h2g2 The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy: Earth Edition

Guess he stopped by for the special occasion....

So, I've just checked on the official website and it says that Earth was one of the founding members of the Federation in 2161 after the Romulan Wars and it is now it's de facto capital. Starfleet Academy, Starfleet Command and the Federation Council are all based in San Francisco and the office of the President of the UFP is in Paris. So Articuno, you are almost correct.

Ahh. The President must have been visiting his council in STIV

One other point. I seem to recall, some time in Enterprise (series 1) that Captain Archer says that Starfleet is an exploratory organisation, not a military one. I think this is also stated by one of the later Captains (might have been Picard). And yet, whenever there's trouble (e.g., Borg, Klingons, Romulans), it's always Starfleet that provides the fire power.

Can anybody explain this paradox?

Sure- Starfleet's primary role is exploration, but defence is one of its secondary roles. If you look at the three Admirals in charge, one is responsible for science, one for security, and one for something else which escapes me just now...

It's changed it's profile in 100 years, it's hardly supprising it's changed it's role. Although from the old/new trek with Archer, history is messed up, the Federation is supposed to form 10 years after the first mission, the Klingon's came in early & where did the sulibon go!!!

I can recall a couple of instances in either the original series or TNG - or possibly both - where the crew are despised (or at least looked upon unfavourably) as being "...the military", by a guest character.

I guess that would be how they are percieved, after all- uniforms, big powerful ships, side arms on away missons. Starfleet's mission is supposed to be one of peace, however. Otherwise they wouldn't be off exploring all the time, they'd just be patrolling borders.

And not forgetting the military-style heirarchy, plus the Court Martial of Spock in The Menagerie

Yep. Those sort of things....

I've got a question! MEMEMEMEMEMEME!

I watched TNG last night - why are Worf's parent's human? Adoption? Were they famous when they were younger and Klingon babies were the fashion??

Q

Both of Worf's parents were killed in a battle with the Romulans. The first on the scene after the fight was a Federation vessel. There found Worf alone there, and took him home. He is the only Klingon to be raised by a human family. Not sure why they were chosen to raise Worf. I suspect it might be the they were serving on the vessel that found Worf.


Geggs

Blimey! You know your stuff!

Q (omnipotent and omnipresent baby yeah!)

Those humans raised Worf because his adopted father was the one who found him. When the parents appeared on The Next Generation, Worf's adopted father had long since retired from Starfleet.

Why not Sanfranciso? Gene R. left his heart there.....
Where was Will Crusher in Nemesis?

Yes, indeed, you are but I'm glad, else I would not know the answers to these oh so important questions!

Q

At the end of the wedding table. On the far left in the first shot you see. Rumour has it that Will had a bigger scene somewhere around there, but it got cut.

And surely, as a traveller in time and space, he can choose to turn up it the Troi's wedding if he wants.


Geggs

I heard from a very good source (a co-presenter on a tv show who's had Will Wheaton as a guest presenter) that Will had a scene which ended up on the cutting room floor.

Bah call yourself s its Wesley Crusher played by Will Wheaton

http://www.techtv.com/screensavers/supergeek/story/0,24330,3413813,00.html

and

http://www.wilwheaton.net/mt/archives/001089.php