To add an interesting fact: Starfleet has been known in in the canon to accept people into become officers from other similar level organizations such as the Daystrom Institute. Perhaps if the Templin Institute was to exist well into the 22nd-24th centuries and beyond in one or more of the many Star Trek timelines, it may also have high enough prerequisites.
“Logic is the beginning of wisdom, not the end”. - Spock Probably one of my favourite quotes from Star Trek’s vast multitude of characters, species and factions!
@@ThelastdesertRanger"A fool by any other name... is still a fool." also... "the head that wears thy crown is an unsteady one, and enforces an uncertain peace."
"Resistance is acceptable, we can wait." I don´t know why, but this sounds so MUCH scarier then "Resistance is futile." I got goosebumps reading that...
Starfleet probably is one of the most unique factions in all scifi. Few seem to be able to pull off their success while maintaining such ideals. But its probably because of another policy, they tend to speak softly while carrying a big stick. And if that stick isn't enough, they make a bigger one (sometimes on the fly).
Sterfleet is able to pull off their success because the script decides so. Sure, Star Trek is a monumental and legendary part of sci-fi, but not very realistic. Realism of course doesn't determine popularity, if it did, The Expanse or Mass Effect would be more popular.
@@ArghastOfTheAlliance I would be willing to argue that Star Trek is one of the more realistic scifi shows out there. Now, I've never seen expanse nor played Mass Effect, my knowledge is limited to to the occasional web episode on them. However, the second version of Battlestar is often cited as being realistic, and I don't think so. But just because starfleet isn't always against the ropes, or the people aren't always at each other's throats doesn't mean its not realistic.
"It's easier to be soldier in a flower garden than being agardener in a warzone" or something to that extend. Or to put it more lenghtly: "What does it need to create a country? - Nothing. Take, for example, some kids that build a Fortress in the woods and claim its their own Nation. At that moment you see the birth of a new nation. Of course the adults wont put up with it and eventually kick it down. So you need to protect that nation... and for that, you need power."
I can't remember which book it was, but it was part of William Shatner's preserver series, and he had a quote about Vulcans regarding Starfleet that went something like "The Vulcans could appreciate the logic of Starfleet's seemingly contradictory policy of peaceful exploration conducted through the use of heavily armed starships."
I got chills listening to this. Gene Roddenberry had problems as a writer and a person (who doesn't?) but his one, singular vision of a future that was diverse, peaceful (at least in its aspirations) and dedicated to knowledge is a legacy that continues to inspire millions.
*_"History has shown that rarely do grand ideals survive the practicality of the universe, until they're carried aboard the ships of Starfleet Command!"_* *CHILLS!* Frikkin' chills! Just so perfect!
Naturally, I'm a cynical b*stard, who concludes that the only reason the Federation can cling to its cherished ideals, is because they have Section-31 in the shadows, doing the terrible things necessary to keep the dream alive in a hostile universe. I would be happy to be proven wrong, but to me, Section-31 are the Federation's unsung protectors
My favorite space-age series. One where mankind gets it right and can typically win without fighting, proving the carrot is mightier than the stick. I'll admit, my primary Stellaris race 'The Sapian Republic' is based off them. I've won games without picking a fight with anyone!!
The problem with the Federation is when it can't accept that not every government is trustworthy. Throughout TNG and DS9 there were tons of cases of Cardassia either blatantly violating the peace or strong evidence they were doing so covertly and Starfleet just let them off with warnings.
Carrot OR the stick, you are thinking of the pen is mightier than the sword... The phrase you are referring to describes a situation in which there is a benefit "carrot" and a punishment "stick", the two are meant to work together to increase the difference between cooperation and resistance ie one is nothing without the other so comparing the two in efficacy is literally meaningless. Starfleet believes in holding up its ideals and only punishes those who attempt to threaten it directly, ie the pen being mightier than the sword in the long term.
"Tell me, what makes the Federation powerful?" "General. It is their vast natural resources, their industrial capacity, and the skills of their science." "Good. Why? Ah! It is their political acumen. The Federation has knitted together and assimilated numerous races. This union was not brought together by natural means, by conquest. But rather by diplomacy!" --- General Cha'ng, Star Trek: Klingon Academy
During the 4 Years War, the Federation fleet bedeviled the Klingons. They never knew what species was manning the center chair in the starships they took on. Each starship captain had their own mentality of space combat, making for different tactics and policies. Starfleet made things worse for them when the ARIES class came online and really started to mix things up.
Hoping we get to see it in Picard. Would be a hell of a way to cap off an episode. Picard and his motley crew are getting the piss beaten out of them and it happens. "There's another starship coming in... It's the Enterprise!"
This is one of the most brilliant and beautiful tributes to Star Trek I have seen in a long time. When so many commentators choose to look at Starfleet and Star Trek cynically this is a breath of fresh air. Thank you.
Thanks for starting with the image of actress Madge Sinclair when introducing the part of Starfleet Captains. She was the first actual image of female Captain (although through canon we knew there were others before her). Madge Sinclair was a wonderful character actor and was a relative of mine from the Bahamas. She is missed.
You're most welcome. It was a conscious choice to start with a lesser known character. I wanted to give the impression that there are so many remarkable Starfleet captains beyond those who got their own TV shows. Plus, I think having a female, person of color depicted in a position of authority , even in 1984(?) is pretty awesome.
This is one of the most detailed, and by far, the most engenious presentation of Starfleet rules and history that I have ever seen. Applause to those that created this wonderful video.
When I was a kid, I wanted to be a Starfleet Engineer. Failing that, I became an RCN Engineer. Seriously, how many of us saw Scotty and Geordi and said, "I wanna be that dude".
Starfleet and the Federation as a whole can be summed up in three sentences that have become as legendary as the actors that spoke them and the characters they played: "Space: the final frontier. These are the voyages of the starship Enterprise. Her ongoing mission: to explore strange new worlds, to seek out new life forms and new civilisations, to boldly go where no man has gone before." Spock's version from Star Trek II The Wrath of Khan But my favorite of all the quotes from Star Trek: "I'm a doctor, not a door stop." spoken by the EMH in First Contact
You have to admit the golden age of technology was good while it lasted. I wonder what strange new life and civilization was so terrifying, it forced "to boldy go" into "suffer not the xenos to live"
@@L0stEngineer 1) AI rebellion 2) The whole of human space was separated from each other by warp storms, and many colonies' isolation was taken advantage of by alien species. 3) Chaos
To this day I remain convinced that Starfleet's greatest achievement was holding the line in the Dominion War when a significant portion (if not a majority) of their fleet was made up of outdated science vessels and, later on, the same science vessels hastily retrofitted to current standards and with as many weapons as they could power taped on. I know they had a lot of help, I know they had some far more combat worthy vessels and I know they ultimately would have lost anyway had it not been for other stuff which happened over the course of DS9, but when you consider what they had to work with at the start of the war, the fact that it was anything other than the Dominion cutting a swathe through Federation territory whenever they felt like it was damn impressive.
