Subj : Happy New Year To All
To   : Al Kaiser
From : Bob Roberts
Date : Thu Jan 28 2021 22:04:11

 AK> I just could not get into the many "non cannon" things in Discovery the
 AK> two biggest being giving Spock a sister never mentioned anywhere else and
 AK> the 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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