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[QUOTE]Originally posted by Phelps: [QB] Er...unlikely to exist in a Star Trek universe with Eugenics Wars and DY-100 ships with artificial gravity? Of course, Voyager has ignored both already, and yes, the timelines of our universe and the Star Trek universe do overlap to an extent. However, the 1990s is exactly when they start to diverge. Introducing the ISS here means stretching the established Star Trek timeline to the breaking point. On a more general note, and on the other hand, maybe this is where we must start looking at "Enterprise" as a variation on the established Star Trek universe, just as Arthur C. Clarke saw his 2010 as a variation on 2001, 2061 as a variation on both 2001 and 2061, and 3001 as a variation on all three. In fact, if you look carefully at 3001, in some places it seems like Clarke places the events of 2001 in 2031! Why? It turned out we didn't have a moon base and the other tech in the 1990s, so he changed the timeline. Braga clearly sees his show this way, so there is no need to be angry about inconsistencies; it simply means the universe of this show, and perhaps that of Voyager, isn't necessarily continuous with the rest of the Star Trek universe. Let's group this and Voyager into one category, DS9, TNG, and TOS in another. That's just one way of making the split. Consider this: Rick Berman said in the TIME magazine article on "Generations" that "Star Trek" isn't his vision of the future. It really isn't a realistic future at all. So why the ISS in a Berman show? To me, this says: "With this show, I change my mind, you ARE in a future that is 70% extension of the present day, and only 30% Star Trek." It's really a different show from the ground up. It's true that we can rationalize just about anything, but in doing that we'd be destroying the artistic integrity of not just this, but every Star Trek show. It has worked so far because the timeline of TNG, DS9, VOY was established by a consistent group of people, and was distant enough from TOS not to conflict. Now, it's going to be more difficult, though not impossible, because TOS is no longer a floor to jump off whereever you want; it's a ceiling which says exactly how far you can go with "Enterprise". Berman and Braga have to watch for it to keep their fanbase, but they really seem to want a different kind of show. [/QB][/QUOTE]
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