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Graham Kennedy wrote:Why do we never see people abducted in like 2020 in Trek?

For that matter, why do Trek people never listen to music or watch movies or read books from 2020, or 2120? Does culture never again produce anything worthwhile after the year 2000?

We've seen Riker listening to music, in TNG, from a little holo-pod. It was two scantily clad women playing it. We've also seen Picard listening to very loud music in this ready room near the start of First Contact, turned out to be Berlioz.

Both of which are classical music.

I'm trying to think of an occasion where we see somebody listening to contemporary 24th century music, reading a 24th century book, etc, and I can't. On Enterprise they watch 20th century movies only. Even in the TNG-era holodeck they go for ancient entertainment - Dixon Hill for Picard, the Battle of Britain for O'Brien and Bashir, holonovels set in the Victorian era for Janeway, Vic Fontaine set in the 60s, Baseball games that virtually nobody plays in contemporary times for Sisko, etc.

The only contemporary thing I can think of that we've ever seen is the Flotter program on Voyager, and even that is old enough that people in Voyager were playing it as kids.

It kind of paints a picture of the Federation as being culturally stagnant.

Even in FC, Cochrane put in a "tape" of a Steppenwolf song from 1967 and played Roy Orbison from the late '50's.

Well, there was that infamous holodeck program set in the 22nd Century. It may have been 200 year old setting at that point but it's more "contemporary" than other things.

Didn't Jake and The Doctor become authors?

Griffin wrote:Well, there was that infamous holodeck program set in the 22nd Century. It may have been 200 year old setting at that point but it's more "contemporary" than other things.

Didn't Jake and The Doctor become authors?

Yeah, they did. Well the Doc tried to, but there was a legal kerfluffle or something.

Ray Park (Darth Maul)

Is it just me or is he getting rather portly in size?

Even with who it was, I was half-expecting it to end with him whacking himself in the face.

mwhittington wrote:Is it just me or is he getting rather portly in size?

Certainly looked it. I thought he was Brendan Gleeson at first.

RK_Striker_JK_5 wrote:Even with who it was, I was half-expecting it to end with him whacking himself in the face.

Because of how fat he is?

Honor guard at the Tomb of the Unknown Soldier still standing strong during the blizzard

I have only been to Arlington once and it was 97 degrees, very sunny and probably 85+% humidity. It was an absolutely disgusting day. Wearing the full uniforms and such... I wonder if these guys would pick the 20 inches of snow weekend over the oppressive heat.

mwhittington wrote:Is it just me or is he getting rather portly in size?

Well, he was 23/24 when he filmed Ep1 and in peak physical condition. He is in his 40s now... slowing down a bit.

Nutso wrote:

RK_Striker_JK_5 wrote:Even with who it was, I was half-expecting it to end with him whacking himself in the face.

Because of how fat he is?

No. It's just how stuff like that usually ends.