Editing Newsletter/Summer 2007 (section)

== Top Ten Questions ==

''For any member to answer'' with help on formulating questions from [[Susan Rivers|Liz]] and Hanspeter Bosshard

===Q 1===
'''1. Could Data take on one of the Cylon toasters from the new Battlestar Galactica in a fight and win?'''

* I'm sure he could. Before the battle he would have come up with some sort of disease that would render them helpless. So, he probably wouldn't beat them with brawn, but with brains. - [[user:jfrench|Jason French]]

*Yup I think he would out think them too. He would come up with a computer virus that would infect them all. -[[herbalsheila]]

*Of course he could. There's one Data, and a ton of Cylons. It's one of the rules of theatrics. The more there are, the weaker they are. -[[AnunC8]]

===Q 2===

'''2. Which of the Enterprise ships do you like the best and why?'''
'''The ships themselves, not the crews or the stories'''

* Enterprise E, no question! She has by far the most beautiful lines (to me at least) and she's pretty poky too ;) - [[User:Rivers|Liz Geuken]]

* Constitution refit, by far, is my favorite. It just seems to have a bit more class and elegance than all of the ships that followed. -[[Serixs Ssarumon|Don]] aka [[Serixs Ssarumon]]

* I know this is going to sound weird, but I like the NX-01 the best because I think the most thought was put into it when they designed it for the show. They made it real small and I heard they modeled it after the inside of a submarine. Captain Archer's ready room has low ceilings and engineering is very tiny. It really gives you the sense that this is an early starship. - [[user:jfrench|Jason French]]

*Gonna have to back Jason up here. NX-01 is amazing. Finally, I got a sense of personal connection to the ships of Star Trek, by experiencing where the more fantastic ships came from. Granted, I think I’d rather serve on Enterprise E, but the level of love and care that Jason sees in NX-01’s creation is breathtaking. I also have a soft spot in my heart for the Norway Class, as described on Ken’s [[Federation Starships]] page. She’d make a great little ship for my PC! –[[GrannyGM]]

*I have to say, I like them all! :) -[[herbalsheila]]

*I agree with Jason and Granny, the NX is my favorite. It was cramped and dark, and it looked like a real vessel. I liked that it didn't have shields or tractor beams, and that the phasers were emitted from little swiveling cannons. The grappler was lots of fun too. And unlike what everyone seems to think, I don't believe it really looks anything like the Akira. -[[AnunC8]]

===Q 3===
'''3. Supposing your Primary Character (PC) has 3 months leave after the end of the Federation Civil War. Where would they go and what would they do?'''
* Serixs would probbaly spend his entire time tinkering in a lab. Despite being big, green, and equipped with a LOT of sharp teeth, he's such a big nerd. ;) -[[Serixs Ssarumon|Don]] aka [[Serixs Ssarumon]]

* [[Susan Rivers]] will go home to her family, currently on Bajor. -[[User:Rivers|Liz Geuken]]

* [[Christopher Adams]] would look for his father who is in Starfleet and still on the [[Admiral Doenitz]] side of the fighting. - [[user:jfrench|Jason French]]

*I think [[Brianna Frazier|Bree]] would embark upon an epic shopping spree of galactic proportions, and shamelessly play tourist! Should be a wild ride… anybody wanna come along? –[[GrannyGM]]

* Room for an extra one, Connie? I think Susan's family will prove a little too much for her after a while ;) -[[user:Rivers|Liz Geuken]]

*Hey Connie and Liz! Move over and make room for the Horta. He's is gonna make that shopping spree '''rock'''! -[[herbalsheila]]

===Q 4===
'''4. In your opinion, which species is the least aesthetically pleasing in the Star Trek universe and why?'''
'''You can even include Gamma and Delta quadrant species.'''

* Tellarites. Those pig noses and they have always been portrayed as a very stubborn and argumentative species. - [[user:jfrench|Jason French]]

*Aw, c’mon, Jason, you might hurt [[Shorev Gront|my holodeck instructor’s]]’s feelings! (Yeah, right!) And what, pray tell, is wrong with a good hot debate? Anyway, I think pigs are kinda cute. Just ask Miss Piggy. But [[Ferengi]]… now, those guys are just sleazy. Charming in their way, and snappy dressers, but mud-fence ugly. [[GrannyGM]]

*I gotta say it must be a tie between Dopterians and Borg. Talk about using some emu oil for skin care! Both of these species always looks like they are growing mold, in my opinion. -[[herbalsheila]]

*Got to agree about the [[Ferengi]]! I also find the [[Kazon]] aesthetically unpleasing and the Borg just downright scary! [[user:Rivers|Liz]]

*In the original series, Tellarites and Andorians. The Tellarite mask was dumb, and the Andorians just looked silly; not to mention their incredibly bad hair. In Enterprise they both looked fine, but the Tellarite makeup got especially better. -[[AnunC8]]

===Q 5===
'''5. Do you think Commander William Riker looks better with or without the beard?'''

