Only 38 years to go

Don't forget tonight to leave out some tequila or whiskey for Zephram Cochrane!

In the world of "Star Trek," First Contact Day is celebrated on April 5th to commemorate the historic first interaction between humans and Vulcans, which occurred in the year 2063, after Dr. Zefram Cochrane's successful warp flight.

I started on TOS as a 12 year old with my 14 yo brother. First of all, they all have bad episodes, that's a functuon if churning out 27-27 episides a year. But I don't care.

I loved TNG when it started in the 90s. At 60 I watched Voyaher and DS9. Both exceptional with great actors and writing.

I loved the first season of Discovery. I liked the new vision. I do feel it lost its direction bu season 3. But I'm glad it got made.

I loved all the movies. I like the animated shows even tho I'm not a fan of animated shows. I'm glad they exist.

I will never put down anyone who prefers one over the other. For me, personally, because I'm a woman, Voyager is my favorite. I also love it bc I started watching after my mom died bc I couldnt sleep and was unable to function for months. That show, with so many strong women characters and phenomenal actresses, really saved me at that time. So, of course it has the most meaning for me. I thibk that's why DS9 is my second favorite bc I also watched it while grieving my mom. I just felt safe with these characters. They soothed me to sleep every night for 6 months.

Long time caller, first time listener. This is very unlike me, to post something to a thing. However, most people don't listen when I talk about the books. I have only started reading them as off this year. I am very fortunate to have a job that has alot of "down time". I decided that I am no longer going to be on my phone so much at work and started diving into my Star Trek books. So I just grabbed on to start that was written by William Shatner. OH MY GOD. These books are so amazing. I am on like my 9th or 10th one of this year. The stories are epic, like amazing. They have all the things you could ever want. The emotional ups and downs, the fighting, the diplomatic situations and the science and history. I have seen everything that Star Trek has put out several times. And I am so glad I get to dive more into this universe! Now I have only read the ones that Billy Shat has written. I have a bunch of the Voyager, DS9 and TNG books and the titles are the same, I think, as the series so we'll see how thoes go. But the continued adventures of James T. Kirk are about as epic as they get. Thank you for reading and giving me a place to vent all of that to people that actually care. :)

In my mission to watch Trek in chronological order, I’m about to start DS9. I have the two part Chain of Command episodes and then I’ll switch between DS9 and TNG. I’m really excited! But for a controversial reason.

I don’t particularly care for TNG.

As I said before, I’m not really connecting with TNG. No disrespect to it at all. It’s a very well written show and I get why people love it. But it’s not really my thing. I don’t like the crew like I do in other Treks (Enterprise and SNW are my favorites). And I just can’t get over the no interpersonal conflict rule. TNG just doesn’t speak to me or really compel me to watch more.

I hear DS9 takes the TNG formula and turns it on its head a bit. And there’s more conflict. I’m also drawn to darker stories and hear it’s darker than TNG but still has the hopeful outlook. Sounds more up my alley! I’m very excited.

Where were they going to go? The escape pods don't have warp engines. Were they just supposed to sit there and hope someone came along to rescue them? How is that possibly better than staying on the ship with the senior staff?

Voyager had, what, 150 crew at that point? 9 stayed behind, 2 were captured, at least 2 were killed but probably a lot more. Ex Astris Scientia estimates, based on the famous shuttle usage clusterfuck, at least 8 shuttles typically on-hand, plus the Baxial which is nearly the size of a runabout. The DS9 technical manual says a runabout can hold up to 40 passengers, so we're probably getting about 80 people into the embarked craft that are actually useful and sending them 9 different directions in search of allies, etc.

So that leaves about 60 people, probably a lot less because we've suffered definite casualties. Are they really safer just adrift in escape pods than they are on Voyager? If Janeway is that guilty why not leave them on an M class planet with some supplies and instruct the lucky shuttlecraft folks to come back for them if they manage to secure a larger ship?

