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From: John Pimentel< >
Subject: Re: Genealogy on 'Star Trek: Voyager'
Date: Thu, 6 May 1999 22:07:19


In article <> writes:

>Genealogy is even being featured in the Star Trek universe!

>The most recent episode of "Star Trek: Voyager" -- titled "11:59"
>-- featured Captain Kathryn Janeway reminiscing about an ancestor
>named Shannon O'Donnell Janeway who lived 15 generations ago.

>This ancestor, according to family legend, helped to bring about
>a self-contained ecosystem called the Millennium Gate (literally
>at the turn of the 21st century), was supposedly involved in the
>exploration of Mars in later years, and other adventures.

>Shannon O'Donnell Janeway was, we learn, Kathryn Janeway's
>inspiration to join Starfleet and become an explorer and starship
>captain. However, frustrated by the lack of a family history,
>she has no choice but to embark on a good old-fashioned ancestor
>search through "birth certificates, death certificates, marriage
>licenses, tax records, old newspapers," etc. (which, apparently,
>all happen to be stored in the ship's computer banks!).

Yes, amazing the entire history was in the ship's computer and all this
time she somehow did not know it was there, including the picture of
her 12th great grandmother and her grandchildren. Isn't technology
just so wonderful?

>In the end, Janeway discovers that the stories have become rather
>exaggerated over the centuries -- but still, she gets to know
>Shannon the person, even if she isn't Shannon the legend. She
>even discovers a family photo of Shannon with her family and
>grandchildren.

>N.B. The plot disappointed a lot of devoted Trekkers, but as an
>homage to genealogy, it was very well done.

Yes, even the part that preached about the Y2K bug was clearly
well worth the entertainment dollar. :-)

--
John Pimentel
Disclaimer: The opinions and/or statements presented here are my own
and do not represent the position of my employer.

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