Subj : Re: Star Trek (2009) Someone explain this to To : All From : MITO MINISTER Date : Sun Nov 20 2011 03:28:21 From Newsgroup: alt.tv.star-trek.tos From Address: cigarmanwine@gmail.com Subject: Re: Star Trek (2009) Someone explain this to me? On Oct 26, 4:54aam, "Wouter Valentijn" wrote: > "ToolPackinMama" schreef in berichtnews:j855sn$v3r$1@dont-email.me... > > > > > > > PIKE: Without transporters, we can't beam off the ship, we can't assist > > Vulcan, we can't do our job. Mister Kirk, Mister Sulu, Engineer Olson, > > will space-jump from the shuttle. You will land on that machine they > > lowered into the atmosphere that's scrambling our gear. You'll get inside. > > You'll disable it, then you'll beam back to the ship. Mister Spock, I'm > > leaving you in command of the Enterprise. Once we have transport > > capabilities, communications back up, you'll contact Starfleet, report > > what the hell's going on here. And if all else fails, fall back, > > rendezvous with the fleet in the Laurentian system. Kirk, I'm promoting > > you to first officer. > > > KIRK: What? > > > SPOCK: Captain, please, I apologize. The complexities of Human pranks > > escape me. > > > PIKE: It's not a prank, Spock. And I'm not the Captain, you are. Let's go. > > > === > > > That is the scene where Cadet Kirk, who is a stowaway that is not even > > supposed to be on the ship, is promoted to first officer of Pike's > > Enterprise. aKirk was called on the carpet for cheating on a test earlier > > the same day, which is why he was not even supposed to be on the ship... > > he was supposed to stay behind. > > > McCoy brought Kirk aboard with him, under false pretenses, and here's what > > I don't understand: > > > Why is Kirk being promoted instead of being thrown into the brig? > > > I also don't understand why Spock doesn't demote him and throw him into > > the brig, instead of marooning him. > > > Can any of you explain any of that to me? > > Uhm... > The guys who wrote that don't have a clue? > Kirk's promotion advances the plot? Just sayin. --- Synchronet 3.15a-Linux NewsLink 1.92-mlp # Origin: http://groups.google.com (1:2320/105.97) * Origin: CCO BBS - capitolcityonline.net:26 (1:2320/105) .