Science Fiction Trivia

[Cody]

Indeed - and a fine novel it is too! Over to the cucurbita from Datunited Kingdom.

[Smivs]

Worst case of testosterone poisoning I've ever seen.

Who said this, and about who?

[cbr]

Worst case of testosterone poisoning I've ever seen.

too bad it isn't private Hudson saying this about mg42/m56 toting pfc Vasquez.

Man, i believe i've heard the quote few weeks ago but the scene doesn't come to mind

[Smivs]

Worst case of testosterone poisoning I've ever seen.

too bad it isn't private Hudson saying this about mg42/m56 toting pfc Vasquez.

Ha. His life expectancy would be countable in microseconds.

Clue #1 The subject of the comment is Male and holds the rank of Captain.

[Disembodied]

Ah, I'd thought it might have been Leela, talking about Fry, in Futurama … is it maybe Jadzia Dax, in Deep Space Nine, talking about Captain Kirk? They did go back in time and mess about in the "Trouble with Tribbles" episode.

[Smivs]

Nope!

Clue #2 The observation was made by a female. She held the rank of Lieutenant Commander at the time.

[DredgerMan]

A female Lieutenant Commander who got promoted to Captain? That's gotta be Ivanova. And I reckon it would be something she would say. But who she said it to, I have no idea.

[spud42]

Babylon 5, Ivanova about Captain Ellis Pierce....... ( haz google skillz) ....

[DredgerMan]

I don't remember a Captain Ellis Pierce in Babylon 5? Was he a one episode guy?

[spud42]

i remember the episode after i read it but i had to google the details....
http://babylon5.wikia.com/wiki/Ellis_Pierce

looks like he was a 1 episode guy..

[Smivs]

Hmmm, tricky situation. Dredgerman's deductive skills are very good and he has correctly identified Susan Ivanova, but spud42's google skills are also good and led him to the full answer.
So I guess it has to go to spud42.
Ellis Pierce was the Captain of EAS Hyperion, and the comment was made when he foolishly attempted to land on Epsilon III. (A Voice in the Wilderness, Pt 2)

(Eventually I spell her name correctly!)

[DredgerMan]

I fully support this action and concur.

[spud42]

i protest!! no wait , i won... never mind... forget i said anything.....


an accidental release of money from the air makes this character a hero.

name the show, episode and characters name.

[Smivs]

Just as an aside, this is probably the most active thread on the forum at the moment, and it is enormous fun as well as being sort of educational.
I mention this because a day or two ago I actually started reading the thread from the start, and back then it was quite a different beast. It almost failed to captivate people in the beginning. Funny how things change and evolve, isn't it?
Originally the questions were supposed to be quite easy and direct- stuff that people actually knew like 'What was the serial number of Kirk's Enterprise?' Complex questions or those that were deemed 'too obscure' were frowned upon. Today, probably because all the 'easy' questions have been asked, obscurity is almost desirable.
'Research' was not encouraged. You either knew the answer or you didn't, and googling etc was a bit suspect <Avoids using the 'c' word> whereas today 'Google-fu' is almost a necessity, not just to answer questions but to fact-check before asking them as well sometimes. Indeed, to offer challenge, I try to make my questions google-unfriendly where possible, and I don't suppose I'm the only one.
It doesn't do much good as they are all solved quickly, and there are many people here who do actually just know the answers anyway, even to some fairly cryptic questions.
But like I said, it's great fun - Long Live the Trivia Thread!

[DredgerMan]

'c'-word?????

Ahhhh, creativity!! Why didn't you say that straight away!!