Oh come on!!
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The names of Romulus and Remus go back to Balance of Terror.
I'm pretty sure there was mention of a series of prototype androids pre-Lore in TNG as well. The episode with Data's "mother"?
RobertScorpio
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The cityscape of the underground Anear city. The Anear are blind, yet their city is full of windows and lights.
hah!!...I just realized that...good catch!!!
Rob
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I remember seeing TFF in the theatre, and listening to people snicker and make gagging noises in addition to the dozen or so that left after 30 mins. A steamy pile, to be sure. Also, Has anyone else notice that after Kirk and McCoys conversation in the turbolift, when Uhura tells Kirk Carol Marcus is on the line, when he walks out.......he's wearing a cheap timex watch on his right arm! I know he's into antiques, but timex was crap in the 20th century! 
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True. I agree with your point, that's always bugged me as well, I was just pointing out that it wasn't the fault of John Logan or anyone involved with Nemesis.
RobertScorpio
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True. I agree with your point, that's always bugged me as well, I was just pointing out that it wasn't the fault of John Logan or anyone involved with Nemesis.
GASP!!!..Gene Roddenberry wasn't perfect???
But yes, it has always seemed a bit, well, strange. And more strange that Kirk or someone didn't say "Um, wait a second here. Isn't this a bit strange that their two worlds are from the myth of the Roman creation?"
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What are the "Romulan" names?
Also, Vulcan is from Earth history (the Roman god of fire).
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Kling On, Kling Off.
I like the names that Diane Duane came up with for her novels. The Romulans are the Rihannsu. Romulus is ch'Rihan and Remus is ch'Havran.
I wonder if Zefram Cochrane asked the Vulcans what their planet was called, and when they uttered a long, unpronounceable-by-humans string of syllables, Cochrane just decided not to even try. I'm guessing that after hearing a description of the planet, somebody probably brought up the "sounds like the Roman god of the forge, Vulcan" idea and the name stuck. Or maybe the Vulcans have been using the proper terms for their world and people all along, and it's just the universal translator that's been rendering it as "Vulcan" to us.
There's a lot of "oh, come on" about the Romulans. Why are Vulcans so long-lived, but Romulans aren't? Aren't they supposed to be related? Yet, in a 1st season Voyager, the Romulan contacted through the mini-wormhole has no longer life expectancy than the humans.
I think you meant to post this in the Trek Lit forum.
Diane Duane had a nice idea with the Rhiansu, ch'Havran and ch'Rihan (I'm going from memory, I might have to have my Romulan card revoked if I messed that up). Still, there are plenty of Trek names that use Earth mythology as an inspiration. As nice as it would be to rationalize them, I don't think it was the intent when they were originally created for there to be a rational explanation.
All the odd number movies, and number 10, the borg queen in number 8.
ALL OF VOYAGER AND ENTERPRISE, more so the series finale of Voyager. I did love TNG moments of the Enterprise finale.
And the TOS episode in which Spock has to mate, the whole episoe is terrible. And any episode of any show that solves the problem with a computer/robot looking for the last figure of pi.
ALL OF VOYAGER AND ENTERPRISE, more so the series finale of Voyager. I did love TNG moments of the Enterprise finale.
And the TOS episode in which Spock has to mate, the whole episoe is terrible. And any episode of any show that solves the problem with a computer/robot looking for the last figure of pi.
Odo's ability to change his MASS as well as his form. (The episode where it really hit me was the one where Sisco carries beachtowel Odo with one arm, tosses him onto a chair, and Odo emerges). --I assume that at some point, there was a technobable explanation for the changing mass, but I still don't buy it.
Cardassians cheering and having a firework display when Sisco and son prove them wrond in the Bajoran solar sail ship.
Voyager ejects the warp core in one episode, and in the next it's back without explanation.
The emergency transport unit. (for multiple reasons)
1. It exists
2. Data carries only one in spite of never being on an away mission alone.
3. Data still carries only one when he is specifically going to rescue Picard.
Kirk's ability to destroy any computer by spouting illogical thoughts (granted, TOS was produced in the 1960s, but still. . .)
Spock/Worf episodes in which they are saved by that redundant body part nobody has ever heard of before.
Cardassians cheering and having a firework display when Sisco and son prove them wrond in the Bajoran solar sail ship.
Voyager ejects the warp core in one episode, and in the next it's back without explanation.
The emergency transport unit. (for multiple reasons)
1. It exists
2. Data carries only one in spite of never being on an away mission alone.
3. Data still carries only one when he is specifically going to rescue Picard.
Kirk's ability to destroy any computer by spouting illogical thoughts (granted, TOS was produced in the 1960s, but still. . .)
Spock/Worf episodes in which they are saved by that redundant body part nobody has ever heard of before.
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I think you meant to post this in the Trek Lit forum.
Diane Duane had a nice idea with the Rhiansu, ch'Havran and ch'Rihan (I'm going from memory, I might have to have my Romulan card revoked if I messed that up). Still, there are plenty of Trek names that use Earth mythology as an inspiration. As nice as it would be to rationalize them, I don't think it was the intent when they were originally created for there to be a rational explanation.
I don't think there was an intent that these names were the actual names either. They simply chose some interesting names. I find it only logical that humans would translate or paraphrase names - or just give names when they don't know what the natives call them, which would be the case with the secretive Romulans - especially when they can't pronounce the name in given by the natives in their own tongue. I find demanding that the Romulans themselves called themselves Romulans and named their worlds Romulus and Remus, ridiculously literal. One can use a little common sense.
Uh, they sent a shuttle after the warp core to recover it in the same episode.
"What is this love you speak of? "
"What is " Kiss?"
Kirk starts limbering up !
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mOldq2QjhbY
"What is " Kiss?"
Kirk starts limbering up !
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mOldq2QjhbY
Actually, the idea of using a joystick to control a ship's movement manually is perfectly logical. Why do you think they use them in real-life aircraft?
What was stupid was the idea that it'd pop up from the floor like that. It should just be a standard part of the equipment -- like they did with the joystick on ENT.
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