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From: pjohnson@watserv1.uwaterloo.ca (Peter Johnson)
Newsgroups: rec.arts.startrek.misc
Subject: Re: Alien Race Question
Date: 29 Sep 92 19:23:34 GMT
Article-I.D.: watserv1.BvCtvB.88y
Organization: University of Waterloo

MJS174@psuvm.psu.edu (Matthew Jose Smedle) writes:
>brewer@eniac.seas.upenn.edu (James P. Brewer) says:
>>lee@ceg.uiuc.edu (Chris Lee) writes:
>>>>v070p6nd@ubvmsd.cc.buffalo.edu (Anthos) writes:
>>>>   Could someone tell me if there are any Star Trek alien races with
>>inherent
>>>>healing abilities (i.e. 'healing hands' or the like).  I am writing a story,
>>I don't remember the name of the episode, but the Enterprise (TNG, BTW) picked
>>an escaped "criminal" in one episode that turned out to be a political
>>prisoner of sorts.  His race was on the verge of evolving into a new form
>>(energy-based life-form, whatever that means).  ...
>     [portions deleted to save space]
>>Perhaps someone out there will remember this episode (like that's a "perhaps"
>>scenario) and be able to tell you what his race was called.
>
>The name of that episode was "Transmutations."

	Actually, it was "Transfigurations".  Which reminds me:  there's a
church in Toronto on Manor Road called the Anglican Church of the
Transfiguration, which makes me wonder whether the title of the episode is
based on the word used for something to do with the divinity of Christ,
when, for example, Christ is supposed to have been eventually taken to
Heaven.  Any theologians or religious studies students know what that word
refers to?

>Concerning the name of the race,
>I do not think they established a name for the transmutated lifeform.  What
>the guy said (the one who transmuted) was that everyone of his race could be
>this new lifeform, but there was much resistance among people to change.  Since
>not everyone of the race would change, it probably wouldn't be a good thing to
>use the name of the race that he was from (which I don't remember offhand) to
>signify the race with healing abilities.
>
>Matt Smedley (MJS174@psuvm.psu.edu)

-- 
Peter Johnson	       "There are times, sir, when men of good conscience	
Independent Studies     cannot blindly follow orders." --Capt. Jean-Luc
University of Waterloo  Picard (Patrick Stewart) to Adm. Haftel, STAR TREK:
	   		THE NEXT GENERATION, "The Offspring"
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From: bburnet@eng.clemson.edu (barry burnett)
Subject: Peter David-let him be
Keywords: Peter David ,probe ,imzadi
Reply-To: bburnet@eng.clemson.edu
Organization: College of Engineering, Clemson Univ.
Date: Mon, 5 Oct 1992 17:06:40 GMT

It has been my observation that anything PAD writes on the boards, whether this one or the comics boards or what have you, inevitably leads to some assault on him.  Any time he states an opinion, he is accused of 'condescending to us pions'.  He has as much right to voice his opinion as anyone else.  The fact that he has had the fortune to be a published Trek writer in no way changes that right.  If I want to say "that episode sucked," or "the series is going downhill," I may get a number of postings stati




ng opinions to the contrary.  When Peter says something to that effect, he gets replies like "You think you can do better."  Let the man have his say without the hostilities.



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From: naturman@uctvax.uct.ac.za
Newsgroups: rec.arts.startrek.misc,rec.arts.startrek.fandom
Subject: Blasphemy
Date: 2 Oct 92 17:30:33 GMT
Article-I.D.: uctvax.1992Oct2.153034.202960
Organization: University of Cape Town

GET ALL THIS lost in space SACRILIGE OUT OF THIS NEWSGROUP.


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From: mholtz@sactoh0.sac.ca.us (Mark A. Holtz)
Subject: Mailing List Administrator Wanted
Organization: Sacramento Public Access Unix
Distribution: na
Date: Mon, 5 Oct 92 04:48:25 GMT

I am going to need some help with the List of Lists.

There are fans of TNG and the list of lists who would like to get
up-to-date copies of my episode guide, but cannot get it through
the normal posting methods, such as inability of newsreader to save
the file, or that user cannot access the Usenet groups. Preferably,
I would like to set up a mailing list myself, except for two big
problems......

