Any storytelling universe that’s survived six decades doesn’t really have that many problems. However, one thing that can be troubling for fans is keeping every story straight. In the 1960s, when both Doctor Who and Star Trek were new, there was little concern for canon because the producers were just worried about keeping the show on the air. Still, canon works as a useful guideline for writers and directors in the respective series to keep things consistent. Given the ongoing nature of many storytelling universes, it makes sense for fans to take canon seriously. While Star Trek is more rigid about its rules and history, Doctor Who takes a looser “timey-whimey” approach to canon.Ironically, the third wave of Star Trek shows — most notably prequel series like Star Trek: Discovery and Star Trek: Strange New Worlds — have been loosening the rules a bit with classic franchise characters like Spock and Captain Kirk. While these deviations seem to contradict the original series canon, as Star Trek continues into its third wave, it should look to its fellow sexagenarian series Doctor Who to navigate its established canon while continuing to grow the universe. More specifically, Star Trek could benefit to use time-travel and other specific storytelling principles to give future storytellers the freedom they need to tell new stories.Meanwhile, across the pond, the BBC never officially established Doctor Who canon. This allowed each new showrunner the most freedom to create and deepen the mythology around the Doctor. “Renewal” became “Regeneration,” and eventually the 13-regeneration limit was established. The Doctor eventually became a Time Lord in the 1969 serial “The War Games,” three years after the show debuted. There were many inconsistencies in the classic show, which allowed storytellers to pick and choose the elements they wanted to keep. Once Russell T Davies brought the series back, Doctor Who has made a more concerted effort to keep canon consistent, though not stagnant.
Any storytelling universe that’s survived six decades doesn’t really have that many problems. However, one thing that can be troubling for fans is keeping every story straight. In the 1960s, when both Doctor Who and Star Trek were new, there was little concern for canon because the producers were just worried about keeping the show on the air. Still, canon works as a useful guideline for writers and directors in the respective series to keep things consistent. Given the ongoing nature of many storytelling universes, it makes sense for fans to take canon seriously. While Star Trek is more rigid about its rules and history, Doctor Who takes a looser “timey-whimey” approach to canon.
Ironically, the third wave of Star Trek shows — most notably prequel series like Star Trek: Discovery and Star Trek: Strange New Worlds — have been loosening the rules a bit with classic franchise characters like Spock and Captain Kirk. While these deviations seem to contradict the original series canon, as Star Trek continues into its third wave, it should look to its fellow sexagenarian series Doctor Who to navigate its established canon while continuing to grow the universe. More specifically, Star Trek could benefit to use time-travel and other specific storytelling principles to give future storytellers the freedom they need to tell new stories.
Meanwhile, across the pond, the BBC never officially established Doctor Who canon. This allowed each new showrunner the most freedom to create and deepen the mythology around the Doctor. “Renewal” became “Regeneration,” and eventually the 13-regeneration limit was established. The Doctor eventually became a Time Lord in the 1969 serial “The War Games,” three years after the show debuted. There were many inconsistencies in the classic show, which allowed storytellers to pick and choose the elements they wanted to keep. Once Russell T Davies brought the series back, Doctor Who has made a more concerted effort to keep canon consistent, though not stagnant.
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