Posted on 03/13/2002 3:13:17 PM PST by ReveBM
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.
And hence, this, along with the lack of capitalism, is why I say that Star Trek society is highly illogical.
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.
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.
I'm not ready for inter-planetary, inter-species miscegenation.
I prefer the Vulcan babe.
I think she's HOT!!!
(Not as hot as 7-of-9, of course. But still HOT!)
Well, what about a little Cosmic Voyeurism; no harm in that, is there?
I think she's HOT!!!
Amazing; there IS something upon which we both can agree.
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.)
I stopped watching it after the second season. I didn't like any of the characters or the plot lines.
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!
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
The writers handled diverse religions with respect & curiosity.
AND---the BEST endorsement---Harlan Ellison allowed his name to be used in the Credits!!
Doc
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