Which Star Trek Era Would You Actually Want to Live In?

[@MegaZeta]

For me, the question is, "In whatever era, how close would you want to be to the heroes of the show and their deadly adventures?" and the answer is, usually, "Very, very far away"

[@mnirwin5112]

Hahaha, very good point!

[@siennahartle9069]

That’s usually only happening in space. Back on earth is peaceful most of the time

[@harvyt257]

Space Golden Corral assistant manager on some asteroid that has a decent place to get a haircut.

[@AusticHardOfHearingSinger]

Not me. In this hypothetical scenario, I would be the one engineer helping to keep those ships working of those heroes that used those starships.

[@patriciaviles4033]

@@AusticHardOfHearingSingerbut that’s the era where they wear the red shirts…

[@jackalovski1]

Me going to the 24th century “back in my day we called replicators 3D printers. It took 6 hours to print a steak and you still had to cook it yourself”

[@d.francescovalls9321]

@@jackalovski1 ...and if you wanted a lasagna big enough for the whole family, you had to fire that sucker up the night before!

[@blackromulan]

For me, it would be the era where my homeworld isn't destroyed by a supernova, TYVM.

[@Montgomerygolfgator]

I'm guessing you mean "Isn't destroyed by an untimely supernova" because every universe that fits your description, Romulus has reached escape velocity from its system and everyone dies of the lack of solar warmpth instead.

[@vikrantpulipati1451]

​@@Montgomerygolfgator😂

[@andrewgreenwood9068]

After yesterday any of them would be preferable.

[@comix5281]

Right? I feel as though I'm living my life as a red shirt. 🤭 Funny but scary 😬

[@ShinjiSings]

We're close to the eugenic wars at this point

[@thehopelesspragmatic6701]

Cheer up. You sometimes have to let s*** hit the fan. We already know how this ends, people wanted this now they get to be reminded about siding with crooks.

[@AusticHardOfHearingSinger]

Lol. Agreed.

[@d.francescovalls9321]

@@thehopelesspragmatic6701 Except this time, it might not end in 4 years.

[@LandruArchon]

Don’t forget that the Breen attacked Earth once during the Dominion War.

[@Ironcorgi2]

And the shapeshifters were on earth.

[@deanthemachine8879]

16:33 yup! Just came to mention that when he said this

[@thehopelesspragmatic6701]

They were on Qo'noS as well.

[@socialistether6788]

Plus a facist takes control of the most powerful faction. Oh my bad, sounds like is should have fit.

[@nickatiah1]

Yeah Steve missed those parts. It would help hammer home the challenges to 24th century people (not that much else was needed)

[@dianne5086]

Watching TOS back in the 60s, I longed to be a crew member of the Starship Enterprise. Now that I'm older, I don't think I could have handled the stress.

[@brianbaker2455]

I wanted Spock to be my dad, or at least my superior officer who would mentor me. And yes, you are absolutely right - I wouldn't have been able to handle it, either.

[@MrRattlebones640]

@@brianbaker2455 Something ive always loved about Trek is how all the characters are professionals first and foremost, remaining calm under pressure and not letting their respective biases get in the way. Just like real life astronauts.

[@ronthered138]

Yeah, with my luck, I would have been issued a Red Shirt. But, at least I would not have to suffer for very long. They must have brought aboard Red Shirts with every supply run.

[@GSBarlev]

I know what you mean. As an adult, I could definitely envision a career in Starfleet, but I'd take a posting on an unglamorous workhorse like the Shenzhou or Cerritos over a spot on the fleet's flagship every time.

[@TexasCat99]

Or end up in a Cerritos type ship in that era... Doing the cleanup work of the rest of the federation.

[@davidstorrs]

I feel like maybe this video was about more than just Star Trek...

[@susanscott8653]

Ya think?🤔

[@Gormathius]

What? Noooo! Steve Shives *never* uses Trek as a metaphor for real world matters!

[@jdjenvey]

After watching Steve's video I was immediately drawn to the TNG era. Replicators for a foodie are an amazing proposition, and holodecks - the escapism within the escapism - would be incredible. Synthaol would also make life more fun in my opinion. Ultimately though I had to choose the Enterprise era. Because a life without pockets is not a life worth living.

[@mawkernewek]

I've always wondered if in Star Trek there are actually entire planets full of people addicted to holographic fantasies, replicating chocolate cake and synthohol .

[@martins.4240]

The Enterprise era would be really cool from an exploration perspective. But... the TNG era has holodecks with the capability of creating hot, furry waifus, so...

[@TheRezro]

@@mawkernewek There are Hysperians who LARP as literal medieval fantasy. So yeh.

[@GSBarlev]

To me the big appeal of living in the early Federation era (basically right _after_ the events of _Enterprise)_ is that what you're building is going to last, whether it's ships like the Walker, Shephard and Cardenas classes that end up seeing use all the way into the *25th century,* tech like duotronics, food synthesizers and reliable transporters, or the political establishment of the galaxy's great alliance for peace.

[@danyoung8392]

Re the foodie angle, how great is it that an actual episode chose to try and work that in? If anything, that's what Lower Decks does best, is highlight areas of life other series don't, or haven't. As for building things to last in the Enterprise era, it doesn't seem anyone then would expect their tech to remain in service over 200 years later. But there's Starbase 80, the futuristic Nokia of it's time, gaining a new role as the multiverse crossroads truck stop.

[@stephenwhinnie1572]

It’s important to remember that that long and bumpy road will be a long road….getting from there to here.

[@SymbioteMullet]

Golf clap

[@jamesberg9553]

I see what you did there. You made this casual entertainment video relevant to our current situation.

[@sgufanboy]

Just like that show about space explorers!

[@MattMcIrvin]

When did Steve Shives get woke???

[@GSBarlev]

@@MattMcIrvin When his MAGA cousin called him at 3am. Did you miss that video? 😉

[@CaptainAndy]

Whichever era you choose you’ll be living through constant continuity errors, which would be incredibly stressful. I’d also like to wear something other than pyjamas.

[@katiekofemug]

I want to manage / run a small quiet inn with a delightful garden and musical water features on Risa >sp< for weary travelers that want a peaceful setting but not total isolation, comfy sleep spaces, fancy personalized beverages and meals that are a religious experience in order to genuinely rest and recharge. [early TNG era]

[@JanetStarChild]

I would love to visit and stay a while.

[@kaitlyn__L]

That sounds wonderful!

[@John-ct9zs]

TNG, after the Klingon alliance but before the Borg and Wolf 359. There was a 20-30 year time there that seemed pretty good.

[@MrRattlebones640]

Wasn't the Cardassian-Federation conflicts during that time? To be fair though, from the federation perspective the war was pretty easy going if you were a normal citizen the only way it would effect you is if you were amongst the federation worlds invaded, in starfleet or on a planet in the soon to become apart of demilitarised zone after the war.

[@CrystalHickerson]

I would like to live in the TNG era on Earth in a simple town where I own a quaint little rare book store which is known for its cozy atmosphere and scones. I will watch the galactic news to follow what the Enterprise is up to.

[@votekyle3000]

Oops you’ve been infected by season 1 parasites from Conspiracy

[@CrystalHickerson]

@@votekyle3000 ewwww

[@OneLazyCoyote]

The Breen did directly attack Earth during the Dominion War, they did however get repelled. But not before targeting starfleet HQ and destroying much of San Francisco.

[@fabrisseterbrugghe8567]

TNG because there's an under ocean colony. I've wanted to live under the sea even more than I wanted to go into space.

[@GSBarlev]

What appeals to me most about the Lost Era is that it would have been the period where we "made contact" with the Cetaceans. Following _Star Trek IV,_ my headcanon is that George and Gracie (maybe with assistance from the Xindi Aquatics) introduced us *properly* to the Belugas, Sperm Whales, Blue Whales and Killer Whales and established that underwater colony to bring _all_ of Earth's sapient species into the fold.

