I’ve been seeing some people grousing about #StarTrekDiscovery being set pre-#TOS. While I can understand disappointment if one was hoping for a post-#Nemesis setting (though I’m fine with the announced setting), there seems to be this idea that there can’t be any real suspense because we know so much about #StarTrek universe in Discovery’s future. Well, I have shelves of Trek books that beg to differ: there are plenty of ways to tell interesting stories in eras where we know much of the relative future. Plus, most of these books are about a ship and crew that we know will survive intact; #DIS will be a different ship and different characters, so peril is still very much a possibility. There are so many ways to have good stories, drama, and suspense without having to put the fate of the entire Federation in jeopardy. (I’ve also seen people whining about the announced diversity; “we’ve already had women/black captains, why is this such a big deal”, and my favorite, “this left-wing liberal crap is going to ruin Star Trek”. All I can say there is that these poor people have a very odd idea of Trek’s messages, its past, and the politics of the show and its creators.) 🖖