#JusticeForTashaYar

I always wanted to see a series about the Enterprise NCC-1701-B, watching Captain Harriman struggle with the loss of Captain James T. Kirk on his starship's maiden voyage and how he rises to the call of being Captain at a relatively young age. I guess that series won't be installed until Tuesday.

"Yesterday's Enterprise" is so good on so many levels. "Let's make sure history never forgets the name ... Enterprise!"

Poor Tasha Yar. She grows up on a chaotic homeworld dodging rape gangs and scratching for survival. She escapes that life to join the Starfleet Academy, after which she has a few seemingly happy years....until she's ignominiously killed by an evil ooze. Then she pops back up just to go back in time, lose her new love interest, get captured by Romulans, raped again, forced to bear a child, eventually to be executed (if Sela is to be believed). Just a tragic character arc.

I wish this guy was writing current Trek. I'd watch that.

This guy knows his Star Trek history! He should be hired as a historical advisor to the Star Trek series!

That bit you said at the end about the conflicts at the edges of the Federation persisted even while Earth had a comfortable post scarcity society, reminded me of the fact that the United States has existed in a state of perpetual war for decades while we live our lives without thinking about it most of the time.

According to official canon, the Enterprise-B had a relatively long career, disappearing without a trace in 2329. But we sorely need more backstory behind the Enterprise-C besides what we know from Yesterday's Enterprise.

I've also heard of the time between Star Trek: The Motion Picture and Wrath of Khan as the Lost Era with up to 15 years taking place between the 2 films (and also an attempt to explain why the actors looked they age they did) where we know virtually nothing about their lives.

Ah yes, the episode where Yar chills with Shooter McGavin 🤣

The Starfleet uniform of this era is iconic and would be great to see again on screen. However sadly I would not trust the current creators of Star Trek with this era, and I hope they don't touch it.

I tend to call this the "red uniform era", and I'd love a whole show set in it 😊

Yesterdays Enterprise was an amazing episode in the middle of a phemominal season. Watched it on first run and was blowen away by the whole story. Always wondered what led Captain Garrett to be in that place in time. The Lost Era would make for an intersting one shot season/series to explore.

Always wanted a mini series based on Sulu and the Excelsior. Especially after seeing the Voyager Episode where they are going back to the events of the Undiscovered Country as well as a mini series following the Enterprise C with its finally ending with Yesterday's Enterprise tie in. I love the Ambassador class and its my favorite ship in Trek, only the Constitution Refit potentially comes close.

IIRC One of the bits I found interesting from the lost era was one where the Enterprise B got trapped in an alternate universe for a year trying to rescue the crew of the Excelsior.

I wish they did a series about the Enterprise B right after the disappearance of Kirk. The aftermath of Kirk's accident would've been interesting to see.

Personally I would absolutely love a 27th century Federation temporal ops focused show. You get the best of everything, you get to see the Federation in the future and how they have developed and have plenty of options for stories and conflicts that remain in the 27th century. But you also get the opportunity to visit other periods in trek history or the history of other alien races in general. Just a really open playground for good writers to both do something new while sprinkling in fan service. Could also introduce some new ally and villain races that are focused around the temporal cold war stuff that enterprise played with, but flesh it out and make it a little bit more interesting.

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I consider everything produced by Abrams and Kurtzman to be the "Lost Era". Now I just have to wait for it to get lost, be lost and stay lost.

I'd love to see when the Enterprise C reenters it's normal time. A story centered around Yar and her daughter would be great. Maybe she wasn't executed. Maybe that was just her daughters way of trying to manipulate Picard.

I just discovered your channel via Lore Reloaded and the recommendations for watching his videos! I am happy I was brought to your videos! I grew up, and love Star Trek! I enjoy listening to in-depth Lore and analysis of anything Trek! Much appreciation!

Would absolutely kill for a Lost Era show that explored the Enterprise-D, DS9, and Voyager crews' personal histories. Like, an anthology series with episodes exploring everyone's past all culminating with a few cross overs here and there.

