Well, you know, by taking part in an ongoing mission to explore the galaxy. Their mission didn't say to explore the galaxy, but only within 50 light years of Earth.
The same way he routinely covered the distance Voyager took six seasons to cover in under two hours, either a single movie or a couple of consecutive episodes.
He also went to the Mutara Nebula farther down the same sector block a couple times.
Just because we have a convenient gate to get there instantly doesn't mean that nobody ever took the long way. Rough estimate if I remember my maps right, Id only be 3-4 sectors south of Eta Eridani/Omega Leonis. Couple months of travel by canon speeds - entirely too far to mount a rapid response war effort like Battlegroup Omega, but not too far for less urgent missions.
The same way he routinely covered the distance Voyager took six seasons to cover in under two hours, either a single movie or a couple of consecutive episodes.
Having someone flying the ship who knew which way the Alpha Qudrant was?
because despite his many pleas to the contrary, scotty really could change the laws of physics.
you got to remember, at that time there were maybe 11 constitution class ships out and about, all roaming about around the edges of federation space, warp speeds easily allowed up to 13 or so, and the enterprise was once modified to be able to travel to another galaxy in 300 years..
and if none of the above pleases you, take a leaf out of Chekov's book, and simply claim that it was "outside moscow" at one point..
because despite his many pleas to the contrary, scotty really could change the laws of physics.
you got to remember, at that time there were maybe 11 constitution class ships out and about, all roaming about around the edges of federation space, warp speeds easily allowed up to 13 or so, and the enterprise was once modified to be able to travel to another galaxy in 300 years..
and if none of the above pleases you, take a leaf out of Chekov's book, and simply claim that it was "outside moscow" at one point..
Hey, Scotty did say that a good engineer always lowballs his estimates.
So whenever he said that he couldn't change the laws of physics, that obviously meant that there were a few he could change and he was just being conservative with his estimate.
Hey, Scotty did say that a good engineer always lowballs his estimates.
So whenever he said that he couldn't change the laws of physics, that obviously meant that there were a few he could change and he was just being conservative with his estimate.
Some people simply misunderstood Scotty when he said "I canna change the laws of physics!" You see, in the South, "canna" means "can".
Hey, Scotty did say that a good engineer always lowballs his estimates.
So whenever he said that he couldn't change the laws of physics, that obviously meant that there were a few he could change and he was just being conservative with his estimate.
maybe the trick is in the pluralisation..
while he may not have been able to change the LAWS of physics, maybe he could break the odd individual LAW.
suddenly it all makes sense. even the lions and tigers and bears... oh my!
Just curious - no transwarp gate to the area at the time and he was only a pathetic Captain when he fought the gorn.
So....just how did he get there?
It's because the Cetus System really isn't all that far away. Gamma Orionis system itself is only about 240 Light Years away, not really that far in Star Trek terms. Before the Borg took it over, pretty much the whole thing was Federation territory.
1. When Data died, Picard had a funeral. When Spock died, Kirk reconstituted the body, forced its soul back in, and even got him laid along the way.
2. When Picard senses that Wesley is having emotional problems he sits down and talks with him about it. When Kirk sensed that Charlie X was having emotional problems he took him to the gym and threw him around on the mats until he got over it.
3. When Picard went back in time he brought back Datas head. When Kirk went back in time he brought back a blonde.
4. Picards Enterprise was destroyed by a couple of Klingon chicks while he was stranded on a desert planet. Kirks Enterprise was destroyed when he blew up a crew of Klingons, stole their ship, and resurrected Spock from the dead.
5. Kirk has caused computers to self-destruct by out-thinking them on three separate occasions.
6. When Picard was in the Academy he got stabbed in the heart. When Kirk was in the Academy he beat the unbeatable Kobyoshi Maru scenario and bagged Carol Marcus in his spare time.
7. When Sisko met Picard he told him he hated him. When Sisko met Kirk he got his autograph.
8. Kirk does not play the flute.
9. Picard is from France.
10. When Picard has a problem he talks to Guinan about it. When Kirk has a problem he shoots it.
11. When Kirk screams it echoes across the entire planet.
12. When Kirk blew up the Enterprise, Starfleet built him another one and had it ready by the time he got home.
14. Kirk chastises omni-powerful super beings for not being polite to women.
15. Kirk sword fights someone on a regular basis.
16. Kirks Enterprise did not have a day care.
17. Kirk once ordered Scotty to fire a photon torpedo on his position and then he dodged out of the way so it hit the alien he was fighting.
