Enterprise 05-26-04

[BrooklynKnight]

IN various episodes of TNG and even VOY radio frequencies were mentioned on scanners.

I dont buy it. Trek doesnt work that way. Its simply bad bad writing.

 

[Raven Crowking]

IN various episodes of TNG and even VOY radio frequencies were mentioned on scanners.

Yes, but not in the context of normal scans. Moreover, as radio emissions don't "disappear," but rather simply travel further away, normally scanning for radio would more likely interfere with communications than offer something worthwhile.

I dont buy it. Trek doesnt work that way. Its simply bad bad writing.

You don't have to buy it, but Trek does work that way. It may be easier for the folks in the 24th Century to bring up radio transmissions than it was in, say, Kirk's time, or Archer's, but that might be due to the kinds of experiences Kirk and Archer have had.

Radio as a form of entertainment probably disappeared along with TV in the Trek universe, around 2040. No signals being broadcast, signals don't travel fast enough for useful communication, not a lot of reason to check.

RC

 

[Arnwyn]

Gah. What a horrible episode.

Time travel is a miserable idea even at the best of times, and milking this "temporal cold war" (spawned during Voyager, previously the worst of the Star Trek series) is just killing this series for me.

 

[Raven Crowking]

Gah. What a horrible episode.

Time travel is a miserable idea even at the best of times, and milking this "temporal cold war" (spawned during Voyager, previously the worst of the Star Trek series) is just killing this series for me.

Not a big fan of Doctor Who, I take it.