But the SS minnow never traveled faster than the speed of light, or got subjected to heavy gravitational fields, or traversed a wormhole, I would submit that the crew of Gilligan's island with only a delay of 11 years actually got back to Hawaii after being lost for a much shorter time. I'm sure everyone the crew of the Voyager ever loved back home had been dead for centuries by the time they made it back.........
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But the SS minnow never traveled faster than the speed of light, or got subjected to heavy gravitational fields, or traversed a wormhole, I would submit that the crew of Gilligan's island with only a delay of 11 years actually got back to Hawaii after being lost for a much shorter time. I'm sure everyone the crew of the Voyager ever loved back home had been dead for centuries by the time they made it back.........
Hmm, Voyager returned and was only gone as long as the series lasted so it wasn't centuries.
Not to say they didn't do some time travel, worm hole voyages, space-time continuum maneuvering and subspace trekking.
All said and done, I'd rather have been stranded with a starship full of vibrant young star fleet girls
and a multitude of female aliens than put up of Gilligan's incessant chattering and Ginger & Maryann who never put out, lol.
I'm not sure I even agree with myself on this point. You see, I did like the acting and the visuals (well, most of them: the Romulan mining ship was scary for the sake of being scary, but hardly credible as a utilitarian design), but I can't get over how much I hated the writing. I was especially irked at the cheap shots against Roddenberry's philosophy. OK, times change and those aspects might not appeal to today's audience. But do you really have to make fun of them openly? "The Federation is a peacekeeping and humanitarian armada/" "Whatever, pops." "Spock, we're supposed to offer them the chance to surrender and/" "What? No way, they destroyed my home, let's definitely blow them to Kingdom Come." "Yeah, I violated that Prime Directive joke, but how was I supposed to save those savages from the eruption?" I mean, if you don't like ST why don't you just go do Star Wars instead? Oh, wait...
(I confess I don't remember much about "Into Darkness" other than giving it a meh. A second watch may or may not change that.)
They put Beyond on hulu. When the swarm of ships hits the Enterprise they take out the deflector dish. Sulu then says the shields are inoperable. So they can't be operated on? Then Kirk gives the order for warp speed. The deflector dish, which was just destroyed, keeps flecks of space dust from ripping through the ship and killing everyone as it travels through space.
*Technobabble alert!* 
What was taken out was the MAIN deflector dish. There are many smaller deflectors around the ship that deal with the small stuff at impulse.
During warp, there is no other matter inside the warp bubble, as it deflects any matter away.
What was taken out was the MAIN deflector dish. There are many smaller deflectors around the ship that deal with the small stuff at impulse.
During warp, there is no other matter inside the warp bubble, as it deflects any matter away.
Given your argument herein they why waste time with a huge main deflector if it has no use?*Technobabble alert!*
What was taken out was the MAIN deflector dish. There are many smaller deflectors around the ship that deal with the small stuff at impulse.
During warp, there is no other matter inside the warp bubble, as it deflects any matter away.
I didn't say it had no use, but the ship will more or less function without it. Think of it like a windshield. The car will run without one, but you're gonna get bugs in the face, but you won't get enough to stop you from driving.
Been sporadically watching Next Gen on Netflix.
Been skipping a lot i of episodes though, but I am gaining a bit of respect for Picard--more than I had before, But I think that is more due to Patrick Stewart than the writing.
I do plan to re-watch Beyond as well, as it also on Netflix.
Been skipping a lot i of episodes though, but I am gaining a bit of respect for Picard--more than I had before, But I think that is more due to Patrick Stewart than the writing.
I do plan to re-watch Beyond as well, as it also on Netflix.
I sort them by score in IMdB & start watching from the top down, but skipping the ones I've already seen a bunch of times or the ones I know are overly sappy. (like Inner Light)
then I watch until I'm bored & know it will only get worse, since I'm working my way down the list by score
then I watch until I'm bored & know it will only get worse, since I'm working my way down the list by score
Well if you happen to agree with the score...I sort them by score in IMdB & start watching from the top down, but skipping the ones I've already seen a bunch of times or the ones I know are overly sappy. (like Inner Light)
then I watch until I'm bored & know it will only get worse, since I'm working my way down the list by score
Usually I do, unless it's overly sappy or artsy fartsy stuff.
Many times I've checked out a movie that had high ratings only to find it too cerebral or just confusing. I guess I am too simple to enjoy the complicated stuff
but with ST, StarGate, FireFly, & most Sci-Fi serials, I agree with the majority
Oh wait, with one huge exception, X-Files.
I cannot stand the episodes that are geared toward the conspiracy theory & they are rated quite high, so the majority of viewers love that tripe.
Many times I've checked out a movie that had high ratings only to find it too cerebral or just confusing. I guess I am too simple to enjoy the complicated stuff
but with ST, StarGate, FireFly, & most Sci-Fi serials, I agree with the majority
Oh wait, with one huge exception, X-Files.
I cannot stand the episodes that are geared toward the conspiracy theory & they are rated quite high, so the majority of viewers love that tripe.
I watched Encounter at Farpoint yesterday for the first time in a very long time. Oof. It's hard to watch. There were some bizarre acting choices.
TOS is good. The rest, nope.
When i watched the very first TNG episode (a two parter), I noticed there was not a weapon fired, as well as the obvious political/social message that was the exact opposite of the message in TOS.
For me, TNG = "Star Trek for women and metrosexuals".
When i watched the very first TNG episode (a two parter), I noticed there was not a weapon fired, as well as the obvious political/social message that was the exact opposite of the message in TOS.
For me, TNG = "Star Trek for women and metrosexuals".