18. Kirk has a violently deadly disease in his blood but he doesnt let it slow him down any.
19. When its time for shore leave Kirk goes rock climbing and drinks whiskey. Picard wears nut smashing banana hammock speedos and reads by the pool.
20. Picards name is known and respected throughout Klingon space. Kirks name is cursed and vilified.
21. The only Klingon serving on Kirks bridge would be a dead one.
22. Kirk jumps horses in his spare time. Picard owns a fish.
23. Kirk would never allow an acting ensign to lock out his command codes.
24. Picard quotes Shakespeare for fun. Kirk quotes Shakespeare to intimidate his enemies.
25. Kirks jump kick projects 650 pounds of blunt force.
26. Kirk once made a cannon out of bamboo that shot diamonds and was reasonably accurate.
27. Kirk defies superior alien beings on an almost daily basis.
28. When the evil aliens use a stun ray on the crew, Kirk always stays conscious for a minimum of 15 seconds longer than everyone else.
29. Kirk is on a first name basis with every single admiral in Starfleet.
30. Kirk once said: Youre the Captains woman, till he says you're not.
31. When Sarek mind melded with Picard, Picard cried a lot. When Sarek mind melded with Kirk, Kirk decided to hijack the Enterprise and bring Spock back from the dead.
32. Kirk can shoulder roll at 127 miles per hour.
33. Picards engineer wears goofy wrap-around sunglasses. Kirks engineer wears a kilt and can drink you under the table.
34. If Picards engineer has a headache its because he wore his Visor for too long. If Kirks engineer has a headache its because he has a hangover.
35. Kirk looks good in sideburns. Really good.
36. Picard drinks tea. Kirk drinks Saurian Brandy straight from the bottle.
37. Kirk mocks Federation bureaucrats that he doesnt like and then proves that their aids are Klingon spies, just to make the point.
38. Kirk once became an Indian god with the power to resurrect the dead.
39. Kirk can beat a Vulcan at chess.
40. Kirks love affairs extend not only across space but across time as well.
41. Kirks dress uniform does not actually look like a dress.
42. Kirk looks good in a ripped shirt, and he knows it.
43. Kirk repopulated the Earths once extinct humpbacked whale species.
44. When Picard wants the ship to go faster he calls down to engineering and asks to go faster. When Kirk wants the ship to go faster he sling-shots it around the sun.
45. When Klingons invaded Picards Enterprise he carefully neutralized them. When Klingons invaded Kirks Enterprise he had a massive sword fight with them.
46. Kirk has fought evil duplicates of himself on numerous occasions, always with screaming involved.
47. Kirks greatest nemesis was the genetically superior ruler of over a quarter of the Earth. Picards greatest nemesis likes to dress like him and occasionally cause inconvenience.
48. Kirk has punched out at least one member of over three thousand known alien races.
49. Kirk would never allow his first officer to get more tail than he does.
50. No matter what world Picard goes to, Kirk was there first and probably has an illegitimate child somewhere on the planet.
51. Everyone knows the phrase Beam me up, Scotty! The phrase, Energize whenever you are ready, Mr. La Forge, doesnt exactly have the same notoriety.
52. Picards first officer is named after a bathroom code.
53. Kirk once yelled, No blah-blah-blah! No blah-blah-blah! and made it sound important.
54. Kirks hand phaser is sleek and sexy. Picards hand phaser looks like a Hoover dirt devil.
55. When Kirk wants to talk to the Enterprise he flips open his communicator dramatically. When Picard wants to talk to the Enterprise he has to tweak his own nipple.
56. Kirks youth was spent doing back breaking work on a farm in Iowa. Picards youth was spent squishing grapes with his toes in France.
57. Kirk fought the Greek god Apollo. And won.
58. The women on Picards ship wear long pants. On Kirks ship, miniskirts are mandatory.
59. Kirks middle name is Tiberius.
60. It runs in the family: Picards brother died trapped in a fire. Kirks brother died fighting swarms of alien invaders.
61. When Data hijacked the Enterprise, Picard was helpless to stop him. When Spock hijacked the Enterprise Kirk fought him to the death.
