jdigs 0 Posted May 27, 2003 I know that in this ep, the federation were excavating the land that Data's head was found in..but is it entirly unconceivable that maybe it was come across at some point before being found by Picard and all? Maybe there is a story there? Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Takara_Soong 4 Posted May 27, 2003 In Time's Arrow the person who was briefing Picard and Data said that they had confirmed that no one had been in the caverns in centuries so I don't think anyone would have come across it before. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
jdigs 0 Posted May 27, 2003 In Time's Arrow the person who was briefing Picard and Data said that they had confirmed that no one had been in the caverns in centuries so I don't think anyone would have come across it before. C'mon! What if?? I think it would make for a great story! Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
commander_data 0 Posted May 27, 2003 I agree. It would be an excellent storyline. Maybe a bit confusing, but excellent nonetheless. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
A l t e r E g o 9 Posted May 27, 2003 Ok what if. What if he had not been unconscious for all those years, what would he have been thinking? Would he have gone insane? I would have! Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
ddillard 2 Posted May 28, 2003 Ok what if. What if he had not been unconscious for all those years, what would he have been thinking? Would he have gone insane? I would have! An insane Data. Now there is a good story. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Yillara Skye 1 Posted May 28, 2003 Ok what if. What if he had not been unconscious for all those years, what would he have been thinking? Would he have gone insane? I would have! An insane Data. Now there is a good story. OK, so how'd I know that someone would bring that possible storyline up? :) B) I guess it was inevitable... I agree with Takara, the person said that his head was undisturbed for centuries, so it was highly unlikely that anyone would find him.. OK, point to ponder, given humanity's love of the unknown and love for the thrill of the hunt...why hadn't they excavated that area long ago. I know that probably by the time of the 24th century the Earth would have been thouroughly examined by then, but still, they found that cavern now didn't they?? And undisturbed for 5 centuries, half a millenia...Seems strange to me, maybe that is the scientist in me speaking here B) Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
ddillard 2 Posted May 28, 2003 Ok what if. What if he had not been unconscious for all those years, what would he have been thinking? Would he have gone insane? I would have! An insane Data. Now there is a good story. OK, so how'd I know that someone would bring that possible storyline up? :) B) I guess it was inevitable... I agree with Takara, the person said that his head was undisturbed for centuries, so it was highly unlikely that anyone would find him.. OK, point to ponder, given humanity's love of the unknown and love for the thrill of the hunt...why hadn't they excavated that area long ago. I know that probably by the time of the 24th century the Earth would have been thouroughly examined by then, but still, they found that cavern now didn't they?? And undisturbed for 5 centuries, half a millenia...Seems strange to me, maybe that is the scientist in me speaking here B) I have to agree that is seems a little strange that the area had not been explored for that long of a period of time. I would have loved to have seen the look on the scientists' faces when they found Data's head in the area though. :) Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Stelfan 0 Posted May 28, 2003 Ok what if. What if he had not been unconscious for all those years, what would he have been thinking? Would he have gone insane? I would have! An insane Data. Now there is a good story. OK, so how'd I know that someone would bring that possible storyline up? :) :) I guess it was inevitable... I agree with Takara, the person said that his head was undisturbed for centuries, so it was highly unlikely that anyone would find him.. OK, point to ponder, given humanity's love of the unknown and love for the thrill of the hunt...why hadn't they excavated that area long ago. I know that probably by the time of the 24th century the Earth would have been thouroughly examined by then, but still, they found that cavern now didn't they?? And undisturbed for 5 centuries, half a millenia...Seems strange to me, maybe that is the scientist in me speaking here B) I have to agree that is seems a little strange that the area had not been explored for that long of a period of time. I would have loved to have seen the look on the scientists' faces when they found Data's head in the area though. B) Hehe, yeah, that would have been great.. "What the HELL is that???" :) Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Yillara Skye 1 Posted May 28, 2003 Probably had heart attacks! OK, maybe nothing that serious...but definately would startle them! :) Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
master_q 0 Posted May 28, 2003 I think when we consider time travel stories you can easily make up a loop hole or create an additional story-line. There are very few limits of what you can do in a time travel plot. For example, In ST 4 we had Pavel leave his weapon behind and just that I think actually expanded to book. (Note: I have not read this book) That’s the thing with time travel. The possibilities are really endless and so are the paradoxes that can derived from that story line it self. Master Q StarTrek_Master_Q@yahoo.com Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
commander_data 0 Posted May 28, 2003 Ok, it's simple: when you travel through time, you are basically in control of people's destinies. If you don't like someone, you can deny them existence by preventing their parents from meeting. S-I-M-P-L-E!! Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
master_q 0 Posted May 29, 2003 Ok, it's simple: when you travel through time, you are basically in control of people's destinies. If you don't like someone, you can deny them existence by preventing their parents from meeting. S-I-M-P-L-E!! LOL If only it was that simple. A couple of dozen paradoxes would arrive just because of doing that “simple task”. Master Q StarTrek_Master_Q@yahoo.com Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
commander_data 0 Posted May 29, 2003 Paradoxes, shmaradoxes. It's fun!! Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Yillara Skye 1 Posted May 30, 2003 And you have tried altering the timeline, I assume??? I say this because you said it was fun. Just kidding, it seems simple to change the future of everyone(I hate the phrase changing history, since the history was once the future that has now been written down. You can't change history, only the future....because our history, is a person's future)...but it really is not simple as master_q has stated. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites