Star Trek Thread - Page 4

pfw · 03-10-2007, 03:23 PM

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Originally Posted by YO-ELEVEN-11

I always wondered why non of the aliens were black people. I saw one episode on a planet with nothing but black people on TNG (the next generation). that was it. Of course commander worf is balck, but most of the aliens were white. lol....Still like all of the treks though. My favorite character was Q on TNG.

Tuvak's a Vulcan (Voyager) and black.
In Star Trek 3 there are 'multi racial Vulcans.
That lizard thing in the original series was green...

pfw · 03-10-2007, 03:31 PM

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Originally Posted by wil

Emphasis reduced, by me. I don't believe anyone meant to offend and as far as I am aware, at that time Hollywood was pretty lilly white. They were equal offenders, wasn't too long after the civil rights movement and integration really hadn't even started to occur in many circles. Anyone remember the Indians/Native Americans in our westerns or comedies?

We are none of us more than a generation or two from that age and truth be known a lot of what we say that offends we don't even know that it offends until we are told so. Would be quite worth it in my book to clear the air and discuss in another thread the latent issues that still haunt folks today, as it affect our lives today and that of our children...the reason I am here...on this site is to raise my awareness and consciousness.

I'm quite happy for this discussion to carry on here-so long as abuse and bigotry are left outside-it was after-all one of Star Treks 'messages' and a subject close to Roddenberys heart.

wil · 03-26-2007, 03:53 PM

Why did the starship Enterprise have such a stupid bridge?

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pfw · 03-26-2007, 11:13 PM

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Originally Posted by wil

Why did the starship Enterprise have such a stupid bridge?

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He's got a point, I've often wondered about that myself.
Along with why put families on a star ship (next Gen)

Quahom1 · 03-27-2007, 07:03 AM

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Originally Posted by wil

Why did the starship Enterprise have such a stupid bridge?

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Designed based on sea fare tradition. Of course the bridge was protected by a set of electromagnetic shields. And...you forgot the "battle bridge", well within the hull of the ship...Kirk had to use it from time to time...

tsk, tsk,

in today's terms there is the "flying bridge" and the "bridge", and CIC (aka battle bridge). So, the authors of ST weren't too stupid afterall...

wil · 03-27-2007, 09:09 PM

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Originally Posted by Quahom1

Designed based on sea fare tradition. Of course the bridge was protected by a set of electromagnetic shields. And...you forgot the "battle bridge", well within the hull of the ship...Kirk had to use it from time to time...

tsk, tsk,

in today's terms there is the "flying bridge" and the "bridge", and CIC (aka battle bridge). So, the authors of ST weren't too stupid afterall...

hey it was someone elses blog...I just posted...don't shoot the messenger...I've already admitted I don't know a darn thing about Star Trek or any of this SciFi stuff...

I don't even know my way to the basement of the science building...

(now in the art building I know every nook and crannie)

juantoo3 · 03-28-2007, 05:00 PM

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Originally Posted by wil

I know every nook and crannie

I suppose that beats knowing every crook and nannie...

InLove · 04-18-2007, 08:45 PM

I hate to interrupt the bridge discussion, but as you know I've been catching up on my Next Gen re-runs. (I never saw them all the first time around or the second, or third, or....

)

Anyway, I just saw the one where Riker meets himself at a different path in time. Sorry--I didn't get the name of it, but it was very interesting to me.

By the way, where exactly is the bridge on the Enterprise? I mean, from the outside looking? Don't y'all just love my tech talk?

InPeace,
InLove

Quahom1 · 04-18-2007, 08:49 PM

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Originally Posted by InLove

I hate to interrupt the bridge discussion, but as you know I've been catching up on my Next Gen re-runs. (I never saw them all the first time around or the second, or third, or....

)

Anyway, I just saw the one where Riker meets himself at a different path in time. Sorry--I didn't get the name of it, but it was very interesting to me.

By the way, where exactly is the bridge on the Enterprise? I mean, from the outside looking? Don't y'all just love my tech talk?

InPeace,
InLove

Which one? the Command Bridge is dead center top of the saucer. The Battle bridge is deep in the engineering section. Remember the Enterprise can seperate saucer from engines... (deck 17, forward of engineering, there are 47 decks on the Enterprise).

You mean the one where Riker is doubled, and one remains on a planet for 10 years while the other continues on with his life (not knowing there is another of him)?

That is why the "buffer patterns" are erased once a body is transported from one place to another...otherwise clones could abound...

InLove · 04-18-2007, 08:53 PM

Yup--that's the one--one of him escaped and returned to the "Potemkin" (or something like that) and the other did not.

I meant the main bridge. LOL, so where's engineering, from the outside?

Quahom1 · 04-18-2007, 08:58 PM

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Originally Posted by InLove

Yup--that's the one--one of him escaped and returned to the "Potemkin" (or something like that) and the other did not.

I meant the main bridge. LOL, so where's engineering, from the outside?

Look aft and below the saucer section. There is a rainbow colored "sensor array" in the front (looks like a dish of many colors). That section aft, is engineering.

Later, LT. "Tom Ryker" leaves starfleet and joins the Marquis...

InLove · 04-18-2007, 09:04 PM

Very cool. I know some folks think it's terrible, but I love The Enterprise. I have been known to just let episodes run for the ambience.

Well, until there is a major disturbance, anyway--lol, then there are lots of alarms and buzzers! Kind of like the other day when the local tornado warning sounded. It was louder than it is when they test them!

Quahom1 · 04-18-2007, 09:05 PM

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Originally Posted by InLove

Very cool. I know some folks think it's terrible, but I love The Enterprise. I have been known to just let episodes run for the ambience.

Well, until there is a major disturbance, anyway--lol, then there are lots of alarms and buzzers! Kind of like the other day when the local tornado warning sounded. It was louder than it is when they test them!

I believe in Rodenberry's vision. I have every ST there is to be had.

Tao_Equus · 04-18-2007, 09:20 PM

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Originally Posted by Quahom1

I believe in Rodenberry's vision. I have every ST there is to be had.

Now first let me say that I am having a little fun here, and hope you take it in that vein, for I do have true affection for you as I know you.

So, if you go to a trekkyvention what do you go as? I imagine you a Klingon of course. Infact I would bet you have learned Klingon!!

I think I might be the child of a Klingon/Empath union, yes a schizophrenic

. That or Scotty's brother that went into the catering core and was made redundant by a machine and now finds solace in perfectly replicated single malt whisky

TE

InLove · 04-18-2007, 09:23 PM

Now hold on just one minute! I am Betazoid/Klingon, and we aren't schizo!

InPeace,
InLove