The Orions are apparently another example. It's not seen often, but green isn't their only color. the original ep had a vague reference to other colors. But they've only been seen on screen in TAS.
I agree with the conclusion about the Dominion and cloaking. Eris went somewhere.... It's possible the Dominion hasn't developed cloaks capable of hiding large craft.
I always thought that since Dominion transporters had a range of multiple light years that Eris beamed back to a friendly installation. If not that, it may have been to a non-cloaked Dominion ship hiding in the next system over.
Interestingly, both the actors playing Gowron and Martok were white. As was the actor playing General Kang and of course what's his face that Christopher Lloyd played.
I remember reading about a controversy over the ferengi only being portrayed by Jewish actors. People thought it was promoting a negative stereotype.
A TIME TO SEARCH: ENTER MY FOUNDRY MISSION at the RISA SYSTEM Parallels: my second mission for Fed aligned Romulans.
"A diplomatic mission is a group of people from one state or an international inter-governmental organisation (such as the United Nations) present in another state to represent the sending state/organisation officially in the receiving state."
"A permanent diplomatic mission is typically known as an embassy, and the person in charge of the mission is known as an ambassador."
Perhaps...maybe we will have to wait until they invent Star Trek: C-Span
I remember reading about a controversy over the ferengi only being portrayed by Jewish actors. People thought it was promoting a negative stereotype.
But doesn't a greater part of Hollywood go to Temple?
Juts sayin'.;)
The Ferengi struck me more as stereotyping of Middle Eastern merchants. Still, Semitic but regionally specific.
Vulcans have gotten more direct referencing through Spock and his hand-salute.
"Dammit J'mpok! I'm a Warrior, not a Worrier!"
- KDF Ambassador Syon vocalizing her objection to the discussions of possible peace talks with the UFP due to recent Borg and Undine activities.Hegh'bat, Stardate 66588.8
Perhaps...maybe we will have to wait until they invent Star Trek: C-Span
LOL.
Long day of work, too wound up to sleep?
*turns on Star Trek: C-Span*
"ZZZZZZZZ"
*snore*
"ZZZZZZZZ"
"Dammit J'mpok! I'm a Warrior, not a Worrier!"
- KDF Ambassador Syon vocalizing her objection to the discussions of possible peace talks with the UFP due to recent Borg and Undine activities.Hegh'bat, Stardate 66588.8
"Critics who say that the optimistic utopia Star Trek depicted is now outmoded forget the cultural context that gave birth to it: Star Trek was not a manifestation of optimism when optimism was easy. Star Trek declared a hope for a future that nobody stuck in the present could believe in. For all our struggles today, we haven’t outgrown the need for stories like Star Trek. We need tales of optimism, of heroes, of courage and goodness now as much as we’ve ever needed them." -Thomas Marrone
Nah, it's just that the other kinds of malfunctions are usually more boring...
Yup, plot device!
Be funny to see things go in a different direction...
Data: "Captain, it appears that the systems overload that the Enterprise experienced earlier, has also affected Holodeck protocols. Things could get very ugly, very soon, I am afraid."
Picard: "So you mean to tell me that things have gone from bad to much worse?"
Data: "Yes, Captain. I wish that it was just a mere matter of standard safety failures but it appears to be much more serious than that."
Picard: "Quickly, Data! Notify the bridge and have them cancel today's scheduled Holodeck event!"
Data: " I am unable to do so, Sir. Something is wrong with our communications. Also, I have analyzed and determined the nature of the problem affecting the Holodeck. In other words, Sir, I now know exactly what we are facing..."
Picard: "Surely, you don't mean..."
Data: "Affirmative, Captain. We most certainly have picked the wrong time to run this social simulation that you call the hot tub party. As a word of warning, Sir... I must make mention that the same-sex safety protocols are now off."
*in walks the tiger striped, speedo-clad Wesley Crusher and William Riker holograms*
Wesley and Will: "Hi guys!"
*cue sexy music*
Picard: " Noooooo!!!"
"Dammit J'mpok! I'm a Warrior, not a Worrier!"
- KDF Ambassador Syon vocalizing her objection to the discussions of possible peace talks with the UFP due to recent Borg and Undine activities.Hegh'bat, Stardate 66588.8
As per usual, another routine and quite uneventful day on board the Enterprise. So it has been said, nothing and I repeat, nothing happened nor ever took place on the Holodeck that should not have..."
*dramatic pause*
"Captain's Log, supplemental.
