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From: scott.hollifield@the-matrix.com (Scott Hollifield)
Newsgroups: rec.arts.startrek.current
Subject: Re: No Vulcans!
Date: 24 Jan 93 23:34:00 GMT
Reply-To: scott.hollifield@the-matrix.com (Scott Hollifield)
Organization: The MATRIX BBS - Birmingham, AL - 205-323-2016

On 23 Jan 93 04:19:54 GMT, laser5@camelot.bradley.edu (Matthew Mayo) wrote:

MM>Yes, the Intrepid is a starfleet vessel.  NCC-1708 according to the
MM>20th anniversary technical manual.  From what I remember out of
MM>various novels and episodes, the Vulcans demanded a ship of their own
MM>because they wanted an unarmed ship.  It was rumored that they had
MM>their photon torpedo tubes filled in and their phaser ports
MM>sealed.  This seems to fit with their aversion to violence.  I admit
MM>there is a conflict between IDIC and non-violence here.  Based on
MM>the history of their planet, what would YOU choose?

Well, considering that there is very little real canon information on the
history of Vulcan, I'd have to stick with what I said - that the all-
Vulcan ship was a not-so-good idea.  Ditto with the weaponless ship;
I mean, really.  Pacifism is noble, but that's just stupid; Vulcan
wouldn't be in the Federation if it had that sort of policy (it reminds
me more of the Mizarians from "Allegiance").  Besides, despite whatever
consensus philosophies Vulcans might have, I doubt that they're so Borg-
like as to make that kind of demand as one mind.  Diane Duane's later
Vulcan treatments, particularly _Spock's World_, are excellent and make
the point that Vulcans are as individual as humans.

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From: an7591@anon.penet.fi (Orlando)
Subject: A Thought (READ!)
Organization: Anonymous contact service
X-Anonymously-To: rec.arts.startrek.current,sci.math,alt.sex,soc.motss,talk.bizzare,misc.writing
Date: Sun, 24 Jan 1993 02:11:41 GMT

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From: ewright@convex.com (Edward V. Wright)
Newsgroups: rec.arts.startrek.current
Subject: Re: Keiko a Schoolteacher? Yuuck!
Date: 22 Jan 93 17:48:20 GMT
Organization: Engineering, CONVEX Computer Corp., Richardson, Tx., USA
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In <1993Jan20.160130@usho72.hou281.chevron.com> hhtra@usho72.hou281.chevron.com (T.M.Haddock) writes:

> I liked the idea of her setting up an Arboretum and going through
> the worm-hole to bring back strange and possibly dangerous alien 
> plant species.  Now that definitely would have better plot potential!

Oh, come on, you mean get into plots based on exo-botany?  It
does sound interesting, but given how often the TNG writers botch 
*anything* having to do with biology, I can't see that happening.
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Distribution: world
From: Daniel_R._Sandler@uu0570.foggybottom.com
Organization: Foggy Bottom
Date: Thu, 21 Jan 1993 13:50:07 EST
Subject: DS9 Theme: Star Trek, the Return?

Hey, I noticed something the other day, watching DS9...  
When I first saw the show I was disappointed that there was no traditional
Star Trek music (i.e. music from the movies and ST:TNG) incorporated into the
theme; in fact, the only traditional ST music in the enire "Emissary" was as
the Enterprise left DS9 (there was a musical segway from the old music to the
new).  
Then I listened to the opening again and it seems like the first few notes are
identical between DS9 and traditional Star Trek.  Has anyone else noticed
this? hmm...

dan
95dsandler@vax.mbhs.edu
Daniel_R._Sandler@foggybottom.com
>>> Foggy Bottom - Your FirstClass Mac connection in Washington, DC <<<
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From: pcp2g@karma.astro.Virginia.EDU (Oprah Winfrey)
Subject: Re: What's wrong with the novels! I now know what!
Reply-To: pcp2g@karma.astro.Virginia.EDU (Oprah Winfrey)
Organization: University of Virginia
Date: Wed, 27 Jan 1993 19:40:12 GMT

In article <lmb0miINNce4@utkcs2.cs.utk.edu>, farmer@cs.utk.edu (SUSAN
FARMER) writes:
|> In article <73901@cup.portal.com> Peter_A_David@cup.portal.com
writes:
|>  
|>  >And here I always thought that the TV show's biggest problem was
that they
|>  >just haven't managed to make any episodes that feel like real
books.
|>  >
|>  >PAD
|> 
|> Score 1 for Peter.

I missed the beginning of this thread, but I must add to this.
I have read perhaps a score of the novels, and I have in general
been less than impressed. In general, the writing is poor, the 
plots thin and the characterization shallow. It is ironic that such
highly developed characters are represented so poorly in print.

The exception to this is "Vendetta", by our own PAD. I liked this
story quite a bit; it had good extrapolation from the series and
the characters were good. "Rock and a Hard Place" was quite good 
too (by the same author, non-coincidentally). 

"Prime Directive" had perhaps the best opening in a ST novel I've
seen, but by the end had degenerated completely. Too many add-ons
to the story made it tiresome, then the silly ending made the whole
book a let down. It seems to be a recurring theme in the novels.

I hope that the quality improves. I will *not* buy a book just 
because it has the vaunted "Star Trek" logo on it; I need a 
dose of substance. I hope Pocket Books is listening.

--
* Phil Plait                 pcp2g@virginia.edu 
*
* "To escape from our own island, we must each metaphorically
*  kill our own Gilligan..." 

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From: jimfr@microsoft.com (Jim Francis)
Subject: Re: TNG's FUNNIEST MOMENTS
Date: 28 Jan 93 00:42:26 GMT
Organization: Microsoft Corp.
Distribution: usa

What about Q to Picard...

"Sometimes I think the only reason I come here 
is to hear your wonderful speeches"

I about fell out of my chair.

Or Data to Scotty...

"It is... Green!"

Or Worf...

"Nice legs... for a human."
"Good Tea"
"Nice House"

------------------

JimFr
From: friedman@cs.uiuc.edu
Newsgroups: rec.arts.startrek.current
Subject: DS9: Book: Emissary
Date: 25 Jan 93 20:31:39 GMT
Organization: Dept. of Computer Sci - University of Illinois


I suggest that those interested in debating some of the questions I've
read in r.a.s.c about DS9 read the novel by J. M. Dillard.  I grant you
that the novels aren't canon.  Still, it includes insights into quesitons
such as O'Brien's promotion to ensign, and Dax' former host (the old man)
and the transfer to the new host.  That is, if you can ignore the reversed
picture on the cover.  :-)

       		H. George Friedman, Jr.
       		Department of Computer Science
       		University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign
       		1304 West Springfield Avenue
       		Urbana, Illinois  61801

A keyboard -- how quaint!

.
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From: jkness@IASTATE.EDU (Joel K Ness)
Subject:  Re: Kill Troi fan club
Reply-To: jkness@IASTATE.EDU (Joel K Ness)
Organization: Iowa State University
Date: Thu, 28 Jan 1993 03:30:16 GMT

>In article <kreidler.727887481@convex.rz.uni-duesseldorf.de>,
kreidler@convex.rz.uni-duesseldorf.de (Homer Simpson) writes:
>> Hey! How can yout write so negative about the most beautiful character in
the
>> series? Ok, what she says, sounds a bit dumb sometimes, but nevertheless i
>> like her. For me, she's the main reason to see the new series.
>> 
>> Flame on you Troi-haters! 8-)
>> 
>> Kay Kreidler
>> Dept. Of Inorganic Chemistry
>> Heinrich-Heine_university Duesseldorf
>> Germany
>> 
>In article  <1993Jan27.182807.6854@desire.wright.edu>,
cse1011@desire.wright.edu writes

>	If the writers gave Ms Sirtis some good lines for once, she'd have a
>great character. There's only so much an actress can do with what the writers
>give her.

I agree but who cares, she still looks great!  It's unfortunate Sirtis met
someone
else before me. :-)  At least there are fewer "I sense...." lines though.

--
****************************************************************
Joel K. Ness
Aerospace Engineering and Engineering Mechanics Dept.
2064 Black Engineering
Iowa State University                   
Ames, Iowa  50010                       

"Only two things are infinite, the universe and human stupidity,
 and I'm not sure about the former" - Einstein

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From: dnadams@nyx.cs.du.edu (Dean Adams)
Subject: Promos for: AQUIEL (#239)
Organization: Utopia Planitia Starfleet Yards, Mars
Date: Sun, 24 Jan 93 02:07:03 GMT



Promos for the next new ST:TNG episode: "Aquiel" (#239) were released today.
The actual program airs starting on Saturday, January 30th.  Following this
episode will be more new shows including: Face Of The Enemy and Tapestry.


Here is the promo copy (announcer):

THE SEARCH IS ON FOR A COLD BLOODED KILLER BEHIND AN UNSPEAKABLE MURDER.

   [ View of Enterprise, Bird of Prey, and other craft ]

   [ Bev and Worf checking for evidence; 
     Worf uses a phaser to cut a floor panel section ]

   [ Two Klingons being questioned in the Briefing room ]

  Klingon:  I killed no one.

