Comments | throbbin: Am I seeing things? Transvestitism on Star Trek: The Next Generation?

throbbin

Am I seeing things? Transvestitism on Star Trek: The Next Generation?

Mar 16, 2009 19:48

Episode 25: Conspiracy, around the 2/3s of the way into the episode, there is a visit from Admiral Quinn. Riker, Picard and Quinn are chatting in the hallways of the Enterprise when a strapping young man walks in from stage right and crosses behind to work on a display panel. He's obscured for most of the conversation but when Quinn leaves (stage ( Read more... )

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sfbootdog March 17 2009, 03:06:07 UTC

My roommate just happened to be watching and (all hail the DVR) we were able to back up to that scene.

He is quite fetching in that outfit.

throbbin March 17 2009, 03:48:12 UTC

*hehe the bootdog said "fetch" hehe*

I went back over it about, oh, i dunno, 10 times myself ;)

sfbootdog March 17 2009, 05:57:17 UTC

Puppy made a funny!

rubbermummy March 17 2009, 04:04:01 UTC

I remember when they started that. They wanted the uniforms to be considered unisex so they had both the men and women in the traditional butch uniform and the, um, other one.

I believe most of the viewing audience just didn't get it and said so. The men-in-skirts disappeared from Season Two on.

nipper_dawg March 17 2009, 04:52:49 UTC

i dont know Sir, ever since you came back from south america it is all about the transvestites...

pyroxene26 March 17 2009, 12:26:47 UTC

If you zoom in real close on the display panel you can clearly see he's looking for directions to the local drag bar.

Unfortunately, Counselor Troi consumes half the ship's hair and makeup supplies, so trannies of the future look just like everyone else.

roadster_guy March 17 2009, 13:45:57 UTC

We noticed that too, the other day! I vaguely remember it from when I first saw the show waaaay back in 198shmurble that there was a bit too much equality of the sexes...

I mean hell, a miniskirt as a regulation uniform?

On a GUY?

Doesn't work.