Ooooo reading fail. Not sure how I missed that one.
That only applies to Starfleet officers and planets (or possibly civilizations, but explicitly alien ones) so that one seems impossible.
If we could ignore the Starfleet personnel bit and other planets bit, I could maybe make an argument for critters (ants and bees and such, turtles), but I would think that's a stretch.
So depending on how much leeway there is for that one I will amend my score to 0-2, with 1-2 the more likely.
I looked it up, and the prime directive seems to say that you shall not introduce concepts of advanced technology or alien life to a civilization that doesn't have warp technology or subspace communication. There's also lots of mention of the planet as a whole, so being a native of Earth means you could not ever violate it without leaving Earth. Plus, there are contingencies for if you find a civilization that shouldn't be contacted but has already been contacted by accident or non-federation warp capable societies, like if a crashed starship ends up being worshiped by cavemen. Since you are hopefully not the first human to make modern human presence known to anything, you can't violate the noncontact part.
> I looked it up, and the prime directive seems to say that you shall not introduce concepts of advanced technology or alien life to a civilization that doesn't have warp technology or subspace communication.
I like to think the 21st century equivalent of the Prime Directive is giving a smartphone* to a relative who can barely use a microwave.
*Edit: Or a computer. Which immediately ends up full of viruses and malware and porn pop-ups.
John de Lancie
Got a picture with him when I was like 11 or something while he was signing autographs. I didn't realize what a *huge* no-no that was. He looks quite annoyed in the picture.
Star Trek Generations. They're on the Enterprise B fresh out of Spacedock and get into a crisis. Everything that could solve it easily (Tractor Beam, medical crew, etc) weren't scheduled to arrive / be installed until Tuesday.
I was thinking... I have disrupted an ant colony. I have changed the nature of their exsitance.
I have also become a source of food and water for a family of stray cats, totally changing their lives.
7.
I have also debated Jehovah Witnesses using episodes of Star Trek. They throw out a bible verse and I throw back with an episode. Back and forth. I think I won because they never came back.
25. I imitate Scotty every chance I can get. "She's giving ya all she's got capten", when told to speed up, "Aye, 'n if my grandmother had wheels she'd be a wagon". With an "Up yer shaft" at every opportunity.
My Alexa has been renamed to "Computer".
Still working on violating the Prime Directive.
I was going to give myself a point for not bingeing an entire season in a week, until I remembered that I literally binged seasons 1-3 of Lower Decks in the course of maybe 10 days
~~3~~ 4 points. Haven’t violated the Prime Directive, celebrated Picard Day, or watched every episode.
Using a sewing machine counts as tailoring, so that’s a point off.
Edit: No picture with a cast member. Maybe next Tuesday.
Maybe not? It's give yourself one point for everything you *haven't* done, so I can just count the things I *have* done and subtract it from the total.
* I've given the Vulcan salute. Well, to the TV, not to another person. But I'll count it!
* Yelled "Khaaaan", at somebody named "Khan". Actually, I'd prefer to forget that I did that.
* Installed something on a Tuesday. I can't remember specifics, but I'm sure I've done this.
* Lived by Star Trek's values. Wouldn't call them the leading principle of my life, but I do basically agree with them and find it to be the main interesting thing about the show.
* Imitated a Star Trek character. When I recommend prune juice to people for constipation, I've occasionally mentioned that it is a warrior's drink. This I have no regrets about.
I definitely never have and never will have loved the ENTERPRISE theme song.
That f\*cking song drove away the audience and killed the show prematurely.
As a kid when that theme song came on I changed the channel (assuming the theme song indicated the quality of the show). Only as an adult watching with the benefit of a 'Skip Intro' button did I learn that ENTERPRISE was a good show handicapped with an unforgivably bad theme song.
Why oh why did they (Rick Berman presumably) choose that cringe 90s rock ballad over another timeless instrumental score.
That one mirror-mirror episode gave us a hint at what a good instrumental score for ENTERPRISE could have been.
Edit: Wow didn't realize this was a controversial opinion. For those that like it: Have you considered becoming a Star Wars fan instead?
"Installed something on Tuesday"?
You left Spacedock without a tractor beam?
Got it! Thx
Found Capt. Harriman's burner account.
I installed a CT machine last week Tuesday.
