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This is my first message board, so I do not have the kind of connections I have seen mentioneed in the posts above. Nor do I have the time to be involved in other message boards. However one member of stf.net I have met in real life. That is Captain Freeman, who I think no longer psots here. After arguing with him in a thread, and then seeing his explanation of his "name' on this board, I knew exactly who he was. I met him once at a conference (related to our profession....not a Star Trek conference. I have never been to one of those).
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Based on what Korthedahamaster said in his thread "I think I know what happened," I want to change my rating from 8.5 to 9.5. The ending no longer seems to be so off the wall.
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As one who has been here the whole 27 years, and during the years of just reruns of TOS, and movies, I can only say that I hope I will always have the opportunity to enjoy some new Star Trek series. I hope Enterpise lasts, and the franchise continues to put out new movies/series.
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This is an interesting idea, but it is hard to compare opinions the way it is organized. Wouldn't it be easier to list the shows that were in the 5 star category, then those in the 4star category and so forth. then it would be easier to compare which epsiodes were regarded as 5 star by all who answered.
***** 5 stars: A classic and iconic show
The Cage
Where No Man Has Gone Before
The Menagerie
Balance of Terror (Romulans)
The City on the Edge of Forever
Errand of Mercy (Klingons)
The Man Trap
Space Seed( a movie was based on it)
*** 4 stars: Not quite a classic but still a very good story and particular favourite
The Conscience of the King (one of my favorites!)
Shore Leave
Arena
Tomorrow is Yesterday
The Return of the Archons
The Devil in the Dark
The Naked Time
Dagger of the Mind
The Galileo Seven
*** 3 stars: Good but not one of the strongest stories
The Enemy Within
Mudd's Women
What Are Little Girls Made Of?
Miri
Court Martial
The Squire of Gothos
A Taste of Armageddon
This Side of Paradise
The Alternative Factor
Operation -- Annihilate!
** 2 stars: Not great with clear weaknesses but still manages to be fun on some level
Charlie X
The Corbomite Maneuver
* 1 star: Utter tosh, a poor story and one that I wouldn't care if I missed
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Very plausible theory!
Remember to use the spoiler in discussing these very interesting ideas, because of all the details from episodes not yet seen by some of the members.
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I was disappointed with the season finale of Enterprise, and sick of the timeline changes, but I love the series. I may criticize it, but not because I want it cancelled. To the contrary, I want it to continue its full seven year spread.
I agree with what VBG said about harry's comments, and with others who do not need to have everything line up perfectly to be able to enjoy real Star Trek. Since I have watched Star Trek since when TOS was on the air in 1966, I recognize Star Trek when I see it. Enterprise is Star Trek.
I have a couple of comments about some of harry's comment.
What was Spock's full-blooded Vulcan brother named...was it Sybok? He was Vulcan and he was deceptive, and in a TOS movie..so that was even before TNG. Spock was involved in lying and deception ( not reporting their true whereabouts and condition in TUC), as was Valeris, in the TOS movie The Undiscovered Country. The Vulcans are mostly honest, but there are exception seen even in the TOS era!LYING VULCANS: Vulcans are unable to lie (“The Enterprise Incident” [TOS] and “Data’s Day”[TNG]) yet in “Enterprise” they’re lying deceitful pigs!
Spock's father Sarek showed affection to his wife by touching fingers at the end of he TOS episode "Journey to Babel." In VOY, there was an episode which showed how hard it was for Tuvok to actually get to the point where he was in control of his emotions. To me "The Seventh" fit right in. T'pol had a struggle...not the Vulcans who were trying to help her. Why would you expect all Vulcans to have perfect logic, and perfect self control? In our society is everyone at the top of the class, or are some people more proficient than others in their mastery of social conduct? Vulcans aren't "logic robots".VULCANS WITH FEELINGS: We all know that Vulcans show no feelings yet in “Shadows of P’Jem” [ENT] the Vulcans show anger at the loss of their outpost and the Vulcan Captain was obviously angry at being misled by Archer THAT DOESN’FIT THEIR PROFILE!Worse still in the episode “The Seventh” [ENT] T’Pol’s feelings of guilt almost killed her, Now that’s going too far!
