Bones' TFF getup wouldn't even garner a second look in the 20th or 21st Centuries and apparently the 23rd as well.
And is that a zipper I see before me?
I dunno man, that scarf would warrant a second look.
Nothing on his TMP pimp suit, though.
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I dunno man, that scarf would warrant a second look.
Nothing on his TMP pimp suit, though.
The ladies in 2273 love the medallions in 2273.
Studio 2254 was the bomb, yo.
Studio 2254 was the bomb, yo.
Not from the cowboys.
The Cowboys suck in any century.
[*Spikes ball and runs out of thread*]
[*Spikes ball and runs out of thread*]
The average person doesn't give even the remotest of fucks about this because it's a tv show. Trek has never, and I mean never, been an attempt at trying to extrapolate "the future". It's a future fairy tale with the trappings of science.
We survived Chekov's clothing in TSFS and we'll survive 32nd century zippers.
The Monster Maroons also have metallic clasps and hooks.
But DS9 did it better:
O'BRIEN: Oh, you were going to do this?
ENGINEER: It's on the duty roster.
BASHIR: Must have been some mix-up.
ENGINEER: Isn't that a medical tricorder?
BASHIR: Yes. Yes, it is. I'm a doctor.
ENGINEER: Why do we need a doctor to repair a power relay?
BASHIR: You don't, obviously. No, I'm doing a study. It has to do with work-related stress.
Bones' TFF getup wouldn't even garner a second look in the 20th or 21st Centuries and apparently the 23rd as well.
And is that a zipper I see before me?
Dude, it's a mark-seven slide fastener.
I think there's something to be said in terms of worldbuilding to put some thought into future fashion, lingo, etc.
That said, I think the ship has sailed long ago on this with Star Trek, and short of a full reboot, I just don't expect it to have a truly immersive future culture where I suspend disbelief.
That said, I think the ship has sailed long ago on this with Star Trek, and short of a full reboot, I just don't expect it to have a truly immersive future culture where I suspend disbelief.
It usually did.
But at least he's dead?
Even subspace has zips.
It does have one for velcro so...
Zipper
A zipper was a mechanism with interlocking teeth used to join two edges of fabric together. In 2063, Zefram Cochrane's jacket had a zippered pocket on the arm. (Star Trek: First Contact) The standard Starfleet uniform jumpsuit of the 22nd century featured pockets with zippers on the chest. (Star...
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