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<blockquote data-quote="Dire Bare" data-source="post: 4830939" data-attributes="member: 18182">While Trek is notorius for a lack of strong continuity (and fans who get upset at perceived discontinuity), I wouldn't count Phase II as a part of the problem.&nbsp; Phase II is a show that never happened.&nbsp; Also, the new JJ Abrams film is &quot;within&quot; continuity, if only by creating an alternate timeline.While the prequels were disapointed to many, they weren't continuity problems.&nbsp; It's mostly early stuff that was created before LucasFilm became the master of continuity it is now.&nbsp; The Xmas special and early novels sometimes got iffy, but the majority of the Extended Universe is pretty consistent.Other than the central theme of the original film, &quot;There can be only one!&quot;, the later movies and tv series seemed pretty consistent to me . . . but then again, it's been over a decade since I've seen any of it.Each new Transformers cartoon series, and the movies, are a reimagining of the original concept.&nbsp; There is no discontinuity between series, as each series is &quot;new&quot;.&nbsp; But when you look at the GI universe (original series plus licensed comics), there is plenty of wacky discontinuity.&nbsp; Not sure about the later series.Isn't much of the seeming discontinuity explained through alternate universes and alternate timelines?&nbsp; Either way, it gets pretty damn confusing right quick.&nbsp; I watch a lot of the animated series based off of various Marvel and DC properties, and when I get interested in a specific character or team I look them up on Wikipedia.&nbsp; Trying to sort out some of the more convuluted characters is mind-numbingly crazy!I think both companies should do five-year arcs for their major characters, and that each &quot;arc&quot; is a reboot with new stories.&nbsp; So the only continuity you have to worry about when reading the latest Superman comic is what has happened over the past 5 years or so!</blockquote>

[QUOTE="Dire Bare, post: 4830939, member: 18182"] While Trek is notorius for a lack of strong continuity (and fans who get upset at perceived discontinuity), I wouldn't count Phase II as a part of the problem. Phase II is a show that never happened. Also, the new JJ Abrams film is "within" continuity, if only by creating an alternate timeline. While the prequels were disapointed to many, they weren't continuity problems. It's mostly early stuff that was created before LucasFilm became the master of continuity it is now. The Xmas special and early novels sometimes got iffy, but the majority of the Extended Universe is pretty consistent. Other than the central theme of the original film, "There can be only one!", the later movies and tv series seemed pretty consistent to me . . . but then again, it's been over a decade since I've seen any of it. Each new Transformers cartoon series, and the movies, are a reimagining of the original concept. There is no discontinuity [I]between[/I] series, as each series is "new". But when you look at the GI universe (original series plus licensed comics), there is plenty of wacky discontinuity. Not sure about the later series. Isn't much of the seeming discontinuity explained through alternate universes and alternate timelines? Either way, it gets pretty damn confusing right quick. I watch a lot of the animated series based off of various Marvel and DC properties, and when I get interested in a specific character or team I look them up on Wikipedia. Trying to sort out some of the more convuluted characters is mind-numbingly crazy! I think both companies should do five-year arcs for their major characters, and that each "arc" is a reboot with new stories. So the only continuity you have to worry about when reading the latest Superman comic is what has happened over the past 5 years or so! [/QUOTE]

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