Star Trek - The Animated Series Question?

tonyheaney wrote: »

Star Trek - The Animated Series Question?
Gene Roddenberry once stated that Star Trek - The Animated Series was not cannon and as such did not exist to him. As a fan i take what ever i can now that star trek is off the air. Can any tell me if its possible to consider the Animated Series as the 4th year of the 5 yer mission?

If its not canon then no, in my opinion anyway. They do have the original actors for voice acting, which puts them in a weird canon.non canon grey area.

They also used some plots/stories that were submitted to be shown on the actual show, but declined due to costs/inability etc, which again puts them in a grey-area.

Best bet is to watch them & judge for yourself. They're interesting, in a weird way

are the episodes actually worth watching though?

its the one thing in the franchise ive always avoided, well, because the animation looks damn right awful

EnterNow wrote: »

Well you have to remember, they are cartoons at the end of the day. I suppose it depends on the extent of your Trek fanaticism

Drawing a distinction on realism between cartoons and live action startrek is probably on the far end of fanaticism.

I also never said anything at all about drawing a distinction between realism in the two shows. A cartoon may simply not to be everyones taste. Despite being targeted at a younger audience, it's no less 'real' than the live action series. I think everyone might kinda know that already though :rolleyes: