Stacey Abrams might be the biggest political Star Trek fan - Sitcoms Online Message Boards

TMC · 03-08-2019, 06:25 AM

https://www.nytimes.com/2019/03/07/u...star-trek.html

In a profile of the failed Georgia gubernatorial candidate and potential Democratic presidential contender, Sarah Lyall writes of Abrams: "She has seen every iteration of Star Trek and can recite with picayune detail the obscure plot points from incidents buried deep in the canon. She likes space-time anomalies. She admires Captain Picard but reveres Admiral Janeway. One of her favorite things is 'Shattered,' the 157th episode of Voyager, in which the ship goes through a temporal rift that tantalizingly splits it into different timelines." Abrams writes in her new book that she's even used Star Trek for political inspiration, specifically The Next Generation's "Peak Performance" episode. “Data reframed his objective — not to win outright but to stay alive, passing up opportunities for immediate victory in favor of a strategy of survival,” she says in the book. “My lesson is simpler: change the rules of engagement.”

tlc38tlc38 · 03-08-2019, 08:46 AM

She is a complete and utter joke. I’m from GA so I had to put up with all her lies when she was running for governor. So happy she lost!

TSMIV · 03-08-2019, 06:53 PM

Why do politicians and the media think watching Star Trek makes one qualified for elected office? I like Star Trek, but it's just a TV show and it's a fantasy/sci-fi one at that!

Watching it won't provide any solutions to real world problems.

03-08-2019, 06:25 AM	#1
TMC Member Forum Idol Join Date: Jan 09, 2001 Posts: 126,393	Stacey Abrams might be the biggest political Star Trek fan https://www.nytimes.com/2019/03/07/u...star-trek.html In a profile of the failed Georgia gubernatorial candidate and potential Democratic presidential contender, Sarah Lyall writes of Abrams: "She has seen every iteration of Star Trek and can recite with picayune detail the obscure plot points from incidents buried deep in the canon. She likes space-time anomalies. She admires Captain Picard but reveres Admiral Janeway. One of her favorite things is 'Shattered,' the 157th episode of Voyager, in which the ship goes through a temporal rift that tantalizingly splits it into different timelines." Abrams writes in her new book that she's even used Star Trek for political inspiration, specifically The Next Generation's "Peak Performance" episode. “Data reframed his objective — not to win outright but to stay alive, passing up opportunities for immediate victory in favor of a strategy of survival,” she says in the book. “My lesson is simpler: change the rules of engagement.”

03-08-2019, 08:46 AM	#2
tlc38tlc38 Every day’s a Dolly day! Forum Star Join Date: May 02, 2008 Location: I’m just travelin’ thru Posts: 19,258	She is a complete and utter joke. I’m from GA so I had to put up with all her lies when she was running for governor. So happy she lost!
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03-08-2019, 06:53 PM	#3
TSMIV Member Forum Regular Join Date: Dec 29, 2018 Location: Arkansas Posts: 696	Why do politicians and the media think watching Star Trek makes one qualified for elected office? I like Star Trek, but it's just a TV show and it's a fantasy/sci-fi one at that! Watching it won't provide any solutions to real world problems.