

TLDR; Is PRO TNG or PIC era? Do Trek eras as we know them even matter anymore?
Edit: Fixed TOK to be TWOK era. My 2 brain cells had failed me there.
Before I give my problem, here’s what I find the conventional Star Trek eras to be (including some common sub-eras that some might consider distinct):
I think most newer series have obvious placements, e.g:
However, the main thing that is ruffling my feathers is that PRO’s placement in my framework is very confusing. It exists on an awkward border between TNG and PIC.
On one hand, some of its storytelling conventions fit better with PIC, not to mention the fact that the Utopia Planetia attack occurs at the end of PRO.
On the other hand, PRO continues some TNG era characters that aren’t yet elderly versions of themselves.
This goes back to the initial question: Do we place the vast majority of PRO in the TNG era (and have like the last five minutes of season 2 [hopefully not the show] in PIC era), or do we extend the Picard era backwards to 2383 to include PRO in its entirety?
The 2383 solution might work, as that leaves 2382 in the TNG era for the 5th season of Lower Decks.
I think I blocked that one out. When it revealed Vulcans descended from ancient Hylians it was very upsetting to me, because it completely retconned all the erotic Spock fiction I had written.
You can’t say something like that and not post the fanfic. Share your dirty Spock!
I’m afraid I cannot. I’m afraid Lemmy is far too emotional to handle the deep philosophical messages of “The Kirking of my Colon-ar”