The star trek films are mostly the series biggest weak points, to be honest. What is the worst continuity error in trek history. Whether these are plot holes, filming errors, continuity errors, or just. Seven television series first shown from 1966 to today and. The star trek canon includes the original series, an animated series, six spinoff television series, and thirteen films. Tos and movies i started writing this article last year but it soon spiralled out of control, so i had to take a break from it. In its broadest sense, star trek is a collection of science fiction video entertainments, owned by paramount and cbs, as well as various spinoffs. Alex kurtzman hopes gene roddenberry would be proud of star treks endurance staff. There are other elements of discontinuity from the star trek series worfs transfer to the diplomatic corps and wesley crushers.
Even now, 25 years after the next generation went off the air and three more star trek tv shows, there are still unanswered questions and dangling plots from picards enterprise crew. Star trek has been a scifi institution for over 40 years, with the initial series spawning multiple movie franchises and tv spinoffs, and. Ex astris scientia dealing with continuity issues of the. As of november 2019, approximately 850 novels, short story anthologies, novelizations, and omnibus editions, have been published novels based on star trek, the next generation, voyager, and discovery, are in print. Picard ep explains that next generation continuity error. Thirteen movies shown in theaters from 1980 to 2016. In the latter half of the movie, picard looks at a picture of himself from his days as a starfleet academy cadet while beverly looks on too. Continuity for this film is about the look, feel and style of the movie, that is very important.
A quiz about goofs, nonsequiturs, continuity, and technical errors in star trek productions. Ex astris scientia the visual continuity of star trek. Star trek beyond explaining errors in star trek wiki fandom. Many of these types of collections are often known as franchises the main parts of the star trek franchise are. Everything in the star trek movies that makes no sense cbr. So why is it that fans do the picard face palm at all of the continuity errors that pop up whenever a star trek movie comes out. The animated series have continuity issues from the get go, one thing id like to mention is in the first season in episode 11 dooku is captured by some bounty hunters and ransomed to the republic, at which point the repupblic send obi and ani to check that it is genuine, anyway while on the planet they are given drugged drinks which that switch with another bounty hunters drink, furthermore in. In the final scene on the bridge, spock and mccoy are wearing colored arm bands which identify their departments. Its interesting to note that the enterprises insignia was actually intended to be starfleets from the beginning and that the scenes showing the exeter and constellation patches were production mistakes. The romulan people despise androids and all forms of artificial life.
Showing picard bald as a cadet completely contradicts the tng series. Star trek discovery is a prequel series and thats the end of it. Well janeways morality and the continuity errors of the torpedoes and shuttles and hull damage are quite different things. At the end of the film when kirk is being awarded his medal, behind the federation counsel you can see 3 flags in the background the. Each of its detailed, fullcolor pages is packed with outofcontext items and cosmic continuity errors that only a true fan can spot. Abrams first two star trek feature films, and was later tapped. This pilot wasnt aired, but parts of it were reused in the first season episode, the menagerie. This is episode 1, be sure to check out 2 and 3 as well. In one shot the tube is in the high position, in the next shot it is in the low position and then picard pulls it out and turns it in the high position. While it has been established that the franklin was the first warp4 vessel and was drafted into starfleet at a later point after. Star trek fans are very serious about the franchise but even they missed. You should feel lucky that the star trek continuity is as solid as it is. Ive heard a lot about continuity errors in star trek but after watching tos, tng, ds9 and movies iviii ive only. Star trek, although fictional, has a strict and lengthy history.
General thoughts and the policy at eas star trek 2009 is far from being yet another star trek movie. It is not a prequel to or a reissue of the original series tos with new actors in familiar roles. Star trek is an american media franchise based on the science fiction television series created by gene roddenberry. Tv mistakes you probably never noticed on star trek. Its a loveable mess, but it was still a mess, with major continuity errors and mistakes. The next generation, only kirk, scotty, and chekov would return, however briefly, in star trek. The continuity errors dont bother me, but one that really stands out is voyagers the q and the grey vs. Some facts about picard established in episodes of the tv series star trek.
