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Disembodied wrote: ↑Fri Mar 01, 2019 9:58 am
Sliders makes four, and Star Trek: Voyager makes five! Other possible answers could have included Ulysses 31, or (for a lost-in-time variant) Quantum Leap.

Over to RockDoctor for the next round …
The other one I thought of was The Time Tunnel, but I couldn't remember how much control they had over the time travel.
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Commander_X wrote: ↑Fri Mar 01, 2019 5:22 am
RockDoctor wrote: ↑Thu Feb 28, 2019 11:41 pm
Well there is the whole of Star Trek 3 - the one with a woman in Kirk's chair, not the Earl-Grey-hot guy.
<finger counts: TOS, 1, TNG, 2, DS9, 3. Voyager 4; pedantically replies: />
Unless you consider Kirk's Star Trek as being Start Trek 0 (or maybe just Star Trek), the one you're talking about should be Star Trek 4. :D
I think DS9 was in the 20-odd years when I didn't have a TV, or even regular sight of one. I'm told it's in the Star Trek universe, but I've never seen enough of it to judge.
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RockDoctor wrote: ↑Sun Mar 03, 2019 9:20 pm
[..] I'm told it's in the Star Trek universe, but I've never seen enough of it to judge.
You'd be surprised.
Pleasantly (mavbe): there are chief O'Brian and Worf as a continuity with the "Earl-Grey-hot guy" series (familiar is apparently good).
Not so pleasantly: not the same "journey" main premise.
All-in-all: it has a (quite nice) storyline, only Star Trek Enterprise had a similar approach (all the others focusing on "episodes of the journey").
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DS-9 was Days of our Lives/ Coronation Street , in space.. more of a drama than an action thing.. still wasnt bad.
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I keep my eyes half-peeled for such things, but haven't seen it on TV yet. It'll be along one decade or another.
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Disembodied wrote: ↑Fri Mar 01, 2019 9:58 am
Over to RockDoctor for the next round …
Sorry to interrupt once again, while I do enjoy the discussion about Star Trek I am eagerly waiting for the next question :wink:
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I did enjoy ds9 even with it being 'stationary' ( a lot, that funny bar cafe :lol: ), I still miss a new star trek series based on exploration like
voyager, Allthough the new show doesn't dissapoint and has interesting looks/ideas.

I remember a time the bbc had almost every day a star trek show...

Can we have a star trek question? Perhaps for nostalgic reasons :idea: :?: :wink:
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that was a star trek question.. lol
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hehe, must really be tired irl, lol...
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<taps the microphone: is this think on?>
Is there a timeout on this thread?
Maybe a three strike straight asks?
Let me start this miserable task:

RockDoctor, it's your turn since quite some posts back!

P.S.: Should be ok if you needed more time to brew the next question, but, please, let us know, at least ... :roll:
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He's probably out doctoring rocks! Call the Doctor!
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Commander_X wrote: ↑Sat Mar 09, 2019 2:59 am
RockDoctor, it's your turn since quite some posts back!
Sorry, I've not been feeling too good. Hadn't even noticed it was my turn.

OK, quickly composing one.

Where would you find a Columba, a Chappe and a Bell on backs of elephants, and why?
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RockDoctor wrote: ↑Mon Mar 11, 2019 2:00 am
Sorry, I've not been feeling too good. Hadn't even noticed it was my turn.

OK, quickly composing one.

Where would you find a Columba, a Chappe and a Bell on backs of elephants, and why?
Is this question anyhow related to SiFi ? Without the columba I would guess the rider of an ancient war elephant :lol:
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seems a bit Prachettesque ...but i have no idea..
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Is the 'why' something to do with sending messages? As for 'where' - no idea!
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