#GenreTrek

Calendar of Star Trek discussion prompts for January. The subject is GenreTrek - exploring various genres in Star Trek

Calendar for Star Trek discussion prompts for February. The subject is RiftTrek - exploring various types of rifts in the franchise

I just wanted to thank @shelfnerds.bsky.social for hosting January's #GenreTrek discussion. Now it's onto February's #RiftTrek in which we talk about various types of rifts in the franchise. Please join us if you can. 🖖
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#GenreTrek Commentary on Humanity

In The Neutral Zone, Picard explains to Ralph Offenhouse, a financier revived from the 20th century, that in the 24th century, money and basic material needs are no longer a concern on Earth.

#GenreTrek Day 31: Commentary on humanity, TNG's "All Good Things..."

Q: "We wanted to see if you had the ability to expand your mind and your horizons. And for one brief moment, you did ... For that one fraction of a second, you were open to options ..."
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Jake and Nog

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#GenreTrek Day 31 Commentary On Humanity “In the Cards”
JAKE: Hey, watch it. There's nothing wrong with our philosophy. We work to better ourselves and the rest of humanity.
NOG: What does that mean exactly?
JAKE: It means… It means we don't need money.
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DS9 s6e25 "The Sound of Her Voice" - during a time of great darkness, the crew makes a deeply meaningful connection.

Feel like Mardi Gras!

If Lincoln can do it...

A little privacy here, please?

That's all folks. This made this January a little more bearable.

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In what I consider one of the worst episodes of Star Trek is a good commentary on humanity clearly stating that our planet is only so big, and if we all want to live high on the hog, we might want to limit how large our population becomes.

#GenreTrek Commentary on Humanity
"Return to Tomorrow" (TOS)
This episode tackles the beauty of the human experience: what it means to connect, touch, love, and the drive to explore.

Day 31: Commentary on Humanity
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In the Siege of AR-558, Quark points out that Humans are wonderful, charitable and kind until they are put in danger and deprived of their creature comforts. Then they are as scary as any Klingon.

#GenreTrek Commentary on Humanity

In “Fissure Quest,” Lily Sloane’s monologue expresses the purpose of, not just #StarTrek, but all of literature: to explore the potential of humanity; in other words, humanity’s nature or the human condition.

#genretrek Commentary on Humanity "Ad Astra per Aspera"

"Slavery was once legal. Apartheid was legal. Discrimination against people for how they worshiped, how they loved, their gender, color of their skin – all legal at one time or another. A law does not make something just."

GenreTrek LCARS-style prompt menu.

A shot of Troi talking with Zefram Cochrane (who is off-camera in front of her). They are in Bozeman, Montana on Earth of the past.

A shot of an astounded Zefram Cochrane looking at Troi (who is off-camera in front of him). Riker is behind Cochrane looking at him. They are in Bozeman, Montana on Earth of the past.

A shot of Zefram Cochrane shaking hands with the Vulcan Commander from the Vulcan ship that is making First Contact with Earth. They are in Bozeman, Montana on Earth of the past.

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Day 31 - Commentary on Humanity

Star Trek: First Contact

Troi: "It unites humanity in a way that no one ever thought possible when they realize they're not alone in the universe. Poverty, disease, war....they'll all be gone within the next 50 years"

GenreTrek prompt list done in the LCARS style.

Screencap from the STAR TREK episode "Let That Be Your Last Battlefield" featuring Frank Gorshin as Bele, and Lou Antonio as Lokai.

Screencap from the STAR TREK episode "Let That Be Your Last Battlefield." Bele and Lokai lock together in combat.

Screencap from the STAR TREK episode "Let That Be Your Last Battlefield." The charred world of Cheron appears on the Enterprise viewscreen.

#GenreTrek Commentary on Humanity

Although "Let That Be Your Last Battlefield" hasn't aged well over the years, it illustrates the destructiveness of racism, intolerance, and hate.

Day 31: Commentary on Humanity

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We're human beings with the blood of a million savage years on our hands, but we can stop it. We can admit that we're killers, but we're not going to kill today. That's all it takes. Knowing that we won't kill today.

#GenreTrek Day 30: Metaphor - Kayshon, LD's "Kayshon, His Eyes Open"

Lt. Kayshon, the first Tamarian in Starfleet, joins the crew as chief of security. While he is able to speak Federation Standard, he sometimes reverts to Tamarian & we hear some more metaphors.
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The Trouble with Tribbles

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#GenreTrek Day 29 Metaphor “The Trouble With Tribbles”-
Spock: “By removing the tribbles from their natural habitat, you have, so to speak, removed the cork from the bottle and allowed the genie to escape.”

