The Star Trek canon is the set of all canonical materials in the Universe Star Trek . The Star Trek site officially defines the canon as part of the Star Trek: The Original Series, Star Trek: The Animated Series , Star Tracks: Next Generation Star Trek: Deep Space Nine Star Trek: Voyager Star Trek: Enterprise , Star Trek: Discovery , and movies in the franchise. The Editorial on the Star Trek website acknowledges that this definition is not set in stone, but the idea of ​​what constitutes the canon in Star Trek is liquid, open to interpretation and debate.
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Television series
As a rule, all broadcasted Star Trek TV series are considered canons. However, this policy does not clarify which version of the series is a canon. For example, rejuvenated TOS episodes released in 2006 present some visual differences from episodes aired.
To further complicate the problem, it has been noted that Gene Roddenberry was a revisionist when it came to the canon. People who work with Roddenberry remember that he's used to dealing with canons not in series or episodes after episode, but point by point. If he changes his mind on something, or if a fact in one episode contradicts what he considers a more important fact in another episode, he has no problem declaring that particular non-canon point.
Look, people can easily catch us, and say "well, wait a minute, in 'Balance of Terror', they know that Romulana has a cloaking device, and then in 'The Enterprise Incident', they do not know anything about cloaking devices , but they will steal this one as it is obviously newly developed, so how do you explain it? "We can not. There are some things we can not explain, especially when coming from the third season. So, yes, the third season is a canon to the point of contradiction, or where it is so bad... You know, we are a little horrified when people ask us, "well, what happens in 'Plato's Stepchildren', and 'Dan the Children Shall Lead ', and' Spock's Brain ', and so on - it's like, please, he did not even produce it at the time.But generally, [canon is] the original series, not really animated, first film to some extent, the rest of the movie in certain aspects but not all... I know that it is very difficult to understand.Literally is point by point.I sometimes do not know how he will answer the question when I go to his office, I really do not always know, and - and I know it better than anyone, what Gene likes and dislikes.-- Richard Arnold, 1991
Another thing that makes canon a bit confusing. Gene R. himself has a habit of claiming something. He does not like the way the animated series changes, so he declares that it is not a canon. He also does not like many movies. So he did not really think they were canons. And - okay, I'm gonna really scare you with this one - once he gets TNG away, he's... well... he decides that some of the Original Series are not canon too. I once discussed with him, where I cited some very clear things in The Original Series, and he told me he did not think like that again, and that he is now thinking of TNI > as a canon wherever there is a conflict between the two. He admits it is revisionist thinking, but be it.-- Paula Block, 2005
In addition, David Gerrold, in an interview on Star Trek: The Animated Series, commented on Roddenberry's parsimony and how it initially affected the "canon":
The argument about "canon" is ridiculous. I always feel that Star Trek Animated is part of Star Trek because Gene Roddenberry receives her salary and puts her name on credit. And D. C. Fontana - and all the other writers involved - ruin their butt to make it the best Star Trek they can.
But the whole "canon" business really came from Gene's son. Gene likes to give titles to people instead of raising, so the boy gets the name "archivist" and apparently it goes to his head. Gene hands over the responsibility to answer all the fan questions, silly or otherwise, and she seems to let it go to her head.
Another factor contributing to blurring the boundary between the canon and the non-canon is the fact that some authors wish to incorporate elements of the popular non-canon or semi-canon canon into canon episodes. As well as the first names for Hikaru Sulu and Nyota Uhura, which were first used in the novel The Entropy Effect and the reference book Star Trek II Biography, respectively. Some of the first-featured concepts in Animated Series have also been used in other Star Trek productions, such as Kirk's middle name, first used in "Bem" episodes before they are used in < i> Star Trek VI: The Undiscovered Country . The animated episode "Yesteryear" first introduced The Forge and the town of ShiKahr, which was later included in the three-part Enterprise story that began with "The Forge". However, since elements borrowed from Animation Series are considered canons, the status of the series itself stays in a gray semi-canon area.
One final problem comes from text that appears on props like computer displays, but can not be read during episodes, except in modern HDTV broadcasts. These text transcripts can often be obtained through photos and behind-the-scenes interviews. This leads to the question of whether the material present in the episode but can not be seen clearly should be considered a canon. Often, this material tends to be inside a joke inserted by the production staff. Other types of information, such as biographical information viewed on a computer screen in "In a Mirror, Darkly", have been declared not to be "hard canons".
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Movies
All Star Trek produced movies are also considered canon. Although not stated explicitly, the most complete versions of the film were released, including the missing scenes from theatrical versions of the movie but included in the home release or director's cuts, it appears to be a canon. One scene, removed from Star Trek II: The Wrath of Khan, reveals Peter Preston as Scotty's niece. Peter Preston is included in the canon database at StarTrek.com.
Adding confusion to the problem is the fact that Roddenberry is quoted as saying he does not like movies, and "not many consider them canons". There is no definitive list of films that Roddenberry does not particularly like, or what elements in it he does not consider a canon. For example, the Star Trek Chronology reference book states that Roddenberry considers the Star Trek V and Star Trek VI elements as apocryphal, but does not specify a particular element in a film opposed by Roddenberry.