Karee Sackoff as Rachel Garrett Written and produced by Ronald D. Moore Directed by Jonathan Frakes.

Thank you for sharing your PhD research paper covering Star Trek”The Lost Years.” You definitely earned your doctorate with this. Well done !

Interesting to hear just how well this "lost" era has been covered in the novels. I imagine that if a series were made of this period it would be different and therefore immediately upset book fans, ala Star Wars Legends...

How amazing would it be to even see a mini series of this era leading right up to the end of the Enterprise C mixed with the events from TNG.

Awesome video. As a casual Star Trek fan this was really great. I've always wanted to get more into the Lore but never really knew where to start. Thanks and Cheers from Canada!

Star Trek creators could do a tv series on the Enterprise-C; doing the adventures it should have had, in the timeframe when it would have existed at a point between Original Series & TNG. It's such a wide open & available era for usage by a tv series & some new movies for the Star Trek franchise.

Rachel Garrett wasn’t the first female Starfleet Captain. That honour goes to Madge Sinclair who played the Captain of the USS Saratoga in the opening scenes of Star Trek 4: The Voyage Home.

Loving the new direction for your channel. I'm a long time viewer, I hope you keep producing content like this for a long time.

I would love to see a show about the Enterprise C exactly as it looked in Yesterday's Enterprise (maybe sans damage). I love everything about that design. It's like the Enterprise D minus everything I hate about it, haha. Unfortunately I don't think that's what they would actually do.

Look up "Enter the Wolves" from DC's Wildstorm imprint. It was published in 2001 but gives a great take on Federation/Cardassian initial relations as well as the final rift between Spock and Sarek.

Fascinating. Finally a very unique and HONEST review of the lost era. I love how you can explain all of the movies, books, and TV shows into one large group. I dare say "Collective" LoL. Love the content, Please continue.........

Outstanding video. I always wondered about this period, and you laid it all out.

Really nice to geek out about those books I read ages ago, you know your trek lore. Respect.

Really solid video. Felt as if I were sitting in a Federation History lecture at Starfleet Academy. As fan of old Trek I know all of the points of Federation history you spoke about - the funny thing is, in having presented the way you did made seem as if it were as real as a conversation about 20th century Earth history would be! Really enjoyed it. Thanks.

This is an era that is an awesome piece of history that should have been more thoroughly further explored. Thanks for the video!

I would love a 7 year series about Rachel Garret and the Enterprise C ending with the Battle of Narendra III. They could also ad some other ships to skip around with so the show wouldn't just be 100% about the one ship and crew, or have several shows deal with the same timeline therein and show the Klingons, The Cardasians, so on, and so on.

I'm glad to watch anything Star Trek. That was a fabulous history lesson. Thank you and I will be viewing more of your videos.

Great setting you have for a discussion! Relaxing!

Legend fella! Love your commentary and analysis. Keep it coming. Been a fan for years :-)

I like your set and lighting in this video. The content is fascinating.

Excellent highlight of the lost era !!

Nice video! Agree this is a very interesting time period to explore. I could see it as an ‘Expanse’ style show where you have the ships risking it all on the frontier, the politics at Federation HQ, and seeing other powers react to the Federation’s growth. As a Vulcan friend of mine once said, ‘Fascinating’ 🖖

This is the most coherent intelligent thoughtful video I have ever seen on KZfaq

I really like your videos! It's always really good to watch. You really know your stuff

What an interesting look into that era of star trek, I never knew that it had that much potential. That was awesome!

Just found this channel! Love it! This guy is a joy to listen to. Subscribed :)

You have a good point in your video. Another Enterprise-B end was 2329 where the ship was declared lost and presumed destroyed following the crew contracted a deadly virus.

I started writing a book in this era. I’d love to finish it one day

I've been a Trek fan since the 80's but I am embarrassed to say I never realized until this video that Undiscovered Country and the opening of Generations took place within the same year.

