I love me a bit of Star Trek.
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| "I knew I shouldn't have mentioned the hair..." |
I’m not the sort of guy who wears the Mr Spock ears or goes
around speaking Klingon and what not, but I do enjoy a romp around the world of
the future.
I don’t like the original series with Kirk and Spock and
Bones, although I will watch if I must.
As I write this I am watching the Next Generation which was
made around 25 years ago.
25 years ago people. That’s the proper past.
I am watching a show in the present made in the past that is
about the future. It can become very confusing at times.
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| RIP: c1760 - c2278 |
It can be quite amusing watching TV from so long ago. The naïve
ideas that people had about what the future would look like seems childish by
todays standards.
The future technology on ST:TNG includes many things that
are readily available to everyday people today.
Tablet computers with touch screens, mobile communication
devices, MRI scanners.
It is a shame though that even in the 23rd
century there is no cure for male pattern baldness, hiccups or bad acting.
You would think that the human race would concentrate less
on faster than light travel travel and holographic games and more on making
clothes with pockets.
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Seriously. Go and watch any episode of Star Trek and not one
single person has any pockets.
They never carry loose change, or put their gizmos and
gadgets away.
Even somebody is getting a proper rollicking off the captain
or is being told why the warp drive has run out pseudo-scientific reasoning
crystals and is unable to get out of orbit (even though we all know that the
answer will be found with seconds to spare…again!) not one single person puts
their hands in the pockets.
I’m always putting my hands in my pockets.
That is what pockets are there for. Putting your hands in.
I’ve got a pen in mine.
Imagine a world without pockets…go on.. do it….
Horrible isn’t it?
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| "Just BEAM it out man - it's making my Head wrinkle!" |
The other oddity about the world of Star Trek is the onesie
uniforms. It must make going to the little boys room a proper chore.
Unless they use the transporter
pads to …. I’ve gone too far again haven’t I…
No wonder the Klingons are so
angry all the time.
KA-PLA!