From Newsgroup: alt.tv.star-trek.tos   
   From Address: macthevorlon@yahoo.com   
   Subject: Re: Star Trek: Am I the Only One?   
      
   Merrick Baldelli wrote:   
   > On Mon, 28 Dec 2009 07:29:58 -0700, Anim8rFSK    
   > wrote:   
   >   
   >> In article ,   
   >> Merrick Baldelli  wrote:   
   >>   
   >>> On Sat, 26 Dec 2009 11:19:45 -0500, "Mac Breck"   
   >>>  wrote:   
   >>>   
   >>>> Shouldn't the transporter be able to _automatically_ scan all those   
   >>>> arriving and departing?  After all, it could be linked into the   
   >>>> ships computers, which would include the medical one.   
   >>>   
   >>> There has been indications in some episodes that this is in   
   >>> fact the case.  Same way as they have the ability to detect weapons   
   >>> and disable them during transport.   
   >>   
   >> Which they could do all the way back in TOS.   
   >   
   > Yes, and look how often the premise for this had been   
   > changed...  Repeatedly...  With sledgehammers and monkeys flinging   
   > poo.   
      
   I'm guessing that "sledgehammers" refers to the way that B&B and the   
   writers have of getting past things that would have made their current   
   episode storyline impossible (e.g. the transporter not scanning those   
   arriving and departing), and "monkeys flinging poo" would be the   
   writers.  They throw in a technobabble malfunction or exception, and off   
   they go writing any silly old shit.  They don't take the story   
   seriously.  It's only a paycheck, and as long as they can fool most fans   
   (bringing in good box office $ and good ratings), they're OK with that.   
   Trouble is, I'm not, and that's a major reason I've become much less of   
   a Trek fan since TNG ended.  Hell, I didn't even see the new movie 'til   
   it came out on DVD.   
      
   Back in the ST-II thru ST-IV movie days, I'd have been there on opening   
   day or at least within a week.  When they come out with the next Trek   
   movie, I'll again be waiting for the DVD.  No rush.   
      
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   Mac Breck (KoshN)   
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   people.  I've been trying to decide whether or not I should risk it   
   again."   
      
      
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