VaBeachGuy 12 Posted January 20, 2004 I was watching Life Line today and noticed a minor inconsistency. In it the Doctor is talking to Dr. Zimmerman and Dr. Zimmerman tells him that he hasn't left Jupiter Station in over 4 years. Since Voyager and DS9 are supposed to be occurring at the same time then this would seem to be an inconsistency. This episode aired on May 10th, 2000 but Dr. Zimmerman was on DS9 in "Doctor Bashir, I presume?" on February 24 1997. There's no stardate given for either episode so it's possible that it could be explained away by saying that more then 4 years had passed between the episodes. Another "inconsistency" is the physical appearance of Dr. Zimmerman. On DS9 this is how he looked: Here he is just a little over 3 years later on Voyager: This difference can be explained away by his illness in Life Line but the symptoms don't indicate that rapid aging is part of the illness. Of course Dr. Zimmerman could have been dying his hair when he went to DS9 just in case he met a beautiful young woman :( Click for Spoiler: Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Captain Jean-Luc Picard 1 Posted January 20, 2004 Dr. Zimmerman and the EMH sure get arround. :( Maybe the line is a blooper? Someone should'a payed more attention to when he actually appeared on DS9. As for his "aging". I noticed that and just assumed the illness wasn't causing him to age, but that it was effected his body so badly it looked like he was aging fast. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
VaBeachGuy 12 Posted January 21, 2004 Someone should'a payed more attention to when he actually appeared on DS9. It would actually be Voyager's blooper because the first time we meet Dr. Zimmerman is on DS9, then a couple years later the character was revived on Voyager. Like I said though, they could explain it away but I tend to think it's just a small lack of attention to those minor details. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Captain Jean-Luc Picard 1 Posted January 21, 2004 Someone should'a payed more attention to when he actually appeared on DS9. It would actually be Voyager's blooper because the first time we meet Dr. Zimmerman is on DS9, then a couple years later the character was revived on Voyager. Like I said though, they could explain it away but I tend to think it's just a small lack of attention to those minor details. That's what I ment by saying they should'a payed attention to DS9. :( Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
vold 0 Posted January 26, 2004 To me its a "dye hair thing" :lol: Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
BorgAssimilator 0 Posted February 4, 2004 well he is a doctor, maybe there was some kind of chemical spill? Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
vold 0 Posted February 4, 2004 Wait, Zimmerman is a doc? I thought he's a holo engineer. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Captain Jean-Luc Picard 1 Posted February 4, 2004 Wait, Zimmerman is a doc? I thought he's a holo engineer. He is. However, an engineer can have a doctor's degree. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
vold 0 Posted February 4, 2004 Cheh, a degree. But what's that got to do with chemicals? from Borg Assimilator's point of view its about him spilling when doing what doctors do. Not Engineers. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
BorgAssimilator 0 Posted February 7, 2004 Dr or not, he still did seem to age a lot. And I'm still convinced is has something to do with time paradoxes...... Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Captain Jean-Luc Picard 1 Posted February 7, 2004 There are illnesses that make people age faster than they should. There's one illness, rare but it exists, that makes children the equivellant of old people. Anywho, my guess was that Zimmerman's illness was responsible for him looking older. Maybe the intent was for him to look sick, not old? Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
