I was trying to explain just this to the BF, only it wasn't coming out so coherantly with the fandom common knowledge.
Him: FABULOUS FILM. I don't quite get the thing, though. Like. Me: It's an AU! But cannon! Him: I do not understand. The following terms do not compute - 'AU', 'cannon'. Please explain. Me:...erk!
I came home and ordered the first season of ST:TNG on DVD. That was my Trek -- I was only allowed one hour of tv a day when I was a kid, and then only when my homework was done. I always rushed to get everything done by 6pm so that I could watch the daily ST:TNG reruns and then begged my parents for extra tv time on the one day a week when it aired new.
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Him: FABULOUS FILM. I don't quite get the thing, though. Like.
Me: It's an AU! But cannon!
Him: I do not understand. The following terms do not compute - 'AU', 'cannon'. Please explain.
Me:...erk!
I came home and ordered the first season of ST:TNG on DVD. That was my Trek -- I was only allowed one hour of tv a day when I was a kid, and then only when my homework was done. I always rushed to get everything done by 6pm so that I could watch the daily ST:TNG reruns and then begged my parents for extra tv time on the one day a week when it aired new.
I am rebooted with the Trek love, too. :)