Ensign Crusher along with Commanders Data and Riker, are hereby relieved of duties and transferred. They are currently en route to their new duty postings, via shuttlecraft, traveling at maximum warp. Godspeed."
"Dammit J'mpok! I'm a Warrior, not a Worrier!"
- KDF Ambassador Syon vocalizing her objection to the discussions of possible peace talks with the UFP due to recent Borg and Undine activities.Hegh'bat, Stardate 66588.8
now picture that in a holodeck, where the "player" is stuck and can't get out. even if the safety protocols were on, he or she would still see stuff that would haunt his/her nightmares for years to come.
And I have to say that whole TRIBBLE glitch joke thing is so passe....:P you know what would be far more disturbing? having your favorite holodeck character suddenly morph so that he's literally inside out....his guts and blood is all on the outside but he's still "alive" and talking to you. Nobody else in the program notices anything amiss expect you.
TRIBBLE jokes are just not as funny now that everyone is either metrosexual and/or has a TRIBBLE friend to relate to and with. JK!
It's ok. My best friend was TRIBBLE and still is.
*Badoom tsss*
But seriously, folks...
There is a certain irony of the homophobia that western culture has demonstrated and embraced since it's inception. The roots of today go back to the Hellenic societies of Rome and Greece where same-sex relations were quite accepted and even encouraged. Some how, things have changed along the way and some could argue, not always for the better.
Guess some of my personal story also shows in that if I am not laughing, I am crying and I would rather laugh, hence my attempts at comedic elements in my writing.
I agree that my earlier joking around would not be funny to some and I hope that they understand that I write only in jest of the majority and without malice towards the minority.
What I would find to be a good use of the not-so typical Holodeck malfunction would be where a Hologram went rogue and replaced a crew member fully. Kind of like a virtual and internal "Invasion of the Body Snatchers".
Not sure what the limitations of the holographic emitters are or if this has already been referenced in Trek lore but I would consider such an occurrence to be both funny and horrific in the same moment.
P.S.
Looks like I got a topically related question...
Did a Hologram or Holograms ever kill and replace any crew members in ST?
"Dammit J'mpok! I'm a Warrior, not a Worrier!"
- KDF Ambassador Syon vocalizing her objection to the discussions of possible peace talks with the UFP due to recent Borg and Undine activities.Hegh'bat, Stardate 66588.8
I remember reading about a controversy over the ferengi only being portrayed by Jewish actors. People thought it was promoting a negative stereotype.
I'd never even thought that the Ferengi were only portrayed by Jewish actors :eek:
As a sideline, I was watching Friends with my wife and mother in law the other day, and said:
"David Schwimmer would make an excellent Vulcan..."
"Yes!" said MIL :cool:
PS If we're going to be doing TRIBBLE jokes... If one of Chief O'Brien's kayaking programs was to glitch and get over-written with the Deliverance program, that would be funny...
Ensign Crusher along with Commanders Data and Riker, are hereby relieved of duties and transferred. They are currently en route to their new duty postings, via shuttlecraft, traveling at maximum warp. Godspeed."
After some more fact finding, discovered that whatever did take place on the Holodeck really had nothing to do with the transfers which were later rescinded and removed from record. Their trip was written off as a Science mission on the books while Picard was quoted as saying that it was "nothing more than a test and that they all performed admirably!". (his own words)
But that Holodeck malfunction did cause Picard to look at his own life through a new lens, some close to the stalwart starship captain remarked after his passing. Was it much ado about something? On his deathbed, Jean Luc was heard muttering "such tenderness" repeatedly then proceeded to make a very lengthy diatribe about Geordie LaForge before leaving life as we know it.
Rumors about the reasons for Worf's transfer to DS9 from the Enterprise still remain unconfirmed...
"Dammit J'mpok! I'm a Warrior, not a Worrier!"
- KDF Ambassador Syon vocalizing her objection to the discussions of possible peace talks with the UFP due to recent Borg and Undine activities.Hegh'bat, Stardate 66588.8
- KDF Ambassador Syon vocalizing her objection to the discussions of possible peace talks with the UFP due to recent Borg and Undine activities.Hegh'bat, Stardate 66588.8
Since Romulans are really just ticked off Vulcans, why do they have forehead ridges and Vulcans don't?
Everyone knows of the Vulcan Nerve Pinch which was a non-lethal technique that left no physical marks or damage while rendering an opponent unconscious.
