OFF TOPIC Re: Star Trek background - Reply

> > Perhaps not, but the influence of StarFleet on Federation politics

Picard's father ran the family vinyard. Picard did have an ancestor at
Trafalger, and another who was a conquistidor of some sort, butno known
ancestors in Starfleet.

Riker's dad worked for the Federation, but I think he was a special advisor of
some sort not a Starfleet man.

Troi's father was Starfleet.

Both Geordi's parents were Starfleet.

Both Wesley's parents were obviously Starfleet, but its a bit unfair to count
him: he wouldn't have been in the series (ah great thought!) if they hadn't
been.

Worf's adoptive father was a CPO in Starfleet.

But, no known family connection for Yar, Pulaski, Ro, Data, or O'Brien.

The 60s series was much better, only Kirk's father and Chekov's mother were
Starflett. Though Sulu's daughter did follow in his footsteps.

Deep Space Nine is obviously better, apart from Jake non of them have any
Starfleet connection.

In Voyager both Janeway and Paris had Admirals for fathers (!), but nothing
other than that.

Babylon 5 is quite bad. Sinclair comes from a long line of fighter pilots all
the way back to the Battle of Britain. Ivanova joined up after her brother was
killed in the war. Franklin's father is a general. Garabaldi's father served
under Franklin's.

> > Interesting, because the _original_ Klingons (no ridges) were

What?! Oh come on, at least Smiler's faithful to Delenn. If he was Clinton
then surely Ivanova and Lyta would be doing him for sexual harrasment by now?
Though the man who tries to sexually harrass either of those two obviously
enjoys living dangerously!

Then again both Hilary and Anna are wives from hell, so maybe there are some
points in common...

Why on earth am I writing all this?