Query for the old-skool Trek fandom people :

[burntcopper]

everyone in fandom knows that the main pairing was Kirk/Spock. *Duh*. However, in reboot 'verse, Kirk/McCoy is seriously rivalling it.

So, query from a person who never read the old skool fic, and only casually watched an ep here and there of TOS. (mostly in hotel rooms, it seems) Was there any support/obviousness for Kirk/Bones in TOS? of course they got slashed - as everyone knows, the slasher's first defence is 'Were they in the same scene? The same film/show? THEY CAN BE SLASHED.' Not to mention, I have vague memories of Bones being a bit gruff and ratty. How does his character compare with new Bones?

Comments

[taraljc.livejournal.com]

Of all the AOS characters, Karl Urban's McCoy most closely resembles his Prime counterpart. So I actually think (for me anyway) the subtext exists primarily due to the changes in Jim, and the timeline (seeing these characters 8 years before we did in TOS, and so many of them at the Academy together).

In the Prime universe, I think Jim didn't meet Bones until he was assigned to Enterprise in 2265 (replacing Dr Piper)? But I don't think we're ever actually given an explicit canon reference. I'd have to go trawling through Memory Alpha to be sure.

Both universe's McCoy, tho, were cranky, stubborn, and tended to boss Jim around a lot. As CMO, that's pretty much par for the course.

[scotchsour.livejournal.com]

I believe it is the same friendship from old to new as in the old canon, Kirk knew McCoy prior to him "Captaining" (is that a word?) the Enterprise and it was Kirk that requested McCoy to join the ship after Piper retired.

butting out. I need to stay away from people flists. :)

[taraljc.livejournal.com]

I know fanon-wise Crisis on Centaurus has him meeting Jim in 2255 when Jim's on Farragut. But I'm still having a hard time finding canon on when they met in TOS. I do agree the friendship is just as strong--but I see WAY more Kirk/McCoy slashy subtext in AOS than I did in TOS.