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  1. Posted

    Hmm... since it was an oversight... we can make up anything we want to explain it. :rolleyes:

    That's certainly my view on it...why nit-pick when you can use your imagination? (although I always thought they lowered the shields and thne beamed them off....but anyways)

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    This character first appeared in an episode that was entitled, funnily enough, Ensign Ro. I watched it again for the first time in years last night and was reminded of the strength and high interest level of this character. She intoduced the plight of the Bajorans and the ruthlessness of the Cardassians, setting up Deep Space Nine. The character was billed to be the second officer of DS9, a role that Michelle Forbes (Ro) turned down. Major Kira was to be her replacement. Ro went on to star as a sort of replacement for helmsman Wesley Crusher, though had the same status as Chief  O'Brien, Guinan and Reg Barclay (guest stars). Ensign Ro had the typical 'they tortured my dad' type Bajoran upbringing. It always seems to me that the Bajorans on TNG always had pokers put in their eyes and legs cut off and stuff by the Cardassians. They never seem to have gotten by ok in a tent somewhere.

     

    Anyway, we see the Bajorans. Ro comes on board, fresh out ofd prison to help the Federation find a rogue Bajoran terrorist who has been blamed for attacking a Federation out post. The reason behind this is believed to be due to the Federation being passive in the matter of the Cardassian occupation of Bajor. Picard is assured that the terrorists will get asylum in Federation space but it turns out that an Admiral Kennelly has actually bargained with the Cardassians to flush the terrorists out and hand them over. Ro knows this and then tells Picard who manages to fool the Cardassians into blowing up an empty Bajoan ship and exposing the Admiral for his foolish behaviour. Of course the Bajorans didnt do it! They aren't slimey enough! :rolleyes:)

     

    Ro went on to become friendly with Guinan and earn the respect of Picard. There is a parallel with the character of Tom Paris in this respect. She grew into a respected crew member only to bow out as a traitor to the Federation, with the Maquis - setting up another series!

     

    I liked Ro. She added a new dynamic to the show. I would have liked to have seen her turn up as one of Chakotay's crew in Voyager. Maybe instead of Bellanna Torres.

     

    One extra point of interest in the Ro episode was the whole "he's the finest imn the fleet" syndrome that Trek suffers from. In this case it's the Enterprise's barber (!) the Bolian Mr Mot. ''The finest barber in Star Fleet''. Groan :ph34r:)

    wow, there's really not much more to say after that :huh: She's always been one of my favourite characters, and my favourite female character on TNG. i certainly like her better than Kira, though, although I don't watch much DS9, so maybe I might change my mind on that one...

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    I got 17, and considering I haven't seen half the episodes (ie I still haven't seen Q Who), I'm not too unhappy with it.

     

    But for "Not counting Chief O'Brien or Worf, who was the first regular 'Star Trek: Deep Space Nine' characte to make an appearance on 'TNG'?" I thought hte answer was Quark, not Bashir...or maybe it was just armin shimmmerman as someone who wasn't Quark...???

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    I'd say smell - my nose is blocked half the time with summer allergies or winter colds, so it wouldn't really be much different :lol: Although I would really miss the smell of brown sugar (mmmm, best smell in the world :lol: ) Second place would be taste, but I'd much rather lose smell (what would be the point in chocolate if you couldnt taste it)

  14. Posted

    I am right handed.. :lol:

     

    1000th post

    Way to go on you're 1000th post! :lol:

     

    I voted right hand b/c that's what I usually write and draw with, but I'm both (or even completely left haanded) in ost other things. For example hockey - left handed. Soccer and baseball - both. Eating (like which hand you have on your knife and fork) - left handed. You know, stuff like that. So maybe ambidexterous (spelled properly, of course) could be on there, as well as other. I think I would have voted for other, because I just use whatever hand feels right at the time.

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    I null voted. I honestly don't know what I'd do without either of those senses. I mean smell, big deal, touch...could live without it, taste, not happy, but ok, but with those two senses....I mean music for example. What would I do if I couldn't listen to music. Or see places like the Grand Canyon or a waterfall....I'd deal with it (I'd have to) if I ever ended up losing one of those senses, but I couldn't choose which one I'd want gone...

  20. Posted

    It's really somewhere in between: "They are like a part of my family and if I lost them I would mourn their loss as I would that of a family member" and "They are important to me and I view them as friends that I visit each time I watch and episode", but I voted for "They are like a part of my family and if I lost them I would mourn their loss as I would that of a family member"

  24. Posted

    Other - I can't decide (which is a problem, because by my age, you already have to know what you want to do when you grow up, and I don't have a favourite area of school) the only subject I really DON'T like is French, and that's probably because of the teachers (and the fact that I suck at it)