+TeamJiffy Posted February 17, 2003 Posted February 17, 2003 ...totally random topic... I was watching F. hold the GPS receiver today, and I was suddenly reminded of the redshirts in Star Trek: Original Series who would, beaming down with Kirk and Spock, use their tricorders to survey each planet... they would stand around and survey the landscape, holding these small gadgets at chest level, about two feet in front of them... ...I don't know why, but the similarity suddenly struck me as I saw F. hold out the GPS receiver a couple feet in front of her as she surveyed the landscape... ...is that what Star Trek is really about: To search out new caches, and new cache locations...?? Did they run out of cache locations on Earth in the 23rd century? -J Quote
+Harrald Posted February 17, 2003 Posted February 17, 2003 If you will take a moment to remember. The guys in red shirts would be dead by the third act. I would rather be an orange shirt. ==================================== As always, the above statements are just MHO. ==================================== Quote
+MaxEntropy Posted February 17, 2003 Posted February 17, 2003 Funny though, I don't remember them walking a few feet then doing a 180 before the tricorders would start working properly. BTW, Who wears an orange shirt? Geez, adjust your TV. Mickey Max Entropy More than just a name, a lifestyle. Quote
+sbukosky Posted February 17, 2003 Posted February 17, 2003 Chief O'Brien, Energize! and Beam Me Up Scotty!. Steve Bukosky N9BGH Waukesha Wisconsin Quote
+Harrald Posted February 17, 2003 Posted February 17, 2003 Originally posted by MaxEntropy:<> BTW, Who wears an orange shirt? Geez, adjust your TV. <> QUOTE] Kirk ==================================== As always, the above statements are just MHO. ==================================== Quote
+Mudfrog Posted February 17, 2003 Posted February 17, 2003 Sounds familiar here as well. My wife and i usually cache together and we allways dress "Star Trek" style. Her in the skimpy red mini dress and me in the yellow captain's shirt. Both of us carry tricorders, mine a GPS76 and hers a Sony Clie PDA. Our communicators, better known today as frs radios, stay with us at all times. We dont feel the need to bring a phaser along on most of our hunts . Our transport vehicle is specially modified with heat shields or to you laymens, tinted glass. It has warp speed capability which is accomplished with the aid of premium unleaded fuel and my heavy foot . We've found a few caches on planet Earth but we have no desire to hunt for those elusive caches around Uranus! Well actually, we dont wear the outfits but the rest seems to be right on the money. Have to say that i too have been reminded of TOS while watching Chicken carry the GPSr Quote
+CYBret Posted February 17, 2003 Posted February 17, 2003 The most unrealistic thing about Star Trek: You never saw people come back from an away mission picking burrs off their pants and cleaning off wounds from briar thorns. Bret "The kingdom of heaven is like treasure hidden in a field. When a man found it, he hid it again." Mt. 13:44 Quote
+Breaktrack Posted February 17, 2003 Posted February 17, 2003 and what's with them NEVER having to use any kind of bug spray, huh? Huh? How realistic is that? Sheesh. And I love Star Trek, but it can be so, so, oh heck, unrealistic sometimes...LOL. "Trade up, trade even, or don't trade!!!" My philosophy of life. Quote
+Crusso Posted February 17, 2003 Posted February 17, 2003 Star Trek unrealistic??? Let's see... What came first, the Communicator or the Mobile Flip Phone? What came first, those little squares they used for computer data or 3 1/2" floppies (or zip discs)? What came first, Shuttlecraft or the Space Shuttle? What came first, Tricorders or GPSs & various other handheld diagnostic units? What came first, Sick Bay Beds or now-in-use diagnostic beds? And so on, and so on..... Not bad for a 40 year old tv show that had a 3 year run (and spawned a billion dollar industry & 40 years of spinoffs) I'm not a Trekkie... really.....really. (Ok, maybe a little) Wherever you go, there you are! Quote
Cache Canucks Posted February 18, 2003 Posted February 18, 2003 quote:Originally posted by Harrald:Originally posted by MaxEntropy:<> BTW, Who wears an orange shirt? Geez, adjust your TV. <> QUOTE] Kirk Actually, no. At the risk of revealing my Trek'ness, the velour 'Command' duty-uniform shirts worn during the first two seasons of the classic 'Star Trek' television series (and the polyester ones worn in the third and final season) were a 'pea/lime-green' colour ...similar to the colour of the Captain's wool 'wrap-around' shirt that you would sometimes see. The reason that they appeared gold (not 'orange') on camera was because of the way the colour translated when the film stock was processed (as attested to by Star Trek costume designer William Theiss). When the episodes aired on television, it was 'gold' that we all saw, but if you look at some of the off-screen promo photos taken at the time, the 'Command' shirts were certainly green in colour. [This message was edited by Cache Canucks on February 18, 2003 at 03:37 PM.] Quote