@@mho... yeah, it mentions fucking Elon Musk of all people in the same breath as Einstien and Zephram Cochraine. Hardly real star trek, nothing but capitalist realism wearing a starfleet uniform
@@McCbobbish Elon Musk shouldn't exist in the Star Trek universe, it's a different timeline. The Eugenics war took place from 1992 to 1996, their history doesn't match our own. Their timeline would have split off 40 or more years ago.
The Andorian Imperial Guard and Vulcan High Command or Vulcan Expeditionary group were not folded into Starfleet as both members kept those services. It is just that among the military and exploritary services of the founding members Starfleet was federalized. The Bajoran Militia was to be absorbed to Starfleet if Bajor joined the Federation. In a future timeline in the 26th century the Klingons were part of the Federation had their own ships participate during the Battle of Procyon V against the Sphere Builders. So it seems to be on a case to case basis.
the founder members did not always contribute the same to the Federation. Vulcans for instance did not join Starfleet itself during the TOS era, with Spock being one of the rare exceptions during his time, followed by Saavik and Valeris. In fact the first time two Vulcans were seen serving on the same ship was all the way in Voyager-not counting the all-Vulcan crew Sisko hosted at DS9. No Vulcan is recorded as being President of the Federation, either. One would think each member world still had its government, and thus the Imperial Guard and the High Command would be still around, and Vulcan/Andorian ships would still be a thing.
@@SantomPh The Intrepid during TOS was an all Vulcan crew though I suspect they are graduates of the Vulcan Science Academy. Both Discovery and Lower Decks imply one can apply for commission on Starfleet by being accredited by the Vulcan Science Academy/High Command. The bad blood between Spock and Sarek was that the former chose Starfleet Academy over the Vulcan Science Academy. Star Trek 2009 and Discovery gives context the Vulcan academia has racist shitbags. Thus understandable won't join a hostile environment. He had his fill of such idiots when he was a kid.
@@reddyredwolf3931it makes sense that starships would be used by the Vulcan high command as well, so the intrepid could be non starfleet in ToS. We know the high command was still doing their own thing, so having them use federation starships, no doubt far more advanced than any current Vulcan ship, just makes sense
There is already the New Horizon Mods, allowing you to not only play a Stellaris verison of Star Trek, but also form the Federation. Though I think the game lost it's appeal after they turned it into a micromanagement horror.
@@acendantoverlord5737 Some undisclosed behind the scenes drama between Mark and Larissa most likely. She never gave us a proper goodbye, and their Instagram account was cleared out.
This was so beautiful, Makes me cry Me encanta Star Trek y su mensaje de esperanza para el futuro y la tecnología, de la idea de que el entendimiento y la paz son el camino para llegar mucho más halla de lo que nuestros sueños más salvajes son capaces de idear. Me inspira a mí a hacer mi propia historia, a explorar el futuro y darle a otras personas la misma esperanza que Star Trek me dio a mi. Gracias, larga vida y prosperidad.
Non-Comissioned Officers (Enlisted personnel) such as Chief O'Brien and Simon Tarses do not attend Starfleet Academy. Much like the naval academies of modern earth, Starfleet Academy is only for the training of future Commissioned Officers.
@@TheLAGopher Appartently there's also a "Prior Academic Qualification' track as well. Where if you have an engineering or sciences degree/masters, you can skip the Academy, do enlisted basic training, and get a commission of Ensign/Lieutenant JG respectively.
Simon Tarses did go to Starfleet academy though. He said he did the Academy's training program for enlisted personnel. And he even recounted to Picard how he used to sit under a tree with a circular bench and Jean Luc recalled sitting under the same tree to study.
@@Gankhisprawn My apologies I stand corrected. I only remembered his rank of Crewman, and that in "Drumhead" he mentioned the academy but not wanting to wait four years to graduate and be posted.
Even though this may be the last episode I'll ever see I feel proud being a part of this glorious community, keep calm and Carry on best wishes from the American commissary it
I'm currently binge watching The next generation, when it first aired I was to young to appreciate the complexity and the depth of the various situations displayed in the series, but now I can see how rich it is.
I read STD in my mind as "sexually transmitted diseases", not as "star trek discovery" for a minute i was confused, then was like "Oh yeah that's the new Star Trek show".
Phew...this was a godsend. I'm writing a crossover fanfiction between several sci fi universes and I needed a crash course in Star Trek. Thank you for your service!
By far my favorite video you guys have done! Star Trek is by far my favorite Sci Fi series. Unlike other Sci-fi franchises, Star Trek is the only one that shows a future for humanity that says we can be better than we are now. There are still some problems and conflicts, but instead of shooting first, we can try to use diplomacy and think of solutions first before resorting to violence.
I was practically raised on star trek so its great to see it take its place in the templin archives well not the archive channel but the actual archives well not the actual arch... oh you get what I mean
Did the Templin Institute get a HD remaster of DS9? Those were some amazingly crisp shots of Operation Return? Anyway keep up the awesome work. You guys never ceases to amaze me
@@avengermkii7872 @AvengerMKII its actually very difficult to remaster, Voyager as well, as both shows were actually shot on tape rather than Film, this was done to cut costs and let's be honest 480i was the best resolution at that point in time and worked good enough for the TV's of the era, the problem with tape is that you cannot upscale its resolution, while actual film masters (depending on the quality of the film itself) can actually be rendered in 4K, TOS and TNG were actually shot in film because Gene Roddenberry always thought film was the better quality and both DS9 and VOY were made after his passing, that's why if you watch any star trek in Netflix or other digital platform TOS and TNG are always going to look better even though they are actually the older shows (noticed I left ENT out as that was shot in digital)
I've been waiting for ages for this video. I love these Templin Institute videos & Star Trek is my favourite scifi franchise. Keep up the good work Templins.
Probably my first comment on the channel, but i have to say it, along with the Imperium of Man, the system alliance and UNSC, it one of your very best video
"Space the final frontier. These are the voyages of the starship Enterprise. Its five-year mission: to explore strange new worlds. To seek out new life and new civilizations. To boldly go where no man has gone before!" - Admiral James T Kirk
Absolutely totally and completely amazed by the work that has gone into this. It is in dowdy bully the best video that I have ever seen on UA-cam and that’s saying something considering I’m blind I have had to watch this several times over and will probably continue to watch it several times over to catch up on every frame, but it is just absolutely absolutely totally amazing. Thank you for producing this and filling in the blanks for so many pans.
McBobbish yeah we better 'stamp' it out, after all they are totally a 'rogue' branch, they have totally have nothing to deal with the federation. After all the federation is all about cooperation, totally nothing to deal with insidious underhanded tactics at all...at least that's what we need everyone to believe...
