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| Worf | 7/22/2008 | Deran McKean |
Q: Worf vs. strong Hirogen (no weapons) Q vs. Yoda (I am not a Star Wars fan, so I do not know what ...
A: Yeah, Yoda was able to lift Luke's X-Wing fighter from the swamps of Dagobah without much effort, ...
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| Data | 7/22/2008 | Deran McKean |
Q: Who is a better officer, and why? A) Janeway B) Chekotay You (or another expert, don't remember) ...
A: Hey John - Gonna get me in trouble?? Whichever I say the fans of the other will track me down and ...
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| Odo | 7/22/2008 | Deran McKean |
Q: Does Odo feel pain? For example, if Data started pounding his face against the bulkhead repeatedly? ...
A: Hey John - I think Odo can feel pain from burns, sonic pulses that irritate his equivalent of an ...
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| Worf | 7/22/2008 | Deran McKean |
Q: Worf vs. strong Hirogen (no weapons) Q vs. Yoda (I am not a Star Wars fan, so I do not know what ...
A: See if you can follow my logic here, (I know the books aren't necessarily considered canon but ...
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| Data | 7/18/2008 | Deran McKean |
Q: If Mike Tyson (in his prime) battled Worf in a boxing match, and Worf was fully aware of the rules, ...
A: Hey John - I think Worf would have no trouble beating Tyson in a regulation boxing match. Depending ...
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| Q | 7/18/2008 | Deran McKean |
Q: When Q wanted to mate with Janeway, he told her she wasn't the only option: he could mate with a ...
A: That is an awesome example about the energy creatures! I love it! Okay, that is an interesting ...
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| Guardian | 7/17/2008 | Deran McKean |
Q: I heard a while ago that maybe Armus was the result of the Organians shedding all evil from their ...
A: Well it looks like I contradicted myself! Energy cannot be created or destroyed it can only be ...
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| Guardian | 7/16/2008 | Deran McKean |
Q: I heard a while ago that maybe Armus was the result of the Organians shedding all evil from their ...
A: Hey John - No bother at all! Keep those questions coming, as many as you like! A) I'd say Jadzia ...
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| Guardian | 7/16/2008 | Deran McKean |
Q: I heard a while ago that maybe Armus was the result of the Organians shedding all evil from their ...
A: According to the Memory Alpha website Armus was the result of the inhabitants of Vagra II shedding ...
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| Data/Odo | 7/16/2008 | Deran McKean |
Q: If 2 ninjas attacked Data with no weapons, do you think they could at least knock him down? Or would ...
A: I think with Data's greater speed and the hydraulic properties of his legs (which prop him up) that ...
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| Lal | 7/14/2008 | Deran McKean |
Q: When Data created Lal, why didn't he copy his own neural net precisely? Data was told during the ...
A: Hey John - Other than the ones you mention I can't think of any! Extra dimensional indicates (to ...
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| Lal | 7/14/2008 | Deran McKean |
Q: When Data created Lal, why didn't he copy his own neural net precisely? Data was told during the ...
A: Hey John - Data's neural net is so complex that it can't be precisely copied without degradation of ...
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| Borg | 7/14/2008 | Deran McKean |
Q: If the Dyson Sphere doors did close on Odo, do you think he'd die, or would his two parts somehow be ...
A: I seem to recall that Odo can 'separate' himself when in his natural (liquid) form and reintegrate ...
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| Cytherians | 7/12/2008 | Deran McKean |
Q: Why didn't the Federation at least ask the Cytherians if they wanted to become a member of the ...
A: Hey John - That is an excellent question. The Cytherians were a very interesting race whose ...
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| Data | 7/12/2008 | Deran McKean |
Q: In "Naked Now," Data is rushing to reinsert the engineering chips (forgot what they're called) back ...
A: Yes, I think the engineer's name was Shimoda or something like that. I think your guess is as good ...
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| Armus | 7/11/2008 | Deran McKean |
Q: Rank the following lesser-known races in order from most powerful to least powerful: A) Armus B) ...
A: Yuck! Hang in there I worked nights myself for many years! I feel your pain! Okay - Your ...
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| Enterprise | 7/11/2008 | Deran McKean |
Q: Let's suppose the Enterprise and Voyager went on a mission together. During the mission the ...
A: Each time Flash and Superman have taken each other on, the conflict has resulted in what I would ...
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| Enterprise | 7/11/2008 | Deran McKean |
Q: Let's suppose the Enterprise and Voyager went on a mission together. During the mission the ...
A: Based on the model followed by the U.S. and U.K. military forces, in a situation like you describe ...
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| assimilation | 7/11/2008 | Deran McKean |
Q: Do you think a Cytherian could teach the Borg how to assimilate Species 8472? Why didn't the Borg ...
A: Hey John - (Did you really send this question in at 4:14AM? Get some sleep buddy!) They Cytherians ...
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| Armus | 7/11/2008 | Deran McKean |
Q: Rank the following lesser-known races in order from most powerful to least powerful: A) Armus B) ...
A: I am not too familiar with the Paxans and their capabilities, but here goes. Armus - Paxans - ...
