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From: scott.hollifield@the-matrix.com (Scott Hollifield) 
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Subject: Thoughts on Emissary ***
Date: 7 Jan 93 23:34:00 GMT
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Reply-To: scott.hollifield@the-matrix.com (Scott Hollifield) 

On Wed, 6 Jan 1993 15:43:31 GMT, prp@neb (Paul Peterson) wrote:


PP>***WARNING***
PP>This post contains spoilers for Emissary, the 2-hour premiere of DS9.
PP>If you haven't seen it yet, be warned.































PP>3)  How do the producers decide the order of billing on the credits?
PP>Obviously it is not in order of importance of the character to the
PP>story.  I was surprised to see the credits in the following order:
PP>     Avery Brooks as Commander Sisko
PP>     Rene Aberjonois as Odo
PP>     Siddig El Fadil as Dr. Bashir
PP>     Terry Farrell as Lt. Dax
PP>     Cirroc Lofton as Jake Sisko
PP>     Colm Meaney as Chief O'Brien
PP>     Armin Shimerman as Quark
PP>     Nana Visitor as Major Kira
PP>     I would have expected Major Kira to get second billing and Jake Sisko
PP>to be last.  I know that in Hollywood billing order has led to many
PP>disputes and arguments between stars, producers and agents, and there
PP>must be some formula for working this out based on popularity, name
PP>recognition, etc., but it looks to me like they just drew the names
PP>out of a hat.

Look again.  If your list is accurate, then the actors are listed in
alphabetical order, aftr Brooks (who is, after all, the star).

PP>7)  A minor nit-pick.  On Sisko's first meeting with Kira, he said
PP>that he requested a "Bajoran national" as his first officer.  Doesn't
PP>the term "national" refer to country of origin, rather than planet?
PP>Would we refer to a "Martian national"?

If Mars had a sovereign government, then yes.  I assume that since Bajor
has a "provisional government", then it qualifies as a "nation".

PP>9)  Let's end the discussion about new uniform colors here and now.
PP>Lt. Dax wears a blue uniform, not green as has been posted here.  I
PP>must admit in the pictures in TV guide it looks green, but I think
PP>this must be just an error in the way the photo was reproduced.

That's what I thought, until I saw the group photo that was printed on
the cover of STARLOG #187.  The photo has both Dax and Bashir in it,
and they're wearing differently colored uniforms.  (My point being, if
the green uniform was a photo glitch, Bashir should have it too, right?)
My new theory:  A green uniform existed, but it was abandoned before
filming.


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From: dave@admiral.uucp (Dave Litchman)
Subject: Re: DSN - FOX 61 Hartford, CT ???
Organization: The Admiral's Unix System & The Grid BBS
Date: Thu, 07 Jan 1993 05:24:46 GMT

In article <1icqlhINNnh3@transfer.stratus.com> ansaldo@fstop.hw.stratus.com (Bob Ansaldo) writes:
>Anyone know if the Fox station is going to be carrying DSN? If so, when?
>I checked the schedule that was posted here, but there was no entry for 61.
>Thanks.

Yes, it is. It showed the premier last night, Jan 5th, and it will air the
series Saturdays at 6 (just before the weekly episode of TNG) and a repeat on
Sunday.


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From: rrp@cbnewsg.cb.att.com (rakesh.r.patel)
Subject: The Counselor in Uniform
Organization: AT&T
Date: Mon, 4 Jan 1993 15:45:39 GMT




I think Counseler Troi should always be in that blue uniform. Not for nothing,
I think she looks MUCH better in the uniform than that purple outfit.


Rakesh Patel
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From: jmanning@liberty.uc.wlu.edu (Joshua I. Manning)
Subject: Re: The Hispanic or English Counselor Troi
Date: Fri, 8 Jan 1993 05:59:55 GMT
Organization: Washington & Lee University
X-Newsreader: Tin 1.1 PL5

From what the new ST:TNG Companion says, Sirtis was born Greek but has
lived for a long time in London.

Josh
From: gwangung@carson.u.washington.edu (just another theatre geek)
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Subject: Re: PERFORMANCE PROGNOSIS: DSN - EMISSARY
Date: 11 Jan 93 19:37:30 GMT
Article-I.D.: shelley.1isi9qINNe3g
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In article <rawdon.726775166@cs.wisc.edu> rawdon@colby.cs.wisc.edu writes:
>In <1ibhcsINN7iu@shelley.u.washington.edu> gwangung@carson.u.washington.edu (Roger Tang) writes:
>>OVERALL GRADE: 		2.0 (of a possible 4.0)
>
>Well what do you know?  I marked it down a tad for being basically the same
>old TNG runaround pretending to be something new, but otherwise we agree.