  Riker:    We know you were there.

...AND BLIND PASSION TRAPS GEORDI WITH THE PRIME SUSPECT.

   [ Klingon delivers Aquiel into room ]

   [ Geordi and Aquiel talking ]

  Aquiel:  Do I seem like the kind of person who would murder someone?

   [ Geordi and Riker talking ]

  Riker:   There's a lot about her we don't know.

  Geordi:  And there's a lot about her that I do know.  
           And if she's innocent, I want to help her prove it.

NOW, WILL HE BE THE NEXT TARGET FOR DEATH?

   [ Geordi in crew quarters; tries to get away from a large glowing orb ]

   [ Aquiel and Geordi arguing ]

  Aquiel:  I didn't kill him.

  Geordi:  Then explain this!

   [ Riker aims phaser at Aquiel ]

  Riker:  Step away from him Lieutenant.

   [ Geordi fires phaser at orb ]

ON AN ALL-NEW EPISODE OF STAR TREK: THE NEXT GENERATION.

-{ Dean Adams }-

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From: djw@wang.com (David Weinstein)
Subject: Re: Sulu Re: English as Earth's standard language in the 24th Cent.?
Organization: Wang Labs, Lowell MA, USA
Date: Wed, 27 Jan 1993 17:40:50 GMT

timlee@netcom.com (Timothy J. Lee) writes:

>hjanberg@phoenix.Princeton.EDU (Hans-nicolas Kenneth Janberg) writes:
>|- Chekov is obviously a Russian native and Sulu a Japanese.

>Hmmm, wasn't Sulu supposed to have met a 20th century ancestor in
>San Francisco in ST4, but that scene got edited out?

>That would mean that he's supposed to be American.

>-- 
>------------------------------------------------------------------------
>Timothy J. Lee                                        timlee@netcom.com
>No warranty of any kind is provided with this message.

How about CHINESE??? Chinese American...


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From: jarnis@mits.mdata.fi (Jarno Kokko)
Subject: Re: The last season of ST:TNG
Organization: Microdata Oy, Helsinki, Finland
Date: Fri, 22 Jan 1993 10:28:20 GMT

In article <C17Jrn.5rD@aplcenmp.apl.jhu.edu> louzon@aplcenmp.apl.jhu.edu (Louzon ronald g 410-765-4049) writes:
>Well, its official:
>
>In USA Today today there is an article saying that next season is the
>last for ST:TNG and that afterwards it will be going to the big screen.
>Maybe this way they can convince Stewart and Spiner to stay for one more
>season if they know it will be the last. 
>
>Even though the show hasn't been the best this past year, its still kind
>of sad to know that it will be going of the air.  Hopefully ST:DSN will
>improve and BABYLON 5 will turn out to be a great show with a long life.
>I'd hate to see quality science fiction disappear from the tv screen
>again.

You should be happy with all the stuff you get in the states. Here in
Finland it's not a problem what's available, but what Finnish
TV shows. They have shown Battlestar Galactica (ages ago), Space 1999
(VERY long time ago), ST:TOS (few years ago) and TNG upto BOBW II ..
and that is about it.. Ok, TV1 showed some Ray Bradbury thingies,
but they were broadcasted around 23:00 and weren't that good.

We are without a SINGLE SciFi series at the moment, thank god they
are starting to show Quantum Leap very soon... only that i'm afraid
they will show 1-2 seasons and the drop it..no good..

- Jarnis
From: aa396@cleveland.Freenet.Edu (Bill Henley)
Newsgroups: rec.arts.startrek.current
Subject: Re: Space Rangers
Date: 23 Jan 1993 01:42:46 GMT
Organization: Case Western Reserve University, Cleveland, Ohio (USA)
NNTP-Posting-Host: thor.ins.cwru.edu


Danny Barnes says, "Hopefully (Space Rangers) will die soon
so that we can get back to concentrating on real SF shows like
TNG and DS9."  I disagree.  SR is unimpressive but not complete-
ly hopeless, and I would say, rather: Hopefully SR will improve
its scripts and BECOME a real SF show, so that we can discuss it
along with TNG and DS9 (well, actually, more likely over on
rec.arts.sf.tv).

-- 
Bill Henley, Assistant Sysop, Cleveland Free-Net Science Fiction
& Fantasy SIG (aa396)
From: corto@sumax.seattleu.edu (Cort Odekirk)
Newsgroups: rec.arts.startrek.current
Subject: Re: Odo is NOT hollow! (Was: Re: Odo: conservation of mass)
Date: 26 Jan 1993 10:57:50 -0800
Organization: Seattle University
NNTP-Posting-Host: sumax.seattleu.edu

He probobly stores all the mass in a sub-space field.  They put everything else
in them.  He could carry it in particulate form in a biologically generated
field, pulling it in to this universe as he needed it and expelling it as he
wanted to reduce his "apparent Mass".