Just pointing out that star fleet tends to replace Enterprises after being destroyed. Case in point, the USS Enterprise B was an Excelsior class vessel, as was the USS Hood last seen in the far point episode (season 1, episode 1). Bringing the books into this as well. The USS Enterprise C was an Ambassador class vessel, of which the USS Excalibur is apart of. There is other ships between the two above mentioned classes but this is already a long comment.

What I always thought is a anthology series that fallows for one storyline something and move it around a lot, so like do a story with established characters like sulu, or Jake sicso, and then you could introduce new characters and new plots and time lines like a m.a.c.o. Story from romulan war, a mirror universe story, fallow the Bozeman after it returned from being stuck in time, a Klingon crew, a romulan fighting during dominion war, all over the place, start new stories with everyone and wrap up some dead end plots. Answer questions and start all new questions.

I've always wanted to know what the romulans were doing during that isolation period. I always thought they were expanding the other direction! Though map's of startrek are not always accurate! Great video! A lot of fun!

Dude and I could talk "The History of the Future" and everything else in the ST Universe for hours! I'm impressed! 😃 I'm the Geek that read the Encyclopedia cover - to - cover, watched all episodes and memorized the lines to the 1st 10 movies! Lol! Great job! Keep up the awesome work! LLAP! 🖖😎

Part of the charm of having this so-called 'lost era' is that it allows for a necessary element of wonder and mystery. By now, with so many-remakes, re-imaginings, prequels, sequels to prequels, reboots, spin-offs and whatever else, we should all know what a monumental let-down it is to have everything explained away, every nook and cranny forensically exhibited whilst leaving us with nothing to capture our minds and, as I say, wonder! For those who watched the Next Gen. as it was being broadcast the first time around, it was always quite compelling how no comprehensive attempt was ever made to spell out exactly what had happened to everything the Original series created and developed-it forced the audience to continue watching and ultimately REALLY appreciate references and small revelations during the course of TNG's 7 seasons. Captain Kirk himself wasn't even addressed until the first movie, Generations and that added to the kudos simply because by that time Picard and crew had their own weight and gravity and now combing the former with the current was a a major event. Think of Bones, Scotty and Ambassador Spock all making their historic small-screen returns; their absence and unwillingness to explain what happened to each of them in the time that passed allowed writers the room and space to really consider carefully how they should be brought back, mentioned, reintroduced and it made their characters all the richer for it. I think once the travesty that is currently being pumped out via CBS is over, they need to return to canon (because Discovery, Picard and Strange New Worlds is a parallel universe due to the legal implications of splitting the movies a from the tv series-a fact which cannot be disputed now) and perhaps jump ahead in time, once again, and represent the ST universe proper, that we all came to love and know under the Original and Next Gen. eras.

Extremely thorough. You really know your stuff. Salute.

I didn't realize there were a whole series of novels that covered that era. That's great, thanks. Time to update my audible wishlist! :)

Thanks OrangeRiver, this is a great exposé of your choice for the Lost Era of Star Trek. Given that name is already referred to in publication, I would not deviate from this but my personal favourite for 'a' lost era would be the 22nd Century; namely the period following Jonathan Archet's captaincy, through to the period just before what is now occupied by the first two seasons of Star Trek Discovery. There is so much that is missing, speculative, vacuous about that era, that it constantly fascinates me. Take the disappearances of the Starships Archon and Antares (referred to in the TOS), Essex (referred to in TNG), and the discovery of the USS Franklin in Star Trek Beyond - all from the 22nd century. I feel that period could also iron out all the inconsistencies we've had over the years regarding the physical appearances of the Kilngons as well. The narrator is a great authority on Star Trek lore, and seriously knows his facts. Paramount should employ him to establish some much-needed continuity, as inconsistencies between the series really rankle. Brilliant video!! 👏🏾 😃👍🏾👌🏿

In my head canon I've always assumed that because of how hard of a life Yar had in the end she got away and faked her own death to live out the rest of her life in peace. In my mind that's why her daughter tells Picard she was executed because she thought if he knew she was alive he would try to find her and bring her back. Plus she would have been in her later years so there was no point in stirring things up.