62. Kirks medical officer prescribes hard liquor as a cure all.
63. Kirk has heavy calluses on his right index finger from pressing the trigger on his phaser so many times.
64. When Kirk gets punched in the face he just wipes the blood off his lip and looks at it with a smirk.
65. Picard once wore formal Klingon robes for a Klingon ceremony. If Kirk ever wore Klingon robes it would be because he took them off a dead Klingon.
66. Kirk chops his own firewood.
67. Kirk once led a Mafia take over.
68. Kirk would have slept with Beverly Crusher by episode two.
69. In the episode The Trouble With Tribbles the tribbles bred at such a fast rate not because of instinct but because they were in the presence of Kirk.
70. When Deanna Troi talks about what shes feeling, Picard listens carefully and thanks her for her input. Kirk would have called it pillow talk.
71. The emotional content level of Kirks speeches is an average of 782 times higher than the level of Picards speeches. If hes talking about revolution, exploration or diversity, it is 1,089 times higher.
72. When Picard has an alien delegation on board he invites them to a quiet dinner. When Kirk has an alien delegation on board he gets plowed on Romulan Ale.
73. Kirk is familiar with 20th century slang.
74. The main computer on Kirks Enterprise once hit on him.
75. Kirk faced off against Wyatt Earp at the O.K. Corral and won.
76. Picard is a Frenchman with an English accent.
77. Kirk only requires thirty-two minutes of sleep a day.
78. Kirk eats multicolored nutrition squares because hes too busy fighting stuff to eat a normal meal.
79. Kirk destroyed 672 uniform tunics during the Enterprises first five year mission.
80. 347 of those tunics were destroyed during combat with Klingons. The rest were destroyed by various women.
81. When Picard fought the Borg he got assimilated. When Kirk fought the Borg he blew up their home planet.
82. When Kirk was sent to the prison camp on Rura Penthe he hadnt bathed or changed his clothes in days and was wearing animal carcasses for warmth but Iman still threw herself at him the moment he arrived.
83. When Abraham Lincoln appeared floating in space in front of the Enterprise, Kirk didnt even blink.
84. Kirk can break out of any jail cell that is located anywhere in time or space within one hour. Within one half hour if Spock is with him.
85. When Kirk disguised himself as a Romulan, he stole a cloaking device and used it to escape to Federation space. When Picard disguised himself as a Romulan he ate some soup and then got captured.
86. Denny Crane.
87. 87% of all Klingon opera is about the singers desire to kill Kirk.
88. The other 13% of all Klingon opera is about the singers desire to be killed by Kirk in glorious battle.
89. Kirk once taught an emotionless female android how to love. Then he broke up with her.
90. Kirks evil twin womanized and swilled brandy. Picards evil twin liked to have his scalp massaged by Ron Perlman.
91. Even though they havent existed for hundreds of years, Kirk can still sort of drive a stick shift.
92. Kirk never dressed in green tights and pretended to be Robin Hood, and if he had, someone would have paid for it.
93. Even though Kirk often pauses between words, no one ever dares interrupt him.
94. Kirk went to the center of the universe, met god and wasnt impressed.
95. When Kirk says boldly go, he means it.
96. "KHHHAAAAANNNNNN!!!!!!!"
97. Kirk blatantly disobeys one out of every five Starfleet orders just to remind them whos really minding the store.
98. Starfleet estimates that the average Klingon has a 36% chance of being killed by Kirk at some point in their lifetime, regardless of their age, profession, location or social status.
99. Kirk once kicked a Klingon into the molten core of an exploding planet.
100. Style: Kirk did it first, he did it better and he did it wearing gold velour and Beatle-boots with a space girl on each arm.
1. When Data died, Picard had a funeral. When Spock died, Kirk reconstituted the body, forced its soul back in, and even got him laid along the way.
2. When Picard senses that Wesley is having emotional problems he sits down and talks with him about it. When Kirk sensed that Charlie X was having emotional problems he took him to the gym and threw him around on the mats until he got over it.
