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I was going through "Pathfinder," and happened to notice something that could be rather significant. Unfortunately, its significantly stupid.
While the Pathfinder Project crew is briefing Admiral Paris about Voyager's position, we are presented with a map of the galaxy. It's quite plainly seen. It is focused on the Delta Quadrant, and axes denoting the quadrant borders can also plainly be seen.
Then, the galactic map is zoomed out, rotated along its X-axis (so that we are looking at the galaxy more edge-on), and the axes disappear.
Then, we see the map zoom in on Voyager.
However, the map does not zoom in on the Delta Quadrant.
It zooms in on the Beta Quadrant Not deep in the Beta Quadrant, but enough so that it's noticable.
Now, at this point, you may be thinking I would be doing the following:
"It's about time someone figured it out, even if it is somebody in the graphics department and not a writer! Hip hip hooray!"
However, the map was not zooming in on Voyager's current position, or even its projected position. It was zooming in on Voyager's position in "Message in a Bottle."
That's it. Now Okuda is in on "The Krenim Conspiracy," which is meant to absolutely confound my efforts to accurately map the galaxy.
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Ultimate Trek came on last night in Voyagers time slot, and I went to bed. Checked the tape this morning, and Voyager came on afterward, at 1am. Looking forward to seeing this one.
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*Krenimspeak* Cartographic incursion complete. We have achieved a 42% confusion rating. However, total befuddlement still eludes us. Recalculate for another incursion. Let us try eradicating Hawaii from all maps...
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Krenim: Since when have galactic maps on computer displays been accurate, anyway? Just write it off as bad animation. Perhaps they were more worried about making it look good for the admiral than about showing V's position absolutely accurately. They probably figured the admiral wouldn't know the difference, anyway...
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Well, Admiral Paris did have a personal stake in it to be so stupid as to not to know where the ship is/was.
------------------ Elim Garak: "Oh, it's just Garak. Plain, simple Garak. Now, good day to you, Doctor. I'm so glad to have made such an... interesting new friend today." (DS9: "Past Prologue")
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Saw the ep last night, and paid attention, Krenim is right, it was showing Voyager in the beta quadrent. Makes me wonder if they've been doing stuff like this intentionally. They have been catching hell over Voyager position for over a year now. Perhaps they are just haveing fun now.
------------------ Fool of a Took, throw yourself in next time!! Gandalf
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in all honesty, I think those lucky bastards on the voyager production staffand scuse my french, don't have a clue, and are completely disorganized.
-FTM
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