From Newsgroup: alt.tv.star-trek.tos
From Address: ANIM8Rfsk@cox.net
Subject: Re: Which Are The 3 WORST Star Trek (TOS) Episodes?
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Brad Filippone wrote:
> On Nov 8, 7:57apm, Anim8rFSK wrote:
> > In article
> > <23fbf440-8228-42fb-b06e-caae26ccb...@d5g2000yqm.googlegroups.com>,
> > aBrad Filippone wrote:
>
> > Why? aWe don't know how warp travel works, and I don't recall any
> > instance of them arriving at the exact moment they wanted by accident;
> > it was always by Spock carefully calculating them flying through the
> > shot.
> >
> I'm thinking particularly of the return at the end of "Tomorrow is
> Yesterday." Yes, it's influenced by Spock, but considering how fast
> they are speeding through time, it seems to me that it would take more
> than Vulcan concentration to land on the precise day, let alone the
> precise moment. Add to that that it also depends on other crew
> members reacting to slow the ship to a halt at the right moment as
> well.
You know, all we're sure of is that they come out at a point where
Starfleet Command is looking for them. They probably didn't undershoot,
but they could have overshot by days or months without it mattering.
>
> And you're right, I should have said "suspension of disbelief." I've
> heard it both ways, but when I think about it, "disbelief" does make a
> lot more sense in the context lol.
>
> Brad
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