3. When Picard went back in time he brought back Datas head. When Kirk went back in time he brought back a blonde.
4. Picards Enterprise was destroyed by a couple of Klingon chicks while he was stranded on a desert planet. Kirks Enterprise was destroyed when he blew up a crew of Klingons, stole their ship, and resurrected Spock from the dead.
5. Kirk has caused computers to self-destruct by out-thinking them on three separate occasions.
6. When Picard was in the Academy he got stabbed in the heart. When Kirk was in the Academy he beat the unbeatable Kobyoshi Maru scenario and bagged Carol Marcus in his spare time.
7. When Sisko met Picard he told him he hated him. When Sisko met Kirk he got his autograph.
8. Kirk does not play the flute.
9. Picard is from France.
10. When Picard has a problem he talks to Guinan about it. When Kirk has a problem he shoots it.
11. When Kirk screams it echoes across the entire planet.
12. When Kirk blew up the Enterprise, Starfleet built him another one and had it ready by the time he got home.
14. Kirk chastises omni-powerful super beings for not being polite to women.
15. Kirk sword fights someone on a regular basis.
16. Kirks Enterprise did not have a day care.
17. Kirk once ordered Scotty to fire a photon torpedo on his position and then he dodged out of the way so it hit the alien he was fighting.
18. Kirk has a violently deadly disease in his blood but he doesnt let it slow him down any.
19. When its time for shore leave Kirk goes rock climbing and drinks whiskey. Picard wears nut smashing banana hammock speedos and reads by the pool.
20. Picards name is known and respected throughout Klingon space. Kirks name is cursed and vilified.
21. The only Klingon serving on Kirks bridge would be a dead one.
22. Kirk jumps horses in his spare time. Picard owns a fish.
23. Kirk would never allow an acting ensign to lock out his command codes.
24. Picard quotes Shakespeare for fun. Kirk quotes Shakespeare to intimidate his enemies.
25. Kirks jump kick projects 650 pounds of blunt force.
26. Kirk once made a cannon out of bamboo that shot diamonds and was reasonably accurate.
27. Kirk defies superior alien beings on an almost daily basis.
28. When the evil aliens use a stun ray on the crew, Kirk always stays conscious for a minimum of 15 seconds longer than everyone else.
29. Kirk is on a first name basis with every single admiral in Starfleet.
30. Kirk once said: Youre the Captains woman, till he says you're not.
31. When Sarek mind melded with Picard, Picard cried a lot. When Sarek mind melded with Kirk, Kirk decided to hijack the Enterprise and bring Spock back from the dead.
32. Kirk can shoulder roll at 127 miles per hour.
33. Picards engineer wears goofy wrap-around sunglasses. Kirks engineer wears a kilt and can drink you under the table.
34. If Picards engineer has a headache its because he wore his Visor for too long. If Kirks engineer has a headache its because he has a hangover.
35. Kirk looks good in sideburns. Really good.
36. Picard drinks tea. Kirk drinks Saurian Brandy straight from the bottle.
37. Kirk mocks Federation bureaucrats that he doesnt like and then proves that their aids are Klingon spies, just to make the point.
38. Kirk once became an Indian god with the power to resurrect the dead.
39. Kirk can beat a Vulcan at chess.
40. Kirks love affairs extend not only across space but across time as well.
41. Kirks dress uniform does not actually look like a dress.
42. Kirk looks good in a ripped shirt, and he knows it.
43. Kirk repopulated the Earths once extinct humpbacked whale species.
44. When Picard wants the ship to go faster he calls down to engineering and asks to go faster. When Kirk wants the ship to go faster he sling-shots it around the sun.
45. When Klingons invaded Picards Enterprise he carefully neutralized them. When Klingons invaded Kirks Enterprise he had a massive sword fight with them.
46. Kirk has fought evil duplicates of himself on numerous occasions, always with screaming involved.
47. Kirks greatest nemesis was the genetically superior ruler of over a quarter of the Earth. Picards greatest nemesis likes to dress like him and occasionally cause inconvenience.
48. Kirk has punched out at least one member of over three thousand known alien races.
49. Kirk would never allow his first officer to get more tail than he does.
50. No matter what world Picard goes to, Kirk was there first and probably has an illegitimate child somewhere on the planet.
51. Everyone knows the phrase Beam me up, Scotty! The phrase, Energize whenever you are ready, Mr. La Forge, doesnt exactly have the same notoriety.