Nearly too late did Starfleet, and the Federation as a whole, realize a core tenant of idealism: in order to make your ideals a reality, you need power to back them up and help enforce their creation/stability. An idealist without power is an inventor without tools: useless and impotent. Now that Starfleet has beefed up their weapons and shields, they actually stand a chance of creating lasting peace in the galaxy...as long as the Borg don't muck everything up again.
A really excellent episode. However Starfleet command refers to starfleet headquarters in San Fransisco & the organization is known as Starfleet. "Let's make sure history never forgets the name.....Enterprise"
@Chris George If you look at the way that native populations have been treated on this planet, the prime directive makes perfect sense. I would however, say that the threshold for contact should be lowered.
I think I speak for everyone with a moral compass and both trekkies and non trekkies alike. We thank you for not including the STD that is an STD and should be destroyed because it made many of us feel we needed to be tested for an STD. Thank you.
STD isn't part of this time line, they are separate from this, also why they don't look alike. Though they tried too fool people by calling STD timeline for Prime timeline, as a name instead of indication. Legally they can't be in the same timeline if the deal is to be believed. Not sure about the new Picard series though.
U don't speak for everyone, not by a long shot. They didn't include it to just get brownie points from people like u nothing more. As for the "Its not part of the same timeline" b.s....u sound like a flat earther
MY OPINION...... STAR FLEET COMMAND IS A COMBINATION OF SCIENCE EXPLORATION... AN A MILITARY ORGANIZATION... IT IS A BALANCE BETWEEN ALL THESE LOFTY IDEALS OF SCIENCE...... AND REALITY.... THAT THE UNIVERSE IS DAMMMMM DANGEROUS ..... AND THAT STAR FLEET MUST PROTECT THE FEDERATION.......
Do you have a camera recording my TTRPGs? The captain in my Star Trek campaign literally said in a speech a few months ago "High ideals do not survive the practicalities of space... until they're carried aboard a federation vessel!" lol. Such an inspiring video, thank you.
I got a beef with families boarding with starships. According to non-canon Gods of Night, after the loss of ENTERPRISE-D at the battle of Veridian III, Starfleet decided not to populate starships on not only vessels smaller than Explorer class, but all of them. There was just too much at stake. This makes sense in a familial manner. Take the Second World War Navy. The five Sullivan brothers all served onboard light cruiser USS JUNEAU in the Pacific, but all were lost when it was torpedoed. The military adopted family survivor policies that mandated pulling lone family members from front line duty in the case of all the other family members being lost or killed. Starfleet readopted this policy after ENTERPRISE-D was lost.
Space The final Frontier, these are their voyages of the starship Enterprise. It continuing mission to seek out new life and civilization. To bodly go where no one has gone before. _ Captain Picard, Kirk, Archer.
Kirk's version has "five year mission" and "no Man has gone before" The latter of which is eventually mentioned (by Klingons I think) to be racist. Picard's version promptly altered the line going "To boldly go where no one has gone before!"
They used to say if man was meant to fly he'd have wings but then someone smarter said "Who cares what were meant to do, what matters is what we decide to do, and if thats to do the impossible see the invisible kick logic to the curb and fly by flapping our arms, thats what we'll do dagnabbit!"
Absolutely great video! Well done to say the least. This is Starfleets video that potential cadets would see playing in recruiting offices. Great video again
Q orchestrated the Borg, Federation encounter, long before it was supposed to occur. This lead the Federation to militarize, which helped the federation against the Dominion. I think Q knew exactly what he was doing.
Wow this is very good and very actuate, I love my Star trek and I am a member of Star fleet, this is very close to what it is to be star fleet with its information, well done and thank you..!
I've always thought of SF as more of a Space Coast Guard. They may be armed with military-grade equipment, but their primary purpose isn't war, it's Peacekeeping, Law Enforcement, Exploration, Search & Rescue, Humanitarian aid, etc. It's just that, if war *does* break out, 3 of the 4 founding races have deep military traditions and can bust out the old Ice Knife/Broadsword/Pickaxe as needed, and put them back over the fireplace when the war is over. Fun Fact: San Fransisco was the HQ of SF because that was Gene Roddenbery's hometown.
There is a darker reason for _multi species crews_ - it's to encourage humans to live up to their ideals and not, as is often the case amongst humanity, *sink down to the ethics of the lowest common denominator.* Humans don't like to let the side down in front of witnesses, so having "outsiders" shames them into compliance with their professed beliefs, not their hidden urges. Otherwise the subtle unconscious signals and body language amongst humans would allow group think and the leadership of the most ruthless, leading to the exposure of the brutal xenophobic tribalism that still exist as potential in most humans. This can be seen in the behaviour of the crew of the Equinox, which only had human survivors and performed experiments on other sentients to use them as fuel. Still this may not be isolated to just the human psyche, after all the most honourable Klingon who lived up to the ideals of his species was raised by and worked with humans and other species. *It's only under the gaze of others that humanity is really humane.*
@@popitrekker1543 But they wouldn't. The humans of 40k, when faced with a dangerous and diverse universe chose a doctrine of supremacy and purity. The humans of Star Trek chose cooperation and IDIC. Given the differences in the natures of the worlds, I'm not sure any comparison is practical. Star Trek is pretty much based on the idea that humanity has reached a point where. given the opportunity, it would make that choice, with others, and among itself.
A possible (not canon) reason that is 'darker' would be a matter of loyalty. If you kept the crews of ships homogeneous, they would be less loyal to the Federation as a whole as opposed to their own Species homeworld. An all-Andorian ship would be more loyal to Andor than the Federation, for example.
As a longtime Doom fan, and with Doom: Eternal just around the corner, I would love to see a video on the Union Aerospace Corporation (U.A.C.) sometime in the future. A lot of the lore surrounding the lead character in the latest iterations is still to be clarified in this next release, so I don't expect anything on that subject, but U.A.C. is fairly consistent in it's lore to this point and a video synopsis would put a smile on my face. I know you folks would do a top-notch job on it as you always do.
According to Star Trek Online, in 2409 Starfleet fought Klingons again then Sabotaged Romulan Tal Shiar, then in 2410 Starfleet faced The Iconians, then Temporal Liberational Front, then Tzenkethi, then Hurq.
"History has shown that rarely do high ideals survive the practicalities of the universe, until they are carried aboard the ships of Starfleet Command." You're damn right. 🥲
I discovered your channel only recently and have been devouring your back catalogue. I complement you on your research, scripting, editing, music and production. Informative and entertaining! There is, however, an organisation I was looking for right from the start of my dive into your channel and which I have not yet seen. Muppet Labs. I look forward to future episodes.
The Federation: We only desire peace and unity! Bad guy Number 7503: Hahah pathetic Pacifist Xenophiles today you die The Federation declares Total Mobilization and would like to know your location. Bad Guy Number 7503: Mercy?