A few people knew that T'pol was out of control--the ones who tried to stop her...even those few did not all know the reason behind her strange behavior. Phlox knew what was going on.....he did not necessarily make it known why T'pol was out of control. And things do get hushed up...there is no reason to believe there is a record that would be passed on.VULCAN SECRETS: If Kirk and his crew knew nothing of “Pon Farr” (which was the case) as it was a closely guarded secret, then how is it that everyone knows about it in “Enterprise”?
It was Phlox and T'pol, the experienced aliens, that raised the questions of impact on society that had the Enterpise crew thinking about it. It was not the ideas of the humans. So it is not clear these issues would have arisen on all human ships! This is one contribution to Federation that was not originated by humans first. There is no reason to believe that on all human ships they were practicing something like the prime directive. To get everyone to do it is why they came up with a directive. So the Horizon crew was likely to make the mistake made in the TOS episode A Piece of the Action.THE PRIME DIRECTIVE: Granted, the prime directive doesn’t actually exist in “Enterprise” however they are continually concerned about the impact they might have on other less advanced cultures, that being the case the events in “A Piece of the Action” [TOS] could never have occurred. BUT THEY DID OCCUR!
As I have said in other threads, the Xindi arc provides reason for the humans to lead the Federation. it could never be because of technolology. I'll quote myself from the thread Enterprise is Militaristic, with some editing to answer this remark.LACKING HUMAN TECHNOLOGY: The humans in “Enterprise” are some of the least technologically advanced people around, well behind the Vulcans, Andorians, Klingons and even the Ferengi. How are meant to believe that these people will become the leaders of a great federation of planets within ten years? That’s not only implausable it’s LUICROUS!Click for Spoiler:
What you put forth as fact are your interpretation of fact. They are not particularly logical....you give reasons, not logic.All of the facts I’ve given here are ATTRIBUTABLE, LOGICAL AND IRREFUTABLE, it is literally impossible to put forward any workable argument against them without making excuses or fabrications. -
I have about fourteen favorite episodes from TOS, and probably around ten for TNG. A few of them are (not in any order):
The Offspring (I think it is interesting that Data did not try to reproduce again. Of course, would you, if you knew your child was then going to be taker away by the state? Admiral Haftel, or what ever his name was, got what he deserved----no new androids.)
Family
Inner Light
Some of the Klingon episodes--especially with Worf and Alexander or his brother.
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In the movie First Contact, when Captain Picard decided to disobey orders and go to the aid of earth in its battle with the Borg cube, Picard gave his bridge officers the right to object, and he would note it for the record. Data, speaking for the others, said, "To hell with our orders." They refused to let Picard stand alone in his choice to disobey a direct order, which protected Picard, because if he had been court-martialed, they would have had to court-martial the entire Bridge crew---a loss of too many good officers. At least they refused to let Picard risk consequences alone.
In the movie Insurrection, Picard's officers refused to let him fight for the Baku alone, confronting him as he tried to quietly sneak off.
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I'm glad it's there...I'm sad it's there. Glad because it helps me to not miss the first episode...I will be busy when it airs. Sad, because I'm sick to death of cliffhangers. Of course by now, as a Star Trek fan of long-standing, I should know the season will end with a cliffhanger.......but I haven't yet settled down to my long wait.
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Yes, born-again, full gospel baptist / pentecostal.
This is fine as long as you are not isloating yourself. Early Christians didn't have churches, but they did gather together...they did not stay apart from other Christians. The apostle Paul warns believers to not fail to assemble themselves together. Christian fellowship is an important part of the practice of the Christian faith.Early Christians didn't have Churches. worshiping in your own home is how Christianity had it's beginnings, and is how I practice. in my estimations, I am no less Christian than the next person.There are not "rules" as to how often, how many, and so forth.
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O.K., I'll bite, who is Marty McFly? :( You messin with me again? :(Marty McFly was the character played by Michael J. Fox in the three Back to the Future Movies.
