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TenForward: Where Every Vulcan Knows Your Name

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[–] fireweed@lemmy.world 1 points 13 minutes ago

Janeway: would have had the filter off initially because she trusted her crew to exhibit perfect decorum even without it, immediately switched it on once the Maqui joined, then flipped it off again sometime later (specific ep recommendations anyone?) because she didn’t gaf anymore.

Sisko: considered turning it off but opted to leave it on to reduce bar brawls at Quark’s. Turned it off on the Defiant.

Picard: on, but removed “damn” from the censorship list, as a little treat.

[–] teft@lemmy.world 20 points 22 hours ago* (last edited 22 hours ago)

Some Federation ships are in The Bad Place (equinox...cough).

You've been assigned to a ship in The Good Place.

[–] ummthatguy@lemmy.world 19 points 23 hours ago
[–] Flamekebab@piefed.social 7 points 19 hours ago (1 children)

Doesn't Commander T'Ana in Lower Decks swear constantly?

[–] data1701d@startrek.website 5 points 17 hours ago

Though typically partially bleeped, but yes.

[–] klu9@piefed.social 12 points 22 hours ago* (last edited 22 hours ago) (2 children)

The Undiscovered what??!? Oh, there's a final "ry". The Undiscovered Country.

[–] homesweethomeMrL@lemmy.world 5 points 22 hours ago

The Aussie cut was better

[–] SatyrSack@lemmy.sdf.org 4 points 21 hours ago

You forgot to say "away" again

[–] ininewcrow@lemmy.ca 5 points 18 hours ago* (last edited 18 hours ago)

lol ... they turn off the swear filter and everyone starts talking like my trailer trash neighbours down the street

"Yeah, we fucking had a fuckin bbq last night, and I fuckin had a beer and the fuckin beer burst the fuck open and fucking sprayed fuckin beer like fucking all of the fuckin place and fucked up shit and then we ate some fuckin chicken and the fuckin chicken got fuckin burnt but we fucking ate it anyway ... yeah it was fucking crazy ... but how the fuck are you doing?"

[–] Kowowow@lemmy.ca 7 points 22 hours ago* (last edited 22 hours ago)

It's all fun and games till they start swearing like quebecers

https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Quebec_French_profanity

Actually I think this would be perfect middle ground for volcan profanity but it's based around logic instead of the catholic church

[–] neidu3@sh.itjust.works 5 points 22 hours ago

"Illogical" is just the translator making a mild version of the actual phrase "How the fuck did you manage to stay out of special fucking ed with a dumbass statement like that??"

[–] Kolanaki@pawb.social 4 points 23 hours ago

Easy explanation: Upgrades to the universal translator have allowed more colorful language, which is often slang, to be translated correctly.

[–] NutinButNet@hilariouschaos.com 2 points 20 hours ago (1 children)

What was the first Star Trek show to include swearing? And have all since that one included it too?

[–] Thebeardedsinglemalt@lemmy.world 3 points 17 hours ago* (last edited 5 hours ago) (1 children)

~~I don't know if they were even allowed to say damn at the time of TOS~~, but TNG said damn every now and then.

Turns out the first US of damn on TV in the US was in 1965 on My Favorite Martian

[–] ouRKaoS 2 points 7 hours ago

"Damn it, Jim! I'm a doctor, not a __________!"

[–] MadMadBunny@lemmy.ca 3 points 23 hours ago (2 children)

The non-swearing wasn’t because they were more « advanced » in the series, it was censorship from TV diffusers at the time (in the 60’s). Swearing simply wasn’t allowed on TV.

[–] homesweethomeMrL@lemmy.world 13 points 22 hours ago (1 children)

What is this “TV” you speak of?

[–] klu9@piefed.social 13 points 22 hours ago

A sort of 2D holoprogram where everyone's an NPC. Ask Quark for the "Retro Package".