Not the old one mind you.. the new one. Sometimes I find myself trying to compare it to the real world. LIke the Klingons are alot like modern day islamic extremists. No fear of death, proud warrior type people, believe that dying for your cause is the highest form of ...
11-03-2006, 09:16 AM
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| Dirty Liberal  Democrat South Jersey 
| I'm a dork and sometimes I watch Star Trek Not the old one mind you.. the new one. Sometimes I find myself trying to compare it to the real world. LIke the Klingons are alot like modern day islamic extremists. No fear of death, proud warrior type people, believe that dying for your cause is the highest form of valor. That sorta thing. The united federation of planets is essentially the UN, but more powerful. The Ferengi are definately libertarians. | ||||
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11-03-2006, 09:50 AM
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| Governments should fear their people  Paleolibertarian
| I love Star Trek.  I watch it every chance I get, whether it's TOS, TNG, DS9, VOY, or ENT. | ||||
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11-03-2006, 09:57 AM
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| Dirty Liberal Democrat South Jersey
| Originally Posted by lew I just watch TNG. I didn't want to originally but my wife made me. Yeah my wife likes star trek. 
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11-03-2006, 10:01 AM
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| Governments should fear their people Paleolibertarian
| Only thing I don't really like doing is watching the first season or two of any of the Star Treks though. They're always horrible. The first couple seasons of TNG and DS9 were especially bad. But after a bumpy start, they always come about to produce excellent stories. | ||||
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11-03-2006, 10:04 AM
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| helluo librorum The Lab Moderator  Humanist Chicago Suburbs
| Originally Posted by lew
 I'm a big Trek fan. Not wearing Spock ears big, but big. I threaten my wife with a convention trip just to keep her in check sometimes. She liked DS9 and Voyager, but that would be hell for her. | ||||
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11-03-2006, 10:29 AM
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| Governments should fear their people Paleolibertarian
| Originally Posted by Scrumtralecent
 I turned it TNG on last night, and my wife was like "NOoooo, this is torture, turn it off." But then she turns it to some crappy programming on MTV or VH1.  | ||||
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11-03-2006, 10:37 AM
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| Hamiltonian > Jeffersonian  Libertarian Party DFW
| I enjoy TNG and DS9 the most, followed by TOS and VOY ... I could never get into ENT. To me, here are how the different nations/species break down: UFP = United Nations + United States Klingons = most like the Vikings of the Dark Ages, but also kind of like the Islamists of today. Romulans = Communist China Ferengi = Libertarians verging on Anarcho-Capitalists Breen = North Koreans Dominion = throwback to the USSR Borg = throwback to the USSR Cardassians = throwback to Nazi Germany | ||||
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11-03-2006, 10:42 AM
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| Banned  Progressive Philadelphia, PA
| I've seen every episode of Star Trek ever created That's 3 TOG Seasons, 7 TNG, 7 DS9, 7 VOY, 3 ENT 27 seasons...20 episodes at least a season...540 episodes I also own TNG and DS9 all 14 seasons, so Ive rewatched several of my favorites many times over They are an excellent philosophical starting point for many arguments Watch the Borg, compare their unwillingness to compromise to that of the terrorists, then watch "I, Borg" TNG Really, its a powerful episode | ||||
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11-03-2006, 10:46 AM
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| Master Debator Election Moderator  Democrat Omaha, NE
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11-03-2006, 10:55 AM
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| helluo librorum The Lab Moderator Humanist Chicago Suburbs
| Originally Posted by Publius Yeah, they did do the Cardassian/Bajoran thing a lot like the Nazi/Jew situation.
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11-03-2006, 10:56 AM
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| helluo librorum The Lab Moderator Humanist Chicago Suburbs
| Originally Posted by Thorgrim I watched the first season and a half of ENT and I just couldn't get into it.
DS9 and Voyager are my favorites, TNG was damn good for it's time. I have seen the 3 all the way through multiple times. TOS was good growing up and I was really into SFB and later the SFC games. No way i'm paying paramount that much for the seasons on DVD though. | ||||
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11-03-2006, 11:03 AM
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| ..... your a worthless poster  Realist
| I've probably seen 90% of the original and TNG, but I never got into DS9 or "Enterprise." Originally Posted by lew I told my wife I was going to watch Battlestar Gallactica and she did the same thing, then went upstairs and watched her taped soap opera. Women.
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11-03-2006, 11:09 AM
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| helluo librorum The Lab Moderator Humanist Chicago Suburbs
| Originally Posted by 7960 Mine likes BSG.
She's a nerd in disguise. | ||||
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11-03-2006, 11:12 AM
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| Hamiltonian > Jeffersonian Libertarian Party DFW
| Sheana hates Star Trek.  As much as I enjoy Trek, I prefer Babylon 5 to Star Trek ... The story is much richer and more realistic (as far as sci-fi series can be realistic). | ||||
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11-03-2006, 11:13 AM
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| Hamiltonian > Jeffersonian Libertarian Party DFW
| Originally Posted by Scrumtralecent
I didn't mention Bajorans, but obviously they're like the WWII and immediate post-WWII Jews. | ||||
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11-03-2006, 11:51 AM
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| Governments should fear their people Paleolibertarian
| Originally Posted by Publius
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11-03-2006, 11:59 AM
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| Hamiltonian > Jeffersonian Libertarian Party DFW
| Originally Posted by lew you're shit compared to me!
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11-03-2006, 12:38 PM
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| Never, never, never give up  Conservative Party High Point, NC
| TNG was my favorite. We never watched it when it was on regular time but my wife and I would watch it almost every day when it was on re-runs. I tried to watch the others after that but just didn't like them that much. | ||||
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11-03-2006, 04:27 PM
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| Last Starfighter  Independent Northern California
| I like both Trek and Babylon 5. Babylon 5 has a much longer story arc involving the Shadows and President Clark turning earth into a fascist state and the telepath war, which is why some people don't like Babylon 5. The other main difference is that Babylon 5 was completely prepared before any kind of shooting began unlike Trek's let's just roll the dice and see what they come up with for the story of the week. | ||||
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11-04-2006, 07:27 PM
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| where the porn at?  Realist Englewood, CO
|  i have never really watched a full episode of any star trek series. never got into it i guess, but i was really into the highlander tv series for like 2 years | ||||
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