AboutDeran McKean Expertise I am a 35 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.
Experience Thirty-five years of collecting Star Trek merchandise, pouring over the books, comics and attending a number of conventions
Education/Credentials I have a Bachelor's Degree in Sociology and an MBA
Question Why didn't the Federation at least ask the Cytherians if they wanted to become a member of the Federation? That would help immensely. I suppose it's possible that they did do this.
In the "Trouble with Tribbles," the Enterprise crew is in love with the tribbles. Then at the end Scotty announces that he beamed them over to the Klingon ship. Isn't that cruel? Surely the Klingons killed them all.
When the holo doc is moving around with the mobile emitter, is his program still in the Voyager computer? Or is it totally contained in the emitter?
You stated some time ago that some lesser energy creatures might die if they were transported into an active warp core. But I wonder why that is. Warp cores are full of antimatter, and energy creatures are obviously energy-based. Can you explain this?
Fights:
A) Scotty vs. McCoy
B) Riker vs. Picard
C) Quark vs. Jake Sisko
D) Paris vs. whiner Chakotay
Data sometimes says "It is good to see you," or words to that effect. Is he not telling the truth? Data has no emotions, so it's not possible for him to feel any goodness in seeing LaForge or anyone else.
Answer Hey John -
That is an excellent question. The Cytherians were a very interesting race whose technological advances in medicine alone could have been of great benefit to the Federation. Unfortunately we only got to see them in one lone episode and they were never mentioned again. One possible reason they might not have been asked to join the Federation was because of the extraordinary lengths required to get to their space. I still would have outfitted at least one ship to act as a liaison between the Fed and the Cytherians, but apparently no one at Starfleet Command felt the same way.
Yes, the Tribbles were all killed. In the ST: DS9 episode "Trials and Tribble-ations" Worf mentions that the Klingon Empire hunted down and drove the Tribbles to extinction shortly after the episode you mention, at which point Dr. Bashir chides him by saying "Yes, and I'm sure they sings songs of the Klingons great victory over the Tribbles..." or something to that effect.
The Doc has a back-up program in the Voyager computer and consistently downloads information from the mobile emitter to the main computer on Voyager so, in the event he is "killed", his program can be brought back online with all his most recent memories intact.
The 'main program' shifts between the mobile emitter and the main computer on Voyager, depending on whichever the Doc is using at the time.
Sure I’ll try! The annihilation of matter and anti-matter creates energy and it is this energy that is used to power the Warp engines. Matter and anti-matter are the fuel sources, but it is this energy (called Warp energy) that actually allows the ship to warp space and create the conditions under which it travels faster than the speed of light. This energy is very volatile and capable of disrupting nearly anything, and it is for this reason that the Warp engines on most vessels are put as far away from the bridge as possible.
Fights:
A) Hmmmmm..... I guess Scotty would beat McCoy. The Scotsman is a born scrapper who loves to fight and argue, whereas McCoy is more of the refined Southern gentleman, more likely to settle a difference of opinion with words and verbal argument.
B) Wow, that's a toughie. If I had to pick I'd say Picard since he has greater experience and is not above 'fighting dirty' if the situation calls for it. Riker is brilliant as well and has shown during the various poker games we've seen him play that he is an excellent strategist, but in the end I think it would come down to Picard's greater experience.
C) Quark is a devious individual who will stoop to any lengths to enhance his position. Jake has shown to have trouble with his schoolwork, and is definitely at a disadvantage when it comes to being devious. I'd say Quark would win, primarily by 'cheating', which is what he seems to do best.
D) LOL! I HATE Chakotay and consider him the worst first officer in the history of Star Trek. (Even worse than T'Pol!) Though they built him up as this master guerilla leader, Janeway and Tuvok didn't seem to have any trouble catching his whinny behind!
I would bet on Paris any day! He showed poise, intelligence and amazing skills as a pilot (which means he can think fast and take in all kinds of info about his environment), so I'd bet on Paris!
In those instances Data is, in effect lying. He uses that statement because he knows that it's considered polite among humanoids, but, you are right, he himself has no real feeling about seeing the person he meets at all.
