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I think you missed some key plot points in the Star Trek lore :). (or forgot an /s ?).

by johnchristopher 3y ago

stormfather 3y ago
I've only ever watched TNG. I remember there was a nuclear holocaust with funny hats. Then ??? Then the federation.
- johnchristopher 3y ago
  I won't spoil it to you, so, off the top of my head I'd recommend you watch star trek tos season 01 episode 22 "space seed" then the movie "the wrath of Khan" then Star Trek Enterprise season 4 episode 6 "the augments" then DS9 episode 16 season 5 'dr bashir I presume ?' (chronological order, switch ST Enterprise with ds9 if you want release order). There's a kind of resume of all that in Strange new world first episode (there's also another episode regarding genetic modification but considering it didn't prevent all the other episodes from happening then I suppose it can be skipped but it shows how strong is the opinion of the federation on the subject). I don't remember they talk much about the eugenic wars in TNG so it's most likely why it's not on your radar. They are all on Netflix at the moment. If you want to watch only one episode I highly recommend the Star Enterprise one (and there's a nice tie-in with TNG ;).
  - midoridensha 3y ago
    I recommend you watch the TNG Season 2 episode where Dr. Pulaski and Data visit a colony that's doing genetic engineering of children, and their engineered immune systems create some kind of virus that Pulaski has to fix on a shuttlecraft. The Federation's opinion of the subject is very strong in some episodes, and in others they completely forget about it.
  - sersi 3y ago
    That's a great summary of each of the relevant episodes. the TOS, the movie and DS9 episodes are really great, don't remember the enterprise episode though.
midoridensha 3y ago
>I think you missed some key plot points in the Star Trek lore Are you talking about the episodes where genetic engineering was illegal? Or the episodes where they completely forgot about that?
- johnchristopher 3y ago
  >>I think you missed some key plot points in the Star Trek lore > Are you talking about the episodes where genetic engineering was illegal? > Or the episodes where they completely forgot about that? Can't you guess ? The ones that are absolutely not key plot points in the general Star Trek lore, of course. Congrats on spoiling it for the sake of being a smartypants. Consistency problems in Star Trek, oh noes.. edit: well, well, well: The station was mentioned in passing in The Lost Era novel The Buried Age, where Picard called it an exception to the rule (DS9: "Doctor Bashir, I Presume") that should have never been allowed. Quite frankly, I chalk this up to too much Roddenberry in early TNG seasons and his love for psychic mutants (and giant talking heads with god like powers).

I think you missed some key plot points in the Star Trek lore :). (or forgot an /s ?).

stormfather 3y ago

I've only ever watched TNG. I remember there was a nuclear holocaust with funny hats. Then ??? Then the federation.

johnchristopher 3y ago
I won't spoil it to you, so, off the top of my head I'd recommend you watch star trek tos season 01 episode 22 "space seed" then the movie "the wrath of Khan" then Star Trek Enterprise season 4 episode 6 "the augments" then DS9 episode 16 season 5 'dr bashir I presume ?' (chronological order, switch ST Enterprise with ds9 if you want release order). There's a kind of resume of all that in Strange new world first episode (there's also another episode regarding genetic modification but considering it didn't prevent all the other episodes from happening then I suppose it can be skipped but it shows how strong is the opinion of the federation on the subject). I don't remember they talk much about the eugenic wars in TNG so it's most likely why it's not on your radar. They are all on Netflix at the moment. If you want to watch only one episode I highly recommend the Star Enterprise one (and there's a nice tie-in with TNG ;).
- midoridensha 3y ago
  I recommend you watch the TNG Season 2 episode where Dr. Pulaski and Data visit a colony that's doing genetic engineering of children, and their engineered immune systems create some kind of virus that Pulaski has to fix on a shuttlecraft. The Federation's opinion of the subject is very strong in some episodes, and in others they completely forget about it.
- sersi 3y ago
  That's a great summary of each of the relevant episodes. the TOS, the movie and DS9 episodes are really great, don't remember the enterprise episode though.

midoridensha 3y ago

>I think you missed some key plot points in the Star Trek lore Are you talking about the episodes where genetic engineering was illegal? Or the episodes where they completely forgot about that?

johnchristopher 3y ago
>>I think you missed some key plot points in the Star Trek lore > Are you talking about the episodes where genetic engineering was illegal? > Or the episodes where they completely forgot about that? Can't you guess ? The ones that are absolutely not key plot points in the general Star Trek lore, of course. Congrats on spoiling it for the sake of being a smartypants. Consistency problems in Star Trek, oh noes.. edit: well, well, well: The station was mentioned in passing in The Lost Era novel The Buried Age, where Picard called it an exception to the rule (DS9: "Doctor Bashir, I Presume") that should have never been allowed. Quite frankly, I chalk this up to too much Roddenberry in early TNG seasons and his love for psychic mutants (and giant talking heads with god like powers).