why do temporal police just not care?
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Maybe they don't know about it? Nero didn't time-travel on purpose, he and Spock fell into a black hole, then branched off a separate, coexisting timeline. The original timeline still exists (according to Word of God from the filmmakers, and the Countdown prequel comic), and nobody in it knows that Nero and Spock went back in time, just that they fell into a black hole and were never heard from again. So history, as recorded in that timestream, wouldn't record it as a time-travel incident.
The only people who'd be aware of Nero's time travel would be people living in the timeline created by that time travel -- and they would obviously have a vested interest in keeping that timeline intact, because you don't burn down your own house.
The only people who'd be aware of Nero's time travel would be people living in the timeline created by that time travel -- and they would obviously have a vested interest in keeping that timeline intact, because you don't burn down your own house.
You could say that about any bad stuff. Why didn't they go back to the beginning of the Borg and tweak something so they never became Borg?
Take out the Borg and the Federation would have likely been easily invaded by the Dominion. It was the threat of the Borg that forced the Federation to quickly develop new military tech for their starships.
I wonder what horrible thing would befall the Federation in that timeline if Vulcan were allowed to continue..
The 29th century time cops on Voyager could only get involved with something caused by someone else in the 29th century. When Captain Braxton attempted to destroy Voyager in Future's End, it was because Voyager destroyed a 29th century timeship (his as it turned out) which caused Earth's destruction in the 29th century. When Braxton and the crew of Relativity were investigating Voyager's destruction in the episode Relativity, it was someone from the 29th century responsible (Braxton himself, as it turned out). Since Nero is from the 24th century, with no connection to the 29th, there's nothing for them to deal with.
Mr. Daniels and his agency from Enterprise, on the other hand could deal with anything from any century. Despite being from the 31st century they travelled to the 22nd to deal with someone from the 28th (the enigmatic Future Guy) and they went to the 20th century to deal with someone from the 29th (the Alien Nazis). But they have a tendency to allow changes to the timeline, since according to Mr. Daniels the Xindi attack was not part of the original timeline, but they allowed this alteration to stay. Maybe Nero's presence is something else they are allowing?
Mr. Daniels and his agency from Enterprise, on the other hand could deal with anything from any century. Despite being from the 31st century they travelled to the 22nd to deal with someone from the 28th (the enigmatic Future Guy) and they went to the 20th century to deal with someone from the 29th (the Alien Nazis). But they have a tendency to allow changes to the timeline, since according to Mr. Daniels the Xindi attack was not part of the original timeline, but they allowed this alteration to stay. Maybe Nero's presence is something else they are allowing?
Because I don't care.
The temporal police don't exist in the JJverse.
Neither do blue Orions, space hippies or Jar-Jar Binks.
Neither do blue Orions, space hippies or Jar-Jar Binks.
It is a closely guarded secret in JJland that Daniels will be seen in the background of a crucial scene. This is what I wish and this is what will be.
Because JJ decided to ditch the crap and make a good movie.
I think it was DS9....
No.
The temporal police only care about time travel that affects them. If it affects someone else's timeline they couldn't give a rat's ass.
The novel Watching the Clock does touch on this...
The Department of Temporal Investigations (in the 'prime' timeline) know about the Abramsverse. They have determined that it will eventually reconnect with the original timeline, but in the far, far future. They basically are leaving it alone.
^ I'll believe it when I see it. Not sure how any Vulcan decendants will simply be able shrug that one off.