You make great points. I am now interested in the lost era

I enjoy your explanations of various periods of Star Trek Canaan... This from someone who watched the original series during the 1970's. Subscribed!

Great video, good format, keep it up and I think your channel will grow for sure ! I just subscribed

always been curious about this time period, and what was going on in the galaxy while we were still getting thing sorted on earth. like the volcan had warp drive for like 2 thousand years or something. the dyson sphere. so many mysteries that could have a back story.

Nice work!

Very interesting, would love to see something done with this era. It would be so great!

i just found some of your videos and have really enjoyed them.

Very well thought out and put together discussion. Along with the Mirror Universe Eps and the Borg Double Feature - 'Yesterday's Enterprise' - is at the top of what Star Trek offers an audience. A series based on Starfleet's descent (after so much of a brighter future had been achieved by the 23rd Century) into an aggressive, expansionist, fascistic form of militarism would be ... fascinating. 'Topical', too.

There are several back stories I would love to see portrayed including how Yar survived Narendra 3 and Sela's birth

I'd like to see Capt. Bateson get a show. His dad, a formar Star Fleet security officer could move in with him on his ship, and he could have a lot of witty interaction with his brother who could also be a captain, but would be more by the book and less popularity driven. Maybe his brother could have a poorly hidden crush on that redheaded bridge officer in the background of Bateson's bridge.

Very rarely will I make a comment on youtube videos, but I have to shout you out for the excellent quality and no-nonsense delivery style which you show in this video. If only someone with your respect for the history and lore of this amazing series were advising or playing a role in the development of current Trek, perhaps it would become more similar to its predecessors in quality. Since that is an unlikely fantasy, I will continue to enjoy your videos with satisfaction. Cheers to you!

I highly enjoyed your video. i read many of the Lost Era books.

I've always loved the look of the ambassador class Enterprise C ship. It's the missing link from TOS and TNG and it's actually a very nice looking design. Might be my favorite enterprise design. Too bad we don't see more Ambassador class ships.

the lost era, and how real it was, touching on more sensitive subjects could have worked out great to be on modern trek serialized

The information that you presented was logically sound. 🖖

a series covering the loss of the enterprise b, the ent c years and the federation cardassian conflict would be excellent. providing they use the same uniforms and design aesthetic as is appropriate for the established period

Well done. I’d love to see this era too.

My headcanon has always been that the alternate timeline Tasha wasn't executed like Sela claimed, but instead escaped alone after her daughter betrayed her, and for whatever reason was unable or unwilling to return to Federation space during the TNG period. It would be so cool to see her get an arc in an upcoming season of Star Trek: Picard. Technically she should be very close to the same age as Picard at that point (given the extra 22 years from going back in time), and obviously Denise Crosby and Patrick Steward are a generation apart, but I'm sure they could make it work. Tasha, the character, deserves closure to her arc. It would be interesting to see a show less about space travel per se and more about one character on a personal journey. I think that theme would fit right in with what Star Trek: Picard is trying to do. Other than Tasha, though, I really don't care much for the endless interbreeding between canonical and secondary Trek sources. I would love for a new Star Trek series to just go pick some other part of the Galaxy and have new adventures, and not worry about canon and existing characters so much. The proposed Captain Sulu series would have been great for that, though obviously it's good that it didn't happen under the Berman era, as the potential would have been wasted. But even with George Takei having aged out of the part by now, we could recast Sulu and still get to see that mission. But my personal favorite pick for a new Star Trek series would be a closer look at the Motion Picture era. I like its more hardcore sci-fi, culturally laid-back, '70s decor take on Trek history. I'd love to see Captain Pike's yeoman Colt complete the circle and get her own Refit Constitution Class ship (the timeline works out perfectly) and see what she's up to. It would be an excuse to see more of the Refit Connie, the most gorgeous ship in sci-fi history, as well as a golden chance to revisit Gene Roddenberry's humanistic angle on Star Trek, which is why most people fell in love with TOS in the first place but was lost in the movies after TMP and on TV after the first couple seasons of TNG. All of that information transmitted to Earth from V'Ger must've caused a scientific and cultural revolution in the Federation. That could be an interesting premise to get the show started. "V'Ger passed by this vanished ancient civilization...let's send a ship to check it out." So, yeah: Give me the Star Trek with the 1979 space pajamas! =D

