Stuff that make you wonder but not own thread worthy

[somebuddyX]

Was Data always destined for Starfleet or would Data have joined up with whichever group put him back together? Lke would he have joined the Klingon army or whatever?
Also, hypothetically would the story of Data being activated and interacting with the the Tripoli crew have been episode worthy? An even more naive Data than even Season 1? And a Data that apparently felt so isolated and without guidance that he thought about rebooting himself to factory settings! No one on the Tripoli wanted to be Data's friend? And what happened in the three years between when he was activated and when he joined Starfleet Academy? In TV show terms, that's like three whole seasons! Was he just wandering the halls of the Tripoli all that time bugging people? Did he wander around different places for a bit and then realised he needed space money to get anywhere, so joined Starfleet so they could pay his way through the galaxy?

 

[Tosk]

We can't read his mind, but if Data was telling the truth to Soong (and an extremely good chance he was) then the answer to the first part is a straight-forward yes.

Soong "I gave you the ability to choose whatever you wanted. To do whatever you wanted. Why Starfleet?"
Data "It was Starfleet officers who rescued me."
Soong "Ah. So you decided to emulate your emancipators, huh? How disappointing."

 

[Gingerbread Demon]

Was Data always destined for Starfleet or would Data have joined up with whichever group put him back together? Lke would he have joined the Klingon army or whatever?
Also, hypothetically would the story of Data being activated and interacting with the the Tripoli crew have been episode worthy? An even more naive Data than even Season 1? And a Data that apparently felt so isolated and without guidance that he thought about rebooting himself to factory settings! No one on the Tripoli wanted to be Data's friend? And what happened in the three years between when he was activated and when he joined Starfleet Academy? In TV show terms, that's like three whole seasons! Was he just wandering the halls of the Tripoli all that time bugging people? Did he wander around different places for a bit and then realised he needed space money to get anywhere, so joined Starfleet so they could pay his way through the galaxy?

But they don't use money so Data didn't need space money

 

[somebuddyX]

But they don't use money so Data didn't need space money

I'm meaning more metaphorically, like he might be able to take the space taxi around or the space uber for free but if he wants to go visit some rando planet he's going to need his own space car and it's probably just easier to join up with some organisation and see the galaxy that way.

 

[at Quark's]

Was Data always destined for Starfleet or would Data have joined up with whichever group put him back together? Lke would he have joined the Klingon army or whatever?

Yes and no, I think. Data was modelled after humans after all (both in appearance and presumably in behavior, too), so the odds that he'd end up long-term in human company would probably be higher than on, say, a Klingon ship. But if another (human) organization had picked him up, he might have ended up serving there.

 

[somebuddyX]

Data is cleaning something.
"Hey Data you missed a spot."
"Geordi, Spot is not a mister, she is a female."
".... Thanks Data."

 

[somebuddyX]

Watching "The Host" for the first time and I had no idea there was a beauty parlour on the Enterprise!
Also, the Trill symbiont looks delicious, like a big confectionary.

 

[Gingerbread Demon]

Watching "The Host" for the first time and I had no idea there was a beauty parlour on the Enterprise!
Also, the Trill symbiont looks delicious, like a big confectionary.

You monster...

 

[Oddish]

Do symbionts taste like chicken?

 

[Skipper]

Were the civilian portion of the crew "self-governing" or were they subject to the captain's orders? I've never seen accurate estimates of how many there were, but we're talking about at least a few hundred people, which is a small town. So how did this work?

 

[Mr. Laser Beam]

What makes you think there were that many civilians on board?

In any case, I should think that everyone on the ship, Starfleet or civilian, must obey the captain's orders.

Just like all passengers on an airplane must obey the pilot and crew.

 

[at Quark's]

What makes you think there were that many civilians on board?

In any case, I should think that everyone on the ship, Starfleet or civilian, must obey the captain's orders.

Just like all passengers on an airplane must obey the pilot and crew.

When it concerns the safety of the ship or the people on it, yes. An evacuation order should be complied with, without hesitation or delay.

I'm less certain Picard could order a civilian to scrub the sewage tank with his toothbrush as a disciplinary measure, the way he probably could with Starfleet personnel.

 

[Skipper]

What makes you think there were that many civilians on board?

In any case, I should think that everyone on the ship, Starfleet or civilian, must obey the captain's orders.

Just like all passengers on an airplane must obey the pilot and crew.

Passengers don't spend years of their lives on board an airplane. Specific question: Can Picard decide for himself in complete autonomy what subjects are taught in the ship's schools?

 

[Mr. Laser Beam]

Can Picard decide for himself in complete autonomy what subjects are taught in the ship's schools?

Probably not.

In any case, that's not Picard's job. He would have no REASON to interfere in the curriculum of the ship's schools. His job is to provide for the well-being of everyone on board the ship - Starfleet and civilian alike. To that end, he can give whatever orders he chooses, TO whoever he chooses.

 

[at Quark's]

Passengers don't spend years of their lives on board an airplane. Specific question: Can Picard decide for himself in complete autonomy what subjects are taught in the ship's schools?

"Some deluded people in the Federation may have been brainwashed to believe that James Kirk was the greatest Starfleet captain ever. You have the rare privilege one of your parents was posted aboard this ship, for it is here you'll learn the truth: our captain is the greatest!"

It would explain 'Captain Picard day', wouldn't it

 

[Mr. Laser Beam]

I'm watching ST VI right now. It just hit me:

Kirk is grilled, on the stand, in a Klingon court, for allegedly seeking revenge for David's death. But that is exactly what a Klingon would do! What right do the Klingons have to put Kirk on trial for something that ANY Klingon would freely engage in? And why didn't Kirk speak up about that very thing?

 

[Gingerbread Demon]

I'm watching ST VI right now. It just hit me:

Kirk is grilled, on the stand, in a Klingon court, for allegedly seeking revenge for David's death. But that is exactly what a Klingon would do! What right do the Klingons have to put Kirk on trial for something that ANY Klingon would freely engage in? And why didn't Kirk speak up about that very thing?

Writers make mistakes too.

After many years I picked up on this too.

 

[Oddish]

Specific question: Can Picard decide for himself in complete autonomy what subjects are taught in the ship's schools?

Maybe he would technically have that authority. But if he did, the admiralty would probably deem him an incompetent and reassign him to some boring logistics post on the end of nowhere.

 

[Skipper]

Maybe he would technically have that authority. But if he did, the admiralty would probably deem him an incompetent and reassign him to some boring logistics post on the end of nowhere.

I already said this in another thread, but how is it possible that in 7 years and almost 180 episodes they have never made one about the life of civilians on the Enterprise? Were they too busy making "Sub Rosa"?

 

[HIjol]

I already said this in another thread, but how is it possible that in 7 years and almost 180 episodes they have never made one about the life of civilians on the Enterprise? Were they too busy making "Sub Rosa"?

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