How many episodes do you think Miles O'Brien says the words "Level One Diagnostic" ? Seems to be almost every one.
Level One Diagnostic
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Garm Bel Iblis
Commodore
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I think it was around 173. 
They promised me they'd have my sense of humor up and running by Friday. Or Tuesday, at the very latest. Until then, I'd like to point out that this is one piece of technobabble they actually handled pretty well...
"Level One Diagnostic" is supposed to mean "check out everything, and I really mean everything". And that's how it gets used in DS9: O'Brien runs it on runabouts that have behaved in life-threatening manner and are grounded for the time being, or on transporters that have lost transportees. It's never a measure to be taken lightly.
In TNG, it's also a life-or-death procedure that takes hours to complete. Higher-numbered diagnostics levels are more typically used in daily fault-finding. It's just a bit funny that the higher-numbered levels are seldom used in DS9, even though they ought to be more common in practice. Then again, O'Brien might not want to bother Sisko or Kira with mention of such lesser diagnostics, not if they are quickly completed and don't disrupt normal operations.
Oh, and the real number of times "Level One Diagnostic" was used on air in DS9? Five. Although only four of those were actually performed. And only three were voiced out by O'Brien himself.
Timo Saloniemi
"Level One Diagnostic" is supposed to mean "check out everything, and I really mean everything". And that's how it gets used in DS9: O'Brien runs it on runabouts that have behaved in life-threatening manner and are grounded for the time being, or on transporters that have lost transportees. It's never a measure to be taken lightly.
In TNG, it's also a life-or-death procedure that takes hours to complete. Higher-numbered diagnostics levels are more typically used in daily fault-finding. It's just a bit funny that the higher-numbered levels are seldom used in DS9, even though they ought to be more common in practice. Then again, O'Brien might not want to bother Sisko or Kira with mention of such lesser diagnostics, not if they are quickly completed and don't disrupt normal operations.
Oh, and the real number of times "Level One Diagnostic" was used on air in DS9? Five. Although only four of those were actually performed. And only three were voiced out by O'Brien himself.
Timo Saloniemi
My personal favorite O'Brien quote is
"The way I see it, we only have two choices...
Either... [insert perfectly reasonable option here]
Or... [insert completely off the wall, it-will-get-us-all-killed option here]
A few variations here and there, but classic O'Brien.
"The way I see it, we only have two choices...
Either... [insert perfectly reasonable option here]
Or... [insert completely off the wall, it-will-get-us-all-killed option here]
A few variations here and there, but classic O'Brien.
Garm Bel Iblis
Commodore
My personal favorite O'Brien quote is
"The way I see it, we only have two choices...
Either... [insert perfectly reasonable option here]
Or... [insert completely off the wall, it-will-get-us-all-killed option here]
A few variations here and there, but classic O'Brien.
Regarding the station's weapons array before it was used in Way of the Warrior
Chief: "Either everything will be fine, or
Kira: Or.....?
Chief: Or we'll end up blowing the station to pieces.
Wha....?
Heaven forbid the OP's question should receive a rational well-constructed response.
I'm okay with it (It was a stupid question anyway - but I just LOVE O'Brien!)
(It was a stupid question anyway - but I just LOVE O'Brien!)
smiler !!!!!
Yeah, he does say that a lot, both in TNG and DS9. I was watching Next Gen's season four ep 'The Minds Eye' last night, and Miles says it there. Also, LaForge kills (an ersatz version of) O'Brien in that episode. An early prototype of the 'Let's torment Miles!' episodes that were to follow?
Also, I love that 'We only have two options' type statement he is so renowned for on DS9.
Also, I love that 'We only have two options' type statement he is so renowned for on DS9.
what do the different levels even mean? lol.
I guess the whole idea of a diagnostic makes perfect sense, since any information system (which a ship's computer evidently would be) needs a process to eliminate faults within it, or to ensure proper preventative maintenance takes place.
Maybe the different levels mean the detail as to how each diagnostic corrects faults in the system. So a Level 1 checks everything in the system, or a Level 2 only checks specific areas.
I guess the whole idea of a diagnostic makes perfect sense, since any information system (which a ship's computer evidently would be) needs a process to eliminate faults within it, or to ensure proper preventative maintenance takes place.
Maybe the different levels mean the detail as to how each diagnostic corrects faults in the system. So a Level 1 checks everything in the system, or a Level 2 only checks specific areas.
