The Captain's Log is shown like a narrative; how is it recorded?
Memory Alpha has this to say about the Captain's Log
Presumably, these log entries were created after the events had transpired, when the captain had time to update his log, and it was either Starfleet procedure or just Kirk's personal habit to record such logs in the present tense.
Is the recording done by the computer in his quarters? Or is there a recording device, like on his wrist?
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Memory Alpha has this to say about the Captain's Log
Presumably, these log entries were created after the events had transpired, when the captain had time to update his log, and it was either Starfleet procedure or just Kirk's personal habit to record such logs in the present tense.
Is the recording done by the computer in his quarters? Or is there a recording device, like on his wrist?
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Related, kinda: When/How would Star Trek captains update their log?
– Jenayah
4 hours ago
It wasn't just Kirk's habit. Picard and other members of the crew also often narrated their logs in present tense.
– Xantec
4 hours ago
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Memory Alpha has this to say about the Captain's Log
Presumably, these log entries were created after the events had transpired, when the captain had time to update his log, and it was either Starfleet procedure or just Kirk's personal habit to record such logs in the present tense.
Is the recording done by the computer in his quarters? Or is there a recording device, like on his wrist?
star-trek
edited 4 hours ago
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asked 5 hours ago
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Memory Alpha has this to say about the Captain's Log
Presumably, these log entries were created after the events had transpired, when the captain had time to update his log, and it was either Starfleet procedure or just Kirk's personal habit to record such logs in the present tense.
Is the recording done by the computer in his quarters? Or is there a recording device, like on his wrist?
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eliza doolittlethingseliza doolittlethings
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Valorum
398k10328963126
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398k10328963126
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eliza doolittlethingseliza doolittlethings
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asked 5 hours ago
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asked 5 hours ago
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Related, kinda: When/How would Star Trek captains update their log?
– Jenayah
4 hours ago
It wasn't just Kirk's habit. Picard and other members of the crew also often narrated their logs in present tense.
– Xantec
4 hours ago
add a comment |
Related, kinda: When/How would Star Trek captains update their log?
– Jenayah
4 hours ago
It wasn't just Kirk's habit. Picard and other members of the crew also often narrated their logs in present tense.
– Xantec
4 hours ago
Related, kinda: When/How would Star Trek captains update their log?
– Jenayah
4 hours ago
Related, kinda: When/How would Star Trek captains update their log?
– Jenayah
4 hours ago
It wasn't just Kirk's habit. Picard and other members of the crew also often narrated their logs in present tense.
– Xantec
4 hours ago
It wasn't just Kirk's habit. Picard and other members of the crew also often narrated their logs in present tense.
– Xantec
4 hours ago
add a comment |
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The bridge log is on the Astrogator on the module front of Kirk's big chair (between the two stations used by the helmsman and navigator).
Starfleet Technical Manual
You can see it in this reverse-shot of the bridge.
There was also a log access on the computer in his quarters.
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In addition to the previous answer, one can also mention the portable logbook used in the Kirk era and seen in the movies:
- In Star Trek V: The Ultimate Frontier, it is held by an Ensign and seems to have underwent the same retrofit than the Enterprise, with similar results.
- In Star Trek VI: The Undiscovered Country, it is held by the First Officer when Captain Sulu makes his log entry at the beginning of the movie, just moments before the Excelsior is hit by the shockwave from the explosion of Praxis.
Those seem to have fallen out of use by the time of TNG, as advances in technology now allow people to simply record their logs by talking to the computer directly and announcing if they are recording an officer log or a personal log.
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The bridge log is on the Astrogator on the module front of Kirk's big chair (between the two stations used by the helmsman and navigator).
Starfleet Technical Manual
You can see it in this reverse-shot of the bridge.
There was also a log access on the computer in his quarters.
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The bridge log is on the Astrogator on the module front of Kirk's big chair (between the two stations used by the helmsman and navigator).
Starfleet Technical Manual
You can see it in this reverse-shot of the bridge.
There was also a log access on the computer in his quarters.
answered 4 hours ago
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The bridge log is on the Astrogator on the module front of Kirk's big chair (between the two stations used by the helmsman and navigator).
Starfleet Technical Manual
You can see it in this reverse-shot of the bridge.
There was also a log access on the computer in his quarters.
answered 4 hours ago
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The bridge log is on the Astrogator on the module front of Kirk's big chair (between the two stations used by the helmsman and navigator).
Starfleet Technical Manual
You can see it in this reverse-shot of the bridge.
There was also a log access on the computer in his quarters.
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In addition to the previous answer, one can also mention the portable logbook used in the Kirk era and seen in the movies:
- In Star Trek V: The Ultimate Frontier, it is held by an Ensign and seems to have underwent the same retrofit than the Enterprise, with similar results.
- In Star Trek VI: The Undiscovered Country, it is held by the First Officer when Captain Sulu makes his log entry at the beginning of the movie, just moments before the Excelsior is hit by the shockwave from the explosion of Praxis.
Those seem to have fallen out of use by the time of TNG, as advances in technology now allow people to simply record their logs by talking to the computer directly and announcing if they are recording an officer log or a personal log.
answered 2 hours ago
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In addition to the previous answer, one can also mention the portable logbook used in the Kirk era and seen in the movies:
- In Star Trek V: The Ultimate Frontier, it is held by an Ensign and seems to have underwent the same retrofit than the Enterprise, with similar results.
- In Star Trek VI: The Undiscovered Country, it is held by the First Officer when Captain Sulu makes his log entry at the beginning of the movie, just moments before the Excelsior is hit by the shockwave from the explosion of Praxis.
Those seem to have fallen out of use by the time of TNG, as advances in technology now allow people to simply record their logs by talking to the computer directly and announcing if they are recording an officer log or a personal log.
answered 2 hours ago
SavaSava
3,87411256
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In addition to the previous answer, one can also mention the portable logbook used in the Kirk era and seen in the movies:
- In Star Trek V: The Ultimate Frontier, it is held by an Ensign and seems to have underwent the same retrofit than the Enterprise, with similar results.
- In Star Trek VI: The Undiscovered Country, it is held by the First Officer when Captain Sulu makes his log entry at the beginning of the movie, just moments before the Excelsior is hit by the shockwave from the explosion of Praxis.
Those seem to have fallen out of use by the time of TNG, as advances in technology now allow people to simply record their logs by talking to the computer directly and announcing if they are recording an officer log or a personal log.
answered 2 hours ago
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In addition to the previous answer, one can also mention the portable logbook used in the Kirk era and seen in the movies:
- In Star Trek V: The Ultimate Frontier, it is held by an Ensign and seems to have underwent the same retrofit than the Enterprise, with similar results.
- In Star Trek VI: The Undiscovered Country, it is held by the First Officer when Captain Sulu makes his log entry at the beginning of the movie, just moments before the Excelsior is hit by the shockwave from the explosion of Praxis.
Those seem to have fallen out of use by the time of TNG, as advances in technology now allow people to simply record their logs by talking to the computer directly and announcing if they are recording an officer log or a personal log.
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Related, kinda: When/How would Star Trek captains update their log?
– Jenayah
4 hours ago
It wasn't just Kirk's habit. Picard and other members of the crew also often narrated their logs in present tense.
– Xantec
4 hours ago