On a purely practical basis, because several of the TOS original cast were used, *prior* to TNG's debut, most people I knew personally (including me) considered ST:TAS to be canon at the time. Once TNG started, many fans decided TAS wasn't canon (starting with Roddenberry's office).
I personally consider TAS to be canon, since a number of elements from TAS appear in later TOS movies and TNG episodes. (See the Wikipedia summary and main article on TAS for more details on carryover elements.)
One possibility for the carryovers I'd never considered until today ... perhaps a number of producers and writers for post-TAS series and movies included TAS elements as a protest against decanonisation?
Food for thought. If TAS elements are carried over into later canon series ... doesn't that re-canonize TAS? (Or at least part of it.)
I actually think of it as a "mining all the worthy material all ready invested while leaving the rest of it as crap" move. Think of it as moving and bringing the furniture you like and tossing the rest out.
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Canon fodder.
Date: 2008-06-06 12:40 am (UTC)I personally consider TAS to be canon, since a number of elements from TAS appear in later TOS movies and TNG episodes. (See the Wikipedia summary and main article on TAS for more details on carryover elements.)
One possibility for the carryovers I'd never considered until today ... perhaps a number of producers and writers for post-TAS series and movies included TAS elements as a protest against decanonisation?
Food for thought. If TAS elements are carried over into later canon series ... doesn't that re-canonize TAS? (Or at least part of it.)
Re: Canon fodder.
Date: 2008-06-06 04:34 am (UTC)