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From: tony@nexus.yorku.ca (Anthony Wallis)
Subject: Re: change of spot.
Organization: York University
Date: Thu, 19 Nov 1992 23:04:03 GMT

> Has Spot been changing ..  the first time he .. had long fluffy
> haired grey-brown fur.  In A Fist Full of Datas he had short light
> orange fur...

Well, there is an old saying to the effect that a Panthera pardus
(i.e. a leopard) does not change its spots.

I guess, however, a Spot can change its Felis cattus.


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From: judson@watserv.ucr.edu (Mike Judson)
Newsgroups: rec.arts.startrek.current
Subject: Re: ---< Fistful o' Datas >--- Synopis & *S*
Date: 15 Nov 92 22:39:30 GMT
Article-I.D.: galaxy.23963
Reply-To: judson@watserv.ucr.edu

In article <1992Nov10.073856.11079@uoft02.utoledo.edu>  
mneylon@jupiter.cse.utoledo.edu (Michael Neylon) writes:
> I'd reckon there be spoilers here,....sir
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Synopsis deleted

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> COMMENTS!
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> Finally! Continuity! (RED ALERT)  The introduction of the flute, Spot,
> 'Ode to Spot'....Many of us have been dying to see this.  Spot had a good
> part in this episode too..

Yes, I did like the continuity.  I really liked the fact that they showed
Picard playing his flute.  However, in the continuity of things, I would
like to see the "new" Picard's attitude toward children, but not in the
"rascals" sense.

> This was a cute episode.  There were a lot of laughable scenes, and not
> too many bad ones.  Lets say its not necessarily a BoBW or YE, but it
> definitely qualifies better that CoL. :)

Again I would have to agree.  This episode was undoubtedly supposed to be
on the same level as "trouble with tribbles."  It was supposed to be funny
and hence there was no real danger to the crew.  They were not faced with
a damaged ship which needed to escape from an exploding star, etc.

> Rating: 8.5 out of 10    Still not enough SF for my tastes....also
> the cheesy ending brought it down....'Riding off into the sunset' was 
> definitely not needed.

I would agree with you on the rating.  It was not the best episode, but then
again it probably wasn't meant to be academy award winner.  It was probably
meant to just give us a good laugh.  Also, I thought that the Enterprise
'riding off into the sunset' was a great finishign touch.  This only added 
to the fact that the episode was supposed to not be taken seriously.

> Michael Neylon   aka Masem the Great and Almighty Thermodynamics GOD!
>       //         | Senior, Chemical Engineering, Univ. of Toledo
>   \\ // Only the |   Summer Intern, NASA Lewis Research Center
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judson@watserv.ucr.edu
From: eesd2ag@dct.ac.uk
Newsgroups: rec.arts.startrek.current
Subject: FLAME THE CREATORS
Date: 20 Nov 92 20:18:10 GMT
Organization: Dundee Institute of Technology

  I was wondering is it possible to send E-MAIL to the 
creators of ST:TNG. So they could know how much of a flaming they are
getting ??

Suggestion welcome!
 
  
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From: rll1@kepler.unh.edu (Robert L Lamothe)
Newsgroups: rec.arts.startrek.current
Subject: Re: The name of the supply ship in "Fistfull.."
Date: 17 Nov 1992 14:58:55 GMT
Organization: University of New Hampshire  -  Durham, NH
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In article <1992Nov15.011656.65300@ns1.cc.lehigh.edu> gcs4@ns1.cc.lehigh.edu (Gregory Carl Seibert) writes:
>
>    Does anyone know the name of the supply ship in Fistfull of Data's.  It
>    sounded like the 'Vigo'.  Wasn't that the name of the ship that was
>    destroyed in Hero Worship?  Someone please help me.  I'm SOOOOOOOO
>    confused.
>                                            G.C.
>
>                                            
	Sure was, but I think it was Veco, anyway the ship was the same
style and since _Hero Worship_ was early last season starfleet probably
salvaged and repaired the ship.
						-Bob

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From: mvcy@vax5.cit.cornell.edu
Newsgroups: rec.arts.startrek.current
Subject: Musings on Earl Grey
Date: 23 Nov 92 02:52:53 EST
Distribution: rec
Organization: Cornell University

Why does Picard always specified 'Tea, Earl Grey, Hot.'?

