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So Budweiser is still kicking in the future, the Federation met the Cardassians 100 years before TNG. Interesting
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I don't want to watch the clips, but there are Cardassians? Or are there just aliens that look similar?
Another modern day reference is supposed to be the Beastie Boys playing on the radio in Kirk's Uncle's car. That sort of thing doesn't bother me much, since we hear centuries old music every day.
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Uhura orders a Cardassian beverage in a bar scene. But you know what, that doesn't necessarily mean the Feds and Cardies are in contact. Maybe through trade with other species the Federation acquired the drink, even while they have yet to encounter the actual Cardassians.
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There we go. A Cardassian in exile on Vulcan, encountered by Tobin Dax. Tobin Dax came before Emony Dax, Emony Dax met McCoy in the 2240s. Ergo, there was at least 1 Cardassian living on Vulcan in the early 23rd century.
I love the Kelvin-era uniform Robau is wearing. Although maybe a bit TNG-y, it certainly looks like it could be a half-way point between the ENT-era jumpsuit and the neo-TOS-era colorful two-piece.
Interesting shots of the shuttle leaving the bay. This Enterprise seems to be quite a larger ship than the original one. And it's filmed from wonderful angles. Yeah.. I think I can learn to live with the new styles, although I do still think that the "design-to-functionality" ratio has been shifted towards design quite considerably.
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Well, they've never specifically said when first contact with the Cardassians was made, people just make the assumption that it was shortly before the border wars. While it's perfectly reasonable that they were in contact long before that point and the war breaking out wasn't because the Federation had suddenly expanded into their territory but because the Cardassian government got ousted by the military and decided to start grabbing territory (like Bajor) to fuel their economic rebuilding.
In fact, that MA article does say the poet was in exile during the "First Republic" and the last time I checked the Cardassians we saw from TNG onwards were certainly not a Republic. For all we know, back then they could have been just another independent "stuck on one planet with a few colonies" races and the aggressive empire building was a relativity new development.
Edit: Also about the Cardassians, wasn't there an episode of Enterprise that featured a reused Cardie space station, albeit with some details removed. Even though this probably wasn't the intent, can't we just now assume it was Cardie station all along.
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