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Originally posted by Fremdfirma:

Let's see the dark side of the Federation for once, in the viewpoint of the folk they hung out to dry -

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threw you out of the story with this jarring feeling

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Let's see the dark side of the Federation for once, in the viewpoint of the folk they hung out to dry - now that'd actually be *interesting*, wouldn't it ?

-Frem

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Originally posted by AnthonyT:
Hello,

I'd like to chime in on two topics.

1) The new ship - it suffers from what I call 'The Jetsons Effect.' It looks like someone trying to imagine what the future would look like, instead of someone trying to live in the future. Remember 60's era futuristic chic? It's a vision of the future that doesn't endure. The original series had ships that didn't really look like anyone thought ships should look... and that ended up enduring better than the Lost In Space flying saucer, even while incorporating a similar element. In the modern age, BSG succeeded in having that 'lived in future' look, as did our very own Firefly. It's a hard trick, creating a future that IS the future instead of a future lookalike. I'm not sure what makes a success, but I know it when I see it.

1B) As an aside, when I think of the future, it often looks like the 80's to me. I think this is because while I was born in the 70's, I grew up in the 80's. The 80's seemed like a time when we were hurtling headfirst into tomorrow in a tangible way. Personal Computers, Space Shuttles, Vulcan Cannons, Harrier Jumpjets, Satellite based laser weapons, Corporates in suits and shades, polymer firearms. It all felt like tomorrow, today.


2) The Trek episode that most connected with me as a 'realistic' episode. It was DS9. "In the Pale Moonlight." Desperate to force the Romulans into the Alliance, Sisko fabricated evidence of a Dominion plot. Then, when that didn't work, he allowed the Romulan Ambassador to be assassinated, and the Dominion implicated. He was emotionally troubled by this, but finally accepted it as a necessary evil. It is the only time I really remember a Federation Officer Hero character behaving in a Machiavellian fashion.

2B) The episode also gave us the most memorable three words ever uttered by a Romulan:

--Anthony




"Liberty must not be purchased at the cost of Humanity." --Captain Robert Henner

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