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[QUOTE]Originally posted by crobato: [QB] When something is said in TNG that contradicts what was said in TOS, the TOS should prevail. The contradiction in TNG is either bad proof reading, ignorance to observe previous canon. TOS canon should have rightly prevailed. Star Trek is the legacy of the Original Series. Even if Okuda filled that gap, that knowledge has been clearly accepted canon for years. If you want to constantly overwrite previous canon with later references, it actually invalidates the sanctity of canon, making it trivial and fair game. And don't give me that do it for the story crap---the trivialization, self contradiction and invalidation of the Star Trek universe had already taken a great toll in its fans. If you are really creative, you can do any story following strict guidelines. After all, technology is already supposedly limited here. The first contact with the Klingons have been a hostile one and has been so for the last fifty years. There is a stardate associated with that episode, so more or less, it's roughly fifty ears, but not one hundred fifty years. There is also how you portray the Klingons. Let's forget about the forehead makeup crap (Kahless has armored foreheads.) Things that can be attributed to sixties budget and limited special effects can be excused. We are talking about the character of the Klingons. Are they going to be more hostile, gang like thugs like in TOS? Or just the misrepresented, need to be understood honorable vikings in TNG? While a Vulcan on an Earth starship is not a continuity contradiction in paper, it is already a thinly veiled contradiction in spirit and intention, in the sense there is a letter of the law, and there is the intent of the law. How do you explain why there isn't another Vulcan in Starfleet before Spock when you have a Vulcan already in a Starfleet predecessor? This makes it even more ridiculous. Yes Avery Brooks was well known before going to DS9, and so was Mulgrew, Ethan Phillips and Rene Auberjonois (the latter two in the same show, Benson). But Hawk wasn't a successful series and Spencer had a limited life. It wasn't an SF show either with an established cult following. There is a mighty big difference between Brooks and Bakula is that Bakula came from a successful SF TV series with a cult following. Bakula is definitely more recognizable before Trek, than Brooks, Mulgrew, Philipps and Auberjonois did Trek. There is no denying that. There is also no denying that Bakula may have been paid the highest ever for any cast member for a Star Trek series. I'm interested how they will approach the Romulans. Are they going to reveal the Romulans by face, with actual encounters with humans? It should be noted that a good number of TOS aliens cannot be used here because they were first contact on TOS, such as Tholians and Gorns. [This message has been edited by crobato (edited May 18, 2001).] [/QB][/QUOTE]
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