52. Picards first officer is named after a bathroom code.
53. Kirk once yelled, No blah-blah-blah! No blah-blah-blah! and made it sound important.
54. Kirks hand phaser is sleek and sexy. Picards hand phaser looks like a Hoover dirt devil.
55. When Kirk wants to talk to the Enterprise he flips open his communicator dramatically. When Picard wants to talk to the Enterprise he has to tweak his own nipple.
56. Kirks youth was spent doing back breaking work on a farm in Iowa. Picards youth was spent squishing grapes with his toes in France.
57. Kirk fought the Greek god Apollo. And won.
58. The women on Picards ship wear long pants. On Kirks ship, miniskirts are mandatory.
59. Kirks middle name is Tiberius.
60. It runs in the family: Picards brother died trapped in a fire. Kirks brother died fighting swarms of alien invaders.
61. When Data hijacked the Enterprise, Picard was helpless to stop him. When Spock hijacked the Enterprise Kirk fought him to the death.
62. Kirks medical officer prescribes hard liquor as a cure all.
63. Kirk has heavy calluses on his right index finger from pressing the trigger on his phaser so many times.
64. When Kirk gets punched in the face he just wipes the blood off his lip and looks at it with a smirk.
65. Picard once wore formal Klingon robes for a Klingon ceremony. If Kirk ever wore Klingon robes it would be because he took them off a dead Klingon.
66. Kirk chops his own firewood.
67. Kirk once led a Mafia take over.
68. Kirk would have slept with Beverly Crusher by episode two.
69. In the episode The Trouble With Tribbles the tribbles bred at such a fast rate not because of instinct but because they were in the presence of Kirk.
70. When Deanna Troi talks about what shes feeling, Picard listens carefully and thanks her for her input. Kirk would have called it pillow talk.
71. The emotional content level of Kirks speeches is an average of 782 times higher than the level of Picards speeches. If hes talking about revolution, exploration or diversity, it is 1,089 times higher.
72. When Picard has an alien delegation on board he invites them to a quiet dinner. When Kirk has an alien delegation on board he gets plowed on Romulan Ale.
73. Kirk is familiar with 20th century slang.
74. The main computer on Kirks Enterprise once hit on him.
75. Kirk faced off against Wyatt Earp at the O.K. Corral and won.
76. Picard is a Frenchman with an English accent.
77. Kirk only requires thirty-two minutes of sleep a day.
78. Kirk eats multicolored nutrition squares because hes too busy fighting stuff to eat a normal meal.
79. Kirk destroyed 672 uniform tunics during the Enterprises first five year mission.
80. 347 of those tunics were destroyed during combat with Klingons. The rest were destroyed by various women.
81. When Picard fought the Borg he got assimilated. When Kirk fought the Borg he blew up their home planet.
82. When Kirk was sent to the prison camp on Rura Penthe he hadnt bathed or changed his clothes in days and was wearing animal carcasses for warmth but Iman still threw herself at him the moment he arrived.
83. When Abraham Lincoln appeared floating in space in front of the Enterprise, Kirk didnt even blink.
84. Kirk can break out of any jail cell that is located anywhere in time or space within one hour. Within one half hour if Spock is with him.
85. When Kirk disguised himself as a Romulan, he stole a cloaking device and used it to escape to Federation space. When Picard disguised himself as a Romulan he ate some soup and then got captured.
86. Denny Crane.
87. 87% of all Klingon opera is about the singers desire to kill Kirk.
88. The other 13% of all Klingon opera is about the singers desire to be killed by Kirk in glorious battle.
89. Kirk once taught an emotionless female android how to love. Then he broke up with her.
90. Kirks evil twin womanized and swilled brandy. Picards evil twin liked to have his scalp massaged by Ron Perlman.
91. Even though they havent existed for hundreds of years, Kirk can still sort of drive a stick shift.
92. Kirk never dressed in green tights and pretended to be Robin Hood, and if he had, someone would have paid for it.
93. Even though Kirk often pauses between words, no one ever dares interrupt him.
94. Kirk went to the center of the universe, met god and wasnt impressed.
95. When Kirk says boldly go, he means it.
96. "KHHHAAAAANNNNNN!!!!!!!"
