EAS Today

I did not think of this, but once someone else pointed it out, I could never unsee it. The Klingon Empire is an empire. Comprising of multiple planets. The easiest explanation is that different species within the Klingon Empire are in charge and dominant at different times. "Enterprise" didn't have to go and make it complicated.

Homo-sapiens once shared our planet with Neanderthals. The most obvious explanation of this to me is that there are two subspecies on the Trill that evolved on the same planet. (Or maybe one isn't native to the planet.)

One way to somewhat get around this is to say that if the name's spelling isn't confirmed onscreen, then it's opened to interpretation. So "Anderson" might actually be "Andersen" or "Andersson" (Scandinavian versions of the name). An unseen "Crewman Jackson" might actually be a Bajoran named Jaxan. It's flimsy, but it's all I've got.

My favourite moment of the episode was when the Betazoid girl exclaimed "Oh my God!" 😂

Indeed. And this exactly the kind of carelessness with which these writers treat this universe and that is infuriating me since Disco. It starts with the visuals and language and continues with lore an physical laws in the universe. You can say ah, its not so bad just move past it. And then they do it again, and again, and again. It just keeps piling up until you cant take it anymore. That is what made me quit Disco at the start of season 3 and skip Picard season 2. Strangely I kind of don't really care with this show. Maybe I already see it as an alternate universe, fan-fiction or whatever. Definitely a guilty pleasure. Its not great by any mean, but I am still kind of entertained.

In TNG telepathic communication was always expressed by hearing them speak despite not using their mouth and physical voice. That did not occur in the SFA episode. Since betazoids can also form a telepathic connection with their Imzadi, their loved one, maybe we will see something like this if the relationship of Celab and Tarima continues and deepens and she is able to control her ability enough to disable or at least tune down the psionic dampener device she is wearing. So lets see what happens.

I just had a realization---as much as I HATED the first two episodes, I must remind myself that this show is aimed at a YA audience. I didn't read or watch Twilight or Percy Jackson , and I won't be watching this idiotic tripe either. Pablum is for babies, after all. Have fun with The New Adventures of Mary Sue/Caleb.........

Right, I was remembering that after Lwaxana said that Deanna said "That was a joke, Captain." But of course she should be *able* to read his mind.

It seemed to me that the very first time the siblings talked they both signed *and* were telepathic. But they may have spoken aloud and I missed it. (I had subtitles on and they would have done it either way.) Of course, that leaves open *why* they would sign to each other apart from just knowing how (because of their father) and wanting to be quiet.

You make good points. One possibility that occurs to me is that as the telepathic communication, so far as we know (and this may be incorrect- it may just be as it is presented to us) mimics normal speech and hearing, perhaps someone deaf from birth would not be able to comprehend it or make it. One small problem, though, is that at the end of the episode he *does* say one word aloud.

Just like the cadet in the wheelchair, It appears to be a real-world decision, rather than one that respects in-universe continuity. Betazoids as we knew them should have communicated telepathically with each other rather than with sign language.

Ok, since we as the viewer never hear Picards thoughts it is left ambiguous if he actually thought something "inappropriate" or if Lwaxana just pretended he did to make him feel embarrassed. Regardless of that it is implied that she has the ability to read his thought, otherwise her actual or pretended mind reading would not be believable to anyone.

I went back and skipped through "Beta Test" and checked and not once was there any telepathic communication between any betazoids. The siblings spoke verbally with each other and through sign language with their deaf father. In both cases there should have been at least some telepathic communication like between Lwaxana and Deanna.

Every time some one talks about the betazoids during the episode the are always called empaths and described as being able to sense your feelings or mood. Never is there any mention of anything telepathic. In contrast eveytime betazoids are mentioned in TNG they are described as telepathic, while Deanna is described as empathic.

It is halfway plausible, that since they are telepathic, deafness is considered a neclectable disability on Betazed. It is however not plausible that a deaf betazoid would communicate with his own kind via earth sign language when simply speaking telepathicaly is a (far more uncomplicated and direct) option to speak. We actually had a similar case in TNG season 2 episode "Loud As A Whisper" where the deaf negotiator Riva was communicating through a a trio of telepathic interpreters. After they are killed he as to first learn sign language from Data to continue the negotiation.

This is my re-done version of an old, old MSD I did back in 2009 ish. I updated it to my latest quality level.

I had this up before, but missed it when I had to completely re-upload my gallery due to DA allowing all and sundry to download the hi res copies for free!

An efficient layout for tactical operations, the Defiant bridge was significantly smaller than most other ships of the era, and was directly connected to the rest of deck 1 via two egress doors. The captain’s chair sat on a raised platform near the center of the room, giving the CO a commanding view of the entire room, with the helm located directly in front of it. The perimeter stations were, working clockwise from the viewscreen: science, tactical I, tactical II, and engineering. The back of the bridge featured a retractable situation table for mission briefings, above which was the dedication plaque.