	Yeeek!  I'd better ADD a half point then!

-- 
Roger Tang, gwangung@u.washington.edu
Producer Emeritus, Asian Theatre at the UW, Uncle Bonsai Memorial Fan Club
	"The definition of balls is for a non-singer to go karaoke singing
with the cast of a musical revue."
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From: yf5990@u.cc.utah.edu (Yan Fang/Humanities)
Subject: Re: Riker Takes Command!
Organization: University of Utah Computer Center Student Mail Machine
Date: Wed, 6 Jan 93 05:23:05 GMT

In article <1993Jan5.155722.21021@magnus.acs.ohio-state.edu> tpenning@magnus.acs.ohio-state.edu (Thomas R Pennington) writes:
>[other text deleted]
>>Somehow, I don't think we'd find it easy to accept Mr. Gibson as captain of
>>the Enterprise - perhaps even less than Jello- Jerk-o or whatever his name
>>is.  What about that actor that played Remington Steele?  Or how about
>>Sean Connery?  He played a fantastic ship's captain in the Hunt for Red
>>October.  Or perhaps the Enterprise could deal with a female Captain...one
>>with a firm hand on the bridge.  Is Rosanne Barr taking offers?  Can you
>>imagine an exchange between her an Q?
>>--
>
>Okay, no real, do you all think that the ST producing crew would agree to
>spend several million on each show to have someone like Mel Gibson, Pierre
>Brosman (sp?), or Sean Connery as the captain of the Big-E? I think not.
>If they don't make Riker the captain, would get some actor who has 
>secondary parts in shows and/or movies.  I cannot think of any right now 
>because they were secondary and there names are easily forgotten.
>
>
>-thomas
>                    "Reality and fiction are sometime are to tell a part.
>                     Could someone tell me which do I belong in."


I don't know if we would ever have the pleasure of watching Sean Connery
command a starship, but I just read in some tabloid that Jack Nicholson
claims he just does what he feels like these days, as he has more money
than he knows what to do with.

Boy, but wouldn't it be fun to see Jack Nicholson as an enemy, say, a
loose cannon Starfleet commodore or something?

Kris Magnusson
yf5990@u.cc.utah.edu
yanfang@cc.utah.edu (NeXTmail enjoyed)


-- 
Yan Fang-Magnusson
Ph.D. candidate, philosophy, University of Utah
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From: markb@casbah.acns.nwu.edu (Mark Brodsky)
Subject: Re: Thoughts on Emissary *** SPOILERS ***
Organization: Northwestern University, Evanston Illinois.
Date: Thu, 7 Jan 1993 02:41:00 GMT

I happen to have liked Dr. Bashir. He seemed bright, curious, and very good
as a medical doctor.  So what if he's wet behind the ears and
arrogant, flaws are what make characters interesting. Who wants to watch a
show about a bunch of perfect people. I'm sure that he will mature as the
show goes on, but I hope it takes time, rather than having some quikie fix
for his personality problems (Like Sisco's sudden forgivness of Picard.
Locutus killed his wife, It's only natural he would be a bit disturbed by
Picard's pressence). I certainly hope people don't pick on him like they do
Wesly. Bashir's no weasel.
From: rawdon@colby.cs.wisc.edu (Michael Rawdon)
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Subject: Re: Calling Women "Sir"
Date: 12 Jan 93 17:32:23 GMT
Reply-To: rawdon@colby.cs.wisc.edu
Organization: University of Wisconsin Computer Sciences Dept., Madison, WI

In <1993Jan11.165253.11494@mercury.cair.du.edu> aeckert@diana.cair.du.edu (AMY E. ECKERT) writes:
>In article <1993Jan08.133023.25802@watson.ibm.com> roy@trigger.watson.ibm.com writes:
>>Don't get me wrong.  I understand your point of view.  However,
>>ST has always been an advocate of equal rights, especially for
>>women, even before it was fashionable.

>I can appreciate the equality aspect of calling women "sir," but I don't
>see why women must be masculinized in order to be equal.

I don't see why you perceive them as being "masculinized".

>>I can understand what you are saying, but please try to look
>>at it from a different light.  The use of 'sir' or 'mister'
>>in the 24th century is a military, gender inspecific term.

>Yes, but here in the 20th century, it has definite gender implications.

