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MinutiaeMan
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From a recent TrekToday article:

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Braga was asked if T'Pol would go through pon farr during her time on the NX-01. "We have talked about it," he said. "We want to wait until the time is right � when we really need the ratings!"
It was all I could do to stop myself from screaming in frustration -- because it was 5 AM and everyone else in the house was asleep.

This makes me sick! Okay, so T'Pol, by her very nature as a Vulcan, is probably going to have to deal with the pon farr at some point or another. But it's Braga's attitude that's extremely disturbing -- he's viewing the entire plot as a potential ratings stunt.

Anyone else want to be that this will turn into a disaster?

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Aban Rune
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Well, purely the fact that pon farr has always been something that has been limited to Vulcan males makes me think that this will be a disaster. Granted, it's never been stated that Vulcan females don't go through pon farr, it's just never been mentioned any of the times it's come up.

To me, it's just been pretty obvious that this was a males only thing. Until now. Until there are no Vulcan males on the ship. Now it's an equal-opportunity chemical imbalance.

I'm not really as bitter as all that. There are worse things than Jolene Blalock running around the ship all hot and bothered...but add to all this the fact that noone was supposed to have ever heard of pon farr until TOS and the suop gets stirred even more.

And yes...the idea that it'll be used when they "need" the ratings... that's just bad juju...

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Or maybe they if ratings go really down they could always do that Gell Scene. Or on the other hand, they could travel to the year 2002, and stop a mad man from destroying the 23rd century! Or they could discover the Borg which came from the 35th century and try to destroy the Enterprise, but somehow she ends up destroying the whole Collective.

Or what they could do if they don't want ratings to go down, is to have A+ episodes and get off of UPN and go on some other respectable station.

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i would be intrested to see what a female pon farr would be like...quick everyone stop watching enterprise.

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*sigh* GR must be rolling in his grave right now.
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He's been rolling since Voyager.

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The rotation speed has been increasing. Scientists are considering attaching magnets to Roddenberry's body so that he can be used as a power source. As long as B&B continue to besmirch his legacy, his grave-rolling motion could be used to light a small city.

(BTW he was cremated)

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If both genders went through pon farr, it would cause some problems. What are the chances a married couple would both just happen to be synchronized?
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So, what are you saying, Tim? Vulcans CAN'T mate if they're not in pon-farr? Or they just can't knock someone up? 'Cuz, as I remember, T'Pol slept with some random Vulcan in a prior episode, and, er, I don't think either of them were in pon'farr ... or were they?

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Frankly, the whole concept is pretty shaky.

T'Pol would be the second female to go through it onscreen, though. First Vulcan female, admittedly, but there you are.

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Thanks for posting this, Dan. I think exactly the same about it and came here to post it too. Such an attitude is simply disgusting, and even if it was meant as a joke we know that it's how he actually writes the show (considering the progression "bed" --> "kiss" --> "bondage" --> "nude" he obviously needs to do something about the ratings already now).

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Am I being hopelessly optimistic by reading a joking tone into the comment?

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quote:
Originally posted by Malnurtured Snay:
So, what are you saying, Tim? Vulcans CAN'T mate if they're not in pon-farr?

I'm surprised that no one's mentioned Saavik yet, from ST3.

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