tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-734769081735169113.post7478447313725557849..comments2024-02-22T02:39:50.232+00:00Comments on The Trek Collective: Star Trek Discovery launch pushed back, and other updatesUnknownnoreply@blogger.comBlogger4125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-734769081735169113.post-56364008013364715672016-09-21T16:43:18.000+01:002016-09-21T16:43:18.000+01:00It's gotta be about the conflict with the Klin...It's gotta be about the conflict with the Klingons. Fuller said it's something every series has touched on and the Klingons have always been in conflict with the Federation even as allies. There's even a line in the Trouble with Tribbles episode about battles with the Klingons 13 years previous which is about the right time period for this show.<br /><br />Pike era would be too early for Romulans since Balance of Terror is the first major incursion made by both sides since the enterprise era Romulan Wars. Klingons are definitely involved!Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01858179369258129381noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-734769081735169113.post-14638900220281607702016-09-18T19:38:37.240+01:002016-09-18T19:38:37.240+01:00What I understand it to mean is that, like Balance...What I understand it to mean is that, like Balance of Terror and The Wrath of Khan, the new series will model its approach on old WWII submarine movies. Lots of militarism, lots of slow, high-tension combat scenarios... that kind of thing.<br /><br />Foxhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06756314199036780238noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-734769081735169113.post-66951669595703138372016-09-18T14:10:19.682+01:002016-09-18T14:10:19.682+01:00It could mean any number of things: Tone, the type...It could mean any number of things: Tone, the type of episode that was, the type of characters featured, the racism issue, or some more direct link to something in-universe. Much as the previous comments about The Undiscovered Country could suggest a multitude of things the production team could be building on.8of5https://www.blogger.com/profile/16702128515118267859noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-734769081735169113.post-1237806230658010892016-09-18T14:06:39.586+01:002016-09-18T14:06:39.586+01:00"Touchstone" just means "a standard..."Touchstone" just means "a standard or criterion by which something is judged or recognized." So there's no indication that Discovery will be about anything related to "Balance of Terror" or the Romulans. Fuller is just saying that the show will be of that high quality.rassmguyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14592018043305943598noreply@blogger.com