Loved this video! Thank you!!

GREAT work!👍

Denise Crosby at a comic convention panel mused that her character was killed by Armus, came back as her alternate universe daughter, who becomes Romulan Empress in novels.

Interesting premise, I would also like to see a series covering the time when the Enterprise B and C were in active status and exploring the galaxy.

"The Federation did not intervene in the occupation of Bajor by the Cardassians"? But the Federation's own war with Cardassia (which was apparently just ending when TNG started) definitely helped cause the end of the occupation. There were some other things, like helping the El-Aurians which would help build up to the eventual Borg conflicts (along with the Hansens going off to investigate the Borg on their own, leading to Seven).

Star Trek VI involves a rapprochement between the Federation and the Klingon Empire, which is referenced in the two part Next Gen episode Reunification, but it is clearly established in Next Gen that it was the battle of Nurendra III and the Federation response to the Kithomer massacre that led to the Federation Klingon alliance. This implies that, sometime after Star Trek VI but before Worf's birth, the relationship between the two had gown cold again, perhaps even hostile. Exploring that would be interesting.

I love this video! Great information !

I remember that there was a rumor before Discovery came out that the series was supposed to be set after The Undiscovered Country and before TNG. And it would've explored that era of the Trek timeline but instead it became another prequel series set before TOS. Just wish we could finally get a trek project set during that era.

Cool vid, my dude. Thanks!

Excellent Video; I’ve written stories regarding The Lost Era myself.

I think it would be cool to have a show set on a non starfleet vessel, only occasionally encountering humans

I agree with this great idea! Thank you

That image of the padd opened up is shockingly close to what we actually ended up with.

Would like to see a series around the pre-occupation Bajor, with the rise of power of the Cardassians. Have the initial stages of Bajor entering into the occupation which was presumably upon friendly but false pretenses of the Cardies.

This Era sounds interesting, however my personal issue with prequels is that you know how it all ends. Most of these major events have a known outcome. I feel like this reduces the stakes. The other issue going backwards is shiny tech. New series, new goodies. All the gear is already established for this time.

"Yesterday´s Enterprise" was one of the most fascinating TNG episodes! Events around the Enterprise C would make a great storyline!

I like the idea of a possible examination of the "LostEra" in one of the franchise shows in the future.

This is top notch content!

I just watched Yesterdays Enterprise, so nice to see Yar again

Very informative video. Thank you so much ‼‼‼

This was informative; thanks! The problem with writing a series to slot into the Lost Era is that you have a lot of backstory/canon to maintain and this limits what you can put into story arcs. The safest course is to avoid direct references to characters or events mentioned elsewhere -- you can talk about them, but actually dramatizing them risks continuity errors. Which bring up the first problem: can you sell a Star Trek show that doesn't involve the Enterprise? If not, this limits you to Enterprise B or C, which would also bring an air of inevitability to the show. Alternatively, you could do a reboot and create Yet Another Time Line.😫 Honestly, I think the best thing to do is create a new ship and crew and share the TNG era, which would allow the series to be episodic and not get bogged down in weekly interstellar combat.

id also like to see a series based in the 90s exploring Khan and the other augments taking over and the events leading up to and including the eugenics wars and the reason for the 30million(dno if right but this number rings a bell sorta thing lol) deaths it caused