Discovery season 1 is okay, season 2 is quite garbage for My taste, quite tedious to have THE WHOLE PLOT around one person and abuse of fan "favorites" and retconning
This is why I like Star Trek so much. The ideals professed by the Federation and Starfleet. They all may take a beating, but they get back up again and stay true to their ideals.
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I love that the best way to cook rice that's awesome
That's a contradiction. You don't enlist into Starfleet Academy. Enlisted personnel attend Starfleet Technical Services Academy on Mars.
Xaro Xhoan Daxos Probably a Kelvin Timeline thing, where you literally just catch a bus to Starfleet Academy from the drunk tank to sign up.
To add an interesting fact: Starfleet has been known in in the canon to accept people into become officers from other similar level organizations such as the Daystrom Institute.
Perhaps if the Templin Institute was to exist well into the 22nd-24th centuries and beyond in one or more of the many Star Trek timelines, it may also have high enough prerequisites.
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Of all the sci fi societies of the future, Star Trek’s Federation would be the one I would like to live in the most.
Iain M Bank's Culture novels for me, but Star Trek is pretty close.
Yeah,one of the few sci-fi IPs that is considered as more beneficial to be materialized to the real life.
I want to live in Star Trek Future rather than Kurzweil Singularity vision
@@davidwuhrer6704 Would Niven's Known Space also be acceptable?
@@neolexiousneolexian6079 Sure, why not?
Pessimism is not Realism, Idealism is not foolishness. This is the message of Star Trek.
“Logic is the beginning of wisdom, not the end”.
- Spock
Probably one of my favourite quotes from Star Trek’s vast multitude of characters, species and factions!
It´s a good quote.
Relativism seems to be the end. But i guess more because practitioners do it when it's convenient.
Also, "Nixon had to go to China." The catalyst of Kirk's shift of attitude towards the Klingons.
It is of endings I wish to speak, do you not recognize that a turning point has been reached in the affairs of the Federation?
MrPotates considering relativism is a very flawed outlook, I’m going to say it’s not the end of wisdom.
We are the Federation. Your technological and cultural distinctiveness will be added to our own eventually. Resistance is acceptable, we can wait.
In some ways your worse than the Borg, your more insidious at least with the Borg you know what your getting
- eddington
@@Zoloft77 I happen to like Root Beer...
@@ThelastdesertRanger"A fool by any other name... is still a fool." also... "the head that wears thy crown is an unsteady one, and enforces an uncertain peace."
"Resistance is acceptable, we can wait."
I don´t know why, but this sounds so MUCH scarier then "Resistance is futile."
I got goosebumps reading that...
@@vazeyo Yeah same. Plus they really can wait forever really lol
Starfleet probably is one of the most unique factions in all scifi. Few seem to be able to pull off their success while maintaining such ideals. But its probably because of another policy, they tend to speak softly while carrying a big stick. And if that stick isn't enough, they make a bigger one (sometimes on the fly).
Very true. One of my favourite maxims is 'you need your sword. It should be sheathed, but you need it'.
Sterfleet is able to pull off their success because the script decides so. Sure, Star Trek is a monumental and legendary part of sci-fi, but not very realistic. Realism of course doesn't determine popularity, if it did, The Expanse or Mass Effect would be more popular.
@@ArghastOfTheAlliance I would be willing to argue that Star Trek is one of the more realistic scifi shows out there. Now, I've never seen expanse nor played Mass Effect, my knowledge is limited to to the occasional web episode on them. However, the second version of Battlestar is often cited as being realistic, and I don't think so. But just because starfleet isn't always against the ropes, or the people aren't always at each other's throats doesn't mean its not realistic.
"It's easier to be soldier in a flower garden than being agardener in a warzone" or something to that extend. Or to put it more lenghtly: "What does it need to create a country? - Nothing. Take, for example, some kids that build a Fortress in the woods and claim its their own Nation. At that moment you see the birth of a new nation. Of course the adults wont put up with it and eventually kick it down. So you need to protect that nation... and for that, you need power."
I can't remember which book it was, but it was part of William Shatner's preserver series, and he had a quote about Vulcans regarding Starfleet that went something like "The Vulcans could appreciate the logic of Starfleet's seemingly contradictory policy of peaceful exploration conducted through the use of heavily armed starships."
I got chills listening to this. Gene Roddenberry had problems as a writer and a person (who doesn't?) but his one, singular vision of a future that was diverse, peaceful (at least in its aspirations) and dedicated to knowledge is a legacy that continues to inspire millions.
We all joined Starfleet to dive headfirst into the unknown. We’re explorers; of course, we don’t always know what’s going on. -Brad Boimler
*_"History has shown that rarely do grand ideals survive the practicality of the universe, until they're carried aboard the ships of Starfleet Command!"_*
*CHILLS!* Frikkin' chills! Just so perfect!
Indeed.... tear in eye, storm in heart.
Naturally, I'm a cynical b*stard, who concludes that the only reason the Federation can cling to its cherished ideals, is because they have Section-31 in the shadows, doing the terrible things necessary to keep the dream alive in a hostile universe. I would be happy to be proven wrong, but to me, Section-31 are the Federation's unsung protectors
Every time I hear this, I can't help but salute.
Says the words "advanced shielding" with an Oberth class on the screen.
I see I was not the only one that thought that.
Not just that but "...crew survivability."
I think Spacedock referred to them as flying coffins for 100 Starfleet officers.
Oberths are like...
Tinfoil. Or paper.
Or both.
@@redengineer4380 they're pretty much cannon fodder
My favorite space-age series. One where mankind gets it right and can typically win without fighting, proving the carrot is mightier than the stick.
I'll admit, my primary Stellaris race 'The Sapian Republic' is based off them. I've won games without picking a fight with anyone!!
That is a good name, I’m gonna steal that
Go boy
The problem with the Federation is when it can't accept that not every government is trustworthy. Throughout TNG and DS9 there were tons of cases of Cardassia either blatantly violating the peace or strong evidence they were doing so covertly and Starfleet just let them off with warnings.
To boldy go where no one has gone before
Carrot OR the stick, you are thinking of the pen is mightier than the sword... The phrase you are referring to describes a situation in which there is a benefit "carrot" and a punishment "stick", the two are meant to work together to increase the difference between cooperation and resistance ie one is nothing without the other so comparing the two in efficacy is literally meaningless. Starfleet believes in holding up its ideals and only punishes those who attempt to threaten it directly, ie the pen being mightier than the sword in the long term.
"Tell me, what makes the Federation powerful?"
"General. It is their vast natural resources, their industrial capacity, and the skills of their science."
"Good. Why? Ah! It is their political acumen. The Federation has knitted together and assimilated numerous races. This union was not brought together by natural means, by conquest. But rather by diplomacy!"
--- General Cha'ng, Star Trek: Klingon Academy
During the 4 Years War, the Federation fleet bedeviled the Klingons. They never knew what species was manning the center chair in the starships they took on. Each starship captain had their own mentality of space combat, making for different tactics and policies. Starfleet made things worse for them when the ARIES class came online and really started to mix things up.
well said good sir.
