[net.startrek] life forms

ugbowen@sunybcs.UUCP (Devon Bowen) (03/13/86)

After watching The Wrath of Kahn last night at a dorm party, we started
argueing about whether or not the change from 'to seek out new life' to
'to seek out new life forms' was proper. I say not because that would 
seem to me that they would only be looking for non-human life and if they
did run across a planet inhabited by iguana's, they would ignore it  because
we already have recorded information about iguana's. I am interested to
hear what others think about the change. (for those that don't remember,
spock said this at the end after he had died and they were showing a
space scene as he repeated the old introduction speech). Thanks...

                                Devon E
                                University of Buffalo

MIQ@PSUVMA.BITNET (03/17/86)

In article <2931@sunybcs.UUCP>, ugbowen@sunybcs.UUCP (Devon Bowen) says:
     
>After watching The Wrath of Kahn last night at a dorm party, we started
>argueing about whether or not the change from 'to seek out new life' to
>'to seek out new life forms' was proper. I say not because that would
>seem to me that they would only be looking for non-human life and if they
>did run across a planet inhabited by iguana's, they would ignore it because
>we already have recorded information about iguana's. I am interested to
>hear what others think about the change.
     
     I disagree.  Although the "iguana" planet might not have any "new life
forms,"  it certainly falls under the classification of "strange, new worlds."
I think that both versions say more or less the same thing.  All I want to
know is how they're going to manage the Enterprise's "ongoing mission."
(That's not a serious request for info, btw.  I hit the 'n' when I saw the
ST IV synopsis, and intend to stay in the dark until opening night in December.)
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