I think that's a very valid point
Mirror universe Disturbing.
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I think that's a very valid point
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First of all, yes, absolutely you are correct in that attitude to accept or reject it. However, it doesn't make it less "Star Trek."
Secondly, there is "bending over backwards" and there is recognizing that this is an art form and with that comes certain expectations. I would not expect Star Trek of today to look like decades gone by any more than I would expect Shakespeare to look like the sets at the Globe Theater when Shakespeare first published it. That, to me, is an unreasonable expectation of the art form.
Finally, the forefathers of Trek made things up as they went along. Perhaps Discovery would be more acceptable if it did that?
The Mirror Universe is the one in which, in a mid-20th-century popular entertainment, an episode called "Requiem for a Martian" really existed, and wasn't some idiotic hoax.
That sounds more like the Bizarro World Borg.
I do agree the Mirror U is disturbing but I see it as that because Humanity and Human history IS disturbing. I'm a big fan of studying History, especially WW2, and the Roman empire, and that's as far as I have to look to see the worst of Human-kind.
That there could be a universe out there where people are even worse does not surprise me in any way.
That there could be a universe out there where people are even worse does not surprise me in any way.
Precisely so. We would like to believe that such savagery is beyond humanity now, but we are not so far removed from such atrocities in our own species.
If the Mirror Universe is disturbing how much more so is humanity's own history?
No
It's a freaking TV show grow up.
Andgenes "vision".
"Grow up" is not an appropriate response. Address the post, not the poster.
Consider this your friendly warning.
With all due respect the above response is nonsense. Pure and simple, nothing beyond The Original Series would exist if it weren't for an ever increasing number of folks obsessing over this fictional creation and engaging in these extracurricular activities.
It also serves to communicate that there need be some semblance of continuity. That there is a real world benefit for a historical mindfulness. Decrying fans for daring to have standards (as varied as they maybe) is truly hypocritical.
No it really shouldn't. It is specious. For one thing: those that really truly believe that aren't (t)here. That would be text book hypocrisy.
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The REALLY scary thing is that there are many divergent points, including those based on real-world historical events, could have created the so-called "Mirror Universe":
What if the Roman Empire never fell? (Which we kind of see in the TOS episode "Bread and Circuses")
What if the Mongol hordes with further than the Middle East, in their westward expansion?
What if the American Revolution never happened, thus the Age of Empires continued?
What if the Union lost the American Civil War?
What if the Axis Powers won WW2?
What if the Soviet Bloc won the Cold War?
What if the Augments won the Eugenics War?
What if "First Contact" with the Vulcans never happened?
And all this is on top of the fact that there could be divergent points within the Star Trek timeline, like, "What if Spock chose not to listen to OUR Kirk?" We could see a TNG era Mirror Universe, as envisioned by VOY's "Living Witness", instead of the one seen in DS9's "Crossover" episode.
Food for thought.
What if the Roman Empire never fell? (Which we kind of see in the TOS episode "Bread and Circuses")
What if the Mongol hordes with further than the Middle East, in their westward expansion?
What if the American Revolution never happened, thus the Age of Empires continued?
What if the Union lost the American Civil War?
What if the Axis Powers won WW2?
What if the Soviet Bloc won the Cold War?
What if the Augments won the Eugenics War?
What if "First Contact" with the Vulcans never happened?
And all this is on top of the fact that there could be divergent points within the Star Trek timeline, like, "What if Spock chose not to listen to OUR Kirk?" We could see a TNG era Mirror Universe, as envisioned by VOY's "Living Witness", instead of the one seen in DS9's "Crossover" episode.
Food for thought.
All good scenarios. My complaint is when there is a breach why is 90% of the time to the same alternate universe? The notion of a multi-verse is a valid scientific theory as well as accepted sci-fi/fantasy fodder.
My theory: In the MU the Borg are a rich source of B-Pop groups as they are self-autotunning and have a tremendous catalog of choreographed routines preloaded to thrill audiences everywhere with the guarantee that no two concerts would ever be the same.
Quantum.
Unfortunately I am a simple unfrozen caveman layperson so the vagueness of your response frightens and confuses me.
It's half a joke and half a reference to Stargate, which discusses quantum realities, and the ability to jump from one that was very similar to another, and that if too many people (read the same character) go into one reality it would cause a disruption.Unfortunately I am a simple unfrozen caveman layperson so the vagueness of your response frightens and confuses me.
To my mind, it is something of those effect quantum signatures being similar enough that they draw people from parallels that are quite similar.
Or something.
You're thinking of Sliders aren't you? Not Stargate, as that is about a system of wormholes throughout the galaxy connecting planets and many different alien races, some of which are hostile!
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