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About Deran McKean
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Expertise
I am a 38 year fan of all the incarnations of Star Trek from the original show to the newer incarnations, to the books, comics and toys. I can answer most questions regarding the storylines and characters including their non-screen histories.

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Thirty-Eight years of collecting Star Trek merchandise, pouring over the books, comics and attending a number of conventions

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I have a Bachelor's Degree in Sociology and an MBA

   

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Lore11/19/2009Deran McKean
  Q: 1) Lore intended to feed the entire crew of the Enterprise to the Crystalline Entity, including ...
  A: 1) The only thing I can think of is that the Entity might prefer its victims live, otherwise it ...
Star Trek movie11/18/2009Deran McKean
  Q: My questions involve the recent Star Trek movie starring Chris Pine. Nero and Spock Prime pass from ...
  A: Well it looks to me as if you have a very strong grip on temporal mechanics! Did you go to ...
Data11/18/2009Deran McKean
  Q: Do you think Data could literally rip Riker's or Worf's heart out with his hand? Do you think ...
  A: 1) Excellent question, I doubt there would be much a couple of security officers with phasers could ...
Data11/17/2009Deran McKean
  Q: Do you think Data could literally rip Riker's or Worf's heart out with his hand? Do you think ...
  A: Jolan Tru John - Physically I think Data is capable of performing such a gruesome feat, but the ...
Flint11/16/2009Deran McKean
  Q: I don't know why, but for whatever reason your replies to my last two questions never got in my ...
  A: Wow, I have no idea how that happened since the system is designed to reply first before posting the ...
Galaxy class starship vs. Klingon bird of prey.11/16/2009Deran McKean
  Q: In a battle between a Galaxy-class starship and a Klingon bird of prey, which do you think would ...
  A: I'd say the Galaxy Class ship. It is more heavily armed, has stronger shields, and a stronger hull ...
group11/12/2009Deran McKean
  Q: If Data could go for the eyes, could he cause pain to Admiral Quinn, the Salt Vampire, and 8472 ...
  A: Absolutely. Despite his enhancements Quinn still has a human physiology and, in most creatures on ...
changelings11/11/2009Deran McKean
  Q: Back to the Odo "harassing" question, do you think he'd immediately take care of the 4 ...
  A: I think he'd warn them first, Odo didn't seem like the type to initiate immediate hostilities. The ...
Changelings11/10/2009Deran McKean
  Q: Actually, when I said the changelings "grow up" I got that from the episode where Odo "fathers" the ...
  A: Right I remember that one, as I recall he's spending some time talking to the baby as well, trying ...
Borg11/10/2009Deran McKean
  Q: If the following crews/beings found an injured and unconscious Borg on a planet (outside of their ...
  A: Yeah blast them both! Then maybe the NX-01 can get one of Sulu's ancestors to fly the ship because, ...
Borg11/10/2009Deran McKean
  Q: If the following crews/beings found an injured and unconscious Borg on a planet (outside of their ...
  A: Actually I never have! For reasons I won't go into I have always loathed video games (and as a child ...
most silliest11/9/2009Deran McKean
  Q: could you compile a list of the top ten silliest star trek aliens and explain what made them so ...
  A: Well this is gonna get me in trouble with a lot of the fans but here are my OPINIONS: 1. The ...
Data11/9/2009Deran McKean
  Q: Let's say Data beamed down to the home planet of 4 large Klingons/Nausicaans/Angosians. The quartet ...
  A: Data would first attempt to engage in a dialogue and see if he could determine what the group wanted ...
Cytherians11/9/2009Deran McKean
  Q: More likely to be interested in a non-native? A) Edo god B) Caretaker (apart from trying to find a ...
  A: the Caretaker, obviously the Ocampa fascinated him at one point and he felt a type of paternal ...
Borg11/9/2009Deran McKean
  Q: If the following crews/beings found an injured and unconscious Borg on a planet (outside of their ...
  A: A) Ferengi - they'd begin stripping the useful components off of it for later resale, and then flee ...
Romulans11/8/2009Deran McKean
  Q: In "The Best of Both Worlds," Picard gives a "fire all weapons" command. The barrage of weapons ...
  A: I doubt a Romulan Warbird would immediately disintegrate after a 'fire all weapon's' barrage ...
beings11/6/2009Deran McKean
  Q: Do you believe the following are singular beings, or does more than one of them exist? (I did not ...
  A: Ola Juanito - Looks like a pretty good list to me! I'd probably put the Guardian in between Nomad ...
Worf11/6/2009Deran McKean
  Q: In the beginning of "The Wounded," Worf states that the Cardassians have no honor. Would he consider ...
  A: You know, I think he probably would especially the Nausicaans and Sheliak. Wow, I doubt either ...
Worf11/6/2009Deran McKean
  Q: In the beginning of "The Wounded," Worf states that the Cardassians have no honor. Would he consider ...
