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On the subject of canon, both show creators and fans can get pretty
sticky-wicket about things. For instance, I read where Gene Roddenberry
permitted only one eps of the animated Trek show (made in the early 70's) to
stand as canon (the eps in which Spock must go back through the Guardian of
Forever to save himself as a child in order for the future/his present to
remain on track) and Roddenberry said ST V: The Final Frontier
(written/directed by Shatner) was NOT canon. Most fans are willing to agree
with this, Roddenberry being the Great Bird of the Galaxy and all.
Vis a vis UFO, I take what I saw on the screen as canon. It's not likely I'm
ever going to see copies of the scripts or original writers' notes etc. The
Henderson vs Straker relationship which appears in Court Martial was part of
the plot - I don't think the writers gave much thought at all to the fact
that between CM and CCAOK there would appear to be some inconsistencies in
the relationship between the two men. They were merely concerned with the
plot at hand and would drive it. As fans and fan fic writers, we can imagine
what might have happened -that's pretty much all. Don't forget - UFO writers
were not even concerned with canon - unlike Trek writers - Gene monitored
every script that was to be filmed to make sure it measured up and fit all
the parameters of the series. I don't think that happened with UFO, esp
since it only lasted 26 eps.
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