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[–] ApathyTree@lemmy.dbzer0.com 4 points 10 months ago* (last edited 10 months ago) (1 children)

The doctor in voyager is holographic, he says much the same about being amazing. :) The sickbay in voyager is equipped with holo emitters, and he’s an emergency medical hologram who outgrows his programming much like Data.

But his matrix is too large for the ship to manage multiple copies of his program, or something.. or maybe just the sickbay computers.. either way, they could probably easily generate drones to do specific tasks with high precision. Also has the perk of choosing his own density, so they use him for security threats a lot. Also can’t get sick.

Tho he does have interpersonal relationships with his crew mates and thus drama, so that’s not actually a point in hologram favor ;)

[–] Buddahriffic@lemmy.world 2 points 10 months ago (1 children)

Lol yeah, I was being a bit cheeky about The Doctor and included some stuff that should have been true but went directly against how it worked out in Voyager. :)

[–] ApathyTree@lemmy.dbzer0.com 2 points 10 months ago (1 children)

Oh, heh, my bad. There’s a lot of people who don’t seem to watch/like voyager, so wasn’t sure if you’d seen it. Very convincing. 10/10.

[–] Buddahriffic@lemmy.world 1 points 10 months ago (1 children)

Yeah I don't get it since Voyager is my favorite one, though it is pretty close and I haven't yet seen any more recent than Enterprise (other than some of the movies) and haven't finished my DS9 watch-through.

[–] darthelmet@lemmy.world 2 points 10 months ago (1 children)

Voyager certainly has some great bits in it, but for me I think it's just that TNG is quintessential Star Trek and DS9 does something very different pretty well. Voyager doesn't feel like it has enough of a distinct voice to differentiate it from comparisons to TNG.

[–] Buddahriffic@lemmy.world 2 points 10 months ago

I think what sets it apart for me is that it isn't as heavy with the Starfleet authority structure. And I can't think of any recurring annoying characters (like Troy's mother, who could read minds but still stomped all over everyone's boundaries). Voyager is Star Trek but without Starfleet and with less political stuff.

I think that's what I liked about Enterprise, too. Both of them are more... wild and unknown.