Today's Enterprize

POSTED BY: Steve580
UPDATED: Friday, February 6, 2004 03:29
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STEVE580

Thursday, February 5, 2004 3:29 AM

So, did anyone catch today's ep of ST: Enterprise? Not a big fan of the show, but I do occasionally enjoy sci-fi, and with few alternatives, I watch it sometimes. Anyways, todays episode was actually not bad, in my opinion. Fooled me both times. The second time, I suspected a setup at first, but they took it far enough as to throw me. I didn't know they had a button to make the ship rumble and catch fire.

On a related note - was watching Buffy today, and one charactor (I think Willow) refferanced Enterprize - specifically, the Vulcan woman (can't remember her name).

Also, on a completley unrelated note - Riley used the phrase 'The wheel never stops turning' on Buffy today, instantly reminding me of Badger (I know he'd not the one that said it, but it's his scene). I've noticed that on rare occasions -- a charactor on Angel will use Buffy-jargon -- but for a guy who's had three shows, and dozens of main charactors, Whedon's charactors are all surprizingly unique, each with their own mannerisms and speech styles.

Anyways, as always, I've gotten way off-topic. Ah well.
-Steve

KNIBBLET

Thursday, February 5, 2004 3:36 AM

I didn't realize it was a simulator until the plazma leak. No way would Archer take a chance like that - not have two breathers? So, I knew it was a set up and the only safe set-up would be if they were absolutely safe and sound. 1+2=3. Flight Simulator.

As for the second one ... I'll stand my Scotty's old line, "Fool me once, shame on you. Fool me twice, shame on me." They didn't fool me twice. :)

See ... You can learn from Star Trek.

STEVE580

Thursday, February 5, 2004 4:04 AM

There was a little Enterprize promo that ran just before the show, and it made a comment like "Plus, take a glimpse into a dark future" or something, so I was convinced for that first one.

As for the second time...I've always been fairly gullible. I was sure it was a setup at first...but as time went on, I began to doubt. I was never completly sure it was real, mind you; doubt was every-present. But, the ship was shaking and what not...how did they do that, anyway?

Oh yeah, and why the hell would a spaceship have an air intake? In the beginning, that captain (whatshisname) spewed plasma from his ship, and it got sucked into his pursuer's "intake manifold".
-Steve

KNIBBLET

Thursday, February 5, 2004 4:07 AM

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Originally posted by Steve580:
But, the ship was shaking and what not...how did they do that, anyway?-Steve

It's simple enough to tweak a car's engine or frame enough to make it shake, rattle and roll.

Imagine having the controls that are at the hands of the Enterprise crew. Play with the shields, the engines, the gravity generators, the slurpy machine ... tweak it just out of parameters enough to make it shake, rattle and roll.

STEVE580

Thursday, February 5, 2004 4:29 AM

I suppose...I son't know, the magnitude of the turbulance, coupled with the fires and explosions...just seems a bit unsafe. I'm sure it'd have been simpler, if much less entertaining, to simply replay the original scenario, perhaps while en route to the original coordinates.

Ot maybe not, who knows.
-Steve

KNIBBLET

Thursday, February 5, 2004 4:36 AM

I don't think there was a bit of danger. I think everything was controlled from the bridge and there was no real danger -- other than the Xindi keeling over from stroke. :)

DRBORIS

Thursday, February 5, 2004 5:17 AM

I'm not sure of the technobable exactly, but I belive it is an 'intake' of hydrogen particles (when you move really fast, there are a number of them you actually pass, even in space) What really causes problems is, at the same time, it is responsible for vaccume cooling the really hot parts of the engines. Clogging it with the right substances causes things to overheat, thus engine shutdown.

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"If I ever kill you, you'll be awake, you'll be facing me, and you'll be armed." - Mal

STEVE580

Thursday, February 5, 2004 5:36 AM

Ah, well that makes sense. Guess my knowledge of spacel travel is somewhat lacking.
-Steve

GHOULMAN

Thursday, February 5, 2004 2:18 PM

Enterprise is the worst show I've ever seen. I'm actually an old Star Trek fan, I even enjoyed the TNG/DS9 stuff... but now. And I thought Voyager was bad.

Did ya SEE that Fanatical Suiside Bomber crap on Enterprise? Let me get this straight... it's OK for Enterprise to parallel all of Islam as insanely evil morons but Firefly gets called racist just for being a space-western?

Makes me want to shoot someone.

KNIBBLET

Thursday, February 5, 2004 2:46 PM

Why do you jump to the conclusion that they paralleled Islam with the wacko religious-types?

* David Koresh didn't come to your mind?
* Witch burnings in Salem didn't flitter through your skull?
* Burning widows on the funeral pyres of dead husbands didn't make an appearance?
* Torturing heretics and jews in an effort to 'save their souls' didn't flutter a mental eyelash?

The entire point of the episode was that fighting over religion or philosophy - any religion or philosophy - brings nothing but death and distruction.

Take another look at why you assumed they were talking Islam.

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