Is the default mode of tea consumption not hot in the 24th century?
Is there a synthetic caffeine substitute?  If not, does he drink Fortnum &
Mason Earl Grey?  Has this beein discussed to death already?

Just wondering,

Sat Amagai
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From: Ira_J._Seskin@fourd.com
Organization: 4th Dimension BBS
Date: Sat, 21 Nov 1992 16:53:18 EST
Subject: Re: Star Trek: Deep Space Nine - Preview Article

 Short reply, here. I am not a Trekkie, or is it Trekker depending on the
arguments of the thread at the moment. Anyway I enjoy the series, but won't
give my life for the federation.  
  
With that in mind....the article you wrote was well written, informative, and
non technical.  IMHO, that means......good job!!!
 
-Ira-
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From: sager@sage.cc.purdue.edu (Brian)
Newsgroups: rec.arts.startrek.current
Subject: Re: ***Spoiler*** Comments on "A Fistful of Datas"
Date: 17 Nov 92 00:24:21 GMT
Organization: Purdue University Computing Center

In article <steph.721958001@pegasus.cs.uiuc.edu> steph@pegasus.cs.uiuc.edu (Dale Stephenson) writes:
>In <1992Nov16.015239.2872@eng.umd.edu> wombat@eng.umd.edu (Jose Gonzalez) writes:
>
>>***Spoilers***
>
>
>
>>Well, *that* was certainly a lot of fun.  
>
>
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>[...]
>
>>Some Random Comments:
>
>[...]
>
>>- Sirtis as "Counselor Durango" (-: was excellent, and as funny as Troi's
>>ever been.  I wasn't too thrilled when I heard she was going to be in
>>this episode, but she was a delight to watch.  Nice accent too. 
>
>ARRRGGGGHHH!  That accent was the worst thing in the show.  I have never
>heard an accent like that on any western I've ever watched.
>
>Are there any western fans out there who liked Marina's accent?
>[...]
>-- 
>Dale J. Stephenson |*| (steph@cs.uiuc.edu) |*| Baseball fanatic
>
>  "It is considered good to look wise, especially when not 
>   overburdened with information" -- J. Golden Kimball

  She can't hold a smoke neither!!!!!!

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From: jazz@ccwf.cc.utexas.edu (Jason Moras)
Newsgroups: rec.arts.startrek.current
Subject: Re: The name of the supply ship in "Fistfull.."
Date: 20 Nov 92 06:03:56 GMT
Organization: The University of Texas at Austin, Austin TX

i thought it was Biko, which was destroyed too, in the one with the kid
who wanted to be an android...but i could have heard wrong, and the 
explenation of 'not just one ship with the name' makes sense to me too

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From: barry@seas.smu.edu (Robert Barry)
Subject: Re: Points to Ponder: Fistful of Datas
Organization: SMU School Of Engineering and Applied Science
Date: Mon, 16 Nov 1992 21:31:52 GMT

In article <BxKDqz.DHH@news.cso.uiuc.edu> jal41820@uxa.cso.uiuc.edu (Smiley) writes:
>odlin@reed.edu (Iain Odlin) writes:

>:)  I only had two problems (and one's not really a problem, and neither has m
>:)  to do with the episode itself):  (1) I was saddened that Troi smoked.  Does
>
>I think I saw in some special somewhere that she did, although I'm not
>positive. Now that I think about it, though, we do *never* see her smoke
>on the Enterprise, and I find it unlikely that someone can smoke that
>"experienced looking" without having done so before. Oh well... no big deal.