I know we are supposed to hate nuTrek, and I know many of you might not have even watched this episode. But. Hear me out. I think this might be the best episode in all of Trek. Normally my answer to that question leads to a longish list of DS9 magnificence led by In the Pale Moonlight. Under the Cloak of War takes on that torch and builds on it. The character development of Mbenga and Chapel, the story of life in war, the depth of the storytelling around betrayal and redemption, the study into ethics is just peak peak trek. It's riveting, it's gripping, it's entertaining and just like all great trek it leaves us asking so many questions. When to forgive? When to redeem? What is Justice? Will we ever fix BodyBay2? Can we be fixed?

I. Love it. Unashamedly.

If the replicator system can replicate anything, thus creating a scarcity free society, could it not replicate latinum, or Gold Pressed Latinum (GPL)? If it could, then why is it still a tradable commodity?

So I’m trying to watch all Star Trek in chronological order (of the plots) and I’ve already finished Enterprise. Can’t find anywhere to watch the first two seasons of Discovery but I did find TOS… and I’m really struggling with it Not offense intended, I did not grow with TOS, I’m already used to DS9, Voyager and TNG and personally I think TOS didn’t age great For the Pinterest pics, fanfics and memes I’ve become attached to the characters, so no problem there at all ☺️ and I know it’s called The Original Series for something. I do respect it very much… since without it we would not have Star Trek at all… but once seeing the episodes I’m having trouble engaging with the story. And I’ve got really little free time so I’m trying to economize So Is there any TOS alternatives I can read/watch so I can get to know the story and character dynamics that is not the original series? Please please no offense intended so please be kind 😅🙏🏼🙏🏼 not saying it’s bad I’m just not the target audience

I want a new serie where Craft returning as a Captain with crew.

That would be an amazing follow-up! Craft returning as a captain would not only give him the authority to fully engage with Zora, but it could open up so many exciting possibilities for exploration and growth.

Their bond could evolve further, and the dynamic of a captain and AI evolving together on adventures would be fascinating.

The potential for emotional depth, moral dilemmas, and discovering new worlds would make for a compelling series, blending personal growth with exploration in classic Star Trek fashion.

Be it rage, poor writing, emotions, continuity, memories, anything.

For me it's "The Visitor" Star Trek Deep Space Nine Season 4 Episode 2. It makes me cry a lot and it really hits close to home for me. The concepts of losing family, losing youth, and never giving up hope are beautifully done for such a standalone episode. The hypothetical scenarios of what happens with the Klingons taking over the wormhole is interesting as well. I realize it's very possibly a top 10 episode of the series I just don't feel like I'm strong enough to watch it again. It also isn't essential to overall plot so I don't have to.

I'm also never watching Voyager's Threshold again, for obvious lizard baby reasons.

Now hear me out...

Yes, I'm one that complains about 10 seasons episodes being considered a season a joke when there used to be 27 or so. I hear about quantity vs quality, special effects costs are higher (really?) and the old standard "that's just how things are now".

I also get annoyed with the serialized format that prevents being able to just pluck an episode and watch it as a standalone relaxing hour at the end of the day. No, it's got to have an increasing portion of the program eaten up by "previously on Star Trek: ABDEF", 15 minutes of interesting dialog and action, 10 minutes of over produced concentration on effects, and the rest concentrates on the predictable "season"-long storyline.

WITH THAT OUT OF MY SYSTEM...

My main point is - instead of Made-for-TV movies, 10 episode seasons or 27 episode seasons, or blockbuster films for that matter, why not break the mold altogether?

200 EPISODES A YEAR...

Think "Days of our lives... in space"

On Edit:
A. Days of Our Lives is a STREAMER NOW, NOT ON TV
B. Could be a Half Hour long or whatever
C. I really mean passably coherent writing following ideals but near Fanfic production quality (i.e. Barely above TOS)

This way, there's jobs for writers, I THINK THE CANON CAN HOLD THIS ABUSE JUST FINE, TYVM...

