Old Episodes in a new light through "Star Trek: Picard"

[Mage]

along with being a former captain of the Enterprise-E.

I only just now realized... It's never stated that Worf commanded the E-E. Yes, he has the rank of captain. And he states that what happened to the E was not his fault. But we are all asuming he commanded the E, which was never confirmed on screen, right?
Did Matalas ever mention anything about that?

 

[somebuddyX]

I only just now realized... It's never stated that Worf commanded the E-E. Yes, he has the rank of captain. And he states that what happened to the E was not his fault. But we are all asuming he commanded the E, which was never confirmed on screen, right?
Did Matalas ever mention anything about that?

My thought is that since it's mentioned that's what happened in a book prequel, which of itself doesn't mean anything, but the fact that happened right after they rebooted the book universe suggests to me they probably ran it by the TV guys at least. I also think the fact he's associated with it sorta draws that connection enough, but it's also something a TV guy could change if they want. I really wonder what happened though. At first I was thinking he did a ramming speed into the side of an enemy ship but then he'd be actually banging his chest about it to anyone who listened, not saying it wasn't his fault. I was thinking that it broke down over a planet and crashed into a lake of acid or something, like something really embarrassing.

 

[Mage]

My thought is that since it's mentioned that's what happened in a book prequel, which of itself doesn't mean anything, but the fact that happened right after they rebooted the book universe suggests to me they probably ran it by the TV guys at least. I also think the fact he's associated with it sorta draws that connection enough, but it's also something a TV guy could change if they want. I really wonder what happened though. At first I was thinking he did a ramming speed into the side of an enemy ship but then he'd be actually banging his chest about it to anyone who listened, not saying it wasn't his fault. I was thinking that it broke down over a planet and crashed into a lake of acid or something, like something really embarrassing.

Well, when the TrekLit universe ended (literally) Worf was still XO on the Enterprise-E and was just offered command of a Prometheus class starship. I do not know if any other novels had Worf in command of the Big E, but it would make sense that he did at some point.
And yes, I fully agree. I also felt in that scene, that everyone else was aware and agreed that it wasn't Worf's fault, but it was such a touchy thing for our beloved Klingon, that they enjoyed teasing him with it. Which, honestly, isn't always as much fun as friends might think it is.

 

[Tuskin38]

Worf was captain of the Ent-E in the backstory they wrote for Season 1, and Terry said they wouldn't be contradicting that.

 

[JRob94]

Picard recommends Worf for captaincy of the E when he’s promoted to admiral in “The Last Best Hope” by Una McCormack. As noted above, though, that isn’t hard canon and could be changed by a TV writer in the future.

 

[Commander Richard]

They wouldn't DARE!!!

 

[Praetor]

I'd still rather have had the Enterprise-E as the ship about to be retired that was commanded by Shelby in "Picard" rather than the F, sidestepping the whole "that was not my fault" thing from Worf.

 

[Commander Richard]

^ It would have cut down on Enterprises, that's for sure. Seems like they're going though them like toilet paper these days.

That said, I did like the gag.

 

[fireproof78]

I'd still rather have had the Enterprise-E as the ship about to be retired that was commanded by Shelby in "Picard" rather than the F, sidestepping the whole "that was not my fault" thing from Worf.

Definitely. The Worf "it's not my fault" rings like a Red vs. Blue joke from Caboose and didn't carry any humor.

 

[Lord Garth]

I watched "Author, Author" last night. Getting to the end of Voyager. So, these observations are more keen because, other than Nemesis, this was the last we saw of the 24th Century before Picard premiered. Some nitpicking heckler's going to be like, "But what about TATV?!" and I'm going to give them a glare for splitting hair.

Anyway...

Holographic Rights. This is something the Judge addresses and says that while he cannot determine if The Doctor -- as a hologram -- qualifies for personhood based on one case, he extends protection of author rights to The Doctor and allows his holonovel Photons Be Free to be recalled so it can be revised. It's realistic that Holographic Rights won't be an issue resolved in one case and that it would have to be kicked up to the Federation's equivalent of the Supreme Court, but Voyager ends in 2378 and Picard picks up in 2399. You'd think Picard would've had a stance on Holographic Rights. It didn't. It leaves the issue alone. It has a stance on Androids, but not Holograms.

So, I have to look for clues. Unless I've missed something, I don't remember any mention of an EMH on the Titan. None of the Starfleet holograms seem fully sentient, but I would say that the holograms on La Sirena are. I'm going to guess that the banning on AI from 2385 to 2399 also froze the debate about Holographic Rights as well.

One thing that really rubbed me the wrong way was all the EMH Mark 1s in the mines that we saw at the end of "Author, Author". It feels wrong. It feels like 24th Century slavery. People who aren't recognized as people, doing all the menial work. "You're not a person, you're property!", to paraphrase the Dred Scott case. To me it's something that should've been at least touched upon in Picard. If Legacy ever gets greenlit, or there's something else late-24th/25th Century-related, hopefully it's addressed there. Maybe even Prodigy.

 

[Daedalus of the Dead]

I'd still rather have had the Enterprise-E as the ship about to be retired that was commanded by Shelby in "Picard" rather than the F, sidestepping the whole "that was not my fault" thing from Worf.

But damn, I loved that Enterprise-F introduction scene in Vox, it was really quite something.

However, It felt more like a brand new flagship fresh from the staryard rather than scrapyard fodder. You probably could've had Shelby on the same bridge used for the F as a stand-in for the E, as it's likely undergone one refit in 22 years.

 

[Praetor]

But damn, I loved that Enterprise-F introduction scene in Vox, it was really quite something.

However, It felt more like a brand new flagship fresh from the staryard rather than scrapyard fodder. You probably could've had Shelby on the same bridge used for the F as a stand-in for the E, as it's likely undergone one refit in 22 years.

I agree - the F scene made it feel new, but then "oh by the way it is being decommissioned." I get the whole "it's not the age, it's the miles" thing but I still don't like it. And seeing the E about to be retired would have given her more respect.