tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7703856341303488608.post1725570698689942774..comments2024-03-22T19:07:21.790+00:00Comments on The Wertzone: SF&F Questions: Do the new STAR TREK shows really take place in the Prime Timeline?Adam Whiteheadhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11383677312079611311noreply@blogger.comBlogger5125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7703856341303488608.post-14409303556243327382020-12-29T16:20:55.011+00:002020-12-29T16:20:55.011+00:00The actor thing really is something that you canno...The actor thing really is something that you cannot avoid/overcome, and is something that's been an issue with the Star Trek franchise since the original show (when Pike was played by different actors in The Cage and the framing story in The Menagerie).Adam Whiteheadhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11383677312079611311noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7703856341303488608.post-40557892350244345022020-12-22T20:10:29.300+00:002020-12-22T20:10:29.300+00:00Surprised you didn't bring up what, to me, fee...Surprised you didn't bring up what, to me, feels like a more significant branching of continuity: several characters from the Original Series are now played by different actors.Seannoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7703856341303488608.post-11975248502639139132020-12-19T18:10:35.937+00:002020-12-19T18:10:35.937+00:00This isn't JJ. This is Post-JJ, thank heavens....This isn't JJ. This is Post-JJ, thank heavens.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7703856341303488608.post-86841198386916500312020-12-19T01:10:24.670+00:002020-12-19T01:10:24.670+00:00I think we're basically screwed going forward....I think we're basically screwed going forward. After viewers accepted, and many loved, a reimagining of Battlestar Galactica, and after the success of JJ Abrams 2009 Star trek, which is a success to the extent that multiple movies were produced, there really is no bottom. Writers and studio executives now think that they can tell stories with continuity as an afterthought, because the product sells regardless. Frankly, I wish I was not such a stickler for continuity and logic in my stories. I would be much happier as a fan if I could treat each new iteration as its own thing, but JJ's Star trek and Star Wars are slapdash abominations to me, and I've seen better characters in fanfiction.Andyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08902802137324262883noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7703856341303488608.post-49395754262714066542020-12-19T01:09:36.923+00:002020-12-19T01:09:36.923+00:00Short answer: yes, they do.Short answer: yes, they do.NLnoreply@blogger.com