Oh, hogwash.  Many of us - men AND women - have been successfully surviving
the twentieth century without such implications.  Star Trek is indicative of
this.

-- 
Michael Rawdon				  rawdon@colby.cs.wisc.edu
University of Wisconsin Computer Sciences Department,  Madison, WI

"Can this world not do better than you for a champion?"
"Probably.  I just do the best I can."
					- The Brigadier
					  Doctor Who, "Battlefield"
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From: wolfram@rbg.informatik.th-darmstadt.de (Wolfram Kresse)
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Subject: Re: Arnold S. in ST:TNG?
Date: 12 Jan 1993 14:08:17 GMT
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In article <SKNKWRKS.93Jan9214033@sonny-boy.cs.unlv.edu>, sknkwrks@sonny-boy.cs.unlv.edu (Scott Alfter) writes:
>
> Schwarzenegger...and that spelling was created phonetically, not by
> memory. :-) (Amazing what one semester of college German can do...:-) )
> 

Hey, really good!
I *am* German and the spelling is correct! :-)

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From: rreed@terapin.com (Rick Reed)
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Subject: Re: DSN or DS9 ?
Date: 12 Jan 93 01:30:09 PST
Organization: BBS

In article <1993Jan10.214247.14445@news.weeg.uiowa.edu>,
rahayden@news.weeg.uiowa.edu (R Andrew Hayden) writes:
>cboerm48@ursa.calvin.edu (Christopher Boerma) writes:
>
>>meb@sally.acns.nwu.edu (Mark Brodsky) writes:
>
>>>The "Official" abriviation (the one used by people actually involved with  
>>>the shoe) is DS9. That's what I'll use for now. What actually ends up being 

>>>used on the nets......well, only time will tell.
>
>>Just out of curiousity, how do you know that DS9 is what the people 
>>involved use?
>
>That was teh initials I saw used in the 2-page Newsweek article about DS9.
> It also briefly mentioned the other sci-fi shows that are coming out.
>
>-- 
>]> And a rock feels no pain            + Robert Hayden                     <]
>]> And an island never cries           +                                   <]
>]>            -----                    +    rahayden@umaxc.weeg.uiowa.edu  <]
>]>      Question Authority             +    aq650@slc4.INS.CWRU.Edu        <]

It also was on Michael Piller's special crew cap he wore during the QVC
DS9-Star Trek Collectables 3 hour special...

-Rick

rreed@terapin.com

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From: kmrc@ellis.uchicago.edu (Hoosier Red)
Subject: Re: Riker Takes Command!
Reply-To: kmrc@midway.uchicago.edu
Organization: University of Chicago
Date: Fri, 8 Jan 1993 18:10:43 GMT

In article <1993Jan5.180951.18666@linus.mitre.org> wherndon@smiley.mitre.org (William Herndon) writes:
>In article <1993Jan4.171856.17438@iscnvx.lmsc.lockheed.com> plant@force.ssd.lmsc.lockheed.com writes:
>>So much concern over who takes over the Enterprise!  Riker is probably
>>next in line, but two things (I think) limit his chances:
>>
>>
>>Send in your guesses; maybe we can influence Stewart to resign
>>by scaring him that someone worthy is set to replace him!
>
>    I like the idea of Kenneth Branaugh (sp?) ( in his Henry V incarnat-
>    ion ) as the next captain of the Enterprise.  What do you think?
>
>
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Oooh, I LIKE that!  And think of all the wonderful dramatic
conflict twixt him and Riker ("You mean, they're sending us a
Captain who's YOUNGER and BETTER-LOOKING than me?  Aaaiiiiigh!")
Unfortunately, Emma Thompson would probably start showing up as a
Betazoid or something, then/

MAM
Wondering why they have to keep FINDING all the         
unusual life forms like Data and Odo.


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From: ewright@convex.com (Edward V. Wright)
Subject: Re: Rank Structure (was Re: Uniform Colors...)
Date: Tue, 5 Jan 1993 00:22:51 GMT
Organization: Engineering, CONVEX Computer Corp., Richardson, Tx., USA
X-Disclaimer: This message was written by a user at CONVEX Computer
              Corp. The opinions expressed are those of the user and
              not necessarily those of CONVEX.

In <1993Jan4.170136@usho72.hou281.chevron.com> hhtra@usho72.hou281.chevron.com (T.M.Haddock) writes:

> Commodore is a old war-time rank, no longer used, but its rank-level
> is probably right.

The US Navy brought the rank back a few years ago, then got rid of
it again a few years after that.  All you can say is, it goes in
and out of fashion. 