Awesome game, best capital ship sim ever made.
@Rising Horizon Gaming and its better than any canon source, but no they had to go steal someone else's intellectual property and go with destiny.
@@Nighthawke70 At least Fed still managed to FIX it.
Nog at 7:30 hit me right in the god damn feels. RIP, Aron
He's dead? what killed him?
@@Predator42ID Aron Eisenberg passed away in September from heart failure. It was all very sudden and very sad.
A captain Nog in Star Trek Picard would have been nice. I haven’t seen any tie ins to DS9
@@tgdelta Discovery had a Nog class ship featured in season 3, to honor Aron.
The Sovereign is still a beautiful design....
agreed, still my favorite ship class
As is the vanguard class I hope they canonize that
Hoping we get to see it in Picard. Would be a hell of a way to cap off an episode. Picard and his motley crew are getting the piss beaten out of them and it happens.
"There's another starship coming in... It's the Enterprise!"
That and the Galaxy class are my two favorites.
@@patsfreak but according to the Canon Picard Comics the Enterprise is now an Odyssey class.
This is one of the most brilliant and beautiful tributes to Star Trek I have seen in a long time. When so many commentators choose to look at Starfleet and Star Trek cynically this is a breath of fresh air. Thank you.
Welp,modern humans lose patience I would say....
Totally agree! The Federation is a place I genuinely want to live in :=)
Star Trek without optimism is like Star Wars without the Force
Amen..
Thanks for starting with the image of actress Madge Sinclair when introducing the part of Starfleet Captains. She was the first actual image of female Captain (although through canon we knew there were others before her). Madge Sinclair was a wonderful character actor and was a relative of mine from the Bahamas. She is missed.
You're most welcome. It was a conscious choice to start with a lesser known character. I wanted to give the impression that there are so many remarkable Starfleet captains beyond those who got their own TV shows. Plus, I think having a female, person of color depicted in a position of authority , even in 1984(?) is pretty awesome.
@@TemplinInstitute
Ms.Sinclair appeared as the first depicted female Starfleet Captain in Star Trek 4 in 1986.
@@TemplinInstitute Agreed. Thanks again.
In addition to the Saratoga captain, Sinclair also played La Forge's mother, another captain, in "Interface" (TNG S7).
@@TemplinInstitute TOS pilot - The Cage - and Majel Barret as First Officer...
This is one of the most detailed, and by far, the most engenious presentation of Starfleet rules and history that I have ever seen. Applause to those that created this wonderful video.
When I was a kid, I wanted to be a Starfleet Engineer. Failing that, I became an RCN Engineer. Seriously, how many of us saw Scotty and Geordi and said, "I wanna be that dude".
Well, from one university alone James Doohan received honorary Ph. D after year after year pools revealed that many students pointed him as motivation
“You hit me. Picard never hit me!”
“I’m not Picard.”
"No, you're much easier to provoke."
@@fairwinds610 yea The Sisko was much more emotional. Its part of why i liked him.
"No.. You're much easier to provoke" - Q's next line
Why I believe Picard is the better captain.
I like to believe that members of the Imperium wake up screaming after having dreams about the Federation.
"He who suffers the alien to live shares its crime of existence."
Horus would have started a Heresy without Chaos if he dreamt of this.
What's the word for a feeling of patriotism for a state that exists in a fictional future?
I don't know, but the Germans probably have a cool sounding word for it.
"Loyalty to the GTU" I think.
Existential Chauvinism
Foolishness
I have found myself loyal to a country that doesn't exist anymore: Rhodesia
Starfleet and the Federation as a whole can be summed up in three sentences that have become as legendary as the actors that spoke them and the characters they played:
"Space: the final frontier. These are the voyages of the starship Enterprise. Her ongoing mission: to explore strange new worlds, to seek out new life forms and new civilisations, to boldly go where no man has gone before." Spock's version from Star Trek II The Wrath of Khan
But my favorite of all the quotes from Star Trek:
"I'm a doctor, not a door stop." spoken by the EMH in First Contact
"I'm a doctor not a database"
Also:
"Starfleet is a promise. I give my life for you and you give your life for me. And no one gets left behind."
Astalavista Larissa, your fans will cherish this as your last video with the Institute. Godspeed!
Larissa makes everything sound so epic!
She has an amazing voice for this
She could read the instructions off a box of easy mac and make it as epic as the battle of Helm's Deep.
@@hyrinshratu Too bad she announced she's leaving templin on her Facebook profile :(
"Prioritises crew survivability"
* Shows Oberth class. The ship made entirely of explodium. 🤣😂
Yeah, they probably should have shown the Nova (Equinox) for that one. At least that thing was hard to kill and not one shotted.
@@jhmcd2 It was a "lucky shot." ;)
I think there a hidden message there.
Should’ve shown Sovereign
Weren't Miranda class the red shirts of starfleet ?
"history has shown that rarely do high ideals survive the practicalities of the universe" WH40K basically.
You have to admit the golden age of technology was good while it lasted. I wonder what strange new life and civilization was so terrifying, it forced "to boldy go" into "suffer not the xenos to live"
@@L0stEngineer probably orks and bored eldar
@@L0stEngineer it wasn't an entity persay, it was the warpstorms caused by the birth of a certain god(dess) of pleasure.
Jonathan Schmidt and Chaos
@@L0stEngineer
1) AI rebellion
2) The whole of human space was separated from each other by warp storms, and many colonies' isolation was taken advantage of by alien species.
3) Chaos
Ah starfleet command, shining beacon of hope and darkness all in one entity...
Oh wow. They deleted their comments.
@@josh-oo
Figures. Do you mind if I delete my own reply, since the thread is defunct?
@@Delta-es1lg Yours is already gone too. It's not really up to me, regardless.
@@Delta-es1lg what happened?
What the hell happened here?
To this day I remain convinced that Starfleet's greatest achievement was holding the line in the Dominion War when a significant portion (if not a majority) of their fleet was made up of outdated science vessels and, later on, the same science vessels hastily retrofitted to current standards and with as many weapons as they could power taped on.
I know they had a lot of help, I know they had some far more combat worthy vessels and I know they ultimately would have lost anyway had it not been for other stuff which happened over the course of DS9, but when you consider what they had to work with at the start of the war, the fact that it was anything other than the Dominion cutting a swathe through Federation territory whenever they felt like it was damn impressive.
"There's an old saying: Fortune favors the bold. Well, I guess we're about to find out."
Abraham Ikechukwu enterprise ships: am I a joke to you
@@sorcererberoll4641 In the words of Garak : "I always hope for the best. Experience, unfortunately, has taught me to expect the worst."
Or as the marry band of pirates might say. "Hold my beer."
The hope I get from this simple show is what keeps me going in these dystopian days
then dont watch STD, it will darken your soul!
