Hmm... The Battle of Izar (which ended the Second Federation-Klingon War) maybe? Was that why they were trying to surpress Anaxar, because it was treading the same ground that Discovery was going to tread?Other events in this time period:* USS Faragut nearly destroyed by the Cloud Creature;* Duotronic computing becomes standard across the Federation, elevating Dr Richard Daystrom to living legend status and possibly leading to his own gradual descent into insanity;* Governor Kodos of Tarsus IV orders the execution of half his colony's population due to a fungal boom destroying the colony's food supplies.My guess is that it's going to be the Tarsus IV massacre, in which case we'll meet Cadets Kirk, Leighton and Riley when the Discovery leads the relief efforts.[edit]Corrected name of one of the Tarsus trio
I think you're got it right with the Anaxar theory. The show may have something to do with Garth and the fan film Anaxar gets too close to it.
Quote from: RonM on 08/11/2016 03:11 pmI think you're got it right with the Anaxar theory. The show may have something to do with Garth and the fan film Anaxar gets too close to it.No, Bryan Fuller was asked and specifically said the event in question is not Axanar.
The main lead is apparently female - Stiles was not. Besides; if the show is set about 10 years before Kirk's first era, then he'd be a teenager, or at least not much older than 19.
We know that the events of Balance of Terror were the first contact with the Romulans in a generation, so it isn't beyond possibility that the Discovery might run into them. If so, I do hope that they remember that no-one knew what they looked like in 2266, so there can be no visual contact with them during these events.
Quote from: Ben the Space Brit on 09/29/2016 09:14 pmWe know that the events of Balance of Terror were the first contact with the Romulans in a generation, so it isn't beyond possibility that the Discovery might run into them. If so, I do hope that they remember that no-one knew what they looked like in 2266, so there can be no visual contact with them during these events.Star Trek canon history is just a convoluted mess, so they are better off ignoring minutia like that and just doing their best to create good drama.
First look at reimagined Klingons:http://io9.gizmodo.com/this-might-be-our-first-look-at-the-klingons-in-star-tr-1792262881
Pfft! I'm going to need a mud bath after seeing that.