A> Time (I work during the day, and take night classes four nights
a week)
B> Disk space (or lack thereof)

Thus, maybe someout out there would like to help me out by
administrating a mailing list. I would post to this mailing list
through a special mailing address known only to the administrator
and me, and it would be echoed to all the list receipients. In
addition, the administrator would preferibly have ftp access to
upload the updated copies of the list of lists to the ftp sites,
since, once again, there is simply no such creature as ftp on
sactoh0.

E-mail me. We can work out details.
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From: ekho@cybernet.cse.fau.edu (amanda rothman)
Newsgroups: rec.arts.startrek.misc
Subject: Re: Question about Barclay actor
Date: 5 Oct 92 23:52:18 GMT
Organization: Cybernet BBS, Boca Raton, Florida

mgates@entiat.boeing.com (Michael Gates) writes:

> Is the actor who plays Barclay the same guy who played the crazy guy 
> from the A-Team?

  Yes.  Dwight Schultz played Murdock on the A-Team. 

  Stay Safe!

           Yours in Time and Space,

           Ekho (Killer Queen, Dynamite with a Laser Beam)
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From: latarra@buhub.bradley.edu (Lisa Ehren)
Subject: Re: Star Trek Chess
Organization: Bradley University
Date: Mon, 28 Sep 92 14:27:47 GMT

Sem_Hoelscher@hb.maus.de (Sem Hoelscher) writes:
> Shacha Lisa!
> [le] TOS: "By Any Other Name"?  I think that's the title...the Kelvins
>      take over and get human emotions because they have to take on human form.
> It's the "Kelvans", and there they play chess?? Uh?

Spock and the leader <forgot his name>...they play while *he* discusses
how the female is disobeying his orders with Kirk and Spock remarks that
he seems to be jealous/upset and his game is off.
--
"Is you in, or is you ain't?"
"You cannot just grab a penis and make it erect." 

Fuzzies to everybody who wants them...New shipments every Thursday.

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From: vicki@steam.atd.ucar.edu (Vicki Holzhauer)
Subject: Re: Picard and Crusher
Organization: Atmospheric Technology Division/NCAR Boulder, CO
Date: Mon, 28 Sep 1992 23:09:29 GMT


>>> >  but was there any sort of
>>> > relationship with Picard and Crusher before the Enterprise?

>I think the relationship they have is called "wishful thinking."


Myself, I would call their relationship "best friends."  They're
obviously very close and confide many things in each other.  They've
considered (but rejected) the possibility of becoming lovers and
prefer to stay as they are.  I have a male best friend that I've known
for 15 years.  From my perspective, the Picard/Crusher relationship
looks perfectly normal.

And I've known many people over the years who were *sure* that my
friend and I were "more than friends."  I ignore them.  We're the ones
*in* the relationship, and as long as we know what's going on, who
cares what anyone else thinks?  I can see the Picard and Crusher
characters, as developed to this point, having that same feeling ...


--
Vicki Holzhauer, National Center for Atmospheric Research
Boulder, Colorado / / / /  vicki@ncar.ucar.edu
From: whelan@sbphy.physics.ucsb.edu (John T. whelan)
Newsgroups: rec.arts.startrek.misc
Subject: Re: Riker/Troi relationship
Date: 26 Sep 92 22:29:41 GMT

v070p6nd@ubvmsd.cc.buffalo.edu (Anthos) writes:

>BTW, what other starships have Betazoids?  You make it sound like they are on
>all starships.  As far as I know, there is only one Betazoid (followed in 
>her father's footsteps),as is there only one Klingon (Starfleet officer
> =(almost)= warrior), and one android. (Just like Spock was the only Vulcan).

	Well, there was the "Betazoid Science Officer" in "Night
Terrors".  Of course, he wasn't wearing a Starfleet uniform, but given
the condition they found him in, I wouldn't be surprised if he'd
soiled all of his uniforms.  (Sorry.)
					John Whelan
--
	"Do you know what Freud said about dreams of flying?
	 It means you're really dreaming about having sex."
	"Indeed?  Tell me then, what does it mean when
	 you dream about having sex?"  -- Sandman #15
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From: cmeadows@nyx.cs.du.edu (Chris Meadows)
Subject: Re: Q as omnipotent (was Re: STNG sucks!!!)
X-Disclaimer: Nyx is a public access Unix system run by the University
	of Denver for the Denver community.  The University has neither
	control over nor responsibility for the opinions of users.
Organization: Nyx, Public Access Unix at U. of Denver Math/CS dept.
Date: Mon, 5 Oct 92 01:55:18 GMT

In article <BvCw0L.7JD@monitor.com> michael@monitor.com (Michael Johnson)
writes:
>[umpteen lines of thread removed]
>
>Regarding Q as omnipotent--are there any episodes which rule out the  
>possibility that ALL of Q's tricks are one vast illusion?  It would  
>make the existence of Q generally more palatable if this theory was  
>at least plausible.
>
>
>(imagine a wildly funny .sig here)


I hardly think the Borg are illusions.

