>I have no idea what writers guidelines they use, but I do know that the >guidelines used for the Star Trek novels were quite different. They >demanded continuity, and ST:E seems to throw all of that out of the window.
Yeh I have to agree with you there about the whole set up, you cant do anything unless it returns the universe back to its original set up. "go April" Read "best destiny" a few months ago.. never really was a big ST:TOS fan.. just kidding, rather enjoyed the book. The whole bit of the RW was never to occur in the ST:E franchise, it was surmised that this would be a leader into the Romulan wars. Based on time lines it ST:E takes place at such a point that nearly 15yrs or more would have to transpire till the beginning of the Wars. This series is doing the "founding" of the federation, and you can see the founding of it starting to form. Archer did mediate talks between the Vulcans and the Andorians. Showing earth in its future role as capital of the federation. For the introduction of another alien species, well I see it like this. >From its onset complaints were made about the use of "future" tech compared to TOS. ie. LCD monitors...Phase pistols. It was argued that because of the existence of the current technology in the early 21st century it would make sense for the LCD screens to be used. As for the phase pistols, wasn't it said in "best destiny" that they were using "laser" pistols? I know that for the time that they also used particle weapons in a time prior to ST:E. and based on time frames it would make it more believable for them to be using "particle" weapons not phase pistols and such? Oh god I'm starting to ramble TIME FOR SLEEP Nick "beam me to bed Scotty" Lidster
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