Additional feature canonitas found on home DVD releases, such as deleted scenes, has never been explicitly discussed.
"Reboot" movie
Star Trek , Into Darkness and Beyond occurs in a timeline separate from the rest of the series. In June 2016, for the Star Trek Online computer game, CBS has named this universe, from the Star Trek movie produced by J.J. Abrams, "Kelvin Timeline", named after USS Kelvin is attacked and destroyed by Romulan Vessel in the future, Narada , in the opening scene of Star Trek . The former name for the universe has included an alternate timeline and reboot series.
Publications
Original tie-in novel
Many of the original novels published by the Pocket Book are not considered part of the canon. These are the guidelines set forth from the beginning by Gene Roddenberry, and are repeated many times by the people who work with them.
And as long as Gene Roddenberry is involved in it, he is the last word on what it is Star Trek . So, for us here - Ron Moore, Jeri Taylor, everyone who works on the show - Gene is his authority. And when he says that books, and games, and comics and more, are not gospels, but only an additional Star Trek based on Star Trek but not part of nature the Star Trek universe he created... they're just, you know, a bit fun to keep you busy between episodes and between movies, whatever... but he does not want that to be considered a source information for writers, working on the show, he does not want to be considered part of the canon by anyone working on other projects. - Richard Arnold, 1991
However, even this rule is not without rare exceptions. Two novels of Voyager written by Jerry Taylor (co-creator and producer Novelization
Novelization episodes and movies are not considered canon. This is a tradition that goes back to Gene Roddenberry himself. His novel about Star Trek: The Motion Picture includes many tangents and new information. It reveals, for example, that the woman who died in a transporter accident was a former Kirk partner. While the novel is filled with many gaps left in the film, Roddenberry is quoted as saying it should not be considered a canon.
Reference book
A special case is made for "non-fiction" reference books such as The Star Trek Encyclopedia , Star Trek Chronology , TNG Technical Manual and DS9 Technical Manual . Unlike novels and novelisations, these reference guides have never been explicitly named non-canon, and the fact that they are formally approved by Paramount and given to episode writers as a functioning guide to give them an aura of credibility. Roddenberry himself thinks of it as part of the "background" Star Trek . Meanwhile, Michael Okuda and Rick Sternbach, two art and technical consultants since Star Trek: The Next Generation and author of some of these reference books, consider their work "fairly official". However, they stopped mentioning the canon books, leaving the debate open.
Star Trek writer and co-producer Ronald D. Moore rejected official material like "speculation", and said that the writing staff did not consider it a canon. However, Viacom, Paramount's parent company, seems to believe differently. In a series of posts to the website forum of Star Trek, Senior Director of Viacom, Harry Lang leaves no doubt that he considers the reference book a canon.
Other publications
Star Trek's Star Trek and Star Trek are generally not considered canons. Regarding the tie-in of comic book IDW Publishing to the 2009 movie and its sequel, screenwriter Roberto Orci feels that the background information presented in the books can be considered canon. Using rules similar to the rules governing the Star Wars canon at the time, he acknowledged that the expanded universe material that he watched could remain a canon unless it is denied by future films or television shows.
Other material
Nothing happens in the Star Trek game, Star Trek: The Experience , Star Trek Production fan or Trekdom is considered a canon.
Materials approved by Roddenberry
Based on the amount of creative control of Roddenberry given during the first season of Star Trek, some argue that only Roddenberry-approved material should be considered a canon. Such an approach would eliminate anything Roddenberry did not like, and everything made after his death, including six films and three television series.
However, Roddenberry himself loudly rebuked such an attitude. She hopes that Star Trek will continue after her death. As Star Trek continues to be upgraded by every next generation, he expects people to look back to the beginning as simple, the simple beginnings of something much bigger and better. Roddenberry certainly never meant Star Trek to be limited to his work, but to include all the work expected of future generations.
Klingon language
The Klingon language was first conceived by James Doohan for the movie Star Trek: The Motion Picture , and consists only of a few words. Then, Marc Okrand went on to refine the vocabulary seldom being a real language, complete with grammar and phonological rules, and went as far as to publish the The Klingon Dictionary (1985, revised edition of 1992); The Klingon Language Institute was created shortly thereafter. The Okling Klingon language is used to write a Klingon dialog that is heard in several movies and episodes of Star Trek . Okrand has developed the language in an important way in two audio programs: Klingon Conversation (1992) and Power Klingon (1993), and in two books: The Klingon Way (1996) and Klingon for Galactic Traveler (1997). Regardless of these facts, however, Ronald D. Moore states in 1997: "Whether or not the [author] Trek uses the language described in the Marc dictionary to the individual author," and that he " find a complicated dictionary [s] and usually find [s] easier to make [language] phonetically. "
Also see
- Timeline Star Trek
- Outline Star Trek
Reference
External links
- What can be considered Star Trek "canon"? archived versions of archive.org, no longer live on StarTrek.com, the official Star Trek website .
- Canon in Memory Alpha (a Star Trek wiki)
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