What's in YOUR 'head canon'?

[T'Arwen]

^This. Because in Amok Time, it was Spock who was agitated. T'Pring was as cool as a cold calculating cucumber.

But there's also the Cloud Minders. It could be as simple as T'Pring isn't on her cycle at the same time as Spock.

DROXINE: You only take a mate once every seven years?
SPOCK: The seven-year cycle is biologically inherent in all Vulcans. At that time, the mating drive outweighs all other motivations.

Depending on how strictly you interpret this, it's entirely possible for women to get ponn far.

 

[stardream]

My head canon about Joe Carey's death and that no one thought to use nanoprobes to try to save him is this. Either Seven couldn't spare anymore after donating some to cure the alien man's radiation sickness (but Icheb was on board, couldn't he have spared some), or getting shot with an energy weapon as he started being transported combined to create an injury even the nanoprobes couldn't repair.

I believe that after seeing how Nelix reacted to being revived...going suicidal etc they decided not to use them again.

 

[Laura Cynthia Chambers]

"A monarchy?" Why should there be only one monarchy per planet? Is that logical? You may say that it is logical to have only one sovereign and independent government on a planet, but what does that matter? Do you think that every king has to be the monarch of a sovereign and independent government?

Throughout history, most kings have been more or less subordinate to higher governments, such as higher kings, or republics, or whatever. Even today, most of the functioning kingdoms on Earth are not independent sovereign states but smaller parts of larger monarchies or republics.

Back in the 19 century and early 20th century, when a European realm declared independence, the ruler or lord of it usually took the title of king. Thus the idea of being a king and the idea of being ruler of an independent and sovereign realm became associated in European culture. Even even then, from 1971 to 1918, there were four kingdoms in the German Empire.

Didn't say it was the only one.

Re holodecks - are the walls made of morphing plastic that can create the surface of a rock face for you to hold on to?

 

[The Old Mixer]

Force fields and replication.

Get ye to Amazon!

 

[Albertese]

Because after 200 years human accents do not change...

An interesting idea. Let's ask around.

"Hey, Scotty, has the Scottish accent changed much since the twentieth Century?"
"Nae, laddy. It's always been about the same, since then, anyhow."
"How about you, Mister Chekov, has the Russian accent remained unchanged since the days of the Soviet Union?"
"Yes, sir. It's just as they spoke back in Leningrad."
"Oh, look! It's the Rozhenkos! Sergei, Helena, would you agree with Mister Chekov?"
"Oh, of course we would. He's such a nice young man."
"Chief O'Brien? What can you say about the Irish accent?"
"I'd say it's well-suited to a good drinking song!"
"And, Doctor Bashir, will you be joining him in these songs? Where does your accent hail from?"
"South Africa."
"Well, hi there, Lieutenant Commander Singh, assistant Chief Engineer of the Enterprise-D. Watch out for cloud entities on your way to Parliament or you might end up with the dubious distinction of being the first crewman killed on the E-D. By the way, that's a rather thick and luxurious accent you speak in. Is that from India? Like your name?"
"Oh yes. Thank you for noticing."
"Oh, Captain Picard, there you are. I was hoping to ask you something: All these other Earth accents seem totally unchanged for centuries. You and your brother and sister-in-law and nephew all seem completely British in every way yet I'm told you are actually French? How is it that the French accent evolved into a British accent?"
"What's that!?!?" he yells as he points over your shoulder! You turn in terror to see what it could possibly be only to find nothing. You turn back and Jean-Luc is running down the corridor as quick as he can.

 

[Mr. Laser Beam]

"Geordie, I need the engines on line NOW."

"Why aye man! I can get Warp 8 for yas like!"

 

[Shawnster]

The USS Constellation, NCC 1017 was the same class as the Bonaventure and not a Constitution Class ship.

Starship Class or Starship had the same meaning in the 23rd Century as "Ship of the Line" did in the 17th and 18th Centuries. By the TMP era and beyond, technology had advanced enough that even the simplest civilian ship could be considered a starship. Or, maybe not. Maybe a runabout or the Raven were never starships. Maybe freighters aren't, either. Perhaps starship refers to only Starfleet military craft and a merchant marine craft like the Beagle aren't starships. "By configuration, a starship" or Starship Class may still refer to a ship of specific size and power, but includes frigates, scouts, etc..

 

[Mr. Laser Beam]

"A monarchy?" Why should there be only one monarchy per planet?

Because Federation law requires all member worlds to have one single, global government.

 

[Laura Cynthia Chambers]

Re: Picard's accent - see the note here under biography - childhood http://memory-alpha.wikia.com/wiki/Jean-Luc_Picard

LOL Geordi.

 

[Tenacity]

Because Federation law requires all member worlds to have one single, global government.

Scotty: "Global government? Away with yah."

 

[JirinPanthosa]

Head cannonballs!

 

[Tenacity]

So did it serve simultaneously with the Enterprise-C or did the C only last a year?

The hull numbers ncc1701-B and ncc1701-C are two entirely different hull numbers and there's no problem with them both being in commission at the same.time.

in order for Spock to be senior enough to be third in command in "The Cage"

This is the first time I've heard this suggested, is there anything to back up Spock being the second officer?

