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[QUOTE]Originally posted by Boris: [QB] Good article. However, there are several things I'd like to comment on: 1) Continuity, or a simple continuity at least, need not be sacrificed for good individual stories. How many B5 stories are obviously continuous? For instance, Lennier says in "Parliament of Dreams" that there are two castes of Minbari, but then we learn that there is a worker caste likewise. Discrepancy? No -- we really don't see much of the worker caste in the show, while the canon novel "To Dream in the City of Sorrows" explains that the worker caste is badly treated, that they weren't allowed into the rangers, etc. Given that nobody ever mentioned "two castes of Minbari" again, JMS probably changed his mind about this at some point, yet he still remained consistent with the former line. Then in Star Wars, we learn that Darth Vader is Anakin Skywalker. There is very little evidence that Lucas intended this from the beginning; in any case, he explained Kenobi's lie, and such surprising twists make for good drama and reveal different points of view and different sides to the characters. Hence, you can have a good story and good continuity, by simply explaining at some point later in the series why Archer didn't learn the name of the Ferengi or why Klingon ships were called warbirds. Furthermore, the writer of any given episode need not consider 500 episodes. All you need to stay consistent with, if you're writing, say, a Klingon episode is to check the Encyclopedia for what we know about the Klingons, or ask Ron Moore. Then go surf online to find whatever you can about phaser power limitations. And then surf online to see what you've missed, and remember to include an explanation in the show later on. 2) Although the writers may still have some shows they prefer, they nevertheless have to at least take into account the other Star Trek shows to some extent. That's the difference between one's creative canon and a legal canon sanctioned by Paramount. Hence, the definition given by Moore and Ordover isn't simply a generalization, but rather a set of constraints. You can't simply ignore Voyager or TOS, yet you absolutely can ignore any novel or the TMs. [/QB][/QUOTE]
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