******************************************************************************
Diplomacy is the art of saying "Nice Doggy" until you  *  Cort Odekirk
  can find a rock                                      *
*******************************************************************************
From: mlsbb2njc@dct.ac.uk
Newsgroups: rec.arts.startrek.current
Subject: Dundee Trek Fan Club
Date: 25 Jan 93 11:07:24 GMT
Organization: Dundee Institute of Technology

From: Lt-Cmdr Nicholas J. Cook (Operations manager URS Discovery)
To: All

As of January 31st 1993 a new starship will be warping onto the scene.

The Dundee (Scotland) based URS Discovery is a NEW Star Trek Fan Club,
officially endorsed by James Doohan (Capt Montgomery Scott himself).

If you're interested, please send your name and address to me at this
locale.

Hailing Frequencies closed
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From: palmj@marcus.its.rpi.edu (Jyri L. Palm)
Subject: Please create rec.arts.startrek.ds9 !!!
Keywords: ds9
Date: Sat, 23 Jan 1993 21:28:55 GMT

Please let us create rec.arts.startrek.ds9.  Of the 758 articles
accumulated since I last read r.a.s.current, AT LEAST 368 of them
were DS9 related (not counting the group split discussions).

That's just about ----> 49% !!

We don't need a full hiarchy of current.tng current.ds9 and so on.
Let ds9 be one group just like the original rec.arts.startrek.  If
it gets cluttered later then and ONLY THEN should it be split into
the sub-groups like r.a.s.*.

It really shouldn't go on like it is now, and at the same time we
don't need bureaucratically create 1001 ds9 groups.

Please please please!

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From: dbrown@newssun.med.miami.edu (Daniel Brown)
Subject: Re: Ship in a Bottle (SPOILERS)
Organization: University of Miami, School Of Medicine
Date: Wed, 27 Jan 1993 20:04:50 GMT

In article <tom.728155841@dynamo.ecn.purdue.edu> tom@dynamo.ecn.purdue.edu (Tom McCain) writes:
>ratner@ficus.cs.ucla.edu (Dave "Van Damme" Ratner) writes:
>
>: Spoilers for "Ship in a Bottle" follow:
>: 
>: Wow.  I really enjoyed it.  Only real problem --- I figured it out
>
>I also enjoyed it!  It was a unexpected, pleasant change.
>
>: But I loved the very end where Barclay called out "End Program" to see
>: if he was still inside the holodeck.
>
>I liked it too, but then I thought it would have been cool if instead
>you hear.... 
>
>"La Forge to Barclay?"  "Barclay here."  "We need you in engineering."
>"On my way Sir."  And then Barclay says, "End program."
>
>And it does end.... 

No, I disagree.  The whole point of Barclay (is this spelling really 
correct ?) saying "end program" was that he didn't (and perhaps
COULDN'T) know himself.

Dan
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From: jeffo@ux1.cso.uiuc.edu (J.B. Nicholson-Owens)
Subject: Re: Stewart's/Picard's accent
Reply-To: jeffo@uiuc.edu
Organization: University of Illinois at Urbana
Date: Thu, 21 Jan 1993 18:02:08 GMT

Hans-nicolas Kenneth Janberg writes
>As a French native I simply say: It is not !!

I believe this is yet another case of American TV shows catering to
American ignorance and American subtitle prejudice.  I would bet that
most Americans can't place the accents of most people they hear.  Also
interesting to note here that most American students are not taught a
second language from when they are little.  They might try to pick it
up in high school, college or perhaps later in life, but far more of
Europe speaks other languages than Americans speak other languages.
American attitudes toward simply travelling in a non-English-speaking
country generally result in hanging out in the English towns nearby or
hiring someone to talk for them instead of learning the language
enough to get by.

>[Picard spoke] character Minuette in French.

Was it a conversation in French or just some French words every now
and again (just like how his French family and friends *in France*
choose to speak English to one another but greet each other with a
"Salut" or "Bonjour" every once in a while)?  Another example of the
sparse French Picard actually speaks is when Picard sees his mother in
a hallway of the Enterprise, he greets his mother with "Maman" but
that's about it.

As much as he is paid, I would think he could take French lessons and
learn to speak the language.  Other people who perform in other
languages, such as opera singers, learn to speak the language and they
are paid far less than Patrick Stewart.  Although opera singers
perform the entire opera in another language, situations I've
described above seem incredibly silly to me in English.