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From: rhballan@eos.ncsu.edu (ROBERT HAMI BALLANTINE)
Subject: Star Trek Quotes
Originator: rhballan@c00501-119rd.eos.ncsu.edu
Reply-To: rhballan@eos.ncsu.edu (ROBERT HAMI BALLANTINE)
Organization: North Carolina State University, Project Eos
Date: Fri, 2 Oct 1992 16:58:57 GMT


BTW, who decided that these quotes are 'favorite' quotes.
Or whose favorite quotes are they.  Some of them are just
plain dialogue, such as:

Worf: "The Borg ship is undamaged."
--Worf, "The Best Of Both Worlds Part II", Stardate 44001.4

Whats makes this a favorite quote?
Try this one:

Shelby: "Captain Riker, based on our past relationship, there's no reason for
me
  to expect to becoming your first officer except that you need me.  I know how
  to get things done and I have the expertise on the Borg."
Riker: "And you have a lot to learn, Commander."
Shelby: "Yes, sir."
Riker: "Almost as much as I had to learn when I came onboard as Captain
Picard's
  first officer.  A fact he reminded me of when I commented on what a pain-in-
  the-neck you were."
Shelby: "Yes, sir."
--Lieutenant Commander Shelby and Riker, "The Best Of Both Worlds Part II",
  Stardate 44001.4

Why didn't you just include the transcript of the whole show?
Or:
Riker: "What would you do?"
--Riker, "The Best Of Both Worlds Part II", Stardate 44003.3

Totally exciting!
Does anyone see my point?
Talk about wasted bandwidth!

Rob
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From: rccarm00@mik.uky.edu (ron c carman)
Subject: Re: Obtaining Vidiot's Guide and ftp problems
Organization: University Of Kentucky, Dept. of Math Sciences
Date: Tue, 29 Sep 1992 22:16:08 GMT
Distribution: na

In <6448@blue.cis.pitt.edu.UUCP> kelly1+@pitt.edu (Sonja N Muzyczka) writes:

>Hail and greetings,

>I have been trying to obtain Vidiot's TNG guide by anonymous ftp at
>ftp.coe.montana.edu (192.31.215.240) but am continoulsy getting the
>"only one anonymous user at a time" message. Even at ungodly hours
>of the night.

   Here's one of my pet peeves -- semi-related:  It is impossible for
me to send mail to Vidiot.  Every time I try to do so, my mail bounces;
and yes, I have tried *all* of his addresses.  
   Anyone have an idea on how to fix this problem?

RC Carman

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From: tomcat@cwis.unomaha.edu (Jeffrey S. Jo)
Subject: Re: RIKER: tailcoat-riding pussy?
Keywords: riker
Organization: University of Nebraska at Omaha
Date: Sat, 26 Sep 1992 09:45:04 GMT

goudswaa@fraser.sfu.ca (Peter Goudswaard) writes:

>Why has Riker turned down so many starship commands?  One one hand, we
>have a brilliant officer who has made a career move to stay aboard the
>Enterprise as her First Officer, yet on the other, he has turned down
>far too many offers for us to believe that it would be a good career
>move.  Unless he is a firm believer in the Peter Principle, he is
>getting to be a waste of a good officer.  The Federation needs him
>more than Picard does.  What could possess a man to stay aboard the
>Enterprise for so long?  He needs a command of his own soon, or
>to be killed off.

>/Peter (unprincipled)


  I think we have to think outside of Star Trek in this case.  If Riker were
to take command of a vessel, that would me Jonathen Frakes would have to leave
the show...and he has no intention of leaving.  It's not every day an actor
gets the opportunity to work on a show and have it be a hit and a mean a
steady job for a long period of time.  Frakes has said before that he would do
the show for as long as it was on the air.
  Now, in the world of Star Trek, Riker has been around for a long time and
does need to move on.  But, he still has some learning to do. How long has
Picard been a captain?  When will he move on to admiral and give a command
to a younger officer?  It goes both ways, I think.  Picard is an experienced
commander, and Riker is still learning.  Riker is waiting for Picard to move
up, so he can have the _Enterprise_.  I would, that's for sure.  
  I have to wonder though, if Picard were to receive numerous opportunities for
admiralship, would we all be wondering why  he hasn't moved on?  Anyone agree?