> There are 2 Rear Admiral ranks instead - Lower Half and Upper Half.
> What that Lower/Upper stuff means, I dunno.

Seniority.


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From: lawson@cbnewsf.cb.att.com (thomas.lawson)
Subject: Re: Dax in previous lives?
Organization: AT&T
Date: Fri, 8 Jan 1993 20:56:33 GMT

>>>|> Where else have we seen the actress who plays Dax?  She looks very
>>>|> familiar to me and my friends, but we can't place her.  Thanks!
>>>
>>> If you're talking about Terry Farrell, she was in
>>>
>>>       Back to School
>>>       Beverly Hills Madam  (TV)
>>>       The Deliberate Stranger (TV)
>>>       Hellrasier III: Hell on Earth
>>>       "Paper Dolls"
>>
>>She also won a nation-wide Brooke Shields look-a-like contest about 7 or 8
>>years ago and then went on to be a model.
>>

She reminded me of the actress who played Lana Lane from Superman's home town
of Smallville, except for her hair color.

TL
From: ac999239@umbc3.umbc.edu (ac999239)
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Subject: Re: The Final Star Trek Movie?
Date: 11 Jan 1993 17:00:58 -0500
Organization: University of Maryland, Baltimore County Campus
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> The final one, huh?  That can call it
> *** Star Trek VII: The Final Chapter -- Part III ***
> since part V and VI were also said to be the final movies.

I would go as far to say Star Trek VII: The Final Chapter --- Part VII *heh*
because...

I,II,III,IV,V and VI were all said to be the last!
From: x91anderso33@gw.wmich.edu
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Subject: "My Two Cents" on DS9-"Emissary"
Date: 6 Jan 93 14:15:15 EST
Organization: Western Michigan University

Well, for those of you who read "My Two Cents" on Troi's uniform, here is my
first regular column (I have no idea as to the frequency of the cloumn). So
here's my two cents on DS9.

I taped the premiere last night and am going to watch it again this afternoon.
This was truly an amazing show, with special effects up the butt (pardon my
French) and even a shooting match! The show started to get too "cerebral" when
Sisko was explaining the nature of linear existance, but it ended just before I
started to really get tired.

Far and away the best part of the show was the opening scene with the Borg.
This was the best (and possibly shortest) battle scene in Star Trek history,
but the special effects were simply STUNNING! And seeing Patrick Stewart in
that Borg outfit again gave me goosebumps. The meeting between Sisko and Picard
was great because of the fact that we actually saw Picard lose his composure.

All in all, this was a great show and I'm looking forward to seeing the next
episode!

 --Karl Anderson, Western Michigan University

"I'm sorry, have we met before?" - Jea-Luc Picard
"Yes, sir. We met in battle!" - Ben Sisko

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From: jcurrie@ccu.umanitoba.ca (James Gordon Currie)
Subject: Re: Runabouts
Organization: University of Manitoba, Winnipeg, Canada
Date: Mon, 11 Jan 1993 16:29:34 GMT

In <73095@cup.portal.com> fleming@cup.portal.com (Stephen R Fleming) writes:

>> Yancy

>I assume that's the Yangtze river in China.

>How come Starfleet stuff is so rarely named after people/places/
>things from NON-human worlds, eh?

        Maybe, because the writers are to damn lazy to make-up the history
of every Fed world and society...

C
>.
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From: glover@casbah.acns.nwu.edu (Eric Glover)
Subject: Re: Why aren't there any black aliens?
Organization: Ankara Bay ShipYards, Ankara 113
Date: Fri, 8 Jan 1993 08:02:34 GMT

In article <1iij6eINNgcv@iskut.ucs.ubc.ca> holland@geop.ubc.ca writes:
>In article GBC@news.cso.uiuc.edu, jeffo@uiuc.edu (J.B. Nicholson-Owens) writes:
>>Stephen Holland writes
>>> And don't forget that the Klingons are played by black actors.
>>
>>
>>Weren't the Klingons in the latest Star Trek movie white?  And the Klingons in ST:TOS?  Finally, Worf's son is the same kid (Brian Bost___, I forgot his complete name) on Family Ties.  He is also not African-American.  He is under a lot of makeup, however, the statement "Klingons are played by black actors" is incorrect.
>>
>No, the statement is incomplete.  Most Klingons are played by black actors.
>Take a look of the publicity shots of Klingons putting their make-up on.
>The Klingons in the last movie were played by African-American
>actors.  Perhaps a few weren't but they were still "made-up" to have dark
>skin colours.  The Klingons in the original series were, for all
>practical purposes, a differenct race.  Alexandre is annoying so lets
>just pretend that he doesn't exist :-).  
>
>So, insert "most" into my original statement and pretend it was there all
>along.  