@@mho... yeah, it mentions fucking Elon Musk of all people in the same breath as Einstien and Zephram Cochraine.
Hardly real star trek, nothing but capitalist realism wearing a starfleet uniform
@@McCbobbish they wrotes STD and movies 2009 with dystopian mind. crap robot
@@McCbobbish they wrotes STD and movies 2009 with dystopian mind. crap robot
@@McCbobbish Elon Musk shouldn't exist in the Star Trek universe, it's a different timeline. The Eugenics war took place from 1992 to 1996, their history doesn't match our own. Their timeline would have split off 40 or more years ago.
The Andorian Imperial Guard and Vulcan High Command or Vulcan Expeditionary group were not folded into Starfleet as both members kept those services. It is just that among the military and exploritary services of the founding members Starfleet was federalized. The Bajoran Militia was to be absorbed to Starfleet if Bajor joined the Federation. In a future timeline in the 26th century the Klingons were part of the Federation had their own ships participate during the Battle of Procyon V against the Sphere Builders. So it seems to be on a case to case basis.
Probably such planetary establishments are relegated to internal affairs / representative role.
the founder members did not always contribute the same to the Federation. Vulcans for instance did not join Starfleet itself during the TOS era, with Spock being one of the rare exceptions during his time, followed by Saavik and Valeris. In fact the first time two Vulcans were seen serving on the same ship was all the way in Voyager-not counting the all-Vulcan crew Sisko hosted at DS9. No Vulcan is recorded as being President of the Federation, either.
One would think each member world still had its government, and thus the Imperial Guard and the High Command would be still around, and Vulcan/Andorian ships would still be a thing.
@@SantomPh The Intrepid during TOS was an all Vulcan crew though I suspect they are graduates of the Vulcan Science Academy. Both Discovery and Lower Decks imply one can apply for commission on Starfleet by being accredited by the Vulcan Science Academy/High Command. The bad blood between Spock and Sarek was that the former chose Starfleet Academy over the Vulcan Science Academy. Star Trek 2009 and Discovery gives context the Vulcan academia has racist shitbags. Thus understandable won't join a hostile environment. He had his fill of such idiots when he was a kid.
@@reddyredwolf3931it makes sense that starships would be used by the Vulcan high command as well, so the intrepid could be non starfleet in ToS. We know the high command was still doing their own thing, so having them use federation starships, no doubt far more advanced than any current Vulcan ship, just makes sense
This just made me want Stellaris: Federations even more... hope you guys do a let’s play immediately at launch!
There is already the New Horizon Mods, allowing you to not only play a Stellaris verison of Star Trek, but also form the Federation. Though I think the game lost it's appeal after they turned it into a micromanagement horror.
@@oliverfranke7650 yeah managing an federation with many ethnic groups is way harder than an normal empire shit
The last episode with Larissa, big sad time.
Do you know what happened
@@acendantoverlord5737 Some undisclosed behind the scenes drama between Mark and Larissa most likely. She never gave us a proper goodbye, and their Instagram account was cleared out.
@@TheTeddyGuy28 might be, but she moved to Spacedock's Sojurn.
@@syaondri considering it was behind the scenes drama that seemed personal in nature ive heard it speculated that it was a bad break up
Templin Institute: *makes video about Starfleet and its dedication to high ideals*
Notably absent: *any footage from DSC*
This was so beautiful, Makes me cry
Me encanta Star Trek y su mensaje de esperanza para el futuro y la tecnología, de la idea de que el entendimiento y la paz son el camino para llegar mucho más halla de lo que nuestros sueños más salvajes son capaces de idear.
Me inspira a mí a hacer mi propia historia, a explorar el futuro y darle a otras personas la misma esperanza que Star Trek me dio a mi.
Gracias, larga vida y prosperidad.
Non-Comissioned Officers (Enlisted personnel) such as Chief O'Brien and Simon Tarses do not attend Starfleet Academy. Much like the naval academies of modern earth, Starfleet Academy is only for the training of future Commissioned Officers.
The whole enlisted structure of Starfleet has been criminally unexplored.
@@TheLAGopher Appartently there's also a "Prior Academic Qualification' track as well. Where if you have an engineering or sciences degree/masters, you can skip the Academy, do enlisted basic training, and get a commission of Ensign/Lieutenant JG respectively.
Simon Tarses did go to Starfleet academy though. He said he did the Academy's training program for enlisted personnel. And he even recounted to Picard how he used to sit under a tree with a circular bench and Jean Luc recalled sitting under the same tree to study.
@@Gankhisprawn My apologies I stand corrected. I only remembered his rank of Crewman, and that in "Drumhead" he mentioned the academy but not wanting to wait four years to graduate and be posted.
@@mikeward1701 Understandable. I only remember because I watched Drumhead again last week lol.
I was beginning to wonder when the Templin Institute would cover Starfleet Command. Well done. Well done indeed.
Even though this may be the last episode I'll ever see I feel proud being a part of this glorious community, keep calm and Carry on best wishes from the American commissary it
Federation and Starfleet, a shining utopia. Waching startrek gives you hope for humanity.
New series never understood this ideal.
I love how you show the Oberth-class, aka The Space Coffin, when talking about crew survivability.
Miranda Class: Am I a joke to you?
@@johnilarde8440 Miranda, you only got your rep during the Dominion War. The Oberth had it's reputation LONG before you did.
I'm currently binge watching The next generation, when it first aired I was to young to appreciate the complexity and the depth of the various situations displayed in the series, but now I can see how rich it is.
"Let's explore it together." Great vid. I especially love that shot of the Andorian and Caitian Starfleet officers at 7:04 from ST4.
We shall never forget those who gave their lives at Wolf 359 and the Dominion War.
When need a movie or two that take place during the Dominion War.
Wolf 359, never forget.
Templin Institute: When operating beyiond the limits of Federation Territory...
**Shows Captain Janeway on the USS Voyager in the Delta Quadrant**
nichodo quiet fitting managed to get herself in the ass side of the galaxy
" And I suppose you don't have money where you come from".
" We don't." Best Kirk quote ever. Star Trek 4.
I’ve been waiting for this one for a long time well done! Extra points for not showing or mentioning any STD! 😆
I read STD in my mind as "sexually transmitted diseases", not as "star trek discovery" for a minute i was confused, then was like "Oh yeah that's the new Star Trek show".
@@AdrianMatrix dont say STD is startrek plz! its just bad scifi...
It's Shit Trek Discovery aka the Michael Burnham Show
@@ayatoryukaze9281 *This is the power of math people*
Phew...this was a godsend. I'm writing a crossover fanfiction between several sci fi universes and I needed a crash course in Star Trek. Thank you for your service!
By far my favorite video you guys have done! Star Trek is by far my favorite Sci Fi series. Unlike other Sci-fi franchises, Star Trek is the only one that shows a future for humanity that says we can be better than we are now. There are still some problems and conflicts, but instead of shooting first, we can try to use diplomacy and think of solutions first before resorting to violence.