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From: atb@gserv1.dl.ac.uk (A.M.T. Bell)
Newsgroups: rec.arts.startrek.misc
Subject: Mudd's women
Date: 1 Oct 92 15:41:45 GMT
Reply-To: atb@gserv1.dl.ac.uk
Organization: Daresbury Laboratory, UK


The latest TOS episode shown on the Beeb was "Mudd's women".
A rather silly but very funny episode, this is the one featuring
conman Harry Mudd and three beautiful women. I liked the expression 
on Spock's face when Kirk sees the ladies for the first time,
Spock almost has a Riker like smirk on his face!
As usual there's something wrong with the ship which Scotty has
to fix (just in time), this time its the dilithium crystals
(referred to as lithium crystals in this one). As a crystallographer
I would be very interested in knowing more about this *fascinating*
substance, anyone got any ideas?
One strange thing, Uhura had a gold uniform on, not a red one.
Maybe her red one was in the laundry!

tony bell                 ! keep on running   live long and prosper
serc daresbury laboratory ! "back off man, i'm a scientist"
atb@uk.ac.dl.gserv1       ! bill murray - ghostbusters
From: judson@watnxt2.ucr.edu (Michael Judson)
Newsgroups: rec.arts.startrek.misc
Subject: Re: Picard and Crusher
Date: 27 Sep 92 21:54:55 GMT

In article <WEBER-230992110157@129.197.66.236> WEBER@JEDI.SSD.LMSC.LOCKHEED.COM  
(Kevin Weber) writes:
> In article <22518@galaxy.ucr.edu>, judson@watnxt2.ucr.edu (Michael Judson)
> wrote:
> > 


> Of course I always like to think they had an affair and Picard is actually
> Wesley's dad. Poor captain.

That is what I meant when I asked was there any kind of relationship with
Picard and Crusher.
--
"I drank what?" -- Socrates

judson@watserv.ucr.edu
From: 00rdharringt@bsu-ucs.uucp (Rob Harrington)
Newsgroups: rec.arts.startrek.misc
Subject: Re: Non-existent racism in Time's Arrow (I and II
Date: 28 Sep 92 19:44:13 GMT

In article <1992Sep28.181538.19820@cs.yale.edu>, randall-joshua@CS.YALE.EDU (Joshua Randall) writes:
> 
> Ah, this brings up an interesting possibility.  Maybe what we have here are
> two black *actors* (Lavarre Burton and Woopi Goldberg) playing white *char-
> acters*.  Now before you run away screaming about me being racist, consider:
> isn't something like this the ultimate in equality?  
> 

i don't know that Geordi and Guinan are "white" characters...  Personally I
think that in the future racism will be eliminated.  Just like there is no
bigotry between different species.

> This is not the first time it has been done.  See the recent movie "Unforgiven"
> where Morgan Freeman plays a (clearly) white character.
> 

Yeah I noticed that too... There are a lot of places where you just can't 
portray a black man the way he should be portrayed historically.  I think
Quantum Leap did a good job when Sam "leaped" into a black man in 50's South...

> --                              
> Joshua E. Randall			randall-joshua@minerva.cis.yale.edu
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From: lawrence@media.mit.edu (Brian L. Lawrence)
Subject: Star Trek mailing list?
Organization: MIT Media Laboratory
Distribution: usa
Date: Wed, 30 Sep 1992 14:19:13 GMT

Can anyone please let me know if there is a mailing list for trekkies?
I have some freinds who do not have NetNews access and were wondering if
there is some kind of mailing list.  If so could you please mail me the
address to send any requests to get on the mailing list.  Thanx.

Brian Lawrence
brian@soliton.creol.ucf.edu
lawrence@media.mit.edu
From: mab@buphy.bu.edu (Michael Burstein)
Newsgroups: rec.arts.startrek.misc
Subject: Re: Info please on stations carryind DSN
Date: 4 Oct 92 21:09:06 GMT
Distribution: na
Organization: Boston University Physics Department

The list posted failed to mention Boston. Who's showing it here?