The federation was founded in 2161, vulcans are dispassionate and vessels cant go faster than warp 10. Continuity is a crucial part of building a franchise like star trek. This new youtube vid takes a look at the record of just the last four. Whether these are plot holes, filming errors, continuity errors, or just plain sloppy work, youll find them here. It would be illogical to resist this challenge, when the accuracy of the whole trek universe is at stake. The first television series, simply called star trek and now referred to as the original series, debuted in 1966 and aired for three seasons on nbc. Jeanluc picard is widely regarded as the greatest star trek captain ever. Discovery heres how far the series is jumping forward this means the show will take into account any important events established in the upcoming picard series so as to avoid any continuity errors. Ive heard a lot about continuity errors in star trek but after watching tos, tng, ds9 and movies iviii ive only seen some minor ones, like how the trill. While most sitcoms do a decent job at hiding these blunders, almost every episode of friends is a treasure trove of production gaffes and inconsistencies for those who enjoy seeking them out. Visual continuity in classic star trek visual continuity in the abramsverse visual continuity in discovery visual continuity in picard. There has been a lot of fretting over canon and continuity for the new film. Picard revealed something new about the romulan star empire.
From the swarm tuvok tells her shes violating starfleet regs by intruding on a hostile power against their wishes. When captain robau is shown at the beginning of the film, the. With that in mind, here are 10 of the biggest continuity errors from the shows eighth season. Although star trek into darkness does include a cameo of spock prime, and star trek beyond mentions his death and features some images from the primeline, we dont feel that they are enough of a plot point in those films to officially include them in our chronology of the prime universe. Anachronisms 1 character error 2 continuity 5 factual.
The most compete list of known starfleet rules and regulations. Some are just continuity errors in need of a retcon. As recently as 2017, novels based on deep space nine and. Star trek simple english wikipedia, the free encyclopedia. In the final practical scene of the movie, just before the timelapse montage of the. The most compete list of known borg species designations. In the scene where picard, worf and hawk are outside the ship and want to separate the transmitter dish from the hull, picard must move a kind of tube out of an console and must turn it from a low to a high position. Its a common, recognizable, relatable thing that makes discovery a star trek show, instead of an imitation like seth. Picard is a noble, honorable, and, most of all, moral man who will do the right thing, even if the consequences might be costly. If youre a trekkie who doesnt mind having their favorite show picked apart, read on.
Casual viewers found it too complex, trekkers scratched their heads at the continuity errors, and many ordinary folk decided to rewatch stranger things instead or, even more tragically, trek. With the torch being passed to the crew of star trek. List of star trek films and television series wikipedia. Picard showrunner michael chabon has a smart explanation for an apparent continuity error that the series has created with the next generation. The final frontier 1989 bloopers, mistakes, errors in continuity, plot holes, anachronisms, spoilers and more. Star trek has a fiftytwo year history of tiein fiction, beginning with the 1967 publication of james blishs star trek 1. Star trek imponderables celebrating 45 years of star trek continuity errors.
All of the original star trek series was filmed in colour, including the original pilot, the cage. The wrath of khan 1982 bloopers, mistakes, errors in continuity, plot holes, anachronisms, spoilers and more. In chronological order the series should run excluding the films. This picture is actually the actor tom hardy shinzon, picards clone and he appears with a completely baldshaved head. How do all the star trek movies and series relate to the. Kirk and co are prolific, iconic even you cant screw with that. The previous seasons of discovery had quite a lot of creative freedom since they were set before any other star trek timeline, while the new season is set 930 years in the. Tv and movie news 10 continuity errors in friends season 8. Discoverys first season went a long way towards correcting certain perceived continuity errors with canon established in star trek. In tomorrow is yesterday we see sulu and kirk make their way into the records room by picking the lock.