Re: Things presented in-story as Good Ideas that seem like really Bad Ideas

In article <hnr0ej9n73p041mlj8glqham0ca8mrq7go@4ax.com>,
Paul S Person  <psperson@old.netcom.invalid> wrote:

On Mon, 9 Sep 2024 19:40:49 -0000 (UTC), jdnicoll@panix.com (James
Nicoll) wrote:
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In article <vbnesl$r81$1@panix2.panix.com>,
Scott Dorsey <kludge@panix.com> wrote:

In article <lk79hhFp0bkU1@mid.individual.net>,
Ted Nolan <tednolan> <tednolan> wrote:

Lucky Starr's "Council Of Science", the Venus Belt, the Federation's
"Prime Directive".  Things like that.
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Examples?

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When I watched SF as a kid, everybody had some sort of pocket communicating
device.  Kirk had a communicator, Napoleon Solo had a fountain pen, and
even Maxwell Smart had a shoephone.
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But not ONCE did any of them ever get a call about their car warranty.

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I read a review of NBC's Search (1972 to 1973) in which the reviewer
was greatly distracted by the agents' scanners. These were communication
and information gathering devices compact enough to fit into a tie-
clip or a ring jewel. They seemed to have infinite range and nothing
appeared to block the signal. The reviewer speculated that perhaps
they used phased neutrinos.
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Huh. Only 23 episodes. It felt like it ran longer than a year.

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That's not, generally, a good sign.

I have fond memories that I am sure would not be bitterly betrayed if
I found an episode or two to watch. After all, Columbo is standing
up. OK, there is the issue I've able to spot the killer in every
episode so far.


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