*With it!!! WHAT was Troi THINKING.... -[[GrannyGM]]

* Beard. I remember back in college I always wanted to grow a beard because it looked so cool on Riker. :-) - [[user:jfrench|Jason French]]

* With. When he was younger it stopped him looking baby-faced; now he's older, it stops his face looking quite so big ;) Seriously, it adds an air of gravitas that he needs. - [[user:Rivers|Liz Geuken]]

*I agree, but I think he would have looked better with a goatee than a beard. For heavens sakes, he looked like he was about 5 without it! [[herbalsheila]]

*Of course with a beard. He looks much more dignified. -[[AnunC8]]

===Q 6===
'''6. What would be your idea for the next Star Trek television series?'''

* I would like to see one based on other species for a change instead of the Federation. Perhaps a series with an all Klingon crew. [[Serixs Ssarumon|Don]] aka [[Serixs Ssarumon]]

* Go back to the Next Generation era and continue on with a starship that is exploring strange new worlds. There's plenty of stories out there to be told in classic Trek formula. - [[user:jfrench|Jason French]]

*I'd like to see another ship exploring using technology that could take them to other dimensions, or inside a sun. Sure they could explore a quadrant or something, but it would be cool to be using newer technology to help make fresher stories. And how about a Horta crewmember or two? -[[herbalsheila]]

===Q 7===
'''7. Do you think we will we have physical currency and not just electronic credits in the future?'''
* I hope we do. I hate to think about the level of bureaucratic control, potential for abuse, and the invasion of privacy that would be inherent in an economic system with NO physical currency. -[[GrannyGM]]

*I'd like to stick to using hard currency myself. Credit and identity theft is already bad. Though technology can get more advanced that doesn't mean that people automatically grow a conscience along with the tech. -[[herbalsheila]]

* I agree with you both, for all the reasons you've given. However, my ideal would be to have a society that could exist without currency or the necessity for it. I like the idea that sometime in the future we all work together for the good of all, contributing what we can to society as a whole and receiving back what we need. But I doubt human nature will change that much that quickly :( -[[Rivers|Liz]]

===Q 8===
'''8. In what way will you pass on the Star Trek legacy to future generations?'''
* My kids always see me watching the show, so I'm hoping that they pick it up from osmosis. - [[user:jfrench|Jason French]]

*By my writing, I hope. -[[GrannyGM]]

*Right there with you Granny! -[[herbalsheila]]

===Q 9===
'''9. If you were an Orion Pirate, would money and credits be more important than control and power, or vice versa? Why?'''

*Money and credits are simply one route to control and power. Others might be preferred, but money and power are the ultimate goal of those who seek wealth. It's not really an either/or situation. -[[GrannyGM]]

*I think for some especially the big corporations, wealth and power feed each other. The more power one has the more wealth is needed to maintain that power. The more wealth one has the more power that is needed to protect it. -[[herbalsheila]]

===Q 10===
'''10. In your opinion, who would make a good young Kirk and Spock in the upcoming Star Trek 2008 movie?'''

*To me, Shatner as Kirk, Nimoy as Spock, with Kelley as Bones is as classic as you can get. Why mess with a classic? I think we need to move on. I wish that Kate Mulgrew could be in the new Star Trek XI movie as Janeway or anybody else. She's fantastic! -[[herbalsheila]]
*I have no idea, but I can't wait to see what they do. I really can't get past the original actors playing those characters, so it's going to be a hard sell for me. I hope that incorporate Captain Archer into the movie. He would still be alive... - [[user:jfrench|Jason French]]
*I don’t follow the kid actors, so I can’t suggest any names, but I hope the writers and producers toss off the restrictions of ‘canon’ and do something fresh, like they tried to do with Enterprise. There’s a point where a ‘classic’ crosses the line into ‘stale’. I think that many fans’ adherence to old casts, old writing styles, etc. puts the whole Star Trek scenario in serious danger of stagnating. This is FICTION. There’s no such thing as a ‘canon’. Fictional characters and scenarios should be re-interpreted in new ways by each generation, to meet their own needs. If they are not, the work loses it’s integrity, it’s quality of truth. When a story is so beloved that it evolves into a cultural mythology, as Star Trek has, it doesn’t make sense to stifle the creativity of a new generation by strapping them down too tightly to the previous generation’s vision. Roddenberry’s dream is strong and inclusive enough to withstand a new take on it, and whichever actors they cast, I hope to see just that! -[[GrannyGM]]