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Subject: Happy New Year To All Date: Thu Jan 28 2021 10:04 pm
From: Bob Roberts To: Al Kaiser

 AK> I just could not get into the many "non cannon" things in Discovery the two
 AK> biggest being giving Spock a sister never mentioned anywhere else and the
 AK> races never seen of before or hear from again.

I'm willing to give them a pass on this.  I think it contributes to the story,
and linking the main character into the lineage of Trek.  

 AK> The "salty" language was not true Trek in my mind and as I said dno't 
think
 AK> Gene would have approved of many things. Though I do see some surprising
 AK> language in Picard. I've been through the first tso discs so far and the

I agree, as a long time Trek fan, hearing "naughty words" in Discovery (and
Picard) was a bit out of place.  However, I did get used to it, and I think it
adds to the realism they are trying to convey.  Why wouldn't members of a unit
not swear while in stressful situations?  

Bob Roberts
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