Weed and other hobbies the "DIscovery" crew might/should have?

[Laura Cynthia Chambers]

It's always hard to determine what will be seen as normal by whom and in what ways it will be utilized/changed. If you wind up guessing wrong, then the utopia loses some of its shine. Honestly, I see opinions shift so much these days that it's anyone's guess which side the coin will land on by the time these shows take place in (we'll not be able to see it, barring our pulling a Gillian Taylor or Clare Raymond).

I'd like to see somebody with an interest in bird watching, or maybe writing lyrics. (Two of my hobbies) Most of the (mostly Human-played/written) music on Trek thus far has been instrumental or 20th century. I'd like to hear (of) something that doesn't have space in its title ("Beyond Antares" and "Moon Over Rigel VII" - which, come to think of it, we never heard the lyrics to the latter, the campfire song)

 

[Trajet]

I don't really care what interests they have, as long as they're not rooted in the Renaissance period (Janeway), 18th Century (Janeway again) or classic American mid-century culture of the 1940s, '50s and '60s (Picard, Riker, Sisko, etc)

 

[F. King Daniel]

But if STAR TREK holodeck episodes are to be believed, Starfleet officers still enjoy spy thrillers, westerns, hard-boiled detective yarns . . . and space operas.

Probably the only reason we haven't seen any wild car chases or exploding buildings in a holodeck scenario is the because the real shows' budgets wouldn't allow them.

And they might upstage the episodes themselves

 

[{ Emilia }]

I don't really care what interests they have, as long as they're not rooted in the Renaissance period (Janeway), 18th Century (Janeway again) or classic American mid-century culture of the 1940s, '50s and '60s (Picard, Riker, Sisko, etc)

Heh, I wouldn't mind seeing some nostalgia for the 22nd century either. I'm a little tired of Starfleet officers raving about 20th century television and 1960s cars.

 

[Laura Cynthia Chambers]

I think it's because 20th century culture is something viewers can relate to. Any attempt to wax nostalgic about pop culture which was big 100 years ago (2100s) is missing something due to the fact that here's this thing audiences have never heard of, and it's already passe, but experiencing a mini-revival in one crewmember's mind. Introduce it first, then make it an old thing so we at least have a frame of reference...

 

[{ Emilia }]

I think we're all well aware of why they've done it in the past.

I'm just saying I'm a little tired of it. I'll gladly watch some nostalgia about made-up 22nd century pop culture instead.

 

[Greg Cox]

I'm trying to think if there's any 23rd century pop culture (seen or referenced in TOS) that folks can wax nostalgic about in the 24th . . ..

"You up for the annual Fizzbin tournament?"

"Fizzbin?"

"It's a classic card game. Legend has it Captain Kirk invented it out of thin air back in the day . . . "

 

[Trajet]

How about someone who's deeply into the works of Kesha? Someone with a fondness for 'primitive' Tesla cars, an appreciation of early 21st century pop culture? Just anything that doesn't give the impression that human culture ceased to develop in the 1960s.

 

[Locutus of Bored]

How about someone who's deeply into the works of Kesha?

It's a little known fact that Ke$ha dropping the dollar sign from her name was the inspiration for the 24th century Federation's moneyless society. She's like the Bill & Ted of the Star Trek universe.

 

[Greg Cox]

How about someone who's deeply into the works of Kesha? Someone with a fondness for 'primitive' Tesla cars, an appreciation of early 21st century pop culture? Just anything that doesn't give the impression that human culture ceased to develop in the 1960s.

I dropped a reference to Lady Gaga into one of my Trek books. Amusingly, I got at least one letter complaining about this.

 

[Captain of the USS Averof]

Someone with a fondness for 'primitive' Tesla cars, an appreciation of early 21st century pop culture? Just anything that doesn't give the impression that human culture ceased to develop in the 1960s.

A member of the crew has an obsession with 21st century technologies such as the "iPADD" and "iCorder" and 21st century social media such as "FaceChat" and "InstaBook"! Fortunatelly we won't see him in any episode.

 

[fireproof78]

I dropped a reference to Lady Gaga into one of my Trek books. Amusingly, I got at least one letter complaining about this.

I need to read that book so you can have two letters!

 

[Greg Cox]

I need to read that book so you can have two letters!

It was Rings of Time.

 

[Tuskin38]

It was Rings of Time.

I've been meaning to read that.

 

[Kevin Wolff]

The references should and would pertain to our times. It's a gimmick but an effective one to relate to the audience of the times the show was made and use that to try to teach them something.

"Captain, this Klingon chancellor is not knowledgable and doesn't seem to understand his responsibilities. He spouts all manner of nonsense and contradicts himself repeatedly. And his beard seems to be...orange."

 

[Kevin Wolff]

There definitely should be "smoke on the water" in DSC as well as a serious prescription opiate hypo epidemic throughout the federation.

 

[F. King Daniel]

All the Vulcans should be fucked up on Trellium-D all the time.

 

[Rowdy Roddy McDowall]

I dropped a reference to Lady Gaga into one of my Trek books. Amusingly, I got at least one letter complaining about this.

Was it TOS-oriented?

 

[Captain of the USS Averof]

Was it TOS-oriented?

http://memory-beta.wikia.com/wiki/Lady_Gaga

 

[Robert Maxwell]

http://memory-beta.wikia.com/wiki/Lady_Gaga

I can see that my custom of not reading Star Trek novels can continue uninterrupted.