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capped
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Damn.. thats right.

Well it would be a boring show without visual powwows..

Explanation.. either the Romulans dont have visual capabilities, or the Romulans chose to never visually contact Starfleet, to keep their natures secret. seems like a romulan thing to do

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I agree, just because they didn't doesn't mean they couldn't. I recall a couple races in TOS that hid their appearance or projected a false appearance. The Romulans developed cloaking technology, so prehaps they don't want to be seen at all.

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David Templar
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Another thing, it's the second time Enterprise has gotten into combat, and there still doesn't appear to be any formal battle condition, general quarters, etc. The Tucker didn't even know they were in a combat situation until he called the bridge in the first episode. Seems kinda silly, doesn't it?

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did they add red alert lights when building the sets? maybe theyve got a story planned around it

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quote:
Originally posted by Dukhat:
I'm surprised that no one has mentioned the fact that the Enterprise has ship-to-ship visual communication.

Since we can have ship-to-ship visual communication now, I'm surprised you have mentioned it.

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Originally posted by Dukhat:
I could have sworn that Spock pointed out in "Balance of Terror" that Romulan War-era Earth forces did not have this capability.

You're mistaken. He said that the two sides never saw each other face to face. He also said that the treaty was negotiated by subspace radio. He never gave any indication that either side actually lacked the capacity for visual communication. That would be rather silly, since we had that capability even in the sixties. There is nothing that makes video any more difficult to transmit than audio.

For that matter, based solely on Spock's statements, it is entirely possible that they used visual communication, and the Romulans just wore helmets the whole time.

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quote:
The Tucker

The Tucker?

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He's of Bajor, but will find no rest there.

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I didn't know they cast a car. Didn't they learn from "Knight Rider?"

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Or 'Knight Boat'

oh no, theyre going ashore.. weve lost them!
No wait, theres an inlet!
Oh, theres always an inlet.. or a canal.. or a fj�rd!

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