-- 
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From: rrogers@watson.ibm.com (Ryan Rogers)
Subject: Re: RIKER: tailcoat-riding pussy?
Date: Sat, 26 Sep 1992 16:38:30 GMT
News-Software: IBM OS/2 PM RN (NR/2) v0.14 by O. Vishnepolsky and R. Rogers
Reply-To: rrogers@watson.ibm.com (Ryan Rogers)
Disclaimer: This posting represents the poster's views, not necessarily those of IBM
Organization: IBM T.J. Watson Research Center

In  <tomcat.717500704@cwis>  tomcat@cwis.unomaha.edu (Jeffrey S. Jo) writes:
> goudswaa@fraser.sfu.ca (Peter Goudswaard) writes:
>
> >Why has Riker turned down so many starship commands?  One one hand, we
> >have a brilliant officer who has made a career move to stay aboard the
> >Enterprise as her First Officer, yet on the other, he has turned down
> >far too many offers for us to believe that it would be a good career
> >move.  Unless he is a firm believer in the Peter Principle, he is
> >getting to be a waste of a good officer.  The Federation needs him
> >more than Picard does.  What could possess a man to stay aboard the
> >Enterprise for so long?  He needs a command of his own soon, or
> >to be killed off.
>
> >/Peter (unprincipled)
>
>
>   I think we have to think outside of Star Trek in this case.  If Riker were
> to take command of a vessel, that would me Jonathen Frakes would have to leave
> the show...and he has no intention of leaving.  It's not every day an actor
> gets the opportunity to work on a show and have it be a hit and a mean a
> steady job for a long period of time.  Frakes has said before that he would do
> the show for as long as it was on the air.
>   Now, in the world of Star Trek, Riker has been around for a long time and
> does need to move on.  But, he still has some learning to do. How long has
> Picard been a captain?  When will he move on to admiral and give a command
> to a younger officer?  It goes both ways, I think.  Picard is an experienced
> commander, and Riker is still learning.  Riker is waiting for Picard to move
> up, so he can have the _Enterprise_.  I would, that's for sure.

   Well...you should *not* see a newly-promoted Captain get the E-D, or any
Galaxy Class ship for that matter...they just don't have the experience.
In BOBW II, Riker was promted to the *field* commission of Captain.  Had
Riker gotten rid of the Borg w/o getting Picard back, I find it very unlikely
that he would have retained his Captaincy (abord the Enterprise, anyway).

   On the other hand, James T. Kirk's first command was the Enterprise, a
Starfleet Heavy Cruiser and one of the most sophisticated ships of the time,
however; Starfleet at the time of TNG is *much* different, IMHO.  For
instance, Picard was the captain of the Stargazer for 20 years.


Sincerely,
Ryan Rogers
From: john@newave.newave.mn.org (John A. Weeks III)
Newsgroups: rec.arts.startrek.misc
Subject: Re: Favorite Trek ENDINGS
Date: 3 Oct 92 15:57:49 GMT
Organization: Newave Communications, Ltd, Lake Wobegon, MN

In <1992Oct2.154001.4043@news.nd.edu> mkelly@dumpster.helios.nd.edu writes:
> I suppose my favorite ending is from Journey to Babel [...]

My favorite TNG ending is currently "The Hunted".  In this show, an
escaped prisoner turns out to be a former soldier who was brainwashed
and altered to be a killing machine.  When Picard protests his being in
in prison despite having committed no crime, Picard is told that this
is a "matter of internal security" and the big E has no jurisdiction.

The prisoner escapes from the Enterprise and his group of former troops
invades the offices of the planet's government.  Picard is there at the
time.  At a critical moment, with the prisoner pointing a blaster at
the governer's head, the governer pleads for Picard's help.  Picard says
that there is nothing he can do because this is obviously a "matter of
internal security".  As the away team prepares to beams out, Picard goes
on to say that their planet will be considered for admission to the federation
after it develops more fully, and he has a feeling that it will develop
significantly in the next few minutes.

I was impressed with Picard's very subtle but effective way of saying "in
your face".

-john-

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From: adelpha@hamp.hampshire.edu
Subject: ST authors for book
Organization: Hampshire College
Date: Mon, 28 Sep 1992 04:29:42 GMT

I'm looking to interview pro and fanzine-published fan writers of ST
fiction for a book I'm writing on the subject of Star Trek fiction.
I'm looking for pro writers from both the Bantam and Pocket lines.
Any interested writers or those who know where I could locate
interested writers, please contact me.

Many, many thanks,


Scott

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