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Snoota had this to say about Knight Rider:
There's no way the saucer seperation could have been possible. The phsyics that would be required would be impossible, even ignoring the fact that Star Trek isn't real.
The TOS Enterprise didn't have saucer seperation. 
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Mod Model 2000 was programmed to say:
The TOS Enterprise didn't have saucer seperation.
How the fuck should I know? I've seen like two episodes of Star Trek total, and I've no idea what TOS stands for.
I was just making fun of the Star Wars geeks who were arguing in the Star Wars thread this thread was named after.
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Mod's account was hax0red to write:
The TOS Enterprise didn't have saucer seperation.
...Actully, sad that I know this, but TOS Enterprise was supposed to have that ability too, just the technology at the time didn't allow them to film it, or at least it wouldn't look good. I imagine it would be a bit hard, TOS Enterprise was like an 18' model iffin I rember right.
How ever, please let this not degenrate into and aruge ment on the Science of Star Trek, I just wanted to know the color of the Enterprise.
Most people just call it NCC-1701-A, though.
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Blindy thought this was the Ricky Martin Fan Club Forum and wrote:
TOS.. THE ORIGINAL SERIES.Most people just call it NCC-1701-A, though.
Peter fucked around with this message on 05-20-2004 at 10:04 AM.
The Motion Picture Enterprise looks very diffrent, hence prefaceing the question with TOS. From what I have seen with the model nameing, the The A usally is used on the TMP version.
The original (1701 and 1701-A), as well as the Excelsior-class Enterprise all had the ability to separate the saucer section. This was a one time deal however, with explosive bolts firing to split off the engine/warp drive section in the case of catastrophic damage. The nacelles could also be jettisoned if necessary. The Saucer and drive section could NOT be reconnected. The Galaxy class cruiser (Enterprise-D) was the first to incorporate the ability to separate and reconnect (and prior to the Farpoint encounter, that hadn't even been tested in the field). The reason was that the Galaxy cruisers were designed to carry massive numbers of civilians, who would be herded into the saucer section to escape while the drive section (packing most of the weaponry) would stay behind and fight.
Roddenberry was desperate to get the saucer separation in the series. It, like the engine room, was NOT in the original pilot episode, but Roddenberry knew studio execs, and if he didn't push it from the start, they'd hold out on doing it later.
I have a bunch of Star Trek technical manuals for the old series (Mr Scott's Guide to the Enterprise, the TNG Technical Manual, etc). I'm a recovering Star Trek geek.
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Ja'Deth Issar Ka'bael got all f'ed up on Angel Dust and wrote:
4. Enterprise C showed up in a Next Generation episode; it's fall to the Romulans while defending a Klingon ship in distress was vital to bringing the Klingons and Federation to a peaceful accord.
4) I believe it was a Klingon outpost, not a ship.
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Ja'Deth Issar Ka'bael's said:
2. Movie Enterprise (refit with new nacelles and technology) was NCC 1701-A
Wrong.
The A was the rebuilt one after the refitted original was destroyed in The Search For Spock.
Noxhil fucked around with this message on 05-20-2004 at 12:15 PM.
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Mortious wrote this stupid crap:
Wrong.The A was the rebuilt one after the refitted original was destroyed in The Search For Spock.
According to the "Mr Scott's Guide to the Enterprise" the "refit just before the V'Ger incident" (Motion Picture, PRIOR to the Khan/Spock story) resulted in the A. The A was the first Enterprise-class cruiser (the original 1701 from the series was a Constitution-class cruiser)
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The rebuilt version was the first to have the 'A' stamped on the hull, unless I'm mistaken.
Think of the choronological order.
The current Enterprise is NX and pre-federation. Doesn't count in sequence
TOS & Movies 1-3 Enterprise (Enterprise was going to be decomissioned , and was destroyed in 3)
Enterprise A was another Constitution Class refitted and renamed Enterprise and given to Kirk after his demotion back to captain in 4.
Enterprise was B was the Excelsior class.
Enterprise C was the Ambassador class in the TNG Episode.
Enterprise D was the TNG ship.
Enterprise E was the TNG movies after D was destroyed.
Enterprise J - A ship shown to Archer in a future battle with the "sphere builders" who are manipulating the Xindi into destroying Earth. Xindi are supposedly supposed to join the federation. Vecchio Hickory fucked around with this message on 05-20-2004 at 01:58 PM.
And you call yourself a geek.
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And now, we sprinkle Blindy liberally with Old Spice!
You watched star trek: enterprise?And you call yourself a geek.
Most Trek geeks refuse to watch Enterprise or even consider it canon because it takes a big, steamy dump on the other series' continuity. I mean, worse than the Star Wars prequels did.
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If only Karnaj hadn't said this:
Most Trek geeks refuse to watch Enterprise or even consider it canon because it takes a big, steamy dump on the other series' continuity. I mean, worse than the Star Wars prequels did.
It's an excuse to show a hot ass vulcan's hard nips in every show.
Not that anyone complains about that part.
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Karnaj spewed forth this undeniable truth:
Most Trek geeks refuse to watch Enterprise or even consider it canon because it takes a big, steamy dump on the other series' continuity. I mean, worse than the Star Wars prequels did.
It's getting better. I'm enjoying the whole 'the expanse' series that's on British TV right now, and I loved the Borg episode that linked to the second TNG movie.
Blindy fucked around with this message on 05-20-2004 at 03:46 PM.
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This one time, at Blindy camp:
that was just the enterprise d after heavy refiting. Google search for "All Good Things" + "Enterprise" and you'll find plenty of pictures and info.
Yeah, but that was only one possible timeline. Picard broke that timeline when he "patched the hole" by making inverse warp bubbles from all three Enterprise D's.
Now it's gone off on another timeline, with the Enterprise E. Fun stuff! 
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Drysart had this to say about Matthew Broderick:
Hey now, ST:E has been damn good the past four episodes or so. It's as if all the suck was siphoned out of the writers' typewriters. Don't forget the even TNG took a couple seasons before it hit its groove and started getting really good.
Hmm. So it's not crappy anymore? Not doing stuff like "hay look it's the Old West, in space" or crap like that anymoreupo?
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