97. Kirk blatantly disobeys one out of every five Starfleet orders just to remind them whos really minding the store.
98. Starfleet estimates that the average Klingon has a 36% chance of being killed by Kirk at some point in their lifetime, regardless of their age, profession, location or social status.
99. Kirk once kicked a Klingon into the molten core of an exploding planet.
100. Style: Kirk did it first, he did it better and he did it wearing gold velour and Beatle-boots with a space girl on each arm.
It's because the Cetus System really isn't all that far away. Gamma Orionis system itself is only about 240 Light Years away, not really that far in Star Trek terms. Before the Borg took it over, pretty much the whole thing was Federation territory.
If you pay attention to the "official" star charts the Mutara sector is in the Beta quadrant in an area somewhere between sector 001 and the galactic barrier. The transwarp gate was probably just a level gate to keep lieutenant 3's from aggroing every cube in the sector block before they killed random encounters.
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Just because we have a convenient gate to get there instantly doesn't mean that nobody ever took the long way. Rough estimate if I remember my maps right, Id only be 3-4 sectors south of Eta Eridani/Omega Leonis. Couple months of travel by canon speeds - entirely too far to mount a rapid response war effort like Battlegroup Omega, but not too far for less urgent missions.
Having someone flying the ship who knew which way the Alpha Qudrant was?
Where's Sulu?
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you got to remember, at that time there were maybe 11 constitution class ships out and about, all roaming about around the edges of federation space, warp speeds easily allowed up to 13 or so, and the enterprise was once modified to be able to travel to another galaxy in 300 years..
and if none of the above pleases you, take a leaf out of Chekov's book, and simply claim that it was "outside moscow" at one point..
Hey, Scotty did say that a good engineer always lowballs his estimates.
So whenever he said that he couldn't change the laws of physics, that obviously meant that there were a few he could change and he was just being conservative with his estimate.
Some people simply misunderstood Scotty when he said "I canna change the laws of physics!" You see, in the South, "canna" means "can".
I'm trying not to laugh in a library...
James Kirk is the Chuck Norris of Star Trek.
maybe the trick is in the pluralisation..
while he may not have been able to change the LAWS of physics, maybe he could break the odd individual LAW.
suddenly it all makes sense. even the lions and tigers and bears... oh my!
Drats someone else got there first.
The SOL system sun once stopped burning, Kirk then restarted it by leap kicking it in the chest.
And Ben Sisko is the Clint Eastwood of Star Trek.
I dunno, I would have given that title to Odo myself. Clint did play the lawman pretty often.
Sisko is simply Sisko.
I'm talking style. Odo is more of a Andy Griffith in the way he did things.
It's because the Cetus System really isn't all that far away. Gamma Orionis system itself is only about 240 Light Years away, not really that far in Star Trek terms. Before the Borg took it over, pretty much the whole thing was Federation territory.
1. When Data died, Picard had a funeral. When Spock died, Kirk reconstituted the body, forced its soul back in, and even got him laid along the way.
2. When Picard senses that Wesley is having emotional problems he sits down and talks with him about it. When Kirk sensed that Charlie X was having emotional problems he took him to the gym and threw him around on the mats until he got over it.
3. When Picard went back in time he brought back Datas head. When Kirk went back in time he brought back a blonde.
4. Picards Enterprise was destroyed by a couple of Klingon chicks while he was stranded on a desert planet. Kirks Enterprise was destroyed when he blew up a crew of Klingons, stole their ship, and resurrected Spock from the dead.
5. Kirk has caused computers to self-destruct by out-thinking them on three separate occasions.
6. When Picard was in the Academy he got stabbed in the heart. When Kirk was in the Academy he beat the unbeatable Kobyoshi Maru scenario and bagged Carol Marcus in his spare time.
7. When Sisko met Picard he told him he hated him. When Sisko met Kirk he got his autograph.
8. Kirk does not play the flute.
9. Picard is from France.
10. When Picard has a problem he talks to Guinan about it. When Kirk has a problem he shoots it.
11. When Kirk screams it echoes across the entire planet.
12. When Kirk blew up the Enterprise, Starfleet built him another one and had it ready by the time he got home.
13. Kirk collects antique guns. Picard collects antique matrioshka nesting dolls.
14. Kirk chastises omni-powerful super beings for not being polite to women.
15. Kirk sword fights someone on a regular basis.
16. Kirks Enterprise did not have a day care.
17. Kirk once ordered Scotty to fire a photon torpedo on his position and then he dodged out of the way so it hit the alien he was fighting.
