Interesting facts about "Future Imperfect"

Blackstar the Chakat · Fri May 02, 2008 10:13 pm

This episode is uncannily prescient:
Riker comments on the unlikelihood of a Ferengi ensign, though Nog became an ensign just seven years later in DS9: "Favor the Bold".
This episode takes place 16 years into Riker's future. This would be 2383, four years after the events seen in Star Trek Nemesis. Admiral Picard states that the peace talks with the Romulans originated in an event four years prior, the same time period as Nemesis.
Although non-canon, the Star Trek: Titan novel Taking Wing states Riker's first assignment in command of the USS Titan is a diplomatic mission with the Romulans after the events of Nemesis. Also, these negotiations did include Tomalak, who has become proconsul of the Romulan Senate rather than an admiral.

kostmayer · Post by **kostmayer** » Fri May 02, 2008 10:33 pm

Well, it was either a few coincidences, or the writers showing exceptional continuity skills

Post by **Mikey** » Fri May 02, 2008 11:49 pm

kostmayer wrote:Well, it was either a few coincidences, or the writers showing exceptional continuity skills

I'm normally a skeptic, but in this case I'd have to wager on the former.

Post by **Teaos** » Sat May 03, 2008 1:13 am

Impressive but I doubt it is anything more than chance.

Post by **Tsukiyumi** » Sat May 03, 2008 1:29 am

Maybe DS9's writers actually watched that episode, and decided some of those were reasonable ideas to use. Too bad Enterprise's writers didn't do the same.

" ...no phasers in the 22nd century."

Gah.

Sionnach Glic · Post by **Sionnach Glic** » Sat May 03, 2008 12:50 pm

I'm gonna go with the others and chalk this one up to coincidence.

Blackstar the Chakat · Sat May 03, 2008 1:00 pm

"My friend, there is a fine line between coincidence and fate"

But seriously, I guess it's that whole, "Give a hundred monkeys a hundred typewriters" type thing.

Reliant121 · Post by **Reliant121** » Sat May 03, 2008 1:07 pm

wow...the got something canon wise right...dear god i may have a heart attack.

crap...spillt coffee over the tv remote Â¬Â¬

JudgeKing · Post by **JudgeKing** » Sat May 03, 2008 4:21 pm

Interesting indeed. On another note, most of the books have excellent continuity with the TV shows, movies, and other books. I always wonder why the writers for the ST series couldn't have borrowed some ideas from the books like have Diane Duane's "Dark Mirror" made into an episode.

Post by **Teaos** » Sat May 03, 2008 4:25 pm

Episodes are rushed out in a matter of weeks. Books have a far longer time to be written and edited.

I can forgive the occasional mistake in a series. In something as complex as trek its to be expected. Its when it comes to out right ignoring it that it becomes annoying.

Post by **Mikey** » Sat May 03, 2008 4:52 pm

Teaos wrote:Episodes are rushed out in a matter of weeks. Books have a far longer time to be written and edited.

I can forgive the occasional mistake in a series. In something as complex as trek its to be expected. Its when it comes to out right ignoring it that it becomes annoying.

Ignoring it? It seems that we're discussing ENT again, are we?

Duskofdead · Post by **Duskofdead** » Sat May 03, 2008 6:29 pm

Wasn't Nemesis's basic script written by Spiner and a Trek fan? If a fan was involved it wouldn't surprise me at all if there was substantial attention to continuity.

Post by **Teaos** » Sun May 04, 2008 1:46 am

I havent heard that it was written by a fan.

Blackstar the Chakat · Sun May 04, 2008 1:54 am

I heard the guy who wrote Nemisis had never seen Star Trek before.

Duskofdead · Post by **Duskofdead** » Sun May 04, 2008 5:46 am

ChakatBlackstar wrote:I heard the guy who wrote Nemisis had never seen Star Trek before.

I had heard, back before the movie itself came out, that Spiner and a fan had laid out the basic premise, or something to that effect.