  A: He'd probably out and out tell the Traveler, Kelvans, Ferengi, Romulan, Founders, Trelane, (I think ...
Kelvans11/6/2009Deran McKean
  Q: Do you think the Kelvans would be openly impressed with the Cytherian's and the Traveler's ...
  A: I think they would, the Cytherians and Travelers are so much more advanced that I think the Kelvans ...
beings11/6/2009Deran McKean
  Q: Do you believe the following are singular beings, or does more than one of them exist? (I did not ...
  A: A) Douwd - My impression was that there are other Douwd out there somewhere in the Galaxy, but that ...
Worf11/6/2009Deran McKean
  Q: In the beginning of "The Wounded," Worf states that the Cardassians have no honor. Would he consider ...
  A: A) Edo - I doubt he would consider the Edo god to have honor. It allows the Edo to (basically) ...
Picard11/6/2009Deran McKean
  Q: Which being would Picard feel more comfortable with in a secure room (even the entity cannot leave) ...
  A: 1. B - Trelane - I think Picard would feel that he was smarter than Trelane and could keep him under ...
transports11/5/2009Deran McKean
  Q: 1) Trelane was assumed to be a lifeform of unknown composition (or words to that effect) when the ...
  A: Good question, possibly Trelane himself had made some type of error in the construction of his ...
energy beings11/5/2009Deran McKean
  Q: Did you get my question about which humanoids Klingons might refuse to fight, such as Data, Armus, ...
  A: All good points. The exact nature of Q and the limitations on his abilities and the abilities of ...
transports11/5/2009Deran McKean
  Q: 1) Trelane was assumed to be a lifeform of unknown composition (or words to that effect) when the ...
  A: Wow, I guess probably Armus since, as a being in this space/time continuum his physiology must on ...
energy beings11/5/2009Deran McKean
  Q: Did you get my question about which humanoids Klingons might refuse to fight, such as Data, Armus, ...
  A: My question queue doesn't' show any outstanding questions so it looks like I might not have received ...
Changelings11/3/2009Deran McKean
  Q: Do you think the Great Link would dare mess with the Kelvans, Caretaker, Trelane, or Borg (one at a ...
  A: I honestly don't know, I was just using them as examples. The real trick with 8472 is their ability ...
Armus11/2/2009Deran McKean
  Q: 1) You stated that the Edo god would just destroy whoever tried to put it on trial. If Q forced ...
  A: I doubt Picard would allow Data to do that. Even if Armus had internal organs there is just too ...
exocomps11/2/2009Deran McKean
  Q: Assuming exocomps are intelligent lifeforms, do you think the following could eventually learn how ...
  A: Probably not. Despite their skills 8472 can be killed so I'd bet a Klingon would take a run at it. ...
Changelings11/2/2009Deran McKean
  Q: Do you think the Great Link would dare mess with the Kelvans, Caretaker, Trelane, or Borg (one at a ...
  A: Yes, their components have mass but they fall into another category. I'm not entirely sure why but ...
Armus11/2/2009Deran McKean
  Q: 1) You stated that the Edo god would just destroy whoever tried to put it on trial. If Q forced ...
  A: 1) I agree, against Q I'd bet it would play the good little trial suspect, trying to analyze and ...
Spock11/2/2009Deran McKean
  Q: If Spock gave the "Live long and prosper" hand signal to the following, how would they react? A) ...
  A: A) Douwd - I'd imagine he'd return the salute, hoping that in doing so he could pass as a human and ...
command11/2/2009Deran McKean
  Q: When it was determined that the only way to save Picard and Geordi was to destroy the exocomps, Data ...
  A: The lock out commands were put into place after the actions of Commodore Matt Decker and and Captain ...
exocomps11/2/2009Deran McKean
  Q: Assuming exocomps are intelligent lifeforms, do you think the following could eventually learn how ...
  A: A) Data - absolutely, he is able to perceive of forms of communication that most humanoids cannot ...
Changelings11/2/2009Deran McKean
  Q: Do you think the Great Link would dare mess with the Kelvans, Caretaker, Trelane, or Borg (one at a ...
  A: Ola John - I think they probably would, the Changeling fear of 'solids' is nearly engrained into ...
Music on Star trek TNG10/29/2009Matt Peterson
  Q: In the Episode called "Lessons" there were several clissical pieces played by varios characters. In ...
  A: I had to dig out my recording of the episode to find it, but I think the piece you are thinking of ...
virus10/29/2009Deran McKean
  Q: Let's say the Enterprise-D members are all "drunk" with the Naked Now virus when the beings in the ...
  A: Absolutely, they already had concerns about the races of the Alpha Quadrant and for that reason sent ...
virus10/29/2009Deran McKean
  Q: Let's say the Enterprise-D members are all "drunk" with the Naked Now virus when the beings in the ...
  A: A) Douwd - I guess the Douwd would try and blend in, hide, otherwise remain hidden and, if engaged, ...
Douwd10/26/2009Deran McKean
  Q: If the enemy ship created by the Douwd was simply an "illusion" (as were his wife and house), how ...
  A: Yeah that's a good analogy. When a hologram character in one of Worf's programs fires a phaser, ...

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