I was practically raised on star trek so its great to see it take its place in the templin archives
well not the archive channel but the actual archives
well not the actual arch... oh you get what I mean
Did the Templin Institute get a HD remaster of DS9? Those were some amazingly crisp shots of Operation Return? Anyway keep up the awesome work. You guys never ceases to amaze me
Theyre from the Ds9 documentary
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@@DixonYamada737 Seriously? Man. I really wish DS9 was remastered.
@@avengermkii7872 me too
i would buy the dvd set if that is what it took.
@@avengermkii7872 @AvengerMKII its actually very difficult to remaster, Voyager as well, as both shows were actually shot on tape rather than Film, this was done to cut costs and let's be honest 480i was the best resolution at that point in time and worked good enough for the TV's of the era, the problem with tape is that you cannot upscale its resolution, while actual film masters (depending on the quality of the film itself) can actually be rendered in 4K, TOS and TNG were actually shot in film because Gene Roddenberry always thought film was the better quality and both DS9 and VOY were made after his passing, that's why if you watch any star trek in Netflix or other digital platform TOS and TNG are always going to look better even though they are actually the older shows (noticed I left ENT out as that was shot in digital)
I've been waiting for ages for this video. I love these Templin Institute videos & Star Trek is my favourite scifi franchise.
Keep up the good work Templins.
love that ending line
As a lifelong Trekkie this makes me smile :=)
The last episode of a Legendary Narrator. I hope you can recover from this Marc. We all will continue to support and back you up!
Ave Imperator!
I can't thing about more fitting farewell - for both Larissa and franchise.
Probably my first comment on the channel, but i have to say it, along with the Imperium of Man, the system alliance and UNSC, it one of your very best video
"Space the final frontier. These are the voyages of the starship Enterprise. Its five-year mission: to explore strange new worlds. To seek out new life and new civilizations. To boldly go where no man has gone before!" - Admiral James T Kirk
Absolutely totally and completely amazed by the work that has gone into this. It is in dowdy bully the best video that I have ever seen on UA-cam and that’s saying something considering I’m blind I have had to watch this several times over and will probably continue to watch it several times over to catch up on every frame, but it is just absolutely absolutely totally amazing. Thank you for producing this and filling in the blanks for so many pans.
*Section 31*
…what? nothing, didn't say anything at all…
Hey as long as you let me use 20th and 21st century weapons I'll gladly join your group. What was its name again.
Ah shit. Another S31 cell cropping up. Better stamp that out
McBobbish yeah we better 'stamp' it out, after all they are totally a 'rogue' branch, they have totally have nothing to deal with the federation. After all the federation is all about cooperation, totally nothing to deal with insidious underhanded tactics at all...at least that's what we need everyone to believe...
Your IP Address has been logged and your local Inquisitor will be paying you a visit to talk about this.
Move along. Nothing to see here.
I always enjoy the Templin Institute's explorations of fictional universes and organisations.
But I *loved* this one.
This video is awesome. Thank you.
1:54 “countermeasures that prioritize crew survivability”
The red shirts would beg to differ, but they’re all dead.
Jeffrey Zhang and every enterprise would have a say as well but it has the survivability of a red shirt
Nearly too late did Starfleet, and the Federation as a whole, realize a core tenant of idealism: in order to make your ideals a reality, you need power to back them up and help enforce their creation/stability. An idealist without power is an inventor without tools: useless and impotent.
Now that Starfleet has beefed up their weapons and shields, they actually stand a chance of creating lasting peace in the galaxy...as long as the Borg don't muck everything up again.
This is what it is all about. I wish I could give this a hundred likes.
Me: *Proceeds to register 100 Alts*
This presentation was *magnificent!* - a good future ? Yes
Well done! Such a great video and well made. Thank you for adding a small snip of Nog, such a great diversity of members that make up the Federation.
A really excellent episode. However Starfleet command refers to starfleet headquarters in San Fransisco & the organization is known as Starfleet.
"Let's make sure history never forgets the name.....Enterprise"
Awesome, I've been waiting for this one since Templin Institute started. My favorite one so far.
So long as the brave officers of starfleet draw breath, the dream of The Federation shall never die!
Chris George or the dominion war happens and the federation is forced to militaries
@Chris George i get the feeling you guys don't like the federation much lol
@Chris George If you look at the way that native populations have been treated on this planet, the prime directive makes perfect sense.
I would however, say that the threshold for contact should be lowered.
Tell me how you feel about native europeans now.
My utmost respect and gratitude for discussing Roddenberry's Star Trek.
*tips hat
I think I speak for everyone with a moral compass and both trekkies and non trekkies alike. We thank you for not including the STD that is an STD and should be destroyed because it made many of us feel we needed to be tested for an STD.
Thank you.
STD isn't part of this time line, they are separate from this, also why they don't look alike. Though they tried too fool people by calling STD timeline for Prime timeline, as a name instead of indication. Legally they can't be in the same timeline if the deal is to be believed. Not sure about the new Picard series though.
U don't speak for everyone, not by a long shot. They didn't include it to just get brownie points from people like u nothing more. As for the "Its not part of the same timeline" b.s....u sound like a flat earther
@@-JustHuman- they are in the same timeline, there are no "legal issues" regardless if that helps u sleep at night.
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Do you have a camera recording my TTRPGs? The captain in my Star Trek campaign literally said in a speech a few months ago "High ideals do not survive the practicalities of space... until they're carried aboard a federation vessel!" lol. Such an inspiring video, thank you.
And then, Starfleet was shattered by 20th century backwards thinking in Discovery and Picard.
Thank you for a look at what Starfleet and Star Trek used to be and might come to be again.
I got a beef with families boarding with starships. According to non-canon Gods of Night, after the loss of ENTERPRISE-D at the battle of Veridian III, Starfleet decided not to populate starships on not only vessels smaller than Explorer class, but all of them. There was just too much at stake.
This makes sense in a familial manner. Take the Second World War Navy. The five Sullivan brothers all served onboard light cruiser USS JUNEAU in the Pacific, but all were lost when it was torpedoed. The military adopted family survivor policies that mandated pulling lone family members from front line duty in the case of all the other family members being lost or killed. Starfleet readopted this policy after ENTERPRISE-D was lost.
Well put. Rarely do high ideals survive the practicalities of the universe.....
Finally watched a premier😁, boldly going where no one has gone before 🚀
Missed a fantastic end screen by not showing a scene where the sovvy goes to warp lol
Space The final Frontier, these are their voyages of the starship Enterprise. It continuing mission to seek out new life and civilization. To bodly go where no one has gone before.
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Captain Picard, Kirk, Archer.
"Where *no-one* has gone before" as of TNG - Starfleet had plenty of women and non-humans in it by then.
