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Hi I haven't posted to the fora for a very long time. After a botched surgery, I was hospitalized twice with two unrelated, life-threatening medical conditions. In the first I should have died, and in the second I nearly did. In June twice I fell into a coma/physical death b/c of liver...

Hello. As many of you know, I'm a big VOY fan. Watching reruns got me into all of the TNG-era series, which I now like equally (though VOY remains my first "love"). And, with the exception of Kes — who I didn't dislike — I really enjoyed all the VOY characters. I liked Chakotay very much...

Most of the movie titles made sense. But not Insurrection. what gives? Who was insurrecting? All that happened was a Starfleet Admiral who was behaving unethically, and then Picard & friends disobeyed him — ie, they were insubordinate. That's it. They weren't even treasonous. So who was...

Hello. I'm sure these two questions have been pondered, asked, and answered before. But searching is hard on my little iPod, so I'll ask them again. I hope you don't mind. 1. It seems all Starfleet ships' names are preceded by the definite article (eg, the Enterprise, the Equinox, the...

I understand JJ & friends called their movie just plain Star Trek to help appeal to the masses who might be turned with being referred to — even unofficially — as STXI. The name they chose makes sense, is simple, and obviously, it worked. It *does*, however, cause a little bit of a nuisance...

Disclaimer: this is NOT a thread to discuss abortion. Please keep discussions of such issues to other forums. This is merely a specific question about Trek and its portrayal of modern-day controversies. Please keep your views on abortion, etc., away from the discussion. Thanks! I recently...

Have tastes and times changed so much in the late 1990s and 2000s that recreating any of the TNG-era shows (even with updated SFX) be unviable? Would they be too stodgy and dull for 2010? This question of mine began as a rather unrelated tangent in the VOY forum. We were noting how the...

Hello, all. I have a question about the acting of the regular cast in the TNG-era shows. I thought every regular actor in all three shows always performed splendidly. But it could be my naïveté, so I'm seeking your help. But first, I must issue a disclaimer: this thread is NOT about...

As I've mentioned before, I'm not partial to DS9. I like it, TNG, and VOY equally. I'm glad they made all three. But I do very much like DS9, and here are two things that amaze me: 1. For some reason, IMO the SFX of DS9 have aged the best. The sets look quite convincing, the styles look...

Hello, fellow DS9 fans. I have a question for you. One of my favorite things about DS9 is the serialized story telling, which culminated both in season six's six-part arc and season seven's ten-part arc. How would it affect your view of DS9 if those two arcs were removed and instead...

Hello all. After my last two miserable failures, I'm trying to ask a question that I hope won't incite vitriol. :) I've searched quite a bit here and elsewhere for any information about money information for Trek. I'd love to know, eg, how much an episode cost, how budgets were allocated, and...

:confused: Michael Wong at his site seems to think so. And apparently, given the number of links he has, he's not alone. His big issue seems to be arguing about who would win in a fight between the Empire from SW and Starfleet from ST. I can't think of a sillier topic, but I agree that the...

First, let me apologize if this issue has arisen before. Because I'm using a mobile device, searching thoroughly is quite difficult. If this is redundant, please forgive me, and perhaps direct me to the appropriate thread. Second, I was going to post this in the DS9 forum, for the genesis of...

This is not an earth-shattering, weighty matter. Neverthess, I believe it warrants an explanation. I hope someone can provide me with a satisfactory answer — or maybe it was a production oversight with no plausible answer. Here it is: When the Cardassians left Bajor, the Bajorans claimed...

I've come across here and elsewhere several fans (probably a vocal minority, I hope) express with passion that, eg, DS9 was the best series ever and VOY should be stricken from existence. Or vice-versa for fans of TOS and TNG who speak disparagingly of "Niners" and how DS9, with its dark themes...

Edit note: as I had the chance to read this, I noticed I commuted numerous typos/errors. As usual, I'm writing from a mobile device, and it's extremely difficult and tedious to use the text editor to make corrections. I ask that you'd please overlook my errors — I just hope they don't end up...

Disclaimer: I'm not a huge fan of Star Trek XI. I admit it was well-produced, but I didn't really like it — which isn't too bad considering that I never liked *any* of the movies very much: I prefer my Star Trek in episodic TV format. But I admit that the movie was probably a good thing for...

I have a Klingon question that I hope someone is willing/able to help me with. You may even wish to discuss/argue the issue. Here it is in a nutshell: • Klingons seem to be a warrior monoculture • Klingons possess excellence technology • So how do they do this if all/most of their people are...

This is kind of an unimportant issue, but I thought it strange how the JH considered their aged brethren "honored elders". Living long as a JH would point to either fantastic luck...or cowardice/self-preservation — not qualities I'd think the JH would admire. I'd think they be more likely to...

We're told many times how humanity has moved past its violent past, and that crime etc. is virtually non-existent. So why are Bashir and Miles constantly playing out such tragically violent episodes in Earth's history in the holosuites (eg, Battle of Britain, The Alamo)? They seem to be...