Apparently they did some kind of press junket - io9 has an article as well.

there was some debate as to whether the prime directive applied as the Baku weren’t native to the planet.

…which is an absolutely insane debate. No one tries to argue that the PD doesn’t apply to the Romulans, even though they’re not native to their world.

Colony planets aren’t considered “fair game” for interference.

The Prime Directive is that the Federation won’t interfere with the development of a pre-warp society.

While warp capability (or a rough equivalent) is the prerequisite for first contact, the Prime Directive is broader, forbidding intervention in the internal affairs of any non-Federation civilization.

Assuming stardates happen sequetionally

I don’t know much about military training, but I do know that grouping students into “squadrons” is done today - I don’t know that the grouping is based on anything, but it makes a certain kind of sense that Starfleet would embrace a kind of “meritocracy” approach to it, even if it also comes off as elitist.

Perhaps Nova Squadron is a long-held academy tradition, and despite the initial fallout of the 2368 incident, that’s overshadowed by its long history of outstanding cadets, a legacy the academy didn’t want to suddenly erase.

I think this is likely. Scandals come and go, but they often don’t overpower institutional inertia.

Couldn’t agree less - I think the 32nd century is a fantastic setting, especially for a show like this.

Ni’Var in Discovery does seem to be on that path, particularly with the Romulo-Vulcan faction.

Yeah, it’s definitely possible that Picardo could play both versions of the character, even if it’s just for a single episode.

But the full-time version on “Academy” will be the original, not the “Living Witness” backup.

Oh, are names important? What were the names of the Klingons?

Well, the Cerritos is also transformed into a *Galaxy-*class ship by that anomaly, so by your logic, there’s an equal chance that TNG took place in a different universe.

Which is…definitely a thing you could say.

where the Klingons started turning in to discovery type Klingons suggesting that discovery was not set in the main trek universe.

I’m not sure you’ve given this line of thought full consideration.

“Seasonal?”

Amateur.

Yeah you really nailed it. Just like he was on “Prodigy.”

Looks good. How much does their stuff usually cost?

You watched the video awfully fast - what did you think of his comments in context?

I have no beef with Paul Wesley - young Kirk was described as “a stack of books with legs” back in TOS, and I think that comes through in the performance.

But Sam Kirk is an absolute delight.

If the first season wasn’t your cup of tea, you might try skipping to season two - I personally think it’s the weakest of the five, but it does introduce Mount, Peck, and Romijn as Pike, Spock, and Una.

And then there’s the major shift at the end, which sets the stage for some seasons that I really enjoyed.

There was a leak a few days ago suggesting July 31, which has since been retracted by the source (SkyShowtime in Europe).

Interesting, thanks for catching that.

It does seem like a strange “error”…