Obviously all copying archer cuz he was first
Kirk's version has "five year mission" and "no Man has gone before"
The latter of which is eventually mentioned (by Klingons I think) to be racist.
Picard's version promptly altered the line going "To boldly go where no one has gone before!"
It’s been a long road, getting from there to here
"We're doing out part!"
"...would you like to know more?"
They used to say if man was meant to fly he'd have wings but then someone smarter said "Who cares what were meant to do, what matters is what we decide to do, and if thats to do the impossible see the invisible kick logic to the curb and fly by flapping our arms, thats what we'll do dagnabbit!"
Absolutely great video! Well done to say the least. This is Starfleets video that potential cadets would see playing in recruiting offices. Great video again
Q orchestrated the Borg, Federation encounter, long before it was supposed to occur. This lead the Federation to militarize, which helped the federation against the Dominion. I think Q knew exactly what he was doing.
The .. Q .. can see multiple timeline realities out comes, Q just likes to mess with the plot of his/their favorite reality tv series.
@@krispalermo8133 😂. This show is boring. Let's spice things up. Q, probably.
Wow this is very good and very actuate, I love my Star trek and I am a member of Star fleet, this is very close to what it is to be star fleet with its information, well done and thank you..!
"I'm with Starfleet, we don't lie." - Wesley Crusher
Shut up, Wesley!!
Fire at Will.
Screw his Mary Sue ass.
I've always thought of SF as more of a Space Coast Guard. They may be armed with military-grade equipment, but their primary purpose isn't war, it's Peacekeeping, Law Enforcement, Exploration, Search & Rescue, Humanitarian aid, etc. It's just that, if war *does* break out, 3 of the 4 founding races have deep military traditions and can bust out the old Ice Knife/Broadsword/Pickaxe as needed, and put them back over the fireplace when the war is over.
Fun Fact: San Fransisco was the HQ of SF because that was Gene Roddenbery's hometown.
Thank Q for not including the nonsense of STD and JJ's timeline!
Congrats on hitting 300K, Templin. Here's to more.
There is a darker reason for _multi species crews_ - it's to encourage humans to live up to their ideals and not, as is often the case amongst humanity, *sink down to the ethics of the lowest common denominator.*
Humans don't like to let the side down in front of witnesses, so having "outsiders" shames them into compliance with their professed beliefs, not their hidden urges.
Otherwise the subtle unconscious signals and body language amongst humans would allow group think and the leadership of the most ruthless, leading to the exposure of the brutal xenophobic tribalism that still exist as potential in most humans.
This can be seen in the behaviour of the crew of the Equinox, which only had human survivors and performed experiments on other sentients to use them as fuel.
Still this may not be isolated to just the human psyche, after all the most honourable Klingon who lived up to the ideals of his species was raised by and worked with humans and other species.
*It's only under the gaze of others that humanity is really humane.*
@@mosesracal6758 ish? It's more hinted at than outright stated, especially in the interactions between Spock/Kirk and Picard/Wolf
I fail to see how a policy of mutual accountability to shared ideals is "dark".
@@andrewjones2453 it's the idea that without those species, the humans of Star trek would look alot more like the humans of 40k
@@popitrekker1543 But they wouldn't. The humans of 40k, when faced with a dangerous and diverse universe chose a doctrine of supremacy and purity. The humans of Star Trek chose cooperation and IDIC. Given the differences in the natures of the worlds, I'm not sure any comparison is practical. Star Trek is pretty much based on the idea that humanity has reached a point where. given the opportunity, it would make that choice, with others, and among itself.
A possible (not canon) reason that is 'darker' would be a matter of loyalty. If you kept the crews of ships homogeneous, they would be less loyal to the Federation as a whole as opposed to their own Species homeworld. An all-Andorian ship would be more loyal to Andor than the Federation, for example.
Loving this channel. Thank you! and godspeed.
The next: Imperial Starfleet Command
if that is a mirror bullshit thing, then NO plz dont!
YES.
*ATLAS INVESTIGATION REQUEST* Aether/Dark Aether, Metroid *ATLAS INVESTIGATION REQUEST*
*ATLAS INVESTIGATION REQUEST* Ankh-Morpork, Discworld *ATLAS INVESTIGATION REQUEST*
*ATLAS INVESTIGATION REQUEST* National Research Institute on Human Evolution, Elfen Lied *ATLAS INVESTIGATION REQUEST*
@@mho... Well since that was one of the coolest ideas in star trek, then please yes.
@@joelaton1062 mirror is one of the laziest, cheapest & stupidest ideas in scifi ever!
Excellent Federation PR and a good recruitment advertisement for Starfleet👍
As a longtime Doom fan, and with Doom: Eternal just around the corner, I would love to see a video on the Union Aerospace Corporation (U.A.C.) sometime in the future. A lot of the lore surrounding the lead character in the latest iterations is still to be clarified in this next release, so I don't expect anything on that subject, but U.A.C. is fairly consistent in it's lore to this point and a video synopsis would put a smile on my face. I know you folks would do a top-notch job on it as you always do.
According to Star Trek Online, in 2409 Starfleet fought Klingons again then Sabotaged Romulan Tal Shiar, then in 2410 Starfleet faced The Iconians, then Temporal Liberational Front, then Tzenkethi, then Hurq.
That's not cannon
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"History has shown that rarely do high ideals survive the practicalities of the universe, until they are carried aboard the ships of Starfleet Command."
You're damn right. 🥲
I discovered your channel only recently and have been devouring your back catalogue. I complement you on your research, scripting, editing, music and production. Informative and entertaining!
There is, however, an organisation I was looking for right from the start of my dive into your channel and which I have not yet seen.
Muppet Labs.
I look forward to future episodes.
The Federation: We only desire peace and unity!
Bad guy Number 7503: Hahah pathetic Pacifist Xenophiles today you die
The Federation declares Total Mobilization and would like to know your location.
Bad Guy Number 7503: Mercy?
Very good detailed explanation of Star Fleet.
lol I notice a lack of footage from certain Star Trek shows...
thexbriannova All the canon series were present :)
@@ayatoryukaze9281 not true, but then again it's easier to just use safe footage that won't make people cry
Its for safety reasons, just looking at short clip from Discovery can cause epileptic seizure.
Discovery season 1 is okay, season 2 is quite garbage for My taste, quite tedious to have THE WHOLE PLOT around one person and abuse of fan "favorites" and retconning
Good, let the trash sort itself out.
good script. glad you guys included enterprise series footage. my fave series
Do the Earth Federation and Principality of Zeon from mobile suit gundam.
for a show about space robots that show can be fucking deep
Agreed
How about a Dossier of Amuro Ray, the original Gundam Pilot.
This is why I like Star Trek so much. The ideals professed by the Federation and Starfleet. They all may take a beating, but they get back up again and stay true to their ideals.
But behind the scenes, Section 31 is kill and spying anyone who can threatened the Federation.