Cache Canucks Posted February 18, 2003 Posted February 18, 2003 ...many of us who collect such things have opted to go with 'what we saw' as opposed to 'what they actually wore'. I had professional reproductions of the velour 'Command' shirt done in both green and gold, but I ended up selling the green one and keeping the gold for display in my personal collection: Quote
+Faderaven Posted February 18, 2003 Posted February 18, 2003 quote:Originally posted by Cache Canucks:...many of us who collect such things have opted to go with 'what we saw' as opposed to 'what they actually wore'. I had professional reproductions of the velour 'Command' shirt done in both green and gold, but I ended up selling the green one and keeping the gold for display in my personal collection: You are a serious Trekhead. I bow to your superior geekdom. Let my heart be still a moment and this mystery explore Quote
Cache Canucks Posted February 18, 2003 Posted February 18, 2003 quote:Originally posted by Faderaven:"...You are a serious Trekhead. I bow to your superior geekdom..." If it serves as a redeeming factor, I should mention that the shirt in my collection has never been worn (I'm a fan, but I don't play 'dress-up'). Quote
the federation Posted February 18, 2003 Posted February 18, 2003 thanks cache canucks for those woderful pictures Quote
the federation Posted February 18, 2003 Posted February 18, 2003 boldly goin where others have gone before Quote
South_Cache Posted February 19, 2003 Posted February 19, 2003 quote:Originally posted by Crusso:Star Trek unrealistic??? Let's see... What came first, the Communicator or the Mobile Flip Phone? What came first, those little squares they used for computer data or 3 1/2" floppies (or zip discs)? What came first, Shuttlecraft or the Space Shuttle? What came first, Tricorders or GPSs & various other handheld diagnostic units? What came first, Sick Bay Beds or now-in-use diagnostic beds? And so on, and so on..... Not bad for a 40 year old tv show that had a 3 year run (and spawned a billion dollar industry & 40 years of spinoffs) I'm not a Trekkie... really.....really. (Ok, maybe a little) Wherever you go, there you are! Robert Heinlein invented the bed I sleep on every night... A heated water bed. Your results may vary. Capn Skully Quote
+Team Boogidy Posted February 19, 2003 Posted February 19, 2003 I've had my own brush with Star Trek fame. I once worked for a company that did (and probably still does) the insignia and jewelry for the t.v shows and the movies. So I had the privelidge of working on some rather interesting stuff. and seeing some of the concepts being developed. Like the Ferengi (sp.???) headress, I got to watch Bill Theiss and my bosses figure out how best to fabricate it. We also did stuff for Micheal Jackson , General Hosp. LACMA..... That was probably the best (but not the most lucerative) job I ever had. Okay enough about my 15 seconds of fame ...Running over the same old ground, what have we found?... Quote
+Newenglandah Posted February 20, 2003 Posted February 20, 2003 I thought this link fit well here? Old Post See you in the woods! Natureboy1376 Quote
+Rygel Posted February 20, 2003 Posted February 20, 2003 As a Trekker myself I have to agree with getting the "what you saw" version of the shirt. And that is a nice version you have there. I've been to many conventions (never dressed up). I have in person autographs from all the main stars in TOS except Bones. Lots of Next Gen, Voyager, and DS9 as well. Rene Auberjonois and Armin Shimmerman are a blast! The great question...which I have not been able to answer, despite my thirty years of research into the feminine soul, is "What does a woman want?" --Freud Quote
Bubba Louise Posted February 22, 2003 Posted February 22, 2003 Check this one out: Captain Kirk's Grave in Nevada Quote
+st_richardson Posted February 23, 2003 Posted February 23, 2003 quote:Originally posted by Harrald:If you will take a moment to remember. The guys in _red _ shirts would be dead by the third act. I would rather be an _orange_ shirt. Reminds me of a line from a favorite movie of mine. Galaxy Quest Quote
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