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| Think Tank | 7/9/2008 | Deran McKean |
Q: Think Tank vs. Krenim Think Tank vs. Cytherians Cytherians vs. Krenim Popeye (with spinach) vs. ...
A: Hmmm, I think such a conflict would have galactic implications, but would have to go with the ...
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| Crystalline Entity | 7/9/2008 | Deran McKean |
Q: Can the side of the Edo god which is in 'our' dimension suffer damage? For example, if the ...
A: Hey John - Ask as many questions as you like, yours are always so thought provoking and force me to ...
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| Cytherian | 7/9/2008 | Deran McKean |
Q: Other than Q (and possibly the Cytherians), do you think there's any creature or race that can ...
A: Nagilum seemed pretty far removed from the humanoid sphere of influence. I would bet the Augments, ...
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| Think Tank | 7/9/2008 | Deran McKean |
Q: Think Tank vs. Krenim Think Tank vs. Cytherians Cytherians vs. Krenim Popeye (with spinach) vs. ...
A: That first one is a tough one. I would say that the Krenim would have a slight advantage given ...
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| energy creatures | 7/8/2008 | Deran McKean |
Q: Could the Krenim temporal weapon erase energy creatures out of existence? Could an Ocampa throw an ...
A: Exactly! I think the Krenim could blast Nagilum with all the 'phaser' power (or their equivalent) ...
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| energy creatures | 7/8/2008 | Deran McKean |
Q: Could the Krenim temporal weapon erase energy creatures out of existence? Could an Ocampa throw an ...
A: I don't know if the Krenim ship could outright 'kill' Nagilum, but they might be able to use their ...
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| energy creatures | 7/8/2008 | Deran McKean |
Q: Could the Krenim temporal weapon erase energy creatures out of existence? Could an Ocampa throw an ...
A: I think the Krenim temporal weapon would be effective against most energy creatures as most appear ...
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| Tinman | 7/8/2008 | Deran McKean |
Q: Tinman destroyed a Romulan vessel easily. The Crystalline Entity stripped entire worlds of life. So ...
A: Based on the evidence presented in the episodes I would bet the Crystalline Entity is the more ...
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| regular cast member playing multiple rolls | 7/6/2008 | Deran McKean |
Q: During the first or second season of the television show Star Trek: The Next Generation, a regular ...
A: My best guess is that you are referring to the twelfth espisode of Season One entitled Datalore. In ...
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| Armus | 7/5/2008 | Deran McKean |
Q: Do you think Armus would eventually die? Would Apollo eventually die (regardless of whether his ...
A: Yes, Apollo can die. The T-800 (to me at least) looked to be much more durable than Data and ...
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| Cytherian | 7/4/2008 | Deran McKean |
Q: Can the Cytherians make mistakes? Or are their minds too advanced to allow such a thing? For ...
A: In a Zakdorn/Cytherian conflict like you describe I would think the Zakdorn would have the upper ...
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| Nagilum | 7/4/2008 | Deran McKean |
Q: If Nagilum, Edo god, Prophets, or other powerful entities fell into a black hole, would they die? ...
A: Hey John - Hmmmm, each of the entities you mention has shown some incredibly advanced type of ...
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| Nagilum | 7/4/2008 | Deran McKean |
Q: I have stated before that I thought Nagilum could not enter into our dimension, and could only draw ...
A: You're exactly right in that the Enterprise's computers did not understand what they were seeing ...
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| Armus | 7/4/2008 | Deran McKean |
Q: Do you think Armus would eventually die? Would Apollo eventually die (regardless of whether his ...
A: Yep, I do think Armus would eventually die. Whether from energy 'starvation', boredom or insanity, ...
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| Data | 6/29/2008 | Deran McKean |
Q: You mentioned Terminator 2, so I was wondering about some things. A) Who'd win in a fight: Data, or ...
A: A)In a straight up physical fight with no external circumstances I would say that the T-800 would ...
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| Nagilum | 6/29/2008 | Deran McKean |
Q: Nagilum apparently is confined to his own dimension. At the end of the episode, though, he appears ...
A: Hmmm, my guess would be that Nagilum is projecting an image on to Picard's computer rather than ...
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| Spock | 6/27/2008 | Deran McKean |
Q: Is there any amount (however little it may be) of evil in an Organian? Is there any amount of good ...
A: My understanding was that the Traveler needed a ship in order to travel. However, in Season Seven ...
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| Spock | 6/27/2008 | Deran McKean |
Q: Is there any amount (however little it may be) of evil in an Organian? Is there any amount of good ...
A: Hey Mr. John - Question 1: Hmmmmm, I am guessing but most beings in the Star Trek universe seem to ...
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| Nagilum | 6/27/2008 | Deran McKean |
Q: When Nagilum brought the Enterprise into the 'void,' that was another dimension. When Nagilum ...
A: That sounds like a reasonable assumption to me! I would guess that Nagilum is somehow confined to ...
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| Energy creatures | 6/27/2008 | Deran McKean |
Q: So I guess that the amount of weight an energy creature can lift is based on how strong their energy ...
A: Exactly! The amount of weight they could lift is dependent on their energy matrix and how much ...
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