1: TOS - The original, and in my mind at least, the best.
2: DS9 - A bit more political and gave the Federation some teeth unlike TNG
3: TNG - Some very good episodes early on, got disappointing later.
4: VOY - A good concept ruined by Berman & Braga's stupidity.
5: ENT - You trying to make me puke? :sick:
Ever noticed how the crews of most of the ships somehow universally agree on which direction is "up" and "down"? Is this somehow part of the treaty between Klingons and the Federation that when two ships meet, they will be oriented for a most enjoyable and asthetic viewing experience via their respective main viewers?
LOL.
By the way... Galaxy Quest rules!!
And my vote is for TNG. Piccard ran the his ship in a most proper fashion. :grin:
Remember screaming TIE fighters?
I heard someone give an explanation for this. You'll love this one...
Since the primary propulsion are (T)win (I)on (E)ngines, the sound you hear is actually stray ions impacting the hull of the ship in which the sound is heard. So, when a TIE fighter would "fly" by, you would actually be hearing the ion wake.
Now, correct me if I'm wrong, but if this truly is an ION wake, why would we be hearing the TIE fighter on approach, as well as during the departure phase of the flyby?
One other fun observation...
why do X-Wing fighters have to bank in order to turn?
I feel sorry for George Lucas and Gene Rodenberry. All they wanted to do was produce some entertaining (and lucrative) sci-fi shows to stimulate the child in us. Leave it to a buch of geeks to pounce all over them about the subtle details.
I know they're just shows... but gosh its fun. :grin:
All joking aside, you know it's pretty amazing the insight these guys have. Most of the technology in TNG has already been developed or is in the process of being developed.
Have you read about the latest in teleportation? That's some pretty amazing (and scary) stuff. A lot of those efforts are being funded by IBM. They are considering a very practical application of teleporting elemental states for faster-than-light communication.
There is also some effort to perfect techniques in 3-d data storage using crystals. (Sound familiar?)
It's also a bit odd that there is sound in a vaccuum (eg. the constant humming noise outside the ship, phasers, torpedos).
Does seem odd
Maybe the microphones on StarTrek measure radiation from the ships engines and weapons and convert it into sound. :lol:
Maybe the microphones on StarTrek measure radiation from the ships engines and weapons and convert it into sound. :lol:
You know, that actually makes sense. :shock:
Ain't that funny? Too convenient, isn't it?
What really irks me most of all are sci-fi movies/shows with artificial gravity (non-syntrifical). How convenient is that?
I love space shows where they actually attempt to resolve the physics of space. 2001 made a great attempt at that. Except for the whole monolith thing, they did a pretty decent job with the little knowledge they had at the time.
"The Undiscovered Country" delved into this a little. I wish we could have seen more.
I loved the original StarTrek (is that what you're calling Enterprise?) which I watched when I was a teenager--I've never seen any of the follow-up series since I don't have a TV. But watching reruns of the original series that would come on at 10pm (this was circa 1985 or so) when I lived in a group house and was writing my philosophy dissertation helped keep me sane.
I loved the original StarTrek (is that what you're calling Enterprise?) which I watched when I was a teenager--I've never seen any of the follow-up series since I don't have a TV. But watching reruns of the original series that would come on at 10pm (this was circa 1985 or so) when I lived in a group house and was writing my philosophy dissertation helped keep me sane.
Enterprise is a pre-Federation prequel to the original series.
So what's the original called? (i.e. what are the code initials in the preceding dialogue for this post)
Funny you mentioning hydrogen in space. Some co-workers and I were discussing this the other day and someone says there are hydrogen scoops located on the front of the nacelles. Ever heard of that?
I know there are some real world hydrogen propulsion ideas based on large hydrogen scoops, but I didn't know this was used by any fictional Federation craft.
if there's a pressure it's also possible to have pressure differences and variations -- hence sound.
What is the minimum density required to produce a pressure wave for any detectable sound? I always assumed that since most gas particles are spaced so far apart in space, there would not be enough inter-particulate interaction to sustain a pressure wave. I'm only basing this on an assumption. I've heard sound recordings produced from converted radio signals from deep space origins, but never true sound waves.
Interesting...
Talking of anachronisms from Star Trek - what about The Wrath of Khan and the fact that Chekov recognised him even though they'd never met. What if he recognised the wanted poster or he'd gone through the ships log after Captain Kirk had recounted this particular adventure and he wanted to learn more about the subject?
With regards to gravity - in space no-one can hear you scream (sorry wrong film but perhaps that is what they meant - noise doesn't carry, so you wouldn't hear anything?). Watching ships move about without creating a sound would be truthful but boring and as for the gravity thing, too confusing to keep having the ships maneouvre in relation to each other (a comedy film okay but a serious idea like Star Trek? No way!).
A query of my own - why do explosions travel as a single dimension line through space and not move outwards from a central point, equilaterally?
My preference list is
DS9
VOY
ENT
TNG
TOS
...Though, personally I prefer Doctor Who to Trek myself. Even with the bizare continuity issues that make the 'But Klingons didn't look like that back then' issues reguarding Enterprise miniscule in comparison.
Star Trek list
TNG (really, really got into it in the 90s)
VOY (got interrupted on this one, and did not see all of it, but I loved it when I watched it)
TOS (watched it in the 60s, think it was amongst the first of my deep interests)
ENT (watched a couple of episodes, never got into it)
DS9 (can't say anything positive about this one, though watched quite a few episodes)
I loved Dr Who when I was a child. Fave Dr Who
Tom Baker
John Pertwee
Peter Davidson
Have watched the latest series and sort of enjoyed it. Don't watch a lot of telly nowadays.
I used to enjoy Blakes Seven.
Notice how the Empire wins every DAMN TIME
*is a shameless Imperial fanboy, live with it other nerds ;p)
"you think I watch Star Trek..."
Good interview that ;p