Peter_A_David@cup.portal.com (09/14/90)
This is what we have been told by Paramount as being "official/real/ canonical" whatever phrase you want to use, Star Trek. First Season STTOS Second season STTOS STTMP STTNG That's it, in terms of what is absolutely acceptable. The animated series is verboten. No mention to be made, no characters to be used. Nothing. Nada. If it was established on the animated series and we try to use it, we're told it wasn't established. [Note - Peter should know about this one - as I recall, he got burned by this one (among others) during work on the DC comic. "Caitian? What Caitian?" - ed.] As for Treks 1 through 4, and the entire third season, nothing in that is absolute. We are told that "some things" are official (i.e., acceptable) and some things aren't. For example, we tried to have a storyline where Chekov is wishing that he could have his own command and were told this is no longer part of his character. When we cited his semi-conscious stating of "Admiral" as rank in Trek IV as an example that it must still be SOMEWHERE in his mind, we were told that that didn't count. We have never been given a complete list of what is acceptable and what is not. And that is also first hand from Richard Arnold. PAD -- ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Edited by Jim Griffith - the official scapegoat for r.a.s.i. Email submissions to trek-info@dweeb.fx.com, and questions to trek-info-request@dweeb.fx.com