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Slavish
By gerbil

Continuity only becomes a burden on the writers when you add a fan base that demands a complete, slavish adherence to it. Star Trek fans are worse then any other group in this regard. I've seen people argue that good, though-provoking episodes are stripped of any merit because of continuity violations -- real or imagined.

It's not creatively bankrupt to argue that an over-the-top continuity system hampers writing. Especially when the Star Trek fan base is totally unwilling or unable to ignore, forgive, or explain away small errors. There are no slips of the tongue or mis-remembering to zealous Trek fans. Only violations of canon that must be explicitly explained as such in the episode.

I like continuity and back story. But there's a point where it becomes overbearing. And, really, for Star Trek, that point is now.

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