One thing that has always bugged me...

[Holder]

mainly on TNG but on all the treks I guess. Is that when they hail other ships, they will sometimes only give the other ship like a quarter of second before they say, "no response sir." I'm like geez, give them a second or two to hit the button and say something.

I know that's really not a big deal, but just something I have always noticed. I know similar things can be said about other communication devices.

For instance, the magic communicators that know who the person is trying to communicate with before they even say their name. Or sometimes not even communication devices like the magic doors that know when you want to enter or just standing by the door.

These things have been brought up numberous times but I am bored and hopped up on cough syrup.
Good day to all.

 

[Anticitizen]

How about the fact that the Turbolift is ALWAYS there when you need it? You never see someone pushing a button and waiting for the lift to arrive. Seeing how the doors open automagically, it's a wonder nobody walks smack into them when the lift isn't available - or fall into an empty shaft...

 

[Vanyel]

How about the fact that the Turbolift is ALWAYS there when you need it? You never see someone pushing a button and waiting for the lift to arrive. Seeing how the doors open automagically, it's a wonder nobody walks smack into them when the lift isn't available

Did't OBrien and Bashir wait for one in Trials and Tribble-ations?

- or fall into an empty shaft...

Isn't that how Dr. Pulaski left the 1701D?

 

[trampledamage]

For instance, the magic communicators that know who the person is trying to communicate with before they even say their name.

This one I always explained in my head as the computer having voice recognition and automatically routing the signal to the communicator of the person asked for.

I'm sure the TNG writers weren't paying that much attention, but that's how I figured it worked anyway

 

[Holder]

How about the fact that the Turbolift is ALWAYS there when you need it? You never see someone pushing a button and waiting for the lift to arrive. Seeing how the doors open automagically, it's a wonder nobody walks smack into them when the lift isn't available

Did't OBrien and Bashir wait for one in Trials and Tribble-ations?

- or fall into an empty shaft...

Isn't that how Dr. Pulaski left the 1701D?

I cant remember if they had to wait outside or not in Trials and Tribble-ations. I do know that they took forever once they were in it.

But you are right that is something else that is noticeable. I do recall McCoy waiting on the turbolift in ST II. Actually, one of my fav moments from that movie for some reason. I think it was because that was the first time I remember a character cursing in Star Trek.

 

[hellsgate]

That's why fan fiction is so much fun. You can do whatever you please. Cover all the little annoyances, such as the timely efficient manner to answer a hail before deciding something's gone sideways. Or upon approaching the motion sensor, you will have to wait or be told specifically, "There is emergency maintenance being conducted on battle-damage to lateral EPS couplings located on decks three through nine, in addition to battle damage to the (currently offline) turbolift primary and secondary automated and manual over-ride controls located in main engineering. There is currently no available Estimated Time of Service Recovery. Please stand-by."

 

[Too Much Fun]

But you are right that is something else that is noticeable. I do recall McCoy waiting on the turbolift in ST II. Actually, one of my fav moments from that movie for some reason. I think it was because that was the first time I remember a character cursing in Star Trek.

One of my favourite moments too. I've always loved McCoy's aversion to technology. It's part of why I enjoyed his first scene in the new Star Trek so much. Now it reminds me about how the first thing he does when he shows up in "Star Trek: The Motion Picture" is bitch about technology. I wonder if his intro in the new Star Trek movie is supposed to be a bit of a tribute to that. Also, I don't know if it was intentional, but I thought McCoy referring to the "damn elevator" was his way of being old-fashioned by calling the machine that instead of a 'turbolift'. Or had the word not been introduced into Star Trek canon at that time?

 

[Starbreaker]

Well... there's always someone hovering over the comm channel on the Enterprise, maybe they just think it's standard on all the ships!

 

[Sci]

The waiting two seconds after a hail thing is basically a Trekification of a very common conceit you find in most TV shows and movies where a character is speaking on a phone without us hearing the other side of the conversation. If you notice, most of the time, the character will dial a number remarkably fast, won't wait very long at all for the other side to pick up, and will then wait only a few seconds to listen to the other side before repeating what the other person supposedly said -- and taking far more time to repeat than the other person supposedly did to say it in the first place.

 

[Holder]

The waiting two seconds after a hail thing is basically a Trekification of a very common conceit you find in most TV shows and movies where a character is speaking on a phone without us hearing the other side of the conversation. If you notice, most of the time, the character will dial a number remarkably fast, won't wait very long at all for the other side to pick up, and will then wait only a few seconds to listen to the other side before repeating what the other person supposedly said -- and taking far more time to repeat than the other person supposedly did to say it in the first place.

That is true, I guess its not just a Star Trek thing.

 

[TIN_MAN]

And the magic turbo lift has its analog in other shows, for instance, the way there's always a parking space right outside the building the main characters need to go in, they never have to drive around the the block and look for one, or park on a garage a block from there!

 

[NIUPonyBoy]

How about the fact that the Turbolift is ALWAYS there when you need it? You never see someone pushing a button and waiting for the lift to arrive. Seeing how the doors open automagically, it's a wonder nobody walks smack into them when the lift isn't available - or fall into an empty shaft...

I love the blopper reels. That happened a lot on the series. And it is always funny. lol