Romulans developed their own version of Nerve Pinching which was focused on the upper part of the face rather than the nerves near the neck. While non-lethal, the Romulan technique rendered their victims disfigured due to inducing nerve damage.
Since it was practiced at an early age for rites of passage, all Romulans bear disfigurement in the form of ridge-like protrusions usually near their forehead.
Good question, No idea! Am dying to hear the answer, too!
"Dammit J'mpok! I'm a Warrior, not a Worrier!"
- KDF Ambassador Syon vocalizing her objection to the discussions of possible peace talks with the UFP due to recent Borg and Undine activities.Hegh'bat, Stardate 66588.8
Everyone knows of the Vulcan Nerve Pinch which was a non-lethal technique that left no physical marks or damage while rendering an opponent unconscious.
Romulans developed their own version of Nerve Pinching which was focused on the upper part of the face rather than the nerves near the neck. While non-lethal, the Romulan technique rendered their victims disfigured due to inducing nerve damage.
Since it was practiced at an early age for rites of passage, all Romulans bear disfigurement in the form of ridge-like protrusions usually near their forehead.
Good question, No idea! Am dying to hear the answer, too!
Well, my personal theory is some kind of genetic mutation due to some unknown reason... like environmental factors on Romulus and/or Remus... maybe the Romulans just had to have some Augment DNA too, after all those darn Klingons got it !
I also think that working in the mines for generations is what made the poor Remans
so fugly....
And just so you know, of course we Q are above limiting concepts such as time but we also like to be entertained.... so we rarely peek what's going to happen next... most of the time...
This is kind of a cop-out reason in my opinion, but I guess it is as good as any. But really, scarring yourself messes with your genetic code? Vulcanoids must have some pretty wimpy DNA.
This is kind of a cop-out reason in my opinion, but I guess it is as good as any. But really, scarring yourself messes with your genetic code? Vulcanoids must have some pretty wimpy DNA.
Plus it couldn't have happened, all the 24th century Romulans went down with the Nerada.
Norway and Yeager dammit... I still want my Typhoon and Jupiter though. JJ Trek The Kelvin Timeline is just Trek and it's fully canon... get over it. But I still prefer TAR.
#TASforSTO
'...I can tell you that we're not in the military and that we intend no harm to the whales.' Kirk: The Voyage Home
'Starfleet is not a military organisation. Its purpose is exploration.' Picard: Peak Performance
'This is clearly a military operation. Is that what we are now? Because I thought we were explorers!' Scotty: Into Darkness
'...The Federation. Starfleet. We're not a military agency.' Scotty: Beyond
'I'm not a soldier anymore. I'm an engineer.' Miles O'Brien: Empok Nor
'...Starfleet could use you... It's a peacekeeping and humanitarian armada...' Admiral Pike: Star Trek
Some time ago I wondered about replicators. How much would you normally replicate . I mean, you don't have to own a uniform, you just replicate a fresh one each morning. Need a nice suit for a diplomatic mission? Don't mind looking in the closet (you don't have one), just replicate it. After using your stuff, just recycle it like you do with your dishes. This would apply to all kind of gear, given that it fits through the replicator.
If this would be how it goes, owning stuff would be really different. You probably could fit everything in one suitecase. That makes storage space almost non-existant.
This is kind of a cop-out reason in my opinion, but I guess it is as good as any. But really, scarring yourself messes with your genetic code? Vulcanoids must have some pretty wimpy DNA.
Ah, the theory of Romulan Emolution... explains their penchant for self-harm, externalizing their pain, wearing black, and possessing wimpy genes.
"Dammit J'mpok! I'm a Warrior, not a Worrier!"
- KDF Ambassador Syon vocalizing her objection to the discussions of possible peace talks with the UFP due to recent Borg and Undine activities.Hegh'bat, Stardate 66588.8
Some time ago I wondered about replicators. How much would you normally replicate . I mean, you don't have to own a uniform, you just replicate a fresh one each morning. Need a nice suit for a diplomatic mission? Don't mind looking in the closet (you don't have one), just replicate it. After using your stuff, just recycle it like you do with your dishes. This would apply to all kind of gear, given that it fits through the replicator.
If this would be how it goes, owning stuff would be really different. You probably could fit everything in one suitecase. That makes storage space almost non-existant.
There are most likely some things that are better unreplicated. Such as the stash of real alcohol Guinan kept under the bar.
Also, there is an energy cost to using the replicator, so absent virtually unlimited energy, it may make sense to keep some things in storage.