Who cares if you smoke in the future? I'm sure they have developed 
safe/sterile/no-smell smoke by then. :)

Robert

	!)  <- a Geordi smiley (?)
From: 97994779@wsuvm1.csc.wsu.edu
Subject: Re: Picard's accent
Organization: SYSTEMS & COMPUTING
Date: Mon, 16 Nov 92 01:58:09 PST

In article <1992Nov16.143307.1@emu.insted.unimelb.edu.au>
s334147@emu.insted.unimelb.edu.au writes:
 
>Patrick Stewart is English.
>Jean-Luc Picard is French speaking English.
>He was obviously taught by an English person, therefore he speaks English (as
>in the English that is spoken in England) with a French accent. I presume that
>Americans hear it as English with an English AND a French accent.
>
>Because Stewart is English, his French accent only comes out when his French
>background comes up - eg "Where no one has gone before" when he "sees" his
>French Mother.
>
>Katharine "I never met a chocolate I didn't like" Shade.
>disclaimer: my back hurts.
 
 I am studting french and I can tell you that I have never heard a french
accent from Jean-Luc Picard. I think a better explanation of the whole thing is
that in Earth of HIS generation, there are less national boundaries and and
his father could have been of French ancestry but living in France for a
hundred years or more!
 
Salut!
Patrick
From: rjking@acsu.buffalo.edu (Randall J. King)
Newsgroups: rec.arts.startrek.current
Subject: Re: A Fistful of Datas best line
Date: 16 Nov 92 22:58:56 GMT
Article-I.D.: acsu.Bxtzu8.ICJ
Organization: UB

smay@boi.hp.com (Scott Smay) writes:

>Well, Picard's lines were good, but my favorites were Worf's:
>X-Newsreader: TIN [version 1.1.4 PL6]

>"You wrote this program yourself?"
>	(to Alexander, when the hooker flashes her thighs)

Wasn't the next line:
Alexander: "Commander Barley helped me"
(Which I thought was THE best line!)

The next part was:
Alex: "No, no, no, no.  That was too easy.  Computer Level 4"
scene changes and Worf get smacked around.
>"Hmmm, I'm beginning to see the appeal of this program."
>	

>cheers,
>scott

>ps. At this rate, TNG will be renamed "The Wackiest Ship in the Starfleet"
>for next year. Very disappointing.

Disappointing?!?!!  I have been waiting for the Big-E to lighten up.

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From: efranqui@aludra.usc.edu (Eduardo Franqui Jr.)
Newsgroups: rec.arts.startrek.current
Subject: ASCII Enterprise drawings wanted
Date: 20 Nov 1992 15:55:15 -0800
Organization: University of Southern California, Los Angeles, CA
Distribution: usa
NNTP-Posting-Host: aludra.usc.edu

Please e-mail me some if possible.

-Eddy
efranqui@aludra.usc.edu

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From: cmeadows@nyx.cs.du.edu (Chris Meadows)
Subject: Re: Cloaking devices (Spoilers) Rascals
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Distribution: usa
Date: Mon, 16 Nov 92 19:01:21 GMT


I believe that if you want to figure out why the Federation does
not use cloaking devices, you have to take a look at the Federation's
mission.

The Federation does not mean for their ships to make war, unlike the
Klingons and Romulans, who are races of warriors.  Federation ships'
purposes are primarily exploration and peace ("...to explore brave
new worlds...to seek out new life, and new civilizations...").

An exploratory ship (especially one as well armed as the Enterprise)
does not NEED to be cloaked.  Their mission is one of peace, not war,
so they have NO NEED to sneak around.  Sure, they COULD use the device,
but they choose not to, just like they choose not to interfere with 
developing cultures (unless Kirk REALLY wanted to...).

Hey!  An explanation that does not require lengthy technical "ret-
conning!"

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From: john.ewin@pcb.batpad.lgb.ca.us (John Ewin)
Newsgroups: rec.arts.startrek.current
Subject: Deep Space 9-Be on TV...
Date: 23 Nov 92 06:26:00 GMT
Reply-To: john.ewin@pcb.batpad.lgb.ca.us (John Ewin)
Organization: The Batchelor Pad PCBoard ~ Long Beach, CA ~ +1 310 494 8084

From another net:

Deep Space Nine arrives in the L.A. area on Jan. 5th for the pilot and
Jan. 19th for the beggining of the show.   I am told by people who have
seen some of the episodes that it is really good.  I can't wait !!

