Easy explication, the holodecks in TNG were more advanced, more real then those.
That is why they’re impressed with them.
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That is why they’re impressed with them.
That's called inconsistent writing. TNG wanted it to be treated as "amazing" so they ignored anything from TOS/TAS that contradicted that.
I'm skeptical too. I just know the lore.
Both ENT and TAS created that problem first.
Also:
Gene Roddenberry had intended to introduce a holodeck-type room in the third season of Star Trek: The Original Series; however, budget constraints prohibited it. (Inside Star Trek: The Real Story, p. 404)
http://memory-alpha.wikia.com/wiki/The_Practical_Joker_(episode)
Last weekend some friends and I did Discord video during E3. One of the things we talked about is the future of VR integration in MMOs.
Not having more advanced video conferencing and holographic simulators in Disco would be anachronistic.
Much like how, despite @Greg Cox best efforts, it's probably best to ignore the 1990s Eugenics Wars in the future.
Not having more advanced video conferencing and holographic simulators in Disco would be anachronistic.
Much like how, despite @Greg Cox best efforts, it's probably best to ignore the 1990s Eugenics Wars in the future.
Somehow all holotechnology seems to have bypassed Betazed, as Lwaxana had no idea that the holographic characters weren't real people.
Since Betazed is presumably one of the advanced Federation members, how could their ambassador be so clueless about a technology that everyone else knows about?
I realize that the early episode writers' intention was to make the viewing audience have a "GOSHWOW!" reaction to the holodeck by making the main cast have a "GOSHWOW!" reaction, but there were some things that just weren't thought through carefully enough.
That's not new in this franchise.
Who cares what Lwaxana Troi thought about anything.
Maybe she had a traumatic experience in a holodeck and supressed all memories of holodecks
Roddenberry did it in "The Cage" with his line basically saying "GOSHWOW, a woman on the bridge!" That was something that Pike never would have said in-universe, at least in any conception of Prime Universe continuity that is generally accepted today.
In fairness, that line was excised from "The Menagerie."
The specifically stated goal in the article was to bring in more representation. If they're hiring more whites, it's not bringing in more representation.
If you watch the 'extras' in Voyagers DVD/Blu Ray it's interesting. They wanted a female captain but auditioned men too. Infer what you can from that. It's like in my opinion they would choose the gender to fit the role of 'female captain' BUT if a guy blew them out of the water, he might have won the day.
I took it as Lwaxana being too self-absorbed to slow down and notice where she was. It wasn't until later in the run of the show that they gave her more personality than "Me, me, more me now."
That is so not the point. While Majel Barrett played her as a buffoon in the early episodes, the truth is (as we were shown in later episodes) that her over-the-top behavior was a mask for an introspective woman who had some very troubling issues in her past.
It's like how some RL comedians who can make the world laugh are in reality suffering from some pretty bleak issues like depression (a prime example is Robin Williams).
Lwaxana Troi was not a stupid woman. Her position in Betazed society is an aristocratic one, and she's well-traveled in her role as a diplomat. Considering that she would have traveled on lots of starships before, how could she not have known about holodecks?
That is so not the point. While Majel Barrett played her as a buffoon in the early episodes, the truth is (as we were shown in later episodes) that her over-the-top behavior was a mask for an introspective woman who had some very troubling issues in her past.
It's like how some RL comedians who can make the world laugh are in reality suffering from some pretty bleak issues like depression (a prime example is Robin Williams).
Lwaxana Troi was not a stupid woman. Her position in Betazed society is an aristocratic one, and she's well-traveled in her role as a diplomat. Considering that she would have traveled on lots of starships before, how could she not have known about holodecks?
Eye roll right back at you. I was kidding. Don't take comments from random people on the internet about fictional characters so seriously.
I personally think that there is a reverse discrimination agenda being pushed in several walks of life and companies. It absolutely perpetuates hiring with a priority on the profile of the employee (as past practices have done). When men were favoured it often was just so readily accepted as part of the landscape that it became role identity. It's happening now but in reverse to balance that landscape. Same behaviour but for good
Balance at least. Maybe one day things will not be about gender, race and age. Won't happen in any of our life times I suspect.
I've never been impressed by the "just kidding" excuse.
It was obviously a joke from the get go, riffing on Dark Page.
Excuse for what exactly? It was a glib comment about a fictional character.