For an example of a slightly more realistic setting, Worf speaks far
more of the native Klingon language (I don't know it's name) when he
is with other Klingons than Picard speaks French with other French
speakers, actually.

I'd say even Data spoke more French than Picard when Data had a
conversation with a gambler in one of those stupid Old West shows.
-- 
-- Jeff (jeffo@uiuc.edu)
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From: ivy@camelot.bradley.edu (Ivelisse Atiles)
Subject: Re: TNG's FUNNIEST MOMENTS
Organization: Bradley University
Distribution: na
Date: 26 Jan 93 19:31:24 GMT

In <C1G3vx.tn@news.ucs.mun.ca> cwelsh@morgan.ucs.mun.ca (Craig Welsh  ) writes:
>>Ah, this show had some great lines....  My favorite is one of Q's:
>>
>>   What else have you done?  Teleportation?  Telekenisis?  [Look toward
>>   Picard] Spontaneous combustion of someone you don't like?
>Q does seem to get all the good lines, doesn't he? If you want to drag
>the books into it for a moment, my favorite bit comes from "Q-in-Law".
>The scene where Q is getting the crap kicked out of him....  

>Riker: "He is really taking a beating. Should we do something?
>Worf: (completely deadpan)"Sell tickets."   

I was particular to:
Lwaxana: You made me look like a fool.
Q: Nature did that. I only gave you an audience.

and
Q: Picard, get some hair. Your brain has caught cold.
--
     Ivelisse Atiles   @}--}--  Bradley University *+--  Peoria, Illinois
                           Try me on... I'm very you!
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From: rrheaume@emr1.emr.ca (Roberta Rheaume (CPB))
Subject: Re: The men of Star Trek
Organization: CPCS, Energy Mines & Resources, Canada
Date: Mon, 25 Jan 1993 14:54:03 GMT

In article <1993Jan25.025932.17702@henson.cc.wwu.edu> n9040513@henson.cc.wwu.edu (Andrea Aldridge) writes:

>Tops on the Worst Column:  Do to Riker everything anyone has ever suggested
>doing to Troi.  He is the most posturing, arrogant, egotistical, self-assured 
>blowhard ever to come down the pike.  Our Saturday night Trek-watching 
>community (men and women both) cheer whenever he gets taken down a peg. 

>Tops on the BEST Column:  Jean-Luc, hands down (right on top of that sexy head,
>given half a chance).  Intelligent, diplomatic, tasteful, discriminating, 
>handsome, reserved, but not immune to (quality) feminine charms. Yeah.


>-- 
><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><>
><>  Andrea Aldridge    IRC:  Folkie   E-Mail:  n9040513@henson.cc.wwu.edu <>
><>  WWU - 452 Edens Hall North/Bellingham, WA 98225-5971   (206) 650-2647 <>
><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><>
I totally agree.  I find Riker the most awful character to be on ST, any 
generation.  The men blame Marina Sirtas for her character but I blame the 
sexist producers for dressing her in an awful uniform and not giving her 
anything to do or say.  Riker, on the other hand, is supposed to be "number 
one" but he has been accused of rape, and I believe that there was something 
to that.  That episode showed him to be viewing his relationships with women 
as less than gentlemanly.  Jean-Luc is the man for me.  He is always 
aboveboard in his relations with other crewmembers, women or men and his 
decisions are admirable.  Not to mention his intelligence in all situations 
and he is handsome!!!  I also like Worf.

Just my opinion,

Roberta Rheaume
rrheaume@emr1.emr.ca
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From: gt7529d@prism.gatech.EDU (Belgarion of Riva, Overlord of the West)
Newsgroups: rec.arts.startrek.current
Subject: Re: Top 20 list and then some.....
Date: 21 Jan 93 18:38:30 GMT
Organization: Georgia Institute of Technology

In article <C17p4o.CnC@lut.fi>, herd@cc.lut.fi (Markku Herd) writes:
|> kirkm@hotcity.COM (Kirk Marcroft) writes:
|> 
|> > 
|> >  
|> >                  **20 Things That Never Happen In Star Trek**
|> >                    ----------------------------------------
|> 
|> E X C E P T:
|>    
|> > 14. The Enterprise is involved in a bizarre time-warp experience which is in
|> > some way unconnected with the Late 20th Century.
|> 
|>   Yesterday's Enterprise.
|>
And Time's Arrow (althought that wasn't that bizarre)
  
|> > 20. Most things that are new or in some way unexpected.
|> 
|> 21. Enterprise-D boldly goes where no one has gone before.
|> 
Here's one I can't believe somebody didn't think of:
22. Any Federation ship's PORT power coupling goes down!