But, you're right. I never saw a closet on the Enterprise. At least, post-Kirk.
I may be wrong, but I think I might've seen the occasional black Bajoran... Klingons have the same kind of ethnic diversity as Humans though, both Gowron and Martok were pretty white...
yes you're right actually, jake sisko marries a black bajoran woman in 'the visitor'
and you're right about gowron, he's about 2 bottles of blood wine away from shouting at strangers in a bus station. at least he's dressed for the part..
Everyone knows of the Vulcan Nerve Pinch which was a non-lethal technique that left no physical marks or damage while rendering an opponent unconscious.
I forget where I read it, but there was suggestion that in the Ancient Times, the Nerve Pinch was used as a humane way of killing. I'm wondering if the quick application (as normally seen) causes unconsciousness, but if the contact was maintained, if it would eventually be fatal...
Some time ago I wondered about replicators. How much would you normally replicate . I mean, you don't have to own a uniform, you just replicate a fresh one each morning. Need a nice suit for a diplomatic mission? Don't mind looking in the closet (you don't have one), just replicate it. After using your stuff, just recycle it like you do with your dishes. This would apply to all kind of gear, given that it fits through the replicator.
If this would be how it goes, owning stuff would be really different. You probably could fit everything in one suitecase. That makes storage space almost non-existant.
I think you're probably right that many things would be replicated and recycled on a daily basis and it might only be a few personal keepsakes which people might want to keep permanently, like when Data tried to resign his commission to prevent himself being disassembled, he really didn't pack much in the way of possessions, because as you say, most other things like clothing etc, could always be replicated anew on a daily basis
"Critics who say that the optimistic utopia Star Trek depicted is now outmoded forget the cultural context that gave birth to it: Star Trek was not a manifestation of optimism when optimism was easy. Star Trek declared a hope for a future that nobody stuck in the present could believe in. For all our struggles today, we haven’t outgrown the need for stories like Star Trek. We need tales of optimism, of heroes, of courage and goodness now as much as we’ve ever needed them." -Thomas Marrone
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I always thought that since Dominion transporters had a range of multiple light years that Eris beamed back to a friendly installation. If not that, it may have been to a non-cloaked Dominion ship hiding in the next system over.
I remember reading about a controversy over the ferengi only being portrayed by Jewish actors. People thought it was promoting a negative stereotype.
Parallels: my second mission for Fed aligned Romulans.
Perhaps...maybe we will have to wait until they invent Star Trek: C-Span
But doesn't a greater part of Hollywood go to Temple?
Juts sayin'.;)
The Ferengi struck me more as stereotyping of Middle Eastern merchants. Still, Semitic but regionally specific.
Vulcans have gotten more direct referencing through Spock and his hand-salute.
- KDF Ambassador Syon vocalizing her objection to the discussions of possible peace talks with the UFP due to recent Borg and Undine activities. Hegh'bat, Stardate 66588.8
LOL.
Long day of work, too wound up to sleep?
*turns on Star Trek: C-Span*
"ZZZZZZZZ"
*snore*
"ZZZZZZZZ"
- KDF Ambassador Syon vocalizing her objection to the discussions of possible peace talks with the UFP due to recent Borg and Undine activities. Hegh'bat, Stardate 66588.8
"Critics who say that the optimistic utopia Star Trek depicted is now outmoded forget the cultural context that gave birth to it: Star Trek was not a manifestation of optimism when optimism was easy. Star Trek declared a hope for a future that nobody stuck in the present could believe in. For all our struggles today, we haven’t outgrown the need for stories like Star Trek. We need tales of optimism, of heroes, of courage and goodness now as much as we’ve ever needed them."
-Thomas Marrone
My character Tsin'xing
Yup, plot device!
Be funny to see things go in a different direction...
Data: "Captain, it appears that the systems overload that the Enterprise experienced earlier, has also affected Holodeck protocols. Things could get very ugly, very soon, I am afraid."
Picard: "So you mean to tell me that things have gone from bad to much worse?"
Data: "Yes, Captain. I wish that it was just a mere matter of standard safety failures but it appears to be much more serious than that."
Picard: "Quickly, Data! Notify the bridge and have them cancel today's scheduled Holodeck event!"
Data: " I am unable to do so, Sir. Something is wrong with our communications. Also, I have analyzed and determined the nature of the problem affecting the Holodeck. In other words, Sir, I now know exactly what we are facing..."
Picard: "Surely, you don't mean..."
