Spock Really Does Tie It All Together
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Enterprise was just W.T. Riker's perverse holodeck fiction.
The name of at least half-a-dozen starships on TV and in the movies - beginning with the NX-01 Enterprise, captained by Kirk's childhood hero and first President of the Federation.
He shoulda stuck with the hologram harp babes.
I for one would like to hear or see some reference to Kirk's hero worship of Archer. It could be as subtle as a picture on his wall or in an album. Or perhaps it could be some mention to another character such as his father or a classmate at SFA. Maybe he'd be in some course on ethics or tactics in which the instructor elicits discussions on historic moments; he would pose to the class a moral dilema or battle that Starfleet's captains were involved in. Some student would question Archer's choice and young Kirk would respond vehemently, defending Archer with great passion and detail, displaying his vast knowledge of Archer's accomplishments. This would be in keeping with Jim's reputation as bookish and very serious. This might be a short scene that leads into the Kobyoshi Maru (sp?) exercise.
I don't think it even needs to be that prominent; possibly just a slow pan past a small, dignified-looking statue in the halls of Starfleet Academy, its inscription reading
JONATHAN ARCHER
SOLDIER * EXPLORER * DIPLOMAT
CAPTAIN OF EARTH'S FIRST WARP FIVE STARSHIP
FOUNDER OF THE UNITED FEDERATION OF PLANETS
HE WAS KIND OF A DICK
That would do nicely.
^ You forgot: "...and he never returned home."
Give this guy the $10,000. ^
North Pole-aris said:
The name of at least half-a-dozen starships on TV and in the movies - beginning with the NX-01 Enterprise, captained by Kirk's childhood hero and first President of the Federation.
But that's not important right now...
Either that, or, alternatively, since this is set at the right time, a cameo or reference to either T'Pau or T'Pol, both of whom would certainly be alive at the time. I'd prefer a reference to T'Pol with some sort of nod to Spock being the first Vulcan to join Starfleet since the founding of UFP, T'Pol being his inspiration to do so - or something like that. Despite all the Enterprise "hate" I, for one, see no reason not to acknowledge it. If they're going so far as to reference well just about everything TOSish, there isn't a reason to at least nod to Enterprise.
Greatest explorer of the 22nd century and future president of the Federation.
