Comments on: The people who put the yellow cartridge in the food replicator https://www.isegoria.net/2018/10/the-people-who-put-the-yellow-cartridge-in-the-food-replicator/ From the ancient Greek for equality in freedom of speech; an eclectic mix of thoughts, large and small Thu, 28 May 2026 23:08:55 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.6.1 By: Dave https://www.isegoria.net/2018/10/the-people-who-put-the-yellow-cartridge-in-the-food-replicator/comment-page-1/#comment-2692476 Dave Thu, 01 Nov 2018 15:50:39 +0000 https://www.isegoria.net/?p=44088#comment-2692476 In a world of free energy and matter replicators, the “support crew” is one or two engineers on hand in case something malfuctions. And one janitor standing ready to unplug the Holodeck the next time it tries to take over the ship.

Fiction always overlooks simple, obvious solutions, like the Man with the Yellow Hat buying a monkey cage with a sturdy padlock.

]]> By: Cassander https://www.isegoria.net/2018/10/the-people-who-put-the-yellow-cartridge-in-the-food-replicator/comment-page-1/#comment-2689196 Cassander Fri, 26 Oct 2018 20:09:53 +0000 https://www.isegoria.net/?p=44088#comment-2689196 More likely it was inspired by the 1994 TNG episode Lower Decks, which was about a bunch of ensigns in the run for a promotion, told largely from their perspective.

http://memory-alpha.wikia.com/wiki/Lower_Decks_(episode)

]]> By: Slovenian Guest https://www.isegoria.net/2018/10/the-people-who-put-the-yellow-cartridge-in-the-food-replicator/comment-page-1/#comment-2689005 Slovenian Guest Fri, 26 Oct 2018 02:38:07 +0000 https://www.isegoria.net/?p=44088#comment-2689005 This was probably “inspired” by a 1998 episode of Babylon 5 (another space show) which tells the story from the point of view of two members of the maintenance crew as they witness the station being attacked.

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“A View from the Gallery is a standalone episode in the sense that it doesn’t advance the prevailing storyline of the season, but instead provides an outsider’s look into how the station operates and how two civilians deal with issues commonly faced by the station’s military and diplomatic personnel. Events from the episode are also self-contained, in that the alien attackers are of a previously unknown alien race that is not mentioned again.”

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