Data: "Affirmative, Captain. We most certainly have picked the wrong time to run this social simulation that you call the hot tub party. As a word of warning, Sir... I must make mention that the same-sex safety protocols are now off."
*in walks the tiger striped, speedo-clad Wesley Crusher and William Riker holograms*
Wesley and Will: "Hi guys!"
*cue sexy music*
Picard: " Noooooo!!!"
- KDF Ambassador Syon vocalizing her objection to the discussions of possible peace talks with the UFP due to recent Borg and Undine activities. Hegh'bat, Stardate 66588.8
Hehe.
It was later said that Captain Picard shrugged off the "non-incident" (his own words) and would never speak openly of it...
Picard: " Captain's Log XXXXX.X (Actual Stardate withheld for security purposes)...
As per usual, another routine and quite uneventful day on board the Enterprise. So it has been said, nothing and I repeat, nothing happened nor ever took place on the Holodeck that should not have..."
*dramatic pause*
"Captain's Log, supplemental.
Ensign Crusher along with Commanders Data and Riker, are hereby relieved of duties and transferred. They are currently en route to their new duty postings, via shuttlecraft, traveling at maximum warp. Godspeed."
- KDF Ambassador Syon vocalizing her objection to the discussions of possible peace talks with the UFP due to recent Borg and Undine activities. Hegh'bat, Stardate 66588.8
Dang, you beat me to it! :P
I think I might have to disagree. just look at some seriously ****ed up video-game glitches that takes normal stuff and turns them into the stuff of nightmares.
http://www.cracked.com/article_19507_the-8-creepiest-glitches-hidden-in-popular-video-games.html
now picture that in a holodeck, where the "player" is stuck and can't get out. even if the safety protocols were on, he or she would still see stuff that would haunt his/her nightmares for years to come.
And I have to say that whole TRIBBLE glitch joke thing is so passe....:P you know what would be far more disturbing? having your favorite holodeck character suddenly morph so that he's literally inside out....his guts and blood is all on the outside but he's still "alive" and talking to you. Nobody else in the program notices anything amiss expect you.
It's ok. My best friend was TRIBBLE and still is.
*Badoom tsss*
But seriously, folks...
There is a certain irony of the homophobia that western culture has demonstrated and embraced since it's inception. The roots of today go back to the Hellenic societies of Rome and Greece where same-sex relations were quite accepted and even encouraged. Some how, things have changed along the way and some could argue, not always for the better.
Guess some of my personal story also shows in that if I am not laughing, I am crying and I would rather laugh, hence my attempts at comedic elements in my writing.
I agree that my earlier joking around would not be funny to some and I hope that they understand that I write only in jest of the majority and without malice towards the minority.
What I would find to be a good use of the not-so typical Holodeck malfunction would be where a Hologram went rogue and replaced a crew member fully. Kind of like a virtual and internal "Invasion of the Body Snatchers".
Not sure what the limitations of the holographic emitters are or if this has already been referenced in Trek lore but I would consider such an occurrence to be both funny and horrific in the same moment.
P.S.
Looks like I got a topically related question...
Did a Hologram or Holograms ever kill and replace any crew members in ST?
- KDF Ambassador Syon vocalizing her objection to the discussions of possible peace talks with the UFP due to recent Borg and Undine activities. Hegh'bat, Stardate 66588.8
As a sideline, I was watching Friends with my wife and mother in law the other day, and said:
"David Schwimmer would make an excellent Vulcan..."
"Yes!" said MIL
PS If we're going to be doing TRIBBLE jokes... If one of Chief O'Brien's kayaking programs was to glitch and get over-written with the Deliverance program, that would be funny...
After some more fact finding, discovered that whatever did take place on the Holodeck really had nothing to do with the transfers which were later rescinded and removed from record. Their trip was written off as a Science mission on the books while Picard was quoted as saying that it was "nothing more than a test and that they all performed admirably!". (his own words)
But that Holodeck malfunction did cause Picard to look at his own life through a new lens, some close to the stalwart starship captain remarked after his passing. Was it much ado about something? On his deathbed, Jean Luc was heard muttering "such tenderness" repeatedly then proceeded to make a very lengthy diatribe about Geordie LaForge before leaving life as we know it.
Rumors about the reasons for Worf's transfer to DS9 from the Enterprise still remain unconfirmed...
- KDF Ambassador Syon vocalizing her objection to the discussions of possible peace talks with the UFP due to recent Borg and Undine activities. Hegh'bat, Stardate 66588.8
OMG!!!
