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[QUOTE]Originally posted by Ryan McReynolds: [QB] On the topic of how to determine what's "right," I just wanted to reiterate my own method. While I don't "get into character" everytime I watch the show, the idea is basically like this: Pretend it's the year 4000, after the Second Galactic War of 3875 wiped out pretty much everything in the galaxy. There is an archaeologist from one of the Magellanic Clouds. When it comes to the region once dominated by the Federation, the records are very fragmentary. Meanwhile, a holodrama studio is making a based-on-a-true-story series from whatever he digs up. Now, you want to learn about these "humans" you've heard of, but the archaeology records are classified for some arcane beauracratic reason. So, you fire up the old holodeck and start watching the dramatization. When contradictions arise, some are the result of simple mistakes on the part of the producers. Some are deliberate changes as the archaeologist uncovered more accurate records. Some, sadly, are pure invention (like Pearl Harbor). The visual effects are all dramatized for impact and understandability, just as current movies based on real events often are. You can't be sure dialogue happened exactly the way you see, though you can be sure it was probably similar. In other words: treat it like a television show. Recognize that the producers are not infallible. Understand the way television is produced. Make all of this information integral to figuring out what "really" happened. Use Occam's Razor whenever possible. Whatever makes sense to you can be "right," since it's all fiction anyway. [/QB][/QUOTE]
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