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 . SM 1.06 *0020 . Docs?  Last time I went, I got nasty tasting medicine.
From: gt4278b@prism.gatech.EDU (Jensulu)
Newsgroups: rec.arts.startrek.current
Subject: Re:  Picard's accent
Keywords: could be worse...
Date: 23 Nov 92 16:39:48 GMT
Distribution: usa
Organization: Georgia Institute of Technology

It _could_, in fact, be worse.  In an article published when STTNG was
just coming out, it said that the first choice for Picard's accent was
_American_.  ("...something a bit more neutral in accent...") 

Just imagine the flames on this group if THAT had happened. :)

Jensulu (resigning as VI)
 
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From: kenward@cs.sfu.ca (Kenward Chin)
Newsgroups: rec.arts.startrek.current
Subject: Cost of Living (spoilers even?)
Date: 24 Nov 92 02:02:54 GMT
Distribution: na
Organization: CSS, Simon Fraser University, Burnaby, B.C., Canada

Hi everyone!  I know I'm risking my credibility here, but my girlfriend and I
watched CoL the other night, knowing that it had received almost unanimous
panning at the hands of the net cognoscenti, and well...  Well, we liked it!

Spoiler alert?

Clearly, the "tacked on menace" had nothing to do with the plot, but there
was so little of this that we just ignored this problem anyways.  The parts
we enjoyed were the Oz-like holodeck simulation, and the "aww, isn't that
nice" nature of Mrs. Troi's friendship with Alexander.  Oh yeah, plus Woof's
(ok, Worf's) exasperated parent behaviour.

Anyways, while not a primo episode, not nearly as bad as what we'd been led
to believe!

Now, back to your scheduled TNG-ripping...

Kenward Chin
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From: @prism.cs.orst.edu
Newsgroups: rec.arts.startrek.current
Subject: Re: HUGE HUMOR!!!!! (make more humor)
Date: 22 Nov 92 09:59:56 GMT
Article-I.D.: flop.1enlmsINN3oo
Organization: Oregon State University, Computer Science Dept.
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In article <1992Nov22.020324.12214@bsu-ucs> 00jlrushton@leo.bsuvc.bsu.edu writes:
>
>
>Future show humor:
>
>Troi's butt explodes when hit by a open flame the gas leak from it!
>ITS A HUGE EXPLOSION!!!!!!!!!!!!!
>
>Worf reads a book! Wow !
>
[much mindless drivel deleted]

And they like to tell us Trekkies/ers to "Get a Life"???????????


/sj/
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From: ragnarok@cs.mcgill.ca (Collette FLANNERY)
Newsgroups: rec.arts.startrek.current
Subject: Re: Picard's accent
Date: 23 Nov 92 06:09:09 GMT
Organization: SOCS - Mcgill University, Montreal, Canada

In article <jgasaway-191192133431@mac20-199.ncsa.uiuc.edu> jgasaway@ncsa.uiuc.edu (James Gasaway) writes:
>In article <168A3DE89.97994779@wsuvm1.csc.wsu.edu>,
>97994779@wsuvm1.csc.wsu.edu wrote:
>
>(stuff deleted)
>
>> Why is it so impossible to
>> imagine that Jean-Luc's parents or grand-parents or great-great-grandparents
>> moved to England and that Jean-Luc never lived in France?
>>  
>> Patrick at WSU
>> Est-ce que tu etudes francais?
>
>Because Picard *did/does* live in France!  This is mentioned in many
>episodes, the one where he goes home (Family?) being the most obvious. 
>
>James 
>jgasaway@ncsa.uiuc.edu
>Univ of Illinois @ Urbana/Champaign

Also, it is quite common for people who grow up on the Continent to have
an English accent on their English.  I guess Jean-Luc was just a brilliant
student and picked up the dialect perfectly.  Not so hard to believe either!
From: satch@bigwpi.WPI.EDU (Michael Victor Corbin)
Newsgroups: rec.arts.startrek.current
Subject: YOU'RE ALL MESSED
Date: 22 Nov 92 18:13:30 GMT
Organization: Worcester Polytechnic Institute
NNTP-Posting-Host: bigwpi.wpi.edu

FUCK YOU ALL(except for the ones that have some what of a clue, this is however
few)

