Shit in Star Trek

[Shat Happens]

1) in the movie Generations:

Data: "Oh, shit."

2) in the movie Into Darkness:

Adm. Robocop: "Well shit. You talked to him."

Which one do you prefer?

 

[LOKAI of CHERON]

Marcus for sure. His "utterance" is at least natural and believable, while Data's is just a cheap laugh milked from the emotion chip contrivance.

 

[Melakon]

This is perhaps the shittiest thread title I've seen. And perhaps one of the most offensive, since it seems to exist only for shock value.

 

[Orac]

I am shocked that you left out Kirk saying bullshit to Spock in Star Trek 11.

 

[Shat Happens]

This is perhaps the shittiest thread title I've seen. And perhaps one of the most offensive, since it seems to exist only for shock value.

I admit it's not great, but it's been a slow Wednesday.

I am shocked that you left out Kirk saying bullshit to Spock in Star Trek 11.

I forgot that. The poll is ruined. Shit.

 

[2takesfrakes]

Kirk also said, "dipshit," as he repeated Gillian Taylor's use of it. It seems "shit" is the only obscenity that Paramount's comfortable letting the crew use. I guess because it's so tame, but there are a lot of tame "curses" ... many others. Let's see the crew use some variety. Mix it up, a little. In answer to the original question, Kirk's saying "shit" I guess is the most interesting, as he's representing ALL of Mankind, through his adventures in these stories ...

 

[Avon]

i thought this was going to be a 'where are the toilets?' thread

 

[Melakon]

And you didn't include the time Picard said merde in an early episode.

And it's a slow Wednesday? Wednesday is hump day, bub. You should have made this about humping.

 

[BillJ]

I liked them both.

Data's was a funny moment in a lackluster film.

 

[LOKAI of CHERON]

And you didn't include the time Picard said merde in an early episode.

I loved that...

[yt]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zc_cGueuZoA[/yt]

 

[urbandefault]

In TVH, too.

Kirk: "No ma'am. No dipshit."

Whoops, 2takes beat me to it.

 

[Pondwater]

Definitely Data.

 

[scotpens]

i thought this was going to be a 'where are the toilets?' thread

I thought it was going to be about drugs.

Shit.

 

[dg1379]

I liked Lily's "Bullshit!" while firing the machine gun in the missile silo in FC.

 

[Shat Happens]

It seems "shit" is the only obscenity that Paramount's comfortable letting the crew use.

That's interesting. Evidently they needed to keep their movies and shows PG or G-rated.

Now I imagine what if a fake expletive had been invented for the Star Trek characters to use when needed.

It's been done before (and even in kids's shows):
Star Wars: Poodoo
Transformers: Slag (link)
Buzz Lightyear: Craters

In all these cases the meaning is obvious. There must be more.

edit: Klingons use P'tagh , don't they? what does that mean? certainly nothing good.

 

[c0rnedfr0g]

nuBSG used Frak in every way imaginable

 

[ManOnTheWave]

Data over Marcus. Marcus' line was very believable, but Data's line was a classic "we're no longer beholden to TV censors" joke. Back in the 80s, censorship was a hot topic. Interviews with writers of TV and comic books seemed to say over and over again, "Sometimes you just want your hero to say, 'oh shit.' "

Honorable mention goes to STID when Scotty was about to say,"shit," and the scene cut to the shhh of a door opening.

 

[Timewalker]

It seems "shit" is the only obscenity that Paramount's comfortable letting the crew use.

That's interesting. Evidently they needed to keep their movies and shows PG or G-rated.

Now I imagine what if a fake expletive had been invented for the Star Trek characters to use when needed.

It's been done before (and even in kids's shows):
Star Wars: Poodoo
Transformers: Slag (link)
Buzz Lightyear: Craters

In all these cases the meaning is obvious. There must be more.

edit: Klingons use P'tagh , don't they? what does that mean? certainly nothing good.

Do you mean "p'tak"? I think it means something like "coward," although I could have misunderstood.

As for "merde"... either their censors didn't understand it, or they assumed there were no French-speaking people watching TNG.

 

[HIjol]

"P'tak" is an expletive that can have different meaning in different context...in the context of this thread, it could mean:

"shithead"

 

[Lt. LaForge]

Now I imagine what if a fake expletive had been invented for the Star Trek characters to use when needed.

It's been done before (and even in kids's shows):
Star Wars: Poodoo
Transformers: Slag (link)
Buzz Lightyear: Craters

In all these cases the meaning is obvious. There must be more.

edit: Klingons use P'tagh , don't they? what does that mean? certainly nothing good.

You've obviously never seen Farscape. They had a lot of made-up cuss words and phrases. It was great fun to listen to.