Are we sure though? Wasn't she on a colony world of some sort when her parents were killed? I'm fuzzy on the backstory, to be honest.
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Are we sure though? Wasn't she on a colony world of some sort when her parents were killed? I'm fuzzy on the backstory, to be honest.
Ramsgate. The chip shop near the bus stop.
That's right around the corner from where I live.
You could be a relative. How’s your fringe?
I would have made her a human born on the Vulcan homeworld or one of its colonies, unless Vulcan has a closed door immigration policy for aliens, (T'Pau built a wall after she discovered the KirShara lol) they must have a human Diaspora on the planet, after 200 years.
Three dudes running a takeaway that does roaring trade in kohlinar season. Vulcans not welcoming.
It was found by a band of Bushmen from the Kalahari Desert. Before its coming, there was no greed or covetousness in the band. But everyone wanted to possess it afterward, and caused a lot of negativity and ill will among the people.
And yeah, it's a fun movie (the sequel's good, too).
Or they could have just compared her to themselves. One head, two arms and hands, two legs and feet... shouldn't have been that difficult to figure out.Despite having telepathic powers. You'd think they'd just check out her memories to see what she was supposed to look like.
Taylor and Brent could simply have been two of the stereotypical American travelers who just naturally expect that no matter where they go, everyone they meet will speak English, so they never thought there was anything at all unusual.
Some years ago I watched the Shogun miniseries in French. It wasn't hard to follow, since the French dialogue wasn't too fast to keep up, and the rest was in Japanese. Since I know less than a dozen words of Japanese anyway, it didn't make any difference.
Deanna was impregnated without her consent in "The Child." Tom and B'Elanna weren't expecting Miral, Samantha didn't know she was pregnant with Naomi until after Voyager arrived in the Delta Quadrant (at least that's how I remember it), and One essentially had three parents: Seven, a male Voyager crewmember (don't recall who), and the Doctor's mobile emitter. Not that the latter was any kind of normal pregnancy, but a child was still created.
Why not? Even in the "enlightened" 24th century, there are still selfish people who think they have the right to intrude on and interfere with other people's marriages/committed relationships.
Miramanee's baby with Kirk... not that it was a bad situation since they were married and in love, but it was nevertheless a surprise for Kirk (and the audience).You'd think. But there sure seem to be a lot of unexpected children anyway: Hi, David Marcus, Alexander, Dukat's illegitimate daughter, that kid who posed as Picard's long-lost son . . .
And didn't Kassidy Yates get pregnant because Sisko forgot to take his shots?
And don't forget Seska's child, when she tried to pass it off as Chakotay's.
I haven't read any Spock/McCoy slashfic, but I know it exists. Of course it's nowhere near as prevalent as other slash pairings.
Q dropped in on Janeway in her bathtub, which was located in the bathroom of her quarters.
Data's right. It wasn't funny.
On paper, it might... depending on how much of the cast and crew are Canadian. We have "Canadian content" quotas that all Canadian networks have to abide by. Shows like Highlander, for instance, helped fill this quota since it was filmed in Vancouver and employed enough Canadian actors and crew.
I don't get bothered by Picard's accent, since by that point England and France had been exchanging languages, culture, and territory for over 1000 years.
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Yeah a fish and chip shop would go down well with the V'Tosh Katur crowd
As David Gerrold wrote in The World of Star Trek, audiences applauded John Wayne playing a 1966 character in notional westerns set in the 19th century, but laughed Gregory Peck off the screen when he presented an authentic characterization. So I don't see it as a lack of imagination on the part of the producers, but rather as an accommodation to certain practical realities.
Star Trek is a commercial enterprise intended to make real money from certain real target audiences. Alpha Centaurians from the 24th century are not among that cohort. Alas, the license holders' sensibilities have not evolved, so to speak.
And in its original incarnation, Trek was struggling for three seasons just to be watched by the American audience. Any grander ambitions of cultural inclusiveness likely would have only hastened its demise.
Exactly. It is 21st century viewers that they have to connect with to have a successful product.
you mean Brexit was reversed ? lol
Two of the three lions are French. Shhh. It’s a secret.
Hmmm....If TOS was remade just as it was (not rebooted) with the only difference being current actors and actresses in the roles, which current young audiences could readily identify with, I wonder if it would be well-received by them? Is it more the 'look' of TOS, or is it that they have no interest in actors and actresses whom they don't identify with because they are from a different era?
Like having Leonardo DiCaprio as Kirk and Kate Winslet as Edith Keeler.
Extreme examples, I know, and would have been more current for audiences after Titanic in the 90s, but you get the idea.
Like having Leonardo DiCaprio as Kirk and Kate Winslet as Edith Keeler.
Extreme examples, I know, and would have been more current for audiences after Titanic in the 90s, but you get the idea.
Wasn't she born on the Human/Vulcan school planet that two different people killed her parents on somehow?
Despite having telepathic powers. You'd think they'd just check out her memories to see what she was supposed to look like.
Yeah, but we don't know what kind of shape Vina's body was in. She could be missing quite a bit of muscle and bone that were damaged beyond repair.
No she is from Earth according to an episode
"an episode" well that's highly specific. Care to say which of the 15?
