The closest we have to that is PRODIGY, which is honestly a much better show than it appears.
What are your controversial Star Trek opinions?
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Naval corpsman are highly trained and can do pretty much most doctorly things other than surgery. Smaller ships won’t have a doctor at all, probably because they can fly patients to a carrier or shore if necessary, but in Star Trek obviously even a small starship will need at least one doctor. I suppose it’s also arguable that how effective Trek medicine is, the doctor:crew ratio could be even less.
I didn't realize corpsmen were on that level. Then the numbers do make more sense.
That's a good point about how advanced Federation medicine is. Though given how often Starfleet ships render medical aid to other ships, colonies, entire worlds, etc., it almost feels like a requirement to have a couple more handy. Never mind how many diseases attack the crew on what seems like an every-other-monthly basis.
I would love a show of a border colony that maybe has a minimal Starfleet presence, like the "monthly or quaterly checks" that Kirk would do. I think it would be fun, and a good callback to the Western roots of Trek.
In Trek, we've seen that nurses can assist AND perform surgical procedures... essentially, 23rd and 24th century nurses go a step UP in terms of patient duties and responsibilities compared to current day one (although I doubt nurses will perform surgical procedures they are unfamiliar with - however, in a pinch without an available doctor, I suspec they will follow outlined procedures for specific surgeries as they ARE in the computer.
I would posit that all SF ships come with at least 1 doctor. Smaller ships may have less doctors... perhaps 1 or 2 tops, and multiple nurses.
In emergencies (such as combat, etc.), first aid can probably handle A LOT of cases... except in some situaitons when the patient is badly wounded and needs an actual procedure (at which point they are taken to sickbay).
You do have to respect Starfleet for keeping a medkit in pretty much every room on their ships. Seriously, it seems like every room had an emergency medkit on hand.
I'm unfamiliar with the reference. Can you elaborate?
Ew..."Q snips his fingers" should never be the solution to a serious character problem like that.
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I'd like to see Kirk and Spock as women, and that they're in a romantic relationship with one another.
On another similar and less provocative note, I'd love to see more LGBTQ+ representation, and not just side characters, but main characters. A transgender captain would be awesome.
On another similar and less provocative note, I'd love to see more LGBTQ+ representation, and not just side characters, but main characters. A transgender captain would be awesome.
Controversial Opinion: ENT Season 3 was more of a forerunner of New Trek than DS9. Why do I say this? ENT S3 had serialized storytelling, but it also finished its story arc in one season, just like DSC and PIC do. I'm not a fan of ENT, so I wouldn't make this type of observation if I wasn't serious about it.
I'm a firm believer that any romantic relationship between Kirk and Spock has to be between them as men.
The horndogs want, "Oh yeah! Girl on girl!" With something between Kirk and Spock, they have to be denied that. People like that don't give a shit about LGBTQIA+ Representation. They just want to get a hard-on. That's low-hanging fruit... in more than one sense of the meaning.
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“Two men who are really close need to be gay.” Really impoverishes or shortchanges the depth of friendship and love men can have. I do realize you’re saying IF they were gonna be romantic, let them stay as men, which I’d concur with, based on your reasoning. You’re post was reminding me of mirror Jadzia and Kira’s kiss!
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I would be in favor of Kirk and Spock in a romantic relationship as men, too, that's fine. I would also like to see them as women, and in a romantic relationship.
As for what some of the fans might say with two women in a sexual relationship, meh, fuck 'em. That's why it's my controversial Trek opinion.
Um...am I understanding correctly that you are saying only doctors can prescribe medications? Because, PA's, and nurse practitioners have prescribing power based upon their degree and training. It is more limited, and usually there is medical oversight by a doctor, but they can still write scripts for medications.
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Yep. I have a Nurse Practitioner as my primary, and she handles all of my medications.
Here’s a controversial Trek opinion:
I’d like to see Trek avoid romantic relationship-based plot lines all together when it comes to ‘shipping of main characters. Trek is generally shitty at it anyway, and frankly I tune in to Star Trek too see space adventure stories, not the same generic romantic relationship stuff I can get out of any other show available today.
Stay away from it, keep the focus on the camaraderie and conflicts between the characters and the sci-if adventure components. The “romantic relationship” stuff is a dime-a-dozen and a sloppy, lazy substitute for true character development.
I’d like to see Trek avoid romantic relationship-based plot lines all together when it comes to ‘shipping of main characters. Trek is generally shitty at it anyway, and frankly I tune in to Star Trek too see space adventure stories, not the same generic romantic relationship stuff I can get out of any other show available today.
Stay away from it, keep the focus on the camaraderie and conflicts between the characters and the sci-if adventure components. The “romantic relationship” stuff is a dime-a-dozen and a sloppy, lazy substitute for true character development.
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