Rant About Star Trek: Enterprise That Does Probably Not Belong Here

Reve BM, Editorial, rant | March 13, 2001 | Reve BM

[hellinahandcart]

Nope, no satellite. Will hope the Sci-Fi channel picks it up or something.

[hellinahandcart]

Star Trek lost me as a fan years ago when they dropped capitalism from the future. A post office style economy can't build starships, so the whole series became absurd.

Wasn't that annoying? Sheesh. My favorite DS9 epiode was when Jake wanted to buy an autographed baseball for his dad and couldn't get it because he had no money("we work to better ourselves, and mankind, not for profit"--gag). His Ferengi friend Nog decided it was time for a lesson in "incentive-based economics" and set him to work trading services with about a dozen different people in order to finally the wherewithal to trade for the baseball.

[Jason Kauppinen]

Haven't you ever heard of the phrase "never say never"? And as for those economists, the ones that say that probably work for the government anyhow.

[Citizen of the Savage Nation]

Well, you hit some good points. The Star Trek society is highly illogical and it is no wonder that Real Life(tm) is turning out completely different than Roddenberry's vision.

[Citizen of the Savage Nation]

In other words, it's one respect in which Trek has remained consistently unbelievable.

And hence, this, along with the lack of capitalism, is why I say that Star Trek society is highly illogical.

[Redcloak]

I've also noticed the dearth of Christians and references to Christianity in the Star Trek universe. Nor can I recall any references to Jews.

[longshadow]

Star Trek lost me as a fan years ago when they dropped capitalism from the future. A post office style economy can't build starships, so the whole series became absurd.

And mine was rekindled when I read a review of the new series, in which the critic raved about the female Vulcan character with "gravity-defying" cleavage. It's enough to make Newton turn over in his grave.

[PatrickHenry]

Most economist would disagree with you.

Which makes me proud.

It takes a large government to commit the time and resources to build what one economist calls "Monuments."

Well, first of all you need a private economy to create the wealth that the government confiscates to build those monuments. If there's no private economy, all you can do is build the pyramids, not the Enterprise. Secondly, no government, even one that squeezes the private economy as ours does to us, could keep a fleet of starships going for centuries. It requires serious economic incentives. That's precisly what The Next Generation destroyed.

[PatrickHenry]

... the female Vulcan character with "gravity-defying" cleavage ...

I'm not ready for inter-planetary, inter-species miscegenation.

[Willie Green]

A good slice of the new series' appeal for me is its handsome, rugged, all-American Captain, Jonathan Archer.

I prefer the Vulcan babe.

I think she's HOT!!!

(Not as hot as 7-of-9, of course. But still HOT!)

[longshadow]

I'm not ready for inter-planetary, inter-species miscegenation.

Well, what about a little Cosmic Voyeurism; no harm in that, is there?

[longshadow]

I prefer the Vulcan babe.

I think she's HOT!!!

Amazing; there IS something upon which we both can agree.

[Registered]

Willie, you and I rarely agree, but buddy, you definitely have the same taste as I when it comes to women!

[PatrickHenry]

Well, what about a little Cosmic Voyeurism; no harm in that, is there?

I liked the original series, in which Kirk boffed a new babe every week. They were all great-looking. And human! (Although it's rumoured around Star Fleet Academy that once you go Vulcan, you never go back.)

[luckystarmom]

Well, if DS9 got better it lost a lot of loyal Star Trek fans in the process.

I stopped watching it after the second season. I didn't like any of the characters or the plot lines.

[luckystarmom]

Oh all of you are forgetting. On earth there is one religion that continues that of the American Indians, remember Chakotay from Voyager.

[Samwise]

I swore off all of the Star Trek followons, once the Next Generation became "The Enterprise: Day Care Center in The Sky"

I couldn't stand TNG until they got rid of that snot-nosed Wesley Crusher. The flag ship of the fleet with the finest crew in Star Fleet, and none of them could solve this week's problem. Tah dah! Wesley Crusher saves the day! I wanted to smack the little brat. Oh, and then at the end, Wesley evolved into a higher life form. He was, afterall, already superior to mere men. Jeeesh!

[boris]

"I thought that the last series, Voyager, had gotten tired and had too many episodes revolving around the masturbatory holodeck."

I hated that captain who thought she was Katherine Hepburn and wasn't. I wanted to see unspeakable things done to her by Klingons.

--Boris

[Doc On The Bay]

'Gotta AGREE---in generic terms, "B5" was probably one of the BEST "Pure-SciFi" TV series EVER done!

The writers handled diverse religions with respect & curiosity.

AND---the BEST endorsement---Harlan Ellison allowed his name to be used in the Credits!!

Doc