From Newsgroup: alt.tv.star-trek.tos   
   From Address: philnblanc@comcast.net   
   Subject: Re: Explanation to Graeme about A Piece of the Action   
      
   On 8/19/2011 11:01 PM, Ron wrote:   
   >   
   >>   
   >> Well, I don't think THAT'S exactly true.  The history of the beginning   
   >> of the contamination was well established.  No doubt the crew of the   
   >> Horizon made copious notes during their visit there.   
   >   
   >   
   > Hmmm, if that were true, all of that would've been in the sociological   
   > computers of the Entrprise; there would not have been any surprise   
   > over the sate of the Iotian culture or all the wondering what kind of   
   > contamination had taken place, etc. As it was, all our heroes knew was   
   > that the Iotians were imitative--- that dosn't say much.   
      
   Just cos that's all WE (the audience) were told doesn't mean that is all    
   that they knew.  Many details are glossed over to tell a story in under    
   an hour.  Many facts/details are just sketched in.  Often, they only put    
   in the dots, and we have to connect the dots ourselves.   
      
   This is not only common in fiction:  also in non-fiction story-telling,    
   facts are glossed over, compressed, or outright omitted, because of    
   story-telling requirements.   
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