Ultimate Canon poll

[DaleC76]

If you define canon as materials that are used as a basis for future filming, then very little is canon, as nuTrek will be the only game in town for the foreseeable future.

If you define canon as materials that are used as a basis for future books and comics, then a lot is canon, as they frequently reference each other.

If you define canon as materials that are used as a basis for winning online arguments, then I'd stick to the live-action episodes and movies.

 

[conza]

Star Trek: Enterprise, Star Trek V: The Final Frontier, Star Trek: The Animated Series, were all an official (even cartoon) production.

Star Trek XI, I personally believe, should be considered an entirely different universe, perhaps similar to Battlestar Galactica ’78 vs. Battlestar Galactica ’03. Both of these shows used most of the same main characters and names, in the same positions to the original 70s show, however they were not the same characters exactly, simply the same names, etc. Sound familiar, Captain Kirk, isn’t Captain Kirk, but he is a Captain on a Federation Starship, set in the 23rd Century named the ‘USS Enterprise’, and his name is James T. Kirk – So he is, but isn’t, Captain Kirk.

So Star Trek XI, is canon, of a separate nature, a clean slate if you will.

Star Trek: New Voyages and/or Star Trek: Phase II never aired, so it can’t be canon.

And Star Trek: Of Gods and Men clearly aren’t canon, as they are ‘fanon’ – fan made creations set in the canon star trek universe (until they breach the confinements set of the universe at this time).

 

[Cheebo]

Star Trek XI, I personally believe, should be considered an entirely different universe, perhaps similar to Battlestar Galactica ’78 vs. Battlestar Galactica ’03. Both of these shows used most of the same main characters and names, in the same positions to the original 70s show, however they were not the same characters exactly, simply the same names, etc. Sound familiar, Captain Kirk, isn’t Captain Kirk, but he is a Captain on a Federation Starship, set in the 23rd Century named the ‘USS Enterprise’, and his name is James T. Kirk – So he is, but isn’t, Captain Kirk.

How would you explain the presence of Leonard Nimoy as Spock in the new film then?

 

[JM1776]

Canon is whatever is deemed so by those with the legal authority. I believe such is addressed at StarTrek.com, at:

http://www.startrek.com/startrek/view/help/faqs/faq/676.html

Unless we're in that loop, our opinion on what constitutes canon (by its narrower definition) is entirely immaterial.

Personal continuity is, of course, another matter entirely.

 

[Jono]

Star Trek XI, I personally believe, should be considered an entirely different universe, perhaps similar to Battlestar Galactica ’78 vs. Battlestar Galactica ’03. Both of these shows used most of the same main characters and names, in the same positions to the original 70s show, however they were not the same characters exactly, simply the same names, etc. Sound familiar, Captain Kirk, isn’t Captain Kirk, but he is a Captain on a Federation Starship, set in the 23rd Century named the ‘USS Enterprise’, and his name is James T. Kirk – So he is, but isn’t, Captain Kirk.

How would you explain the presence of Leonard Nimoy as Spock in the new film then?

Magic?

I voted for the everything but the fan films at the end, Phase II and Gods and Men or whatever they are called.