Starfleet Academy General Discussion Thread

[Farscape One]

Zippered cloaks?

Powered by a zip drive.

 

[eschaton]

I do think costuming should be quite different by the 32nd century. Look back at what people wore in 900 - it's not that similar to what we wear today. Hell, even like 100 years ago, young boys still wore dresses. I actually quite like the idea that over the centuries dress may become more formal/elaborate, and then simplify, again, and again, and again.

That said, I understand this is a show for contemporary audiences, not a documentary.

 

[Campe]

I love hoodies. Hope they never go away.

 

[Set Harth]

Tell them to get out there and give it all they got and win just one for the zipper.

 

[TRON JA307020]

Hopefully by the 32nd century zipper technology will have advanced to the point where the zipper doesn't get caught on the clothing.

Probably not.

You obviously didnt watch tng. They showcased 23rd century "zipper tech" on the episode "Ensign Ro".

Even the TOS tunics early on had visible zippers.

[*Runs*]

Not really zippers. More like zip-loc sealers.

 

[Jayson1]

What’s wrong with hoodies? Humanity has been wearing hooded clothing for several thousand years. As long as people have heads there will be people wearing hoodies, and I don’t think they’ll stop, not even in another thousand years.

Civilian clothes in Star Trek are suppose to look ridiculous. It's what Gene would have wanted. That means less hoodies and more skin tight onesies with to big turtleneck collars. If you can give them buttons that blink, then all the better.

 

[Nerys Myk]

Civilian clothes in Star Trek are suppose to look ridiculous. It's what Gene would have wanted. That means less hoodies and more skin tight onesies with to big turtleneck collars. If you can give them buttons that blink, then all the better.

Ugly sweaters. Lots of ugly sweaters.

 

[Jayson1]

Ugly sweaters. Lots of ugly sweaters.

Pretty much anything in Wesley Crusher's wardrobe.

 

[cooleddie74]

Or in Star Trek since 1964.

 

[Campe]

Sooooo, what would one call the thing on the front of the early TNG uniforms? Ya know, the thing that Beverly literally, what’s the word?, unzips in episode 2?

Right. Clasps. How could I miss that?

 

[Nerys Myk]

Or in Star Trek since 1964.

Not these refugees from a suburban Sixties pool party.

 

[cooleddie74]

Even for 1964 those two looked like they were cut from a Annette Funicello beach movie for looking too goofy.

 

[TRON JA307020]

Sooooo, what would one call the thing on the front of the early TNG uniforms? Ya know, the thing that Beverly literally, what’s the word?, unzips in episode 2?

Right. Clasps. How could I miss that?

Not these refugees from a suburban Sixties pool party.

I see how you both are ignoring the Ensign Ro episode. Again 20th/21st century clothing and zippers in the 32nd century. Laughable.

Also we are talking about the 32nd century not the 23rd. The 23rd is much closer to our time than the 32nd.

 

[Campe]

I see how you both are ignoring the Ensign Ro episode. Again 20th/21st century clothing and zippers in the 32nd century. Laughable.

Not ignoring it. Just noting that there are examples of zippers in the series you claim to suggest has no zippers.

 

[Nerys Myk]

I see how you both are ignoring the Ensign Ro episode. Again 20th/21st century clothing and zippers in the 32nd century. Laughable.

My post has nothing to do with zippers, it was riffing on the "ugly clothes" thing.

 

[Campe]

My post has nothing to do with zippers, it was riffing on the "ugly clothes" thing.

Unless the ugly clothes have zippers on the front.

 

[cooleddie74]

[*THE 1980s HAVE ENTERED THE CHAT*]

 

[Jayson1]

Now we need to get the important issue of the characters needing to have futuristic looking haircuts. Except for the Klingon. Klingons must always have 80's Heavy Metal Band hair.

 

[eschaton]

Now we need to get the important issue of the characters needing to have futuristic looking haircuts. Except for the Klingon. Klingons must always have 80's Heavy Metal Band hair.

Seems like they're avoiding pointy sideburns on the male characters this go-around.

 

[Jayson1]

Seems like they're avoiding pointy sideburns on the male characters this go-around.

Is nothing sacred!