For several additional renders, please visit my portfolio.

This model was originally created for OTOY and The Roddenberry Archive, you can fully explore this room at https://roddenberry.x.io/2371-uss-defiant-nx-74205/?view=Bridge.

Software used:

3D Modeling and rendering: Blender 4.5

LCARS panels and textures: Inkscape 1.4

OS: Ubuntu 24.04

Additional uniforms from 2373-2378.

I will be doing my own versions of Starfleet uniforms in chronological order all the way up to the early 25th century. This project is not intended to be for a fanfic. Just doing this for fun. This is my take on the First Contact/ Deep Space Nine/Voyager uniforms, but with some changes for my timeline.

I changed the dress uniforms to another design, as I never cared for the white uniforms introduced in Star Trek: Insurrection.

Updated on 8/26/24 to correct minor mistake on cadet uniform.

Based on a template by Grand-Lobster-King-www.deviantart.com/grand-lobst…

We've just watched #StarTrekDS9's "To The Death". It's such an excellent episode! It features Iconian gateways!! :-) It also clearly states that there are no Jem'Hadar women (they are bred in birthing chambers) and that they don't eat or sleep. 😊 But it also contains these brilliant lines. Go watch this episode...! No change within 800 years..., sure! 😂 Who's the 🤡? 🖖

Inhaltswarnung:#StarfleetAcademy "Beta Test" spoilers

Here are three inspirational turbolift quotes, as seen in #StarfleetAcademy's "Beta Test": One by Janeway (top), one by Sisko (middle) and one by Pike (bottom, from #StarTrekDiscovery's "Project Daedalus"). As can be seen, the quotes are framed by era-specific LCARS or S/COMS interfaces.

Can you help identify the fruit and/or vegetables seen in the arboretum aboard the USS Enterprise in #StarTrekTOS' "Is There in Truth No Beauty?"? Are these kumquats or mandarines ⬅️ and could these be tomatoes or also mandarines ➡️? We never see plants like that on the Enterprise on #TOS. 😅

Inhaltswarnung:#StarfleetAcademy "Kids These Days" + "Beta Test" spoilers

Here are some of the clubs available at Starfleet Academy, as seen in #StarfleetAcademy's "Kids These Days" and Beta Test". There's a Model Federation Diplomacy Club, A Philosophy Society (is that bust a famous piece of art? Seems familiar!), a Klingon Bat'leth Club and the Association of Cardassian Cadets.

Inhaltswarnung:#StarfleetAcademy "Kids These Days" spoilers

Here's a little background on Jay-Den Kraag from his personnel file in #StarfleetAcademy's "Kids These Days": He is affiliated with the House of Kraag. He has refugee status and was homeschooled by his parents, having no formal Federation education. He shows aptitudes in Science and Medicine.

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Nahla Ake is not the only #Starfleet officer with a Vermeer painting in their quarters: Since season 5 of #StarTrekTNG, "Woman Holding a Balance" is seen in Data's quarters aboard the Enterprise-D (here in "Phantasms"⬇️) while Nahla has "The Concert" in her office ("Beta Test"⬆️, both by Vermeer. 2/2

Inhaltswarnung:#StarfleetAcademy "Beta Test" spoilers

Johannes Vermeer's "The Concert" (stolen from the Isabella Stewart Gardner Museum, Boston in 1990 and missing ever since) has now appeared in three #StarTrek episodes: in the Nazi headquarters in #StarTrekVOY's "The Killing Game"↗️, in Pelia's possession in #StarTrekSNW's "Tomorrow and Tomorrow and Tomorrow..."↘️ and in Nahla Ake's office in #StarfleetAcademy's "Beta Test"⬅️ 🧵 1/2

Inhaltswarnung:#StarTrekSNW "Beta Test" spoilers

One of the cadets at Starfleet Academy in #StarfleetAcademy's "Beta Test" (1st pic) is a Shlerm, a species first created for ⬅️ and seen in the background ➡️ of the 2016 #StarTrek film "Star Trek Beyond" (2nd pic).

Millard House, one of Frank Lloyd Wright's designs using textile blocks, also appeared as the Home of the Albino in #StarTrekDS9's "Blood Oath"⬅️. Here, the house is seen in 1994 when the episode was filmed and in 2010 ➡️, when I snuck onto the premises to take a few photos during my 2nd LA trip. 3/3

Textile blocks, similar to the ones used by Frank Lloyd Wright on Ennis House or Millard House, are seen in several #StarTrekTNG episodes, namely "Redemption I+II"↖️↗️, "Loud as a Whisper"⬅️, "The High Ground"➡️, "The Inner Light"↙️, "Gambit II"↘️. But there's more: 2/3