Questions tagged [the-voyage-home]
For questions about the 1986 film "Star Trek IV: The Voyage Home", the fourth in the Star Trek movie series. Always use in conjunction with the [star-trek] tag.
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Are humpback whales granted civil rights?
The events of Star Trek IV: The Voyage Home establish that humpback whales are sentient beings with their own language, and that this language is at least in theory learnable by non-whales (e.g. the ...
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What happened to Chekov's confiscated phaser and communicator in Star Trek: The Voyage Home?
In the Star Trek: The Voyage Home, Chekov is captured after sneaking on board the USS Enterprise. During his interrogation we see three items of 23rd century origin:
Chekov's Starfleet ID
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Why did the Klingon cloaking effect change from Star Trek 3 to Star Trek 4?
The Klingon Bird of Prey in Star Trek: The Search for Spock has a shimmering effect when the cloaking device is on. The shimmering effect is so pronounced that Kirk and Sulu are able to see it ...
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Are the helm and navigation console reversed on Klingon ships?
On Starfleet ships, Sulu sits at the helm on the port side of the bridge, and Chekov sits at the navigational console on the starboard side.
However, on the bridge of the Klingon bird of prey flown in ...
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In Star Trek IV how does Sulu know how to fly a Huey?
Sulu states he used to fly them in his academy days, but should we take that statement at face value? If the statement is accurate, why would he learn on hundred plus year old technology?
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Is Kirk’s comment about “LDS” intended to be a religious joke?
In Star Trek IV: The Voyage Home (1986), the crew find themselves in 1980’s San Francisco, and promptly realize that they are perceived as socially awkward. Kirk, in an apparent effort to explain the ...
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Is there any evidence that QWERTY keyboards are available in the 23rd Century?
In Star Trek IV: The Voyage Home, Kirk and crew travel back in time to 1986 to bring some humpback whales to the 23rd Century. Scotty is tasked with building a tank for them, and uses a computer to ...
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What creature or object is represented during the time travel sequence in Star Trek IV: The Voyage Home?
The plot of the film Star Trek IV: The Voyage Home revolves around the main characters traveling back in time from the 23rd century to 1986, in order to obtain and bring back a pair of humpback whales,...
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In Star Trek IV, why did the Bounty go back to a time when whales were already rare?
In Star Trek IV: The Voyage Home, the Bounty travels back to what looks to be Earth circa 1985 to acquire a breeding pair of whales. Yet at this time, whales were already in danger and people were ...
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Why did they need a water tank to transport the humpback whales back to the future?
In The Voyage Home, Kirk and crew spent so much time on past Earth only because of unavailability of a strong water tank. They even messed with the history which could be dangerous.
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How were the whales able to breathe?
At the end of the film Gillian is concerned that the whales won't have air, but they were already in an enclosed Plexiglass compartment.
How did the whales breathe in the compartment?
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How Did George and Gracie Fit In the Klingon Vessel?
Through the movie Voyage Home Kirk and crew are in a Klingon vessel. At the end Scotty has two grown humpback whales beamed into the ship. How did both fit in the vessel if it's not that big of a ship?...
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Are whales extinct in the Kelvin timeline?
Referencing Star Trek - The Voyage Home, where Kirk saves the whales by traveling back in time to San Francisco.
Are whales extinct in the Kelvin timeline? And did the "Probe" ever visit Earth?
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Which Earth species are extinct in the Star Trek universe?
In Star Trek IV: The Voyage Home, we learn that humpback whales are extinct by the time of the Federation. My question is simple: are there any other species native to Earth that are extinct by that ...
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What happened to Gillian Taylor after she joined Kirk and the whales on the Klingon ship? Wouldn't people be looking for her?
At the end of Star Trek IV: The Voyage Home,
Is there any discussion about what happened with her after that (canonical or not)? Any "continuing adventures in 23rd century marine biology" stories?
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