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[QUOTE]Originally posted by Peregrinus: [QB] Hey everybody! Anyone who's never seen a conniption before should watch this thread -- I have a feeling if this keeps going as it is currently, something in my brain is gonna pop! *insane giggle* Okay. *narrows eyes* I will try to stay cool, calm, and collected. Nothing seen or said anywhere in "Best of Both Worlds" indicated or was meant to indicate that the Excelsior that met the E-D over Jouret IV was the Melbourne. In "The Icarus Factor", we had much mention of the prior ship Riker was offered -- the Aries -- but we never saw it, and everyone seemed to know to which ship everyone else was referring. I always interpreted that first scene in Picard's ready room, from the very first viewing waaaay back in '90, to be intended as follows... Hanson suggests Shelby as Picard's new XO (under the impression Riker's going to take the Melbourne). Picard says he's happy with Riker (not knowing anything about this). Hanson expresses surprise that Riker's turning down another command (after having presumably discussed it with Picard). Picard asks which ship (since he's not as in the loop as Hanson seems to think). Hanson tells him -- in a tone of voice indicating to me that he figured Riker had discussed all this with his Captain. In other words: "One's available?" "The Melbourne. (You know, the ship he talked to you about? Have you forgotten already?) It's his if he wants it..." That's how I interpreted Hanson's tone of voice: mild incredulity. There's nothing definitive in canon to settle this, so anyone saying the argument's over is just being arrogant to some degree. We had a Nebula-class Melbourne onscreen in "BoBW", "Future Imperfect", "Emissary", and the majority of Deep Space Nine episodes with scenes in Sisko's office; and an Excelsior-class Melbourne seen once in "Emissary". And from this last example, many people (you know who you are) have taken to reading meaning into "BoBW" that may or may not have been there. That's the problem with interpretations -- there are as many interpretations as there are viewers. I personally go with precedent, registry, and quantity and am quite happy with my Nebula-class Melbourne, thank you. Don't think you can change my mind. --Jonah Additional: How many of you, if the VFX people who put the Excelsior-Melbourne in "Emissary" hadn't, would still be claiming the Excelsior at Jouret IV was the Melbourne...? [/QB][/QUOTE]
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