18. Kirk has a violently deadly disease in his blood but he doesnt let it slow him down any.
19. When its time for shore leave Kirk goes rock climbing and drinks whiskey. Picard wears nut smashing banana hammock speedos and reads by the pool.
20. Picards name is known and respected throughout Klingon space. Kirks name is cursed and vilified.
21. The only Klingon serving on Kirks bridge would be a dead one.
22. Kirk jumps horses in his spare time. Picard owns a fish.
23. Kirk would never allow an acting ensign to lock out his command codes.
24. Picard quotes Shakespeare for fun. Kirk quotes Shakespeare to intimidate his enemies.
25. Kirks jump kick projects 650 pounds of blunt force.
26. Kirk once made a cannon out of bamboo that shot diamonds and was reasonably accurate.
27. Kirk defies superior alien beings on an almost daily basis.
28. When the evil aliens use a stun ray on the crew, Kirk always stays conscious for a minimum of 15 seconds longer than everyone else.
29. Kirk is on a first name basis with every single admiral in Starfleet.
30. Kirk once said: Youre the Captains woman, till he says you're not.
31. When Sarek mind melded with Picard, Picard cried a lot. When Sarek mind melded with Kirk, Kirk decided to hijack the Enterprise and bring Spock back from the dead.
32. Kirk can shoulder roll at 127 miles per hour.
33. Picards engineer wears goofy wrap-around sunglasses. Kirks engineer wears a kilt and can drink you under the table.
34. If Picards engineer has a headache its because he wore his Visor for too long. If Kirks engineer has a headache its because he has a hangover.
35. Kirk looks good in sideburns. Really good.
36. Picard drinks tea. Kirk drinks Saurian Brandy straight from the bottle.
37. Kirk mocks Federation bureaucrats that he doesnt like and then proves that their aids are Klingon spies, just to make the point.
38. Kirk once became an Indian god with the power to resurrect the dead.
39. Kirk can beat a Vulcan at chess.
40. Kirks love affairs extend not only across space but across time as well.
41. Kirks dress uniform does not actually look like a dress.
42. Kirk looks good in a ripped shirt, and he knows it.
43. Kirk repopulated the Earths once extinct humpbacked whale species.
44. When Picard wants the ship to go faster he calls down to engineering and asks to go faster. When Kirk wants the ship to go faster he sling-shots it around the sun.
45. When Klingons invaded Picards Enterprise he carefully neutralized them. When Klingons invaded Kirks Enterprise he had a massive sword fight with them.
46. Kirk has fought evil duplicates of himself on numerous occasions, always with screaming involved.
47. Kirks greatest nemesis was the genetically superior ruler of over a quarter of the Earth. Picards greatest nemesis likes to dress like him and occasionally cause inconvenience.
48. Kirk has punched out at least one member of over three thousand known alien races.
49. Kirk would never allow his first officer to get more tail than he does.
50. No matter what world Picard goes to, Kirk was there first and probably has an illegitimate child somewhere on the planet.
51. Everyone knows the phrase Beam me up, Scotty! The phrase, Energize whenever you are ready, Mr. La Forge, doesnt exactly have the same notoriety.
52. Picards first officer is named after a bathroom code.
53. Kirk once yelled, No blah-blah-blah! No blah-blah-blah! and made it sound important.
54. Kirks hand phaser is sleek and sexy. Picards hand phaser looks like a Hoover dirt devil.
55. When Kirk wants to talk to the Enterprise he flips open his communicator dramatically. When Picard wants to talk to the Enterprise he has to tweak his own nipple.
56. Kirks youth was spent doing back breaking work on a farm in Iowa. Picards youth was spent squishing grapes with his toes in France.
57. Kirk fought the Greek god Apollo. And won.
58. The women on Picards ship wear long pants. On Kirks ship, miniskirts are mandatory.
59. Kirks middle name is Tiberius.
60. It runs in the family: Picards brother died trapped in a fire. Kirks brother died fighting swarms of alien invaders.
61. When Data hijacked the Enterprise, Picard was helpless to stop him. When Spock hijacked the Enterprise Kirk fought him to the death.
