What ifs never considered yet

[Armus]

What if the mysterious alien race of Vagra 2 had let that slimeball Armus remain with them? Tasha Yar would still be alive and Worf would be still be a lowly Lt. junior grade.

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[Tracy Trek]

What if Gegen joined Voyager?

I would have liked that.

 

[somebuddyX]

What if Data hadn't died in Nemesis and survived into the Federation's future, say the 31st century or even beyond? If anyone's ever seen The Man from Earth I imagine Data as kind of like John Oldman, a cool, calm and wizened old soul, taking enjoyment from simple things in life.

 

[Laura Cynthia Chambers]

What if Data had been Future Guy, then?
(LOL I've never seen an episode of Enterprise in my life except maybe an unremarkable 30 seconds I can't recall - learned everything I know about the series from reading MA articles.)

 

[B.J.]

What if Data had been Future Guy, then?

Ooh, now there's an interesting proposal, especially since you're getting into some Asimov territory! I could well imagine Data trying to guide humanity, similar to R. Daneel Olivaw.

 

[Laura Cynthia Chambers]

After all those years, he would have come a lot further.

 

[somebuddyX]

Ooh, now there's an interesting proposal, especially since you're getting into some Asimov territory! I could well imagine Data trying to guide humanity, similar to R. Daneel Olivaw.

I haven't read much Asimov but that's also who I was thinking of when I thought of this idea.

 

[Bry_Sinclair]

What if TOS had followed the adventures of Christopher Pike?
What if Spock hadn't regenerated on Genesis?
What if Riker had gotten command of the U.S.S. Voyager?
What if the Defiant II hadn't been another Defiant-Class?
What if Starfleet had developed the Emergency Medical Android?
What if Picard and not Data had been killed in Nemesis?

 

[The Wormhole]

What if TOS had followed the adventures of Christopher Pike?

Then they'd have to do the movies without him, since Jeffrey Hunter died in 1969. TAS they could probably get away with re-casting Pike, which would make their argument for re-casting everyone else easier. Nimoy might not have had the same fame to give him enough clout to say "get everyone else or I walk" and even if he did, since everyone else is being recast anyway, they might just decide to cut their losses and let him walk. Assuming we're sticking with the cast from The Cage, Majel Barrett would likely still be around, and would voice the majority of the female characters. As for the male characters, they'd likely find someone new, or it might still be James Doohan anyway, even if he lacked any prior involvement with the show.

 

[somebuddyX]

What if the Defiant II hadn't been another Defiant-Class?

Or what if they kept it's name as Sao Paulo? I'm torn on this idea but I feel it's more in line with DS9's defiance of the status quo.

 

[Shawnster]

What if Kirk had not been given command of the Enterprise in TMP and Decker was the captain who encountered V'Ger?

 

[Mr. Laser Beam]

Here's one for ya:

What if Gary Mitchell had survived the events of WNMHGB and somehow been cured of his condition? (such as, if he overextended his powers so much that he "short-circuited" and became human again)

I mean, think about it. Even assuming Gary would have expressed remorse at the things he did while "under the influence", what would Starfleet have done with him in a situation like that?

You can't tell me they'd just let him waltz right onto the bridge and take up his normal duty shift again, as if nothing had happened. There should be all sorts of consequences from an episode like this:

- Would Lee Kelso's family go after Gary somehow?
- Would Gary be ordered to take a medical rest leave?
- Would he be cashiered out of Starfleet?
- Would he have actually stood trial for his actions?

 

[Laura Cynthia Chambers]

Would Gary be ordered to take a medical rest leave?

Almost certainly. He'd have long-term guilt issues.

Would he have actually stood trial for his actions?

During which he could plead temporary insanity. Dehner would also survive and testify on his behalf. They might get together eventually and the power would re-surface in their future children, but tempered and controllable.

 

[Mr. Laser Beam]

What relationship? Seems clear they never had one. Gary was obviously hitting on Dehner but she didn't want anything to do with him. Can't say I blame her, really.

Do you think Gary would ever have gotten his career back?

 

[Laura Cynthia Chambers]

Do you think Gary would ever have gotten his career back?

If Kirk had anything to say about it, he would. But he'd face a lot of struggles on the way. Maybe Kirk would have him assigned to the Enterprise again after he recovers.

 

[The Wormhole]

Here's one for ya:

What if Gary Mitchell had survived the events of WNMHGB and somehow been cured of his condition? (such as, if he overextended his powers so much that he "short-circuited" and became human again)

I mean, think about it. Even assuming Gary would have expressed remorse at the things he did while "under the influence", what would Starfleet have done with him in a situation like that?

You can't tell me they'd just let him waltz right onto the bridge and take up his normal duty shift again, as if nothing had happened. There should be all sorts of consequences from an episode like this:

- Would Lee Kelso's family go after Gary somehow?
- Would Gary be ordered to take a medical rest leave?
- Would he be cashiered out of Starfleet?
- Would he have actually stood trial for his actions?

Would this really have been treated any differently than any other times characters have been possessed by external forces and released afterwards? Hell, when you get down to it, is not Picard's time as Locutus not a similar thing?

 

[ClayinCA]

Hell, when you get down to it, is not Picard's time as Locutus not a similar thing?

Sisko certainly thought so, at least in the beginning.

 

[Mr. Laser Beam]

Would this really have been treated any differently than any other times characters have been possessed by external forces and released afterwards? Hell, when you get down to it, is not Picard's time as Locutus not a similar thing?

There seems to be some debate as to whether Gary's condition qualifies as being "possessed" by an outside source. Did the events of WNMHGB take away Gary's free will?

 

[The Wormhole]

There seems to be some debate as to whether Gary's condition qualifies as being "possessed" by an outside source.

In that case, wouldn't an apt comparison be Vulcans who have lost their ability to repress emotions and start misbehaving as a result?

Sisko certainly thought so, at least in the beginning.

Still, Picard never faced any official disciplinary action from Starfleet or the Federation government.

 

[Mr. Laser Beam]

Picard never faced any official disciplinary action from Starfleet or the Federation government.

That we know of.

In any case, it's more obvious that Borg assimilation qualifies as "possession". I don't see anyone seriously arguing that any Borg drone is personally responsible for the acts they committed, because everyone knows that the Borg collective takes away all free will - we've seen proof to that effect.

Gary, on the other hand, arguably acted with his own free will the whole time. There's much less evidence - if there was any at all - that the galactic barrier "possessed" Gary (in the same way the Borg do), or if it simply amplified what was already there.

Since Gary is dead, no one will ever know the truth of it.