O'Brien: "Computer, initiate White Water Fun 2."
*fizzle sounds*
Computer: "Acknowledged."
*cue banjo music*
O'Brien: "What the..."
[Time passes after hours of squealing.]
- KDF Ambassador Syon vocalizing her objection to the discussions of possible peace talks with the UFP due to recent Borg and Undine activities. Hegh'bat, Stardate 66588.8
Everyone knows of the Vulcan Nerve Pinch which was a non-lethal technique that left no physical marks or damage while rendering an opponent unconscious.
Romulans developed their own version of Nerve Pinching which was focused on the upper part of the face rather than the nerves near the neck. While non-lethal, the Romulan technique rendered their victims disfigured due to inducing nerve damage.
Since it was practiced at an early age for rites of passage, all Romulans bear disfigurement in the form of ridge-like protrusions usually near their forehead.
Good question, No idea! Am dying to hear the answer, too!
- KDF Ambassador Syon vocalizing her objection to the discussions of possible peace talks with the UFP due to recent Borg and Undine activities. Hegh'bat, Stardate 66588.8
Hence why our mothers warn us that if we ever make faces, our faces are going to freeze that way. :P
Well, my personal theory is some kind of genetic mutation due to some unknown reason... like environmental factors on Romulus and/or Remus... maybe the Romulans just had to have some Augment DNA too, after all those darn Klingons got it !
I also think that working in the mines for generations is what made the poor Remans
so fugly....
And just so you know, of course we Q are above limiting concepts such as time but we also like to be entertained.... so we rarely peek what's going to happen next... most of the time...
This is kind of a cop-out reason in my opinion, but I guess it is as good as any. But really, scarring yourself messes with your genetic code? Vulcanoids must have some pretty wimpy DNA.
Plus it couldn't have happened, all the 24th century Romulans went down with the Nerada.
Norway and Yeager dammit... I still want my Typhoon and Jupiter though.
JJ Trek The Kelvin Timeline is just Trek and it's fully canon... get over it. But I still prefer TAR.
#TASforSTO
'...I can tell you that we're not in the military and that we intend no harm to the whales.' Kirk: The Voyage Home
'Starfleet is not a military organisation. Its purpose is exploration.' Picard: Peak Performance
'This is clearly a military operation. Is that what we are now? Because I thought we were explorers!' Scotty: Into Darkness
'...The Federation. Starfleet. We're not a military agency.' Scotty: Beyond
'I'm not a soldier anymore. I'm an engineer.' Miles O'Brien: Empok Nor
'...Starfleet could use you... It's a peacekeeping and humanitarian armada...' Admiral Pike: Star Trek
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If this would be how it goes, owning stuff would be really different. You probably could fit everything in one suitecase. That makes storage space almost non-existant.
Ah, the theory of Romulan Emolution... explains their penchant for self-harm, externalizing their pain, wearing black, and possessing wimpy genes.
- KDF Ambassador Syon vocalizing her objection to the discussions of possible peace talks with the UFP due to recent Borg and Undine activities. Hegh'bat, Stardate 66588.8
There are most likely some things that are better unreplicated. Such as the stash of real alcohol Guinan kept under the bar.
Also, there is an energy cost to using the replicator, so absent virtually unlimited energy, it may make sense to keep some things in storage.
But, you're right. I never saw a closet on the Enterprise. At least, post-Kirk.
i blame the same shoddy workmanship that leads to consoles exploding in peoples faces every time anything untoward happens!
yes you're right actually, jake sisko marries a black bajoran woman in 'the visitor'
and you're right about gowron, he's about 2 bottles of blood wine away from shouting at strangers in a bus station. at least he's dressed for the part..
I forget where I read it, but there was suggestion that in the Ancient Times, the Nerve Pinch was used as a humane way of killing. I'm wondering if the quick application (as normally seen) causes unconsciousness, but if the contact was maintained, if it would eventually be fatal...
What makes you say that? I doubt every Romulan in the galaxy was on Romulus at the time of its destruction.
"Critics who say that the optimistic utopia Star Trek depicted is now outmoded forget the cultural context that gave birth to it: Star Trek was not a manifestation of optimism when optimism was easy. Star Trek declared a hope for a future that nobody stuck in the present could believe in. For all our struggles today, we haven’t outgrown the need for stories like Star Trek. We need tales of optimism, of heroes, of courage and goodness now as much as we’ve ever needed them."
-Thomas Marrone