Hmmm, all the recent official comments about the various ‘re-imagined’ elements have definately made up my mind about how I’m going to approach this upcoming show now.
Personally, I’m hoping that this latest STAR TREK ‘spin-off’ turns out to be a very watchable success…however, I’ve no doubt that it will end up having a very different look, and tone to the classic show in many ways…and despite the fact that it’s ‘supposed’ to be a ‘pre-TOS’ story/setting in the same ‘prime’ timeline as the original show, it’s looking more and more like there’s going to be a lot of ‘re-designing’ of familiar TOS elements overall - which is fair enough…but I’ve decided I’ll enjoy STAR TREK DISCOVERY a whole lot more if I look on it as being set in an ‘alternate universe/timeline’, with NO connection to the original show’s ‘prime’ universe/timeline and characters whatsoever. 😃