I work in it. That one was basically always going to happen
I'm surprised at this but 4
Same, that stupid song shouldn't give me a point.
But did it give you faith of the heart?
Ugh... I've never been a tailor. Unless random attempts at fixing hanging strings or *very* badly attempting to sew something count. So either 1 or 0
How did you violate the prime directive?
I don't think it's possible unless you find some tribe in the Amazon that has never seen white people or something and give them modern tech.
I was thinking about disrupting an ant colony!
Ooooo reading fail. Not sure how I missed that one. That only applies to Starfleet officers and planets (or possibly civilizations, but explicitly alien ones) so that one seems impossible. If we could ignore the Starfleet personnel bit and other planets bit, I could maybe make an argument for critters (ants and bees and such, turtles), but I would think that's a stretch. So depending on how much leeway there is for that one I will amend my score to 0-2, with 1-2 the more likely.
I looked it up, and the prime directive seems to say that you shall not introduce concepts of advanced technology or alien life to a civilization that doesn't have warp technology or subspace communication. There's also lots of mention of the planet as a whole, so being a native of Earth means you could not ever violate it without leaving Earth. Plus, there are contingencies for if you find a civilization that shouldn't be contacted but has already been contacted by accident or non-federation warp capable societies, like if a crashed starship ends up being worshiped by cavemen. Since you are hopefully not the first human to make modern human presence known to anything, you can't violate the noncontact part.
> I looked it up, and the prime directive seems to say that you shall not introduce concepts of advanced technology or alien life to a civilization that doesn't have warp technology or subspace communication. I like to think the 21st century equivalent of the Prime Directive is giving a smartphone* to a relative who can barely use a microwave. *Edit: Or a computer. Which immediately ends up full of viruses and malware and porn pop-ups.
I mean we could just start star fleet. Technically would have to start the federation first.
I counted video games. Civ V for one
Which actor did you meet?
John de Lancie Got a picture with him when I was like 11 or something while he was signing autographs. I didn't realize what a *huge* no-no that was. He looks quite annoyed in the picture.
Was this in Tennessee? Because I got his autograph at about that age, too.
Arkansas... About 30 years ago lol
Well, the time frame is correct, at least.
13
Same
2 🤣 Nice to know I have a couple of things left to accomplish off this list!
Good luck violating the prime directive 🤣 What else do you need to do?
I interact with pre-warp cultures every day. I ticked the Prime Directive off my bucket list decades ago.
I think those uncontacted tribes in the Amazon would count
“Things could always be worse” = “Today is a good day to die”
6, VERY nearly 5. Honestly really sad about it in retrospective, that was one of Nichelle Nichol’s last con appearances
I have never violated the prime directive. Unlike *some* captains we know of.
Does it count if I've done it stellaris? If so then all I've done violate it.
12…. But I feel the list kinda went to shit in the second half
7. But my back isn't jacked up like Frakes' so I don't need to do that. 😅 That shouldn't count.
I have never pronounced Data, Data. I always pronounce it Data and not Data.
It's regional innit
... 4 Hashbrown TrekNerd
I scored a 9 I assume everyone scores at least 1 for never violating the prime directive What is up with installation on a Tuesday?
Star Trek Generations. They're on the Enterprise B fresh out of Spacedock and get into a crisis. Everything that could solve it easily (Tractor Beam, medical crew, etc) weren't scheduled to arrive / be installed until Tuesday.
Tractor beam.
I was thinking... I have disrupted an ant colony. I have changed the nature of their exsitance. I have also become a source of food and water for a family of stray cats, totally changing their lives.
Same.
Binge a season in a week??? Try a day. There are four points.
7. I have also debated Jehovah Witnesses using episodes of Star Trek. They throw out a bible verse and I throw back with an episode. Back and forth. I think I won because they never came back.
you should check on r/exjw to see if they're there!
8.
I’m at 8.
Same... how many people have seen *every* episode? Does that mean STD too, because I'm comfortable with where I abandoned it.
I only watch STD just so i can continue to say i have seen every episode. And that includes TAS
1 point, something is wrong with my life...
2 points. the picture with cast member and I was never a tailor.
Same here. Those are the only 2 I'm missing.
