I was thinking Discovery would make more sense if it was set shortly after TUC.
Would Discovery's setting be better if it was after TUC?
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I have long thought that Discovery would work better in a different time frame, preferably either the late 24th century or the 25th century. Or perhaps 20 or more years before TOS. But the idea of Discovery set after Star Trek 6 is not a bad idea. Though they would have to get rid of the 100 year Klingon disappearance, but yeah, I think a Discovery series set in the Lost Era would've been cool.
Totally agree. It would be a much better fit, for the tech timeline. Most all the complaints from my fellow trekkie friends are due to the advanced technology set before TOS.
Yeah, maybe the idea of developing a secret technology so soon after TUC, and the Klingons covertly attempting to undermine it, everything on the hush neither side wanting to admit to their actions,
coulda been cool too. I am happy with what we're getting though.
I wouldn't mind the d7 change if the change didn't look so friggin stupid.
I like the D7. 
Yup. The whole thing is pretty arbitrary.
Like could replace dates/stardates with "In the future..." and there'd be no practical difference.
Like could replace dates/stardates with "In the future..." and there'd be no practical difference.
I think it'd be entirely possible to set it a century after Voyager.
The Klingon Empire going into seclusion and all that.
But given Sarek, Mudd, and so on--it's clear they do intend to exploit the TOS elements for all they're worth.
The Klingon Empire going into seclusion and all that.
But given Sarek, Mudd, and so on--it's clear they do intend to exploit the TOS elements for all they're worth.
It was set where it is for (hopefully) well thought out reasons by the production team. As noted by Charles Phipps, one of those reasons is becoming clear. I expect that as the season and series unfolds, we'll see more of them, unfolding into engaging story and plot
No. Because then we're buddy buddy with the Klingons..
Anything else to add to your thread? Why do you think that?
I disagree. This could easily be set during post-TUC and before TNG. There's several decades to explore there. And we know from TNG that relations with the Klingons weren't super tight for decades after TUC. They remained tenuous enough for another war to break out on DS9. And even Star Trek Online has yet another Klingon-Federation war in its timeline.
As for Sarek, just get an older actor or put James Frain in makeup to make him look aged. Burnham could've been a child he adopted in the 2270s or 2280s for example. That could be a reason Spock never talks about her. She didn't grow up with him. He might not even know her well. Also, he was very busy dying and being reborn during that time so he had other things on his mind. And if they moved up the timeline even farther in the timeline there would be the Spock and Sarek rift over Cardassia so we wouldn't see Spock a lot, and maybe Sarek wouldn't be talking about him much.
Granted, there would be some tweaks to Burnham and the rest of the story, but nothing that majorly changes what we have now. They would have to change the nature of the Sarek-Burnham relationship where it concerns the Vulcan Science Academy, but they could still have a relationship between them. And it would erase the reason Discovery provides for the rift between Spock and Sarek. But since we went 50 years without an explanation and there didn't seem to be a strong desire to get one, that whole thing could've been tossed without it being a big deal. It's a nice filling in of a blank but ultimately has little bearing, from what I can see, on this series.
The Klingon War works just as well in The Lost Era. I can easily see the empire in disarray after Khitomer, with various factions vying for power. T'Kuvma is opposed to the peace deal and wants to fight the Federation instead of ally with them. Instead of the amorphous Klingon messiah angle, they could better root his ambitions in something more concrete. Granted they would have to remove the 100 year exile thing with the Klingons, but that's not a big loss. Also setting the show post-TUC allows them to use the remaining TOS crew. The show could also revisit Captain Harriman and Demora Sulu and the Enterprise-B. It also opens the door to use Colonel Worf and perhaps some younger characters or ancestors for the TNG/DS9/VOY shows. Like a member of the Paris family for example. Or we could see the Enterprise-C or the Stargazer. And maybe we could get the Norkan campaigns and the Tomed Incident as well, with the younger Alidar Jarok.
The Discovery uniforms, tech, and ships (especially the nacelles) fit the TOS movie and TNG aesthetic more than the TOS show.
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Yes, but no one really cares about her Spock connection except for the writers that wanted to associate themselves with him.
Just remember that the reason why Discovery is ever born is just because CBS want to slam a fan made Star Trek show. That's why they have to be at the same timeline with that fan made movie. Or else, that era would still empty and that fan can justify to make the Axanar as the canon history of Star Trek.
Because of that, like it or not, Discovery must be happen at the current time line, and it must about a war, and against the Klingon.
Because of that, like it or not, Discovery must be happen at the current time line, and it must about a war, and against the Klingon.
If that's why they made it about this stupid Klingon war, then they're even dumber than I gave them credit for. That prelude video got fewer views than Star Trek Horizon, nobody truly cared/cares for axanar.
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