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Does "The Naked Now" refer to any particular TOS episode?
In the TNG episode The Naked Now, the crew of the Enterprise come across a strange contagion which they discover is almost identical to one found by the Enterprise under Captain Kirk:
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Which TNG actors were TOS fans?
Were any of the The Next Generation actors self-professed fans of The Original Series before being cast as characters in TNG?
(Or did they all think it was just fairy tale rubbish?)
I'm only ...
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In the Star Trek universe is Christmas still celebrated in the 23rd and 24th centuries?
Considering we're in the Festive Season at the moment, it got me thinking about Christmas. I don't recall any 'Christmas specials' in any Star Trek series, so my question is: is Christmas referenced ...
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Has the autodestruct sequence ever not been aborted on a Starfleet vessel?
I remember the autodestruct being initiated many times, but always being aborted at almost the last possible second. Obviously, Captains Kirk, Picard, Janeway never went all the way to destruct, but ...
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Did Christopher Lloyd invent the Klingon warrior?
One of the lasting contributions of Star Trek: The Motion Picture is the now standard appearance of the Klingons, which changed dramatically from The Original Series:
However, those Klingons only ...
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What were the major wars of the Star Trek universe?
We have seen many wars in Star Trek, but which were the major ones?
For the purposes of this question, consider "major" to be something similar to WWI or WWII — conlicts between superpowers that ...
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Why (out-of-universe) was this central Star Trek character killed?
This central character died in Star Trek: Generations in 1994:
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When and why was it decided that the character would die?
As of 1994, the characters of McCoy, Spock, ...
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How extensive is the artificial sunlight technology on starships?
How do they prevent everyone on starships from being "pasty white"? How do people get Vitamin D? What about getting a tan? Different people have different sunlight tolerances. How do they ensure that ...
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First contact with Vulcans
In Star Trek: First Contact, we find out that the first aliens that humans encountered were Vulcans.
Was this fact invented for First Contact, or had it been part of the Star Trek mythos previously?...
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In Star Trek, what are all the low-ranking Command Division officers doing?
There are three division in Starfleet as evidenced by the three uniform colors:
Command Red (Gold in TOS era): Command decides what to do
Operations Gold (Red in TOS era): includes security, ...
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What is the canonicity of the appearance of USS Enterprise NCC-1701-B?
This question arises from the answer to In which ways did scanning Nero's ship enhance/change Starfleet technology?
which shows this image
I believe all the USS Enterprises appeared on-screen ...
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What's the most money actors earned for Star Trek in each era? [closed]
This means:
most per episode in the TOS era?
most per episode in the TNG era (incl. DS9, Voyager and Enterprise)?
most for a TOS film?
most for a TNG film?
most for an Abrams-verse film?
most in the ...
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Have Star Trek actors commented on why they didn't work more after Star Trek?
Among the few dozen main characters in the Star Trek series, very few take any successful main roles in subsequent series.
Exceptions:
Patrick Stewart in the X-Men movies
William Shatner in Boston ...
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How is longer life span explained in Star Trek?
Characters in the star trek future live a lot longer than people live today. For example, Jonathan Archer is still working at age 140 in the 2250s when Star Trek 2009 was set.
How is the increase ...
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At what point and why does it become (almost) impossible to transport through shields in the Star Trek Universe?
In all of the other series besides "Enterprise" the transporter only works with the shields down. I'm not going to quote the multitudes of episodes but it's a given to any Star Trek fan that shields ...
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