[@Ian_sothejokeworks]

"I'm assuming it's no sunday school orgy." 😂 Few things are, my friend. I think the 2350s would be a good time to be born. You're in the "Golden Age"; replicators are common, holodeck technology is on the rise. Sure, you have the Evil Admiralty, but that's always an issue. And if you aren't in Starfleet, you just get the benefits! Even when you're in your 30s, and the Dominion War starts up, there's no draft! Earth only gets hit by the Breen once, and a short Borg scare. But if you live on Risa, it seems like there's one rainy weekend, and that's it! Good times! 👍🖖

[@GSBarlev]

Sure, but then you're probably around for the late 2380s and '90s, which sound depressing AF. And, by all accounts, if you're not on a core world, the Federation basically _abandons_ you for this time period.

[@danyoung8392]

So, the government goes away and leaves me alone? These supposedly horrible people Steve seems to hate so much would LOVE that. Having so many points of view in this Fandom, and considering what each might find to like about places to be in this fictional future definitely broadens the picture considerably.

[@GSBarlev]

@@danyoung8392 From what we hear from Seven and the Fenris Rangers, it's not exactly a Libertarian Utopia for those worlds. It's somewhere in between being an Amercian colony during the Seven Years war and a European coastal village during the age of the Vikings-still required to "pay tribute" to a far-off power, but instead of receiving "protection" in exchange, you're just on your own when a crisis emerges.

[@andyb1653]

I've never been all that upset that we haven't seen the 1st Romulan War on-screen, I'd absolutely LOVE to see a show/series/movie about that time period.

[@dhornjr1]

Like most people my age, I'm 52, I would want to live in the TNG era. I was barely 15 years old when TNG debuted, and it is still my favorite Star Trek.

[@yogurtfluff1]

2:57 In rebuttal to this, if there is a 5yo in the northern USA with a keen interest in physics, please nurture that interest. 😜

[@Willpower-74205]

TMP era for me, definitely. I could land a job at the San Francisco Fleet Yards and work at the Orbital Office Complex (the space station Kirk beamed up to before Scotty flew him to the Enterprise). Decent hours, nice people, plus that ring in the center with the big windows and greenery inside (presumably an arboretum) might make it a nice lounge to relax in. Most importantly, I'd get to help build (or refit) all those cool starships! 🖖😃👍

[@donaven42]

Dude it's like Sophie's Choice, they're all so good and terrifying in their own special way. So I'm going to play the crewman Daniel's card!

[@GSBarlev]

If you have no interest in putting down ties-not just family but even friends and coworker attachments-then Temporal Affairs could be a good gig. But definitely watch Steve's Starfleet Careers video on the subject first so you know what you're getting into.

[@ofaginzy]

I'm going to say TNG before the video changes my mind.

[@mxstrikk]

I'm a masochist, so I would like to live in Star Trek Online's 2409

[@DoctorMysterio15]

Holly fuck, you couldn't have breakfast without a crisis threatening to destroy the universe/timeline happening.

[@SuperGamefreak18]

thats ironically not a bad time to live in theory cause outside of the sol system most of the inner colonies systems are usually ok

[@qhu3878]

I would purely for the uniforms, I love the odyssey uniform

[@mxstrikk]

​@@SuperGamefreak18Y'know what? You make a good point!

[@mxstrikk]

​@@qhu3878I love the Odyssey and Jupiter uniforms!

[@jamiedoe6822]

I choose the time after the last episode of Discovery in which I could help rebuild in an uncertain future. An era that will be much like the one we will enter into in a few years.

[@gravelrhoads]

I've got an ongoing daydream of running a cargo ship sometime between TOS and TOS movies. Sure, you've got the occasional run-ins with Klingons and Romulans, but for the most part it seems pretty peaceful. Getting to meet new people at every port seems fun.

[@TheMAZZTer]

Given by the end of the Lost Era Starfleet was building Galaxy-class starships that were designed to carry families (there's an entire MALL noted in the technical manual) I'd think the Lost Era must be pretty nice if Starfleet chose to go in that direction.

[@haleyb2071]

I think I'd like to live in the Enterprise era. From the fourth season on anyway. There seems to be a lot of optimism once the UFP is formed. Since by the time TOS comes around, exploration seems more routine than it was when there were only a handