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Star Trek - The Next Generation. Banned Clip from 'The High Ground' [TERRORISM]
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Posted on 12/12/2014 4:38:41 PM PST by Brother Cracker

This clip is taken from an episode called 'The High Ground'. The result of this short conversation, and the general theme of the program being centered around insurgency as a means to achieve freedom, led to the BBC (The British Broadcasting Corporation- Britain's national broadcaster) and Sky TV (a Satellite Broadcaster) putting a ban on showing the episode.

When Sky did show the episode they cut the part about Irish reunification in 2024. In Ireland on RTE (Raidió Teilifís Éireann-Ireland's national broadcaster) the showing of the full episode came with a warning describing the content as "Fictional and Aspirational."

The complete episode was only shown for the first time on the BBC in September 2007, Sky TV soon followed suit and aired the full uncut episode. This was 17 years after the original air-date in the U.S. The full program can now be seen on a number of satellite channels unedited.

This ban covered the area of broadcast/transmission/coverage of the BBC (UK and Ireland), Sky TV (mainly the UK and Ireland at that time, but also including parts of Europe) the 'aspirational notice' placed on the program was by RTE (Ireland).


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To: BJ1

Truly a humanitarian service that you provide.


21 posted on 12/12/2014 5:42:55 PM PST by lafroste (matthewharbert.wix.com/matthew-harbert)
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To: freedumb2003

I watched the entire series when it first aired, even thought it was soapy.

In the opening, Picard would announce ‘while on our way to something exciting, we slowed to have a PC dull episode about the screwed up teleporter or holodeck.’

At least Voyager did have more action.


22 posted on 12/12/2014 5:50:36 PM PST by TomGuy
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To: BenLurkin

The Swishy Generation?


23 posted on 12/12/2014 5:52:31 PM PST by MeshugeMikey ("Never, Never, Never, Give Up," Winston Churchill ><>)
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To: KarlInOhio

“I’m still waiting for the Eugenics Wars in the 1990s mentioned in TOS Space Seed (Khaaaaaaaan!)”


Oh, they happened. But you were genetically reprogrammed to forget them.


24 posted on 12/12/2014 6:00:24 PM PST by SolidRedState (I used to think bizarro world was a fiction.)
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To: Gefn
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25 posted on 12/12/2014 6:25:29 PM PST by Slings and Arrows ("I Only Love You When I'm Drunk" - http://youtu.be/uT-tCbvfDUg)
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To: wally_bert

So was Ds9. Dealt with religious terrorism and the deifying of Sisko.


26 posted on 12/12/2014 6:33:41 PM PST by Raymann
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To: freedumb2003

#9 at least Picard got shot with an arrow : )


27 posted on 12/12/2014 9:27:19 PM PST by minnesota_bound
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To: mowowie

me too


28 posted on 12/12/2014 9:29:01 PM PST by GeronL (Vote for Conservatives not for Republicans)
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To: wally_bert

bump


29 posted on 12/12/2014 9:29:56 PM PST by GeronL (Vote for Conservatives not for Republicans)
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To: Brother Cracker

bttt


30 posted on 12/12/2014 9:39:43 PM PST by right way right (America will reject the suck of Socialist Freedumb, one way or another.)
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To: MeganC
322nd Battle of the Boyne Celebrations

Orange Order Parade - The Twelfth, 12th of July 2012

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7e2Nq_yTh3Y

Don't forget Gerry Adams' power sharing arrangement and that Shin Fein controls all but two counties on othe island of Ireland.

Not everyone wants to give up their roots.

31 posted on 12/12/2014 10:02:06 PM PST by x_plus_one
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To: Slings and Arrows

Rock, paper, scissors, Spock!

I’m glad I’m a Trekkie, but that sir, is the cutest Trekkie.


32 posted on 12/12/2014 10:43:17 PM PST by Gefn (Yes Virginia, I still believe in Santa Claws)
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To: Raymann

Sisko was head and shoulders better than Picard. DS9 was better overall than TNG.


33 posted on 12/13/2014 4:46:39 AM PST by wally_bert (There are no winners in a game of losers. I'm Tommy Joyce, welcome to the Oriental Lounge.)
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To: Gefn

34 posted on 12/13/2014 5:31:34 AM PST by Brother Cracker (You are more likely to find krugerrands in a Cracker Jack box than 22 ammo at Wal-Mart)
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To: Brother Cracker

:)

You are the man. Thank you!


35 posted on 12/13/2014 8:22:19 AM PST by Gefn (Yes Virginia, I still believe in Santa Claws)
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To: Slings and Arrows

lol


36 posted on 12/13/2014 8:24:05 AM PST by GeronL (Vote for Conservatives not for Republicans)
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To: GeronL; Gefn

ENGINEER KITTEH CAN HAZ DILITHIUM CRYSTALS?


37 posted on 12/13/2014 11:08:45 AM PST by Slings and Arrows ("I Only Love You When I'm Drunk" - http://youtu.be/uT-tCbvfDUg)
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To: shibumi

BKMRK


38 posted on 12/13/2014 11:13:46 AM PST by morphing libertarian (Defund , sue, impeach. Overturn Obamacare, amnesty.)
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To: Slings and Arrows; GeronL

Engineer kitteh is most logical.

Until he partied with Data’s Cat.


39 posted on 12/13/2014 11:20:21 AM PST by Gefn (Yes Virginia, I still believe in Santa Claws)
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To: Gefn

lol


40 posted on 12/13/2014 7:28:13 PM PST by GeronL (Vote for Conservatives not for Republicans)
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