I came across a blog post by some nerd awhile back where he used the songs from the "Supercalafragalisticexpiala-wacky!" to prove that Mike Nelson was a virulent supporter of violent anti-government action and it boiled down to some pussy bitch of a nerd getting all weepily indignant and feeling "betrayed" that Nelson was not in ideological lockstep with him.
I think the sketch flew way over his head.
The 144 crew members we never saw were constantly having the most amazing adventures you could possibly imagine. But forget that, let's check in with Neelix!
That would make a fun fan series : Star Trek Voyagers. The pilot could be a montage of horror as a ship with a crew of 300 drops to 140.
Actually, this was already done with Redshirt, I think it was called. ToS episodes from the point of view of a red shirt who never knows what's happening.
"Voyager" could have been good, but they opted not to take any of the chances that might have made it good. "Voyager" should have been 50% TNG but also 50% "Farscape".
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