No. Sorry. General Chang nor Chancellor Gorkon nor Azetbor (the major
speaking part klingons anyway) where played by black actors.  Neither was
Christopher LLoyd of the STIII klingons or the Kingon in ST-V General
Korrid or Klaa or Vixis. Nor were Betor and Lursa, the sisters duras or
Kempeck or Duras to the best of my knowledge. Maybe most *non* speaking part
extras are played by black actors, I dont know. But to the best of
my knowledge there has never been a policy to have black actors play
the part of klingons. -- Of course, I dont work for Paramount, Im not a
census taker for the US government, Im just a plain old trek watcher.
From: david@elwood.NoSubdomain.NoDomain (David Johnson)
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Subject: Re: Just a note about Star Trek: Deep Space Nine
Date: 6 Jan 93 01:12:56 GMT

In article <2935214186.0.p00169@psilink.com> p00169@psilink.com (Jeffrey W. Dean) writes:
>
>After a quick check of the TV guide, Yes, Star Trek: Deep Space Nine (is 
>is just me or do you have the urge to say Deep Six Nine?) will be on 
>Tuesday night... on Channel 20 at that... but at 7pm.
>
><chuckle> How about Monday's desciription of the ST:TNG episode?  "A new 
>officer accompanies Picard on an important mission."  Maybe someone 
>could convince the TV Guide people to include stardates?  Or even more 
>profound, the name of the episode.  Just a thought.

The descriptions in the San Diego newspaper schedule contains too much
information for my tastes.  It has spoiled more than one episode for me.
I would not mind a good description for a rerun but not a first run.
-- 
David Johnson
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From: alan@pacdata.uucp (Alan McLachlan)
Subject: Re: Transporting thru shields? (The shields weren't up!)
Organization: Pacific Data Products
Date: Tue, 5 Jan 1993 19:48:50 GMT

In article <abick.726186393@cunews> abick@sebastian.carleton.ca (Alan Bick) writes:
>After looking at the episode carefully, I really don't think the shields
>were up! Putting aside the fact that Geordi & Scott probably lowered them.
>When the Enterprise fired it's torpedoes, the hit the ship. There was no
>impact hitting the shields. In fact, the shields weren't even visible like
>when they were holding the doors open.
>No matter how weak shields are, a photon torpedo always hits the shields
>and shows a pattern (like when Data fired at the Romulans ships in
>Redemption II) and in Relics, they didn't do it. My conclusion is that the
>shields were down. I could be wrong though.

IMHO the sheilds were being used full force to hold open the doors therefore
there were essentially huge holes on either side of the vessel that you
could either be tranported out through OR torpedoes could easily pass through

Make sense?
-- 
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From: glover@casbah.acns.nwu.edu (Eric Glover)
Subject: Re: Odo in DS9 (**MINOR SPOILER**)
Organization: Northwestern University, Evanston Illinois.
Date: Fri, 8 Jan 1993 15:40:32 GMT

In article <1993Jan6.163415.907@sx.mont.nec.com> ynecelc@sx.mont.nec.com (Ellison Chan) writes:
>In article <1iep15INNdag@transfer.stratus.com> det@phlan.sw.stratus.com (David Toland) writes:
>>If anyone involved in DS9 production is monitoring, please read this.
>>
>>Minor spoiler ahead:
>>
>>
>>
>>Odo's shapeshifting abilities are impressive, but also could be overused.
>>I would also recommend a bit more adherence to physical laws.  His *mass*
>>should remain constant, his volume should probably remain nearly so.
>>I was a bit distressed to see him successfully disquise himself as a
>>duffel bag that was clearly *not* of humanoid mass (and yes, Odo must
>>be nearly human mass, consider when he slams Nog's accomplice back
>>against the wall).
>
>I haven't seen DSN yet, but this Odo's shape shifting reminds me
>of Mara(sp?) in Space 1999. Will DS9 merely be a souped up version of
>it?

You see, I must not have been watching too carefully because I thought the
bag *and* the gold were odo, because if you notice Quark looks very oddly
at the gold when he is told to shut down the casino.

In a lot of ways it is StarTrek: Space 1999.  
Station = Moon Base alpha
WormHole= "Warp Tunnel" sending Moon was at high speeds
Odo = Mara
Runabout = Eagle


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