Almost everyone in this newsgroup should really be in 
alt.asshole.startrek.flamers.clueless.teeny.bobbers.cheese-lovers.head.in.
clouds.inaccurate.thinkers.no.idea.what.a.bad.actress.is.idiots

I've put up with you guys for a month or two and most of you either bring up
irrelavent or just stupid comments. All you do is trash the new season and when
they finally put out an episode worth trashing, you like it. WHAT THE HELL

FLAMERS GO HOME 

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From: svanegmo@cantor.math.uwaterloo.ca (Stephen Van Egmond)
Subject: Re: Communicators?
Organization: University of Waterloo
Date: Fri, 20 Nov 1992 06:18:26 GMT

For the most part, the functioning of the communicators as you see it
on the show is simply to keep the dramatic pace moving.  The technical
manual says the computer hears a request to communicate spoken, either
after a tap of the communicator or a verbal request of an Enterprise
computer, listens to the message, determines who the receipient is,
and relays the "message" as it was recorded to that person's location.

Of course, interesting questions pop up if there's several people with
the same last name, and so on (I guess rank would come next, then first
name), and also the trick they pull where nobody touches a communications
system yet they just yell out a message and it gets to where it's supposed
to go.

Basically, the communicators are made to work to keep the dramatic effect
moving, not to be scientifically consistent.
:x
From: tjw@vms.cis.pitt.edu (TJ Wood)
Newsgroups: rec.arts.startrek.current
Subject: Re: Fistful of Datas: GREAT FUN!
Date: 19 Nov 92 03:48:03 GMT
Distribution: usa
Organization: University of Pittsburgh

In article <1992Nov18.181604.16937@seas.smu.edu>, barry@seas.smu.edu (Robert Barry) writes:

> Oh, I also though Fistful of Datas was funny.  IMHO this was an 
> excellent, light episode.  I, however, believe that we've seen 
> too many light episodes of late - and I think this is whats causing
> a lot of the hub-ub.  

Just wait till February when  "TNG: The Musical" will premier!  I understand
that Alexander (what a traditional Klingon name, BTW) has a lead and does
a little dance while singing "The Higher, The Fewer".  Also, Troi's mom goes
nude again, but no one notices.

Terry
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From: glocke@morgan.ucs.mun.ca (Gord Locke)
Subject: Re: Trekkies vs. Trekkers
Organization: Memorial University of Newfoundland
Date: Sun, 22 Nov 1992 21:02:50 GMT

gsw5540@venus.tamu.edu (WEAVER, GREGG S) writes:
>ogoh@fraser.sfu.ca (Oon Goh) writes...
>>	"Trekkie" was used originally to refer to fans/ cult followers 
>>of the original series.
>>	With the new age politcal correctness movement, the arrival of a 
>>new Star Trek; "The Next Generation" brought with it a new 
>>set of fans who preferred to be refered to as "Trekkers" - term being
>>more politically correct.
>
>I have to disagree.  I'm certain I heard the term "Trekker" years ago
>long before TNG came out.  The term didn't come into being because of the
>"politically correct TNG fans."
>
>Gregg Weaver

	That's what I thought -- I read an article in "The Best of TREK"
(I think) before TNG came out that described and differentiated between
the "Trekkie" and the "Trekker".  Basically, a "Trekkie" is some sort of
drooling "fan-boy" type that hounds the Star Trek (TOS, of course) set
looking for autographs, while a Trekker is the more mature fan who
appreciates the message and theme of the show (and reads TREK magazine,
no doubt). =^)  
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From: dave@cs.arizona.edu (Dave Schaumann)
Newsgroups: rec.arts.startrek.current
Subject: Re: The Official Dorm-Rec Review of "A Fistful of Data's" (spoilers)
Date: 16 Nov 92 04:56:00 GMT
Reply-To: dave@cs.arizona.edu (Dave Schaumann)
Organization: University of Arizona

In article <BxsCF9.LD5@mentor.cc.purdue.edu>, myempire@mentor (Matt J. Martin) writes:
>And I never met a woman that was a match for me, in any area.

Don't get out much, you say?

>Nope, no fear here.

Yeah, right.

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