Elena. (she/ her)
New one the blog: The one where I talk a lot about Star Trek. Again. This time about alpha, beta, and head canon. I have a simple opinion that somehow needed a lot of words.

https://theresmiling.eu/blog/2025/05/alpha-beta-head-canon

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Show threadAnders EknertMay 31

@theresmiling Great blog! Really made me want to get back to Star Trek sometime soon.

(also, typo in ”The good, the bad, the guly”)

Show threadElena. (she/ her)May 31
@anderseknert Thank you, Anders! Yay for people wanting to get back into Trek! 😁
Typo's fixed too, thank you.
Show threadMatthewJun 1
@theresmiling interesting read thanks! i like your perspective. i suppose i have somewhat parallel thoughts about when people say a sequel or reboot of a show or film series has 'ruined' the original ones; it is up to us which stories we internalise and value. i like your idea of imagining new stories in a universe as a way to process and keep alive what we love about characters.
Show threadElena. (she/ her)Jun 1
@picard Thank you!
Exactly: "It is up to us which stories we internalise and value." Well said. It's also the healthiest way to deal with disappointment in that regard.
Stories have always changed a little all the time from story teller to story teller. Before we had writing for sure, but also after. I heard a lecture series on King Arthur and there are so many variations of that story because every author added their own spin. That was normal once and should be normal again.
Show threadMatthewJun 1

@theresmiling while i was reading this post i started thinking "King Arthur", and then you mention exactly that. there are so many stories of Arthur, and in many different settings and themes. indeed, there isn't even a single 'canon' origin for him - though the main tradition is that he was from England, there's another that has him as Scottish.

stories are not some 'thing' set in stone - that is a different art form - they are about us, people, how we relate to each other and pass on ideas.