Relay-Version: version B 2.10 5/3/83; site utzoo.UUCP Posting-Version: version B 2.10.3 alpha 4/15/85; site sdcc12.UUCP Path: utzoo!linus!decvax!ittvax!dcdwest!sdcsvax!sdcc3!sdcc12!nm34 From: nm34@sdcc12.UUCP (nm34) Newsgroups: net.startrek Subject: Re: ST IV (MAJOR SPOILER believe it or not) Message-ID: <285@sdcc12.UUCP> Date: Thu, 2-May-85 15:14:13 EDT Article-I.D.: sdcc12.285 Posted: Thu May 2 15:14:13 1985 Date-Received: Tue, 7-May-85 08:39:27 EDT References: <242@petfe.UUCP> <273@moncol.UUCP> Organization: U.C. San Diego, Academic Computer Center Lines: 33 In article <273@moncol.UUCP>, john@moncol.UUCP (John Ruschmeyer) writes: > >From: evan@petfe.UUCP (Evan Marcus) > >Organization: Perkin-Elmer DSG, Tinton Falls, N.J. > >Message-ID: <242@petfe.UUCP> > > > >I have the following from a very reliable source, regarding Star Trek IV, > >The Trial of James T. Kirk... > > > >Kirk will be tried for all he did in ST3 (obviously), and at the same time, > >the Klingons are going to be demanding his head! Presumably in an effort > >to keep galactic peace (or something), they whole incident in III is going > >to be undone. How you may ask? How about The Guardian of Forever?? > >Yes, campers, as I understand it, they will get the big E back, history will > >be rewritten (impossible according to DC Comics' Universe, but what do they > >know??), and everything will be copacetic. (I love that word) > > The big problem with this whole story is how do you "undo" something this > complicated? > > Better yet would be to intervene at a point before Kahn takes over the > Reliant. I hate to admit it, but this could be easily done. If Chekov had > not been so insistant on looking for something "transplantable" on Ceti > Alpha V, then he might have just stuck to the original goal of the mission > (to find a lifeless planet) and ordered the Reliant to move on without > anyone beaming down. > > > -- > Name: John Ruschmeyer Better yet go back 15 years and put Kahn on a more suitable planet where he miight have become a useful and responsible member of the galaxy. Andy Bindman