Magazines in the future

[WarpFactorZ]

Bump! I found the issue, it's for the week ending 26 June 1980. Cover scan here.

So, some careless curator of ancient books was in the lounge before Kirk, and forgot his latest acquisition...

 

[mb22]

I think it's more along the lines of somebody on set, perhaps one of the two actors, reading between takes and the continuity person not noticing the magazine when filming commenced.

Perhaps, but I tend to think they would be reading something more current (i.e. from 1983, when the scene was filmed).

 

[Maurice]

It's set dressing, not a mistake.

 

[bbailey861]

Bump! I found the issue, it's for the week ending 26 June 1980. Cover scan here.

So, some careless curator of ancient books was in the lounge before Kirk, and forgot his latest acquisition...

Works for me.

 

[JonnyQuest037]

Isn't there a No Smoking sign during the Bridge Simulator scenes of TWOK? People might still be smoking, but they might not be smoking tobacco.

The "No Smoking" sign was for any alien lifeforms who tend to emit smoke naturally. It interferes with the transporting process.

 

[CorporalCaptain]

Captain Obvious chiming in: "This is brilliant."