62. Kirks medical officer prescribes hard liquor as a cure all.
63. Kirk has heavy calluses on his right index finger from pressing the trigger on his phaser so many times.
64. When Kirk gets punched in the face he just wipes the blood off his lip and looks at it with a smirk.
65. Picard once wore formal Klingon robes for a Klingon ceremony. If Kirk ever wore Klingon robes it would be because he took them off a dead Klingon.
66. Kirk chops his own firewood.
67. Kirk once led a Mafia take over.
68. Kirk would have slept with Beverly Crusher by episode two.
69. In the episode The Trouble With Tribbles the tribbles bred at such a fast rate not because of instinct but because they were in the presence of Kirk.
70. When Deanna Troi talks about what shes feeling, Picard listens carefully and thanks her for her input. Kirk would have called it pillow talk.
71. The emotional content level of Kirks speeches is an average of 782 times higher than the level of Picards speeches. If hes talking about revolution, exploration or diversity, it is 1,089 times higher.
72. When Picard has an alien delegation on board he invites them to a quiet dinner. When Kirk has an alien delegation on board he gets plowed on Romulan Ale.
73. Kirk is familiar with 20th century slang.
74. The main computer on Kirks Enterprise once hit on him.
75. Kirk faced off against Wyatt Earp at the O.K. Corral and won.
76. Picard is a Frenchman with an English accent.
77. Kirk only requires thirty-two minutes of sleep a day.
78. Kirk eats multicolored nutrition squares because hes too busy fighting stuff to eat a normal meal.
79. Kirk destroyed 672 uniform tunics during the Enterprises first five year mission.
80. 347 of those tunics were destroyed during combat with Klingons. The rest were destroyed by various women.
81. When Picard fought the Borg he got assimilated. When Kirk fought the Borg he blew up their home planet.
82. When Kirk was sent to the prison camp on Rura Penthe he hadnt bathed or changed his clothes in days and was wearing animal carcasses for warmth but Iman still threw herself at him the moment he arrived.
83. When Abraham Lincoln appeared floating in space in front of the Enterprise, Kirk didnt even blink.
84. Kirk can break out of any jail cell that is located anywhere in time or space within one hour. Within one half hour if Spock is with him.
85. When Kirk disguised himself as a Romulan, he stole a cloaking device and used it to escape to Federation space. When Picard disguised himself as a Romulan he ate some soup and then got captured.
86. Denny Crane.
87. 87% of all Klingon opera is about the singers desire to kill Kirk.
88. The other 13% of all Klingon opera is about the singers desire to be killed by Kirk in glorious battle.
89. Kirk once taught an emotionless female android how to love. Then he broke up with her.
90. Kirks evil twin womanized and swilled brandy. Picards evil twin liked to have his scalp massaged by Ron Perlman.
91. Even though they havent existed for hundreds of years, Kirk can still sort of drive a stick shift.
92. Kirk never dressed in green tights and pretended to be Robin Hood, and if he had, someone would have paid for it.
93. Even though Kirk often pauses between words, no one ever dares interrupt him.
94. Kirk went to the center of the universe, met god and wasnt impressed.
95. When Kirk says boldly go, he means it.
96. "KHHHAAAAANNNNNN!!!!!!!"
97. Kirk blatantly disobeys one out of every five Starfleet orders just to remind them whos really minding the store.
98. Starfleet estimates that the average Klingon has a 36% chance of being killed by Kirk at some point in their lifetime, regardless of their age, profession, location or social status.
99. Kirk once kicked a Klingon into the molten core of an exploding planet.
100. Style: Kirk did it first, he did it better and he did it wearing gold velour and Beatle-boots with a space girl on each arm.
And Jean Luc Picard is... The Patrick Stewert of Star Trek.
Very nice. +1000 internets to you.
If you pay attention to the "official" star charts the Mutara sector is in the Beta quadrant in an area somewhere between sector 001 and the galactic barrier. The transwarp gate was probably just a level gate to keep lieutenant 3's from aggroing every cube in the sector block before they killed random encounters.