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[QUOTE]Originally posted by The Mighty Monkey of Mim: [QB] This is the e-mail I sent Okuda: [QUOTE]Mr. Okuda, I was glad to receive your reply on my previous queries, and another issue has recently come up on which I would greatly appreciate your insight. With the release of the boxed-set DVDs of Star Trek: The Next Generation over the past year, fans are getting a clearer and closer look at the shows than ever before. Because of this, we are beginning to examine in detail many of the displays and graphics created by you and your colleagues at the Art Department for the show. More and more we can be treated to the little �in-jokes� or clever details that were incorporated into these screens. Of particular interest at the moment are several personnel files that were displayed in the 7th-season episode �Eye of the Beholder.� They were not a main focus of the episode, but were visible enough to be at least partially read by viewers of the DVD. Among the information included in the files are the former and current postings of the individual Starfleet officers displayed. These include the names of several ships and Starfleet institutions. Could you help to decipher the vessel names in each of these displays? See below. Pictures 1-3: http://www.cdeath.net/monkeyofmim/displays/finn.jpg http://www.cdeath.net/monkeyofmim/displays/kwan.jpg http://www.cdeath.net/monkeyofmim/displays/pacelli.jpg As you can see, these images are quite clear, having been shown in closer proximity to the camera in the episode. The starships listed are: -SILVERSIDES (perhaps named for the World War II submarine?) -ENTERPRISE -SEAVIEW (a reference to �Voyage to the Bottom of the Sea�?) -PUEBLO (after the U.S. ship seized by the Koreans?) -SYRACUSE (for the Greek city that was Archimedes� home, or for something else?) -PHILADELPHIA Picture 4: http://www.cdeath.net/monkeyofmim/displays/eckridge.jpg This one and the others are much harder to read. The listed vessels are: -ENTERPRISE -The second name appears to be NORTHRIDGE. Is this correct? (If so, I presume it was named for the city in southern California where the earthquake occurred some years ago?) Picture 5: http://www.cdeath.net/monkeyofmim/displays/pierce.jpg I can barely read this one at all. Listed ships are: -ENTERPRISE -I can�t read this one, but it looks like it could be something like �EMIDAZO� or �UMIDAZO� or something. Would you per chance remember what it might�ve been? -This one is also very hard to read but it could be SULEIMAN or SULLIVAN. Does either name ring a bell? -CHICAGO (at least that�s what it looks like to me) Picture 6: http://www.cdeath.net/monkeyofmim/displays/salvatore.jpg Another hard-to-read one. Listed ships appear to be: -DONOVAN (what�s the source of this name?) -ENTERPRISE -I can�t quite make this one out. An acquaintance suggested it might be NILS BOHR, for the physicist, but I�m not sure. Picture 7: http://www.cdeath.net/monkeyofmim/displays/wallace.jpg This one seems to be decently clear. Names are: -ENTERPRISE -SEAQUEST (nifty little reference, by the way) -BATON ROUGE Picture 8: http://www.cdeath.net/monkeyofmim/displays/ziff.jpg This one appears to have a running gag of ships named after �Cheers� characters! -ENTERPRISE -MALONE (as in Sam Malone) -PETERSON (as in Norm Peterson) -CLAYVIN (as in Cliff Clavin? I don�t think there should be a �Y� in there, but I�m assuming that�s what you meant given the above two) It�s interesting to note that several of these individual�s careers included winning �Okuda Awards�! That�s cute. It�s kind of cool to know that stuff in the 24th century will be named for you, isn�t it? Anyway, here�s to hoping you may be able to clear up the confusion around the uncertain names. Thanks for your time! -Kristofer B. Olinger[/QUOTE]I will let y'all know what he says when I receive a reply. -[b]MMoM[/b] :D [/QB][/QUOTE]
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