^ So no Klingon, Cardassian, Jem'hadar .etc fleet. 
That makes me a very sad panda
That makes me a very sad panda
Where Did The Enterprise Explore On Her Maiden Voyage ?
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There is a very graphic description of the battle with the Klingons at Donatu V (mainly to explain how April got the Enterprise in the first place)...
Well..... I guess that would be ok
I noticed that the time given for that battle (in "The Trouble With Tribbles") roughly coordinates with the launch of the Enterprise, so it only made sense to make April the big hero of that battle, and thus the reason he got command of the shiny new Enterprise.
I'm not sure thats better or less "juvenile."
It's a helluva lot more plausible than "nobody bothered to ask for their names."
The first voyage of the Enterprise was a rescue mission to Vulcan which ended in disaster. A heroic cadet saved the day and defeated a manic Romulan from the future.
Spock then hired a prostitute to pretend to be his mother, a dumpy little moon was renamed "Vulcan" and they brought in interior designers to give the Enterprise a retro 60's flavour.
Spock then hired a prostitute to pretend to be his mother, a dumpy little moon was renamed "Vulcan" and they brought in interior designers to give the Enterprise a retro 60's flavour.
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Well, its better than something totally fan-wanky like "They were sent on a mission by Section 31 to fight The Borg"
The problem with the Borg is that they are everywhere and everywhen, as per the TNG idea that they are ancient and the VOY idea that they are stealthy and inquisitive and cunning.
Not that this would be a major problem as regards TOS, because apparently mankind in Kirk's time had missed most of the sights in this part of the Milky Way, and was only slowly forming a picture of what was common and what was unusual. The Borg could indeed be everywhere in TOS, but they'd have little reason to make their presence known to Kirk. They'd probably have Captain Weekly for breakfast, but Weekly would fail to inform Starfleet of his assimilation, and that'd be that.
Borg stories in TOS might be just that: campfire stories, the bogeymen of space, something that nobody takes seriously (least of all our heroes). Until the Borg actually come, at which point all that remains will be the story.
Timo Saloniemi
Not that this would be a major problem as regards TOS, because apparently mankind in Kirk's time had missed most of the sights in this part of the Milky Way, and was only slowly forming a picture of what was common and what was unusual. The Borg could indeed be everywhere in TOS, but they'd have little reason to make their presence known to Kirk. They'd probably have Captain Weekly for breakfast, but Weekly would fail to inform Starfleet of his assimilation, and that'd be that.
Borg stories in TOS might be just that: campfire stories, the bogeymen of space, something that nobody takes seriously (least of all our heroes). Until the Borg actually come, at which point all that remains will be the story.
Timo Saloniemi
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Well, its better than something totally fan-wanky like "They were sent on a mission by Section 31 to fight The Borg"
They weren't sent by Section 31. A Borg scout ship picked up all the subspace chatter about the launch of the Enterprise, intercepted them to see if Earth had advanced enough to warrant assimilation (thankfully after being heavily damaged by an ion storm, enabling the Enterprise to make short work of the Borg), and just as the Enterprise's scientists are picking over the debris and drone pieces, Section 31 steps in and shuts down the party. All the little pieces parts are packed up, shipped back to wherever S31 keeps stuff like that, all records of the incident were erased, and everyone involved sworn to secrecy. The reporter had his story rewritten, and a late night visit from an unnamed operative made it abundantly clear that it was in his best interests to play along and continue to have a career, as opposed to mysteriously disappearing.
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Well, its better than something totally fan-wanky like "They were sent on a mission by Section 31 to fight The Borg"
They weren't sent by Section 31. A Borg scout ship picked up all the subspace chatter about the launch of the Enterprise, intercepted them to see if Earth had advanced enough to warrant assimilation (thankfully after being heavily damaged by an ion storm, enabling the Enterprise to make short work of the Borg), and just as the Enterprise's scientists are picking over the debris and drone pieces, Section 31 steps in and shuts down the party. All the little pieces parts are packed up, shipped back to wherever S31 keeps stuff like that, all records of the incident were erased, and everyone involved sworn to secrecy. The reporter had his story rewritten, and a late night visit from an unnamed operative made it abundantly clear that it was in his best interests to play along and continue to have a career, as opposed to mysteriously disappearing.
I'm sorry... but that sounds awful.
Most stories do when you boil 'em down to a TV Guide synopsis.
Moby Dick = a nut chasing a big fish.
Most stories do when you boil 'em down to a TV Guide synopsis.
Moby Dick = a nut chasing a big fish.
I was hoping for something more original and less fan-wankish. Because I do think there are ways to introduce the Borg into Star Trek.
Actualy its " they refused to give their name".
Acquisition said:
And I don't recall the Borg answering too many questions. They simply make statements of fact.
The first words spoken by the Borg in Star Trek.Q Who? said:
IIRC, "We are th Borg" doesn't show up till their fourth appearence.
Whales are mammals, not fish.
They were already introduced, and then overused to the point of becoming ludicrous, and I'm sick of seeing them.
The first voyage of the Enterprise was a rescue mission to Vulcan which ended in disaster. A heroic cadet saved the day and defeated a manic Romulan from the future.
Spock then hired a prostitute to pretend to be his mother, a dumpy little moon was renamed "Vulcan" and they brought in interior designers to give the Enterprise a retro 60's flavour.
I'd seriously thought about coming in here and posting something very much like this, but didn't have the guts. Well played, sir. Well played.
Considering that the prostitute gave Spock one hell of a crack across the face, I think we now know Spock's kink.
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