story will shift back to the "real" Jean-Luc.
No, though there is a novel listed for January with no information attached about what it is or what it's about. I speculate it could be a Picard tie-in, but that's strictly speculation.
Only two years as Nemesis takes place in 2379.
Yeah, but I mean the entire Novel'verse. Not just TNG stories.
Best thing to do is follow the TV series lead, as a restart of the novel line could lead to new readers coming aboard.
True, but I'm sure the authors will sneak in some references to their old work as easter eggs.
Nothing wrong with salvaging what they can.
Which story was this?