Spock's mother shows up and is apparently under sixty

Amanda was actually Spock's step mother, his birth mother (Sarek's previous wife) was also a Human, as was Spock's second step mother Perin.

 

[Tim Thomason]

Scotty lost a finger during a (different) bar fight with a Klingon, and as a badge of honor, opted to not have it reattached, regrown, or replaced with a prosthetic finger.

I like to think he lost it saving some starship in some dangerous maneuver in his earlier days. And kept it that way to remind himself of the incident, and perhaps to be more careful or something.

After getting rid of the High Command government, the Vulcan people eventually settled upon a aristocracy form of government, with a active ruling royal family holding the position of both head of state and head of government. The upper level aristocracy sends representatives to a upper legislature like body. the heads of inter-connected families (clan-like?) decide on who is sent to the lower legislature body.

Liberal democracy fan: "But but, all Federation planets have to have governments identical to Earth's." Everything has to be the same everywhere !!!!!!!"

*pant pant*

For some reason, I always thought of Vulcan (even before Enterprise) as some sort of meritocracy where the "most logical" person is always selected as the leader or government minister or what-have-you. That they don't really bother with elections as we understand them. I mean, if every Vulcan, ideally, is supposed to be interchangeable, making all their decisions on the most preferred, rational, utilitarian basis, then elections are practically pointless.

It's also a very ancient, very ritualized culture (a classic dichotomy with their "worship of logic" established in Amok Time). So the idea of a royal family or families, perhaps dating back to before the time of Surak, makes sense to me. The "Vulcan princess" is royal, yes, but she might not have any ties to official government business. She's just a cultural symbol.

 

[Annorax849]

The hull numbers ncc1701-B and ncc1701-C are two entirely different hull numbers and there's no problem with them both being in commission at the same time.

Okay, but that wasn't his answer anyway.

 

[Forbin]

The hull numbers ncc1701-B and ncc1701-C are two entirely different hull numbers and there's no problem with them both being in commission at the same.time.

Oh of COURSE there is.

For one thing, the names USS Enterprise and USS Enterprise are not entirely different names. Why in the galaxy would Starfleet name a new ship of the line Enterprise when there was still a ship of the line named Enterprise in service?

 

[Nyotarules]

An interesting idea. Let's ask around.

"Hey, Scotty, has the Scottish accent changed much since the twentieth Century?"
"Nae, laddy. It's always been about the same, since then, anyhow."
"How about you, Mister Chekov, has the Russian accent remained unchanged since the days of the Soviet Union?"
"Yes, sir. It's just as they spoke back in Leningrad."
"Oh, look! It's the Rozhenkos! Sergei, Helena, would you agree with Mister Chekov?"
"Oh, of course we would. He's such a nice young man."
"Chief O'Brien? What can you say about the Irish accent?"
"I'd say it's well-suited to a good drinking song!"
"And, Doctor Bashir, will you be joining him in these songs? Where does your accent hail from?"
"South Africa."
"Well, hi there, Lieutenant Commander Singh, assistant Chief Engineer of the Enterprise-D. Watch out for cloud entities on your way to Parliament or you might end up with the dubious distinction of being the first crewman killed on the E-D. By the way, that's a rather thick and luxurious accent you speak in. Is that from India? Like your name?"
"Oh yes. Thank you for noticing."
"Oh, Captain Picard, there you are. I was hoping to ask you something: All these other Earth accents seem totally unchanged for centuries. You and your brother and sister-in-law and nephew all seem completely British in every way yet I'm told you are actually French? How is it that the French accent evolved into a British accent?"
"What's that!?!?" he yells as he points over your shoulder! You turn in terror to see what it could possibly be only to find nothing. You turn back and Jean-Luc is running down the corridor as quick as he can.

LOL This is why all those 18th century American pioneers have the same accent as present day Americans right?

 

[Albertese]

^^^
I assume so.

 

[Mr. Laser Beam]

Scotty: "Global government? Away with yah."

Fortunately, this would no longer be a problem by the time the 23rd century rolls around.

 

[Nyotarules]

Star Trek 2009 - No you don't get to be Captain having just graduated from the Academy, Lt Kirk!
STID - never happened
ST Beyond - sorry Scotty you work for a military organisation, get over it.
No you cannot apply to be a Vice Admiral having been a captain for just 5 years.
Prime Spock was aged prematurely by the Genesis device hence his premature death as a Vulcan Or he died due to an accident.

 

[t_smitts]

-Shran's name is just that. Not Thy'lek Shran or that convoluted name he gets in the novels. Further, Andorrans have the same number of genders that humans do. (Regarding the info that Andorian wedding involving four people, this may simply be a case of double weddings).

-Archer died in 2245, one day after attending the launch of the Enterprise 1701.

-Hoshi was one of 4000 colonists put to death by the order of Governor Kodos on Tarsus IV.

-TAS is, for the most part, not canon, except for Captain April.

-The Franklin is NOT the first Warp 4 ship. It was the first Warp 7 or 8 ship and Scotty just misspoke.

Prime Spock was aged prematurely by the Genesis device hence his premature death as a Vulcan Or he died due to an accident.

He was also half-human, so it makes sense that his lifespan wouldn't be as long as a full Vulcan.