Nisha Dunsel

Right, but the awesome thing about this easter egg is that the name Reginald Barclay appears in the credits of "THE GREAT ESCAPE" 3-D Holographic movie. (highlight blank space to see name).

At Murdock's psyche ward, pay special attention to the opening credits of the 3-D movie. I caught a name which specializes in holographic programming.

Did I making the 2010 census for the Federation forum... I dont have a personal net connection, So a guaranteed time online isnt realistic for me. I might be able to make it once a month for sims, but even then its hit and miss. I've been to the Academy Simulation twice and since Im a newby at any type of sim, I just figure I would leave it to the pros to run the fleet. So I will be 'a helpful elf' behind the scenes, 'which no longer serves any useful purpose'.

Well, the shrinkage issue helps ease my mind abit. But still makes me :P . Hope you all had a great First Contact Day. April 5th 2063. 53 years to go. :)

So during my latest Trek marathon, I was watching The Original Series and noticed that most all womens department colors did not match their uniforms. Medical was really the only one that matched their department colors of blue. But every female that was a main character in any episode was in red. Sure the we have gold and blue uniform women in the corridors and the rec rooms, but the majority is red. Take for instance Uhura, her first (production) appearance was a Gold uniform "The Corbomite Maneuver" but every episode after that she was in red. Why? Probably because the advent of color tv and wanting to capitalize and equalize the Color palette. Kirk in green or gold, Sulu and Checkov in gold, Bones and Spock in blue and Scott in red, so where did that leave Uhura? Red! But it did not end there, yeomans position that started out gold changed to red. Historian McGivers a political scientist she recieved a red uniform. When Dr Pulaski's doppleganger Diana Muldaur appear as Dr Diana Mulhall, a scientist, she was in a red uniform. When Dax went 105 years into the past she was in a red uniform too. I guess its not equality, but its all about the myth 'that a woman in red'. <_< So this is my introduction rant of "Bringing back the Golden Girls".

Well my opinion on the matter of that which is Voyager. They couldn't keep facts straight. For instance, Tuvok started out to be an old wise Vulcan of 150's with a rank of Lieutenant Commander. Then 3rd season he became a Lieutenant with a new age of 111 years old in Flashbacks, he was a 29 year old Ensign on the Excelsior. But even they contradict ST VI: Tuvok has only been on the Excelsior 2 months, when the ship is returning from a mapping tour of the beta quadrant for 3 years. Would an Ensign transfer to a ship when the mission is coming to an end? Then in a later episode he was turning 100 years old. So if this is the case, Tuvok has taken the aspects from the aliens in "Innocence" he is reverse aging. The other pet-peeve of mine is Voyager gets damaged so everytime it gets repaired it looks as if it's an Intrepid Class ship is brand spanking new with fresh coat of paint straight from the shipyards. Over the years it would have been nice to retrofit the ship with slight differences in technology. But, the 'abladive' shielding was overkill. I mean they did it with the weapons systems on DS9. It would have been nice to see the evolution of VOYAGER. Dont get me wrong, Im a completist, I still like them all: TOS, TAS, TNG, DS9, VOY and ENT. Voyager and Enterprise could have been better. Voyager had the good acting but bad storytelling and Enterprise had the bad acting and good storytelling. Im glad for the new movies, I call those the "ONE-POINT UNIVERSE" (STAR TREK 11 aka 1.1, STAR TREK 12 aka 1.2, STAR TREK 1.3... etc) maybe this time it can flow easier.

:) Two cents on how I view the movie events & questions I've had from non-Trekkers & Trekkies... Awesome plot, I loved it, Totally fits within my concept of Trek. Tho I have had alot of questions from non-trekkers. Like I watched an episode of 'star track', and this is different? and So if this is a different reality, didnt it split off at 2233? and if thats the case why is Kirk born in space? How did Kirk become Captain with only three years of the academy? At least now people want to talk to me... rofl. -I caught on to the "fact" there are a ton of alternate realities thanks to Parallels (TNG). We all know of "The Mirror Universe". Since this is technically Star Trek 11, I started to refer to this one as "The One Point Universe" for non trekkers to understand. Star Trek 1.1, 1.2, 1.3 and so on. They think it's pretty nifty for that explanation and that it lines up so well. -Who is to say the Romulan-Borg hybrid ship coming thru the rift is the splitting point from the PRIME universe? "PRIME" Kirk was born in Iowa and Enterprise was 'born' in San Francisco Fleet Yards 2245 (I thought that was in California). Now "1-point" Kirk is born in space in 2233 and Enterprise is born in Riverside Fleet Yards, Iowa, 2258. (Guess Riverside Iowa will need to change their plaque, to the birthplace of the Enterprise). So my guess is the splitting of the two realities goes further back than 2233. 2233 was only our entry point to this timeline. But thats the joys of alternate realities, both realities are still intact and now events can (hopefully) flow more fluid in the new timeline. That doesnt mean I want to switch from the PRIME Universe to the One Point Universe in simming. Just means I can enjoy both. Just like how I enjoyed the "PRIME" and text mediums. -Kelvin's uniform colors were to signify during Pike's time, [TOS] The Cage and Menagerie. They didnt worry about department colors that much. Almost all of them had the same tan shirts with blue jackets. -The Enterprise was just launched, prior to being commissioned. Cadets were being "breveted" and assigned to crews on old & new ships that were rushed into service. So the teachers became Commanding and Executive Officers and the trainee crew was all that was left that Starfleet had to respond with. Just think how many ships were lost in PRIME universe during TOS timeframe, maybe 15-20 ships a year. -I would have liked to had seen The Academy Advisory Staff made up partially from the surviving original crew... Shatner, Takei, Koenig, and Nichols, with maybe the teachers made from the TNG, DS9, VOY and ENT casts. Tho they were probably too expensive. -This Hood's destruction in 2258 makes way for the "Constitution/Enterprise-Class" Hood (None of the other ships looked like "the big E", but that would most likely be debunked and scrutinized when the DVD comes out). -I think Admiral Archer's dog in Scotti's time would be Aramis. ARcher A'MISses him so. [in heavy scottish accent] -Scotti's towel comment was awesome, had me rolling. But why was I the only one laughing at the joke? -Women get stripped of their sleeves and rank? Hardly any Golden Girls? What a terrible universe. -So this is just my opinion on the matter, a lot of conjecture, from a lowly Cadet Applicant for STSF Starfleet Academy. I just hope that your questions from the Non-trekkers/trekkies species isnt as difficult.