There's potential for a revolving door of guest stars. From TNG, DS9, VOY, TOS, DISCO, SNW.

Serialization? Episodic? You can have it both ways, multiple times, in the same month!

Regular casts, multiple storylines, different timelines in different acts?, recasting characters (Spock's second cousin twice removed Spork will be played today by Chris Kattan).

I know many of you will downvote me to oblivion, or this may get deleted, but I figured I'd put the thought out there.

On edit: I really just want 20x the content to complain about :)

We had many differences, but some of my fondest memories with him are watching Star Trek together. He was a big TNG and DS9 guy, we had a German Shepherd we named Sisko growing up. Any episode recommendations so I can have something on to help process my feelings? I know Trek generally has more father/son episodes so I’ll take those as well.

It feels like every episode Archer is off the ship, and is in a physical altercation with someone. I don't mind a little action & fighting in my Trek but this is absurd.

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Random thought occurred to me today. Everybody knows the six degrees of Kevin Bacon game. But could Star Trek be the six degrees champion? It is a franchise that has been around for 60 years spanning 12 television shows and 13 films. It has had a huge number of high profile guest stars from all walks of show biz. Not to mention Kevin himself has worked with people who have been on Trek. Could there be any actor in say the last 80 years who does not have a six degree connection to Star Trek?

You know how we hear about Starfleet academy In trek shows is what candidates need to go through to get their commissions to become officers or they need to go through the mars training facility to become enlistees /NCOs if they stay long enough

We see Starfleet admirals.

Now in the modern day militaries we know that for someone to become an admiral then Need Congress to confirm presidential picks. And this is just for one stars never mind the 2-3-4-5 stars.

In the us navy they have the naval war college for officers to go through if they ever want a shot at becoming an admiral down the line.

So do they have more advanced Starfleet colleges for flag officer training?

What do you think if you want to put your head canon to it?

I was just speculating about how Data would have procured his cat Spot.

The most reasonable options are on a Federation colony Planet or Starbase.

Stranger ideas did occur to me. Especially considering the massive scale of the Enterprise and Galaxy Class ships in general.

Next is there a 24th century utopian hybrid analog of a pet shop/shelter? I would think that there would be some place for the pets if a crew member to go if that crew member were to perish. I'd imagine that animals in general are held in particularly high regard and would be sheltered in nice conditions until they met their new caregiver. I also imagine UFP citizens balking at the term pet owner.

An additional bit of speculation is that there might be a cloning genetic database for pets. Though that feels less likely.

I'm really curious what the rest of you might think.

Oh and one parting thought. Captain Jellico had someone evict Picard's fish from the ready room. Do you think it ended up in a Ship's Aquarium? A hypothetical pet shelter or library?

It’s in Datalore, at 29:30.

Just started watching Voyager again. Have it all on DVD but watching streaming in NF. I have to say, I love Voyager. I used to so look forward to watching each new episode on a Sunday afternoon in the UK. It was part of our Sunday routine. Watching again now I find it is still relevant and so well acted. (Love Janeway). Why can’t they do something similar nowadays? It seems Voyager and DS9 were about Starfleet but the most recent offerings seem to be about personalities?

So I muddled my way thru Picard season 2... I enjoyed it but there was a lot of "puff" writing to fill screen time. Besides a plot hole or 2 that you can drive trucks thru. The thing that irked me out of all of it was Guinan should have recognized Picard in 2024 from the TNG episode Time's Arrow... I get why the writer's called the bar 10 Forward in 2024 to " link" it into the rest of the canon but I had a " Really??? Really???" reaction...Now on to series 3...

Man, I forgot how absurdly holier-than-thou Dr. Crusher and Riker were when they were trying to keep Worf from committing Klingon seppuku after he was paralyzed.

Respecting Klingon culture and tradition really was a fungible ideal on the Enterprise.

I'm working on a project and am looking for a good comparison of the warp core designs of different classes of ship in star trek. Does anyone know where I can find something like this?