#GenreTrek 30 - Metaphor
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SNW s2e6 "Lost In Translation" - Uhura received metaphorical messages from aliens to help communicate the damage being done to them.

#GenreTrek Metaphor
A geopolitical rival's collapse is marked by an ecological disaster and fears of transition and instability. Star Trek VI was released in 1991 and reflected the ongoing conclusion of the Cold War and the idea of "the end of history."

Day 30: Metaphor
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In "Darmok" Picard and the Enterprise crew are sent to make contact with the Tamarians, a species that Starfleet hasn't been able to communicate with- because they use their myths and stories as metaphor.

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Shaw's continued use of "Hansen" as opposed to Seven's preferred name, is a metaphor for the deadnaming of transgendered people

FEBRUARY is #RiftTrek, exploring rifts in #StarTrek!

So watch out for those radial tachyons and joins us as we travel through some space holes! (NOTE: This is an updated version of the prompt calendar.) #GenreTrek

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Metaphors are typically used to describe something at hand, but Sisko & Kira try to reverse engineer a Bajoran prophecy about 3 vipers returning to a nest in the sky and destroying the celestial temple. Is it about a comet coming thru the wormhole or three Cardasian visitors?

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Darmok

GenreTrek prompt list done in the LCARS style.

Screencap from STAR TREK IV: THE VOYAGE HOME. Kirk (William Shatner) shouts at a rude taxi driver, "Double dumb-ass on you!"

Screencap from STAR TREK IV: THE VOYAGE HOME. Spock (Leonard Nimoy) explains his mind-meld with Gracie the whale to Kirk (William Shatner) and Gillian Taylor (Catherine Hicks).

Screencap from STAR TREK IV: THE VOYAGE HOME. Kirk (William Shatner) explains to Spock (Leonard Nimoy) that he hasn't got the knack for "colorful metaphors."

#GenreTrek Metaphor

On 20th century Earth, Spock observes Kirk's use of "colorful metaphors." He later attempts using them himself, with less than ideal results.

GenreTrek LCARS-style prompt menu.

A shot of Kirk talking with Spock on a bus. They are in 20th Century San Francisco.

A shot of Spock talking with Kirk and Gillian at the Cetacean Institute. They are in the 20th Century.

A shot of Kirk and Spock talking as they walk along a walking path with the Golden Gate Bridge in the background. They are in 20th Century San Francisco.

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Day 30 - Metaphor

Star Trek IV: The Voyage Home

Kirk and Spock try to fit in by swearing while in the 20th Century.

Spock: "Your use of language has altered since our arrival. It is currently laced with, shall I say, more colorful metaphors, 'double dumbass on you', and so forth"

GenreTrek LCARS-style prompt menu.

A shot of one of Kruge's men holding a Klingon blade above his head as young Spock, David and Saavik all look at him. They are on the Genesis Planet.

A shot of Kirk fighting with Kruge on the Genesis Planet. Kruge is hanging over the edge of a cliff and trying to pull Kirk over the edge with him.

A shot of Kruge hanging over a cliff on the Genesis Planet. Molten fire flames can be seen behind him. Kruge is grabbing Kirk's leg and trying to pull Kirk over the edge of the cliff with him.

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Day 29 - Poetic Justice

Star Trek III: The Search for Spock

One of Commander Kruge's men kills Kirk's son David. Kirk kills Kruge, having tried first to save him as Kruge is hanging over a cliff's edge (Kruge was trying to pull Kirk over the edge of the cliff with him).

#GenreTrek Poetic Justice

Bastard tried to rape Uhura. He got exactly what he deserved.

#GenreTrek 29 - Poetic Justice
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DS9 s7e26 "What You Leave Behind" - Martok, Sisko and Ross survey the devastated Cardassia Prime. Martok: "Bajorans would call this poetic justice."

#GenreTrek Day 29: Poetic Justice - Arturis, VOY's "Hope and Fear"

Arturis blamed Voyager for the assimilation of his homeworld since Voyager had stopped the Borg - Species 8472 war. Voyager was able to disable Arturis' ship, who was then surrounded by Borg.
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Ru’afo de-aging in Star Trek Insurrection

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#GenreTrek Day 29 Poetic Justice “Insurrection”- In the original deleted finale of Insurrection Ru’afo, obsessed with immortality and regaining his youth, launches himself into the metaphasic rings of the Ba’ku planet and de-ages himself out of existence. youtu.be/ZHJ7opsQnQo?si…