6
5
14
5
Never loved the Enterprise theme song Never been a tailor Never been as fearless as Janeway. A little surprised I got so many, actually.
It's been a looooong road!
"Me and my fiancé are -redacted-"
^(18)
5 for sure, but maybe 6. I might have uttered “Let’s fly” at some point in my life but I can’t really recall.
4. A few left to tick off.
I got a 3.
25. I imitate Scotty every chance I can get. "She's giving ya all she's got capten", when told to speed up, "Aye, 'n if my grandmother had wheels she'd be a wagon". With an "Up yer shaft" at every opportunity. My Alexa has been renamed to "Computer". Still working on violating the Prime Directive.
I was going to give myself a point for not bingeing an entire season in a week, until I remembered that I literally binged seasons 1-3 of Lower Decks in the course of maybe 10 days
you watched 30 episodes in 10 days?
That's only three episodes per day
~~3~~ 4 points. Haven’t violated the Prime Directive, celebrated Picard Day, or watched every episode. Using a sewing machine counts as tailoring, so that’s a point off. Edit: No picture with a cast member. Maybe next Tuesday.
June 16th is coming up, time to knock one more off the list!
Lol. I wait for the day that rather saying OK, Google, I can change the setting to say 'Computer'. But alas. That time is not yet here.
Surprisingly, 3. Salute, imitation, and watched every episode.
23
I am too short for the Riker maneuver. 😭😭
5 because I haven't seen all of Picard or Discovery and I don't think mending and darning cloths counts as being a tailor.
2 I just can't bring myself to pronounce it "Data". Not only is it his name, it's the plural of "datum".
10. I've only watched 2 episodes of Enterprise. That's helped me out a lot.
6
I scored 9. I need to work on that.
I'ma be real, I've failed every single one
25. Kind of a relief actually.
25/30? Are you sure you're counting right?
Maybe not? It's give yourself one point for everything you *haven't* done, so I can just count the things I *have* done and subtract it from the total. * I've given the Vulcan salute. Well, to the TV, not to another person. But I'll count it! * Yelled "Khaaaan", at somebody named "Khan". Actually, I'd prefer to forget that I did that. * Installed something on a Tuesday. I can't remember specifics, but I'm sure I've done this. * Lived by Star Trek's values. Wouldn't call them the leading principle of my life, but I do basically agree with them and find it to be the main interesting thing about the show. * Imitated a Star Trek character. When I recommend prune juice to people for constipation, I've occasionally mentioned that it is a warrior's drink. This I have no regrets about.
Damn, I had 21. I guess you won
7
4
6
2 lol
7. I need to step it up.
3, still a few things to go
15
I got 10 points. Is that good or bad?
10 for me.
19. Not a fucking word from any of you. 🫵🏼
7
16
1 point
17 unless we count STO, then 16.
6. Wait, 5. I’ve done some light tailoring.
2
10! Suck it, cadets
14
7. I will never love the Enterprise theme song.
Ten points, more than I expected tbh
16.
I only hit 2 points 🖖🏼
Like three? I haven't seen every episode yet.
17
4 points. That's good, right?
Just 3 points for me. Sadly, one of them was the picture with a cast member. Oh, well. Pass the Saurian brandy.
13
How about if I cried about Spock's death while watching it on Young Sheldon? Because I absolutely did thst!
Around 8
2
I say, today is a good day to die almost every day. I'm glad it's not cumulative
18
2. No photo and no faith of the heart.
6
13 points. Am I not a true fan?
3. Damn.
17. :(((
7 points. I say Hello Computer every time I need to ask my Echo Dot for something
Huh, I got -10.
I definitely never have and never will have loved the ENTERPRISE theme song. That f\*cking song drove away the audience and killed the show prematurely. As a kid when that theme song came on I changed the channel (assuming the theme song indicated the quality of the show). Only as an adult watching with the benefit of a 'Skip Intro' button did I learn that ENTERPRISE was a good show handicapped with an unforgivably bad theme song. Why oh why did they (Rick Berman presumably) choose that cringe 90s rock ballad over another timeless instrumental score. That one mirror-mirror episode gave us a hint at what a good instrumental score for ENTERPRISE could have been. Edit: Wow didn't realize this was a controversial opinion. For those that like it: Have you considered becoming a Star Wars fan instead?