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According to our own chat transcripts from those who were leading the Save Enterprise effort, Braga fought hard for Enterprise.What in the heck was THAT?! is this Bragas revenge or something? cause I heard braga is leaving enterprise for another show and that ending could be his revenge for all the bad things we've said about him -
I gave it an 8.5 because of the ending. I just add myself to the chorus of people who were on the edge of their seat...until that ending! (Also there was a thunderstorm outside, and I was hoping all the way through that we would not loose power....fortunately no loss of power.)
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I voted for poor Travis. It was mostly a sympathy vote, because almost the only things he does on the show is navigate. He has demostrated his navigational abilities by how quickly he figures out how to "drive" alien vessels, like the insectoid ship. But he doesn't say much.....
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In junior high school (similar to middle school) we were taught how to write essays. Plus they made us practice writing essays in class timed. But this was back in the early 1970's, before many on this site were born.
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I am going to confess up front that I cannot follow all of the ship types. I'm not into ships or cars ( I drive a Chevy, and am fine with it). Having said all that it still seems that they have to crank up the ship-building. One every two years....what about airplanes now...are they built on an assembly line, or they only do that with cars? I know thay have to build in space, but cant they be more efficient cranking out the parts?
It would be nice if there was some information about the actual size of starfleet in those various star trek encyclopedias.
You have certainly given a lot of thought to this. Perhaps someone who knows about ship types will conribute to this discussion.
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But don't they also have some species in the Federation who do not breathe the same air as humans and those on the Enterprise? Those species would have to serve on their own ships. Didn't they have some species in TNG that wore something that pumped his own air in his nose? I don't think the Federation consists only of oxygen breathing species.
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I also have one hole in each ear lobe.
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Firm is preferred, but I can pretty much fall asleep on anything, which is fortunate because I travel a lot and what you get varies.
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I don't think that the Romulans are turning good...just that the relationship with the Federation is evolving. I think the relationship will continue to evolve slowly, because often the Romulans are deceitful. It is hard for the Federation to know for sure where they stand ( like with Ambassador Spock's attempts). The relationship with the Klingons developed more rapidly because they are straight forward...you pretty much know where you stand with them.
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I liked all of the main characters of the original series, and found all of them intersting in their own ways. I cannot think of a character I was not really annonyed with...just a few I was disappointed in. For example Diana Mildaur played a character who worked with beings, the Medusans, who were supposed to drive humanoids mad if they viewed them, and because she was jealous, she caused Spock to forget his protective visor when communicating with the medusan ambassador. Spock was driven insane temporarily, but eventually restored. I was disappointed in the behavior of this character. There are a few others.
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I've been walking almost everyday, even in thhe heat and humidity...it's hot at 9am right now! At the lake ( I know...not the back yard, but part of the walking trail in the development I live in) I saw mothers and babies the other day. I saw a mother duck and her brood, which swam away at break-neck speed when I approached. Baby ducks are fast swimmers! And I saw a mother turtle with a single baby turtle. They had come up for air...the mother spotted me and immediately dove under water...the baby lingered and stared, and then disappeared. I have also seen turtles walking in grassy patches. I have never seen turtles of this size "in the wild." But it has beeen raining here a lot lately. Squirrels are everywhere. Along the streets there are walking bridges across the lakes...I have seen swallows flying about the bridges, swallowtail butterflies ( very pretty) and fish in the shallow water. You see none of theses things when you are just driving by in the car. The only thing more plentiful than the squirrels are INSECTS! They grow big ones in the south!
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I haven't read it.
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I had problems with stress when I was in graduate school that was so severe that there were physical manifestations--I won't say what.
I used to go to sleep, sometimes sleeping 12 hours. Not being awake kept me from being inthe pressure cooker. I would be awake to go to class, serve as a TA, study, and eat. The rest of the time I would sleep. I did this the first two years of graduate school ( 2nd attempt). Eventually I adjusted to the pressure, and the extra sleep was not necessary.
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- however the bureacracy of the school system and the lack of discipline keep scaring me off. That and the sad fact that so many of your students can't read so you really wouldn't be able to teach much science.Many of our best math ed students become disillusioned by these very things, and we see them back at school, retraining in computer science. They have incredible horror stories in only two to three years of work!
If I were going to throw caution to the wind, I would try my hand at writing fiction. But I need my health insurance.
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Oh I see. That's a good point!