posted January 23, 2002 06:30 AM
New spoiler info corroborates the no-canon violation claim.
While we were reasonably civilized here in not having everyone devoting every waking hour to putting up their own "Yet more proof Berman and Braga eat copies of the Chronology drenched in human blood for dinner" thread, I wonder how many African children could have been fed with the time and energy expended over this over at other boards *cough* TrekBBS *cough*. Much, and I mean much, ado about nothing.
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posted January 23, 2002 09:20 AM
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In the episode, four Ferengi pirates manage to render the entire crew of the Enterprise unconscious, and begin to look through the ship for loot. Luckily, Tucker is in the decon chamber when they board the ship, and avoids inhaling the gas used by the Ferengi to infect the atmosphere. He wakes up Archer and T'Pol, and the three begin to work to take the ship back.
In the few days since it was announced the Ferengi would be appearing on Enterprise, fans have been concerned that this would conflict with the Next Generation episode 'The Last Outpost,' in which the official first contact between humans and Ferengi was supposed to have taken place. However, in 'Acquisition' Captain Archer's crew will apparantly never find out that the intruders are called Ferengi, allowing for the existence of the Ferengi to remain hidden for another two centuries.
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posted January 24, 2002 09:00 PM
Unless Archer suddenly says "Hey, I know these guys. They are called Ferengi. I've seen them once on some old TV show - I think it was called 'The Next Generation' or something... I never knew they were real aliens!"
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posted January 25, 2002 01:18 AM
Yes.. i am appesed .. i wish it was possible to take back voodoo. Oh well, they'll get used to the pain
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posted January 27, 2002 04:52 AM
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In the episode 'Dear Doctor' an alien mentioned Heving contact with a race that is called 'Ferengi'. In the reaction of Archer and T'Pol it is clear that they neither know who the Ferengi are.
Unfortunately this episode is before the already mentioned Ferengi episode.
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Spoilers for 'Dear Doctor' above!
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posted January 27, 2002 05:29 AM
I fail to see how that's a problem. Archer's heard of Ferengi, and then meets mysterious aliens with big ears. (Indeed, perhaps the party of Ferengi from "Acquisition" will be the very same Ferengi that met the Valakians. Early explorers a long way from home on a mission of bargain-hunting.) If somebody mentioned Lesothans in casual conversation to me one day and then a few months later I talked to a generic black guy [who actually was from Lesotho] at a bus stop without asking about his nationality, I still can't write home to my mum telling her about how exciting it was to meet a Lesothan.
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posted January 27, 2002 07:12 AM
Er ... haven't the Ferengi been mentioned BEFORE? I thought they were mentioned before "Dear, Doctor" in an off-handed remark by someone ...
quote:Originally posted by The_Tom: I wonder how many African children could have been fed with the time and energy expended over this over at other boards *cough* TrekBBS *cough*. Much, and I mean much, ado about nothing.
I made the exact same comment about Voyager and got chewed out for it.
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