bulko@ut-sally.UUCP (William C. Bulko) (06/23/84)
<These are the voyages of the starship. . .Excelsior??>
(1) I'm surprised how many people seem to be taking things in
Star Trek comics seriously (whether movie adaptations or those
silly Gold Key things)! I recall one old comic which had the
Enterprise passing through a meteor storm. . .and the meteor(ites)
pierced the hull and went through the bridge. No one suffered any
effects due to air loss, etc. I always thought that, by popular
opinion, those comics were *not* considered part of the "valid"
Star Trek universe of facts for obvious reasons.
(2) Concerning the new ranks of main characters: I don't believe that
there is any rule saying a "captain" must be in command of his
own starship. (In the past, we've seen commodores in command and
at desk jobs, and now admirals in the same position.) It's my
understanding that RANK and POSITION are two different things:
(In the TV series)
person rank position
=================================================================
Kirk captain starship command
Spock commander first/science officer
Uhura lieutenant communications officer
etc.
However, I believe that there *is* a minimum rank associated with
a given position. I have good reason to believe this, although I
can't remember my sources; however, I do think there is a
(questionable) source in the Star Trek Blueprints which makes
some sort of association. Correct me if I'm wrong; my copy is
600 miles away.
--
Bill Bulko
Department of Computer Sciences
The University of Texas
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