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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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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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
Phaser
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How did Spock calculate the time travel?
In Star Trek IV Spock takes the bird of prey back in time to retrieve two whales. He does this by slingshotting the ship around the sun.
It's my understanding that the Federation cannot travel in ...
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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 did the probe and the whales say to each other?
In Star Trek IV: The Voyage Home, the survival of Earth depends on a mysterious probe having a conversation with humpback whales.
McCOY: Well, dammit? You think this is its way of saying 'Hi there' ...
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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: The Voyage Home, how did Kirk and Gillian successfully beam aboard the Klingon ship together?
In Star Trek IV: The Voyage Home, whale biologist Gillian grabs onto Kirk while he is beamed aboard the Klingon Bird of Prey. They both are successfully transported on to the ship, fully intact. In-...
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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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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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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?
Today, a ...
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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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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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Why does the aluminium need to be transparent?
In Star Trek IV, Scotty gives away the formula to the inventor of transparent aluminium. This aluminium, if my memory serves me, is to house the humpback whale they must procure from the past. Crazy, ...
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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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Do medicine kits in Star Trek have new kidney pills as standard?
My question is about the medicine kit of Doctor McCoy.
http://www.startrek.com/article/treknosis-making-dr-mccoys-magic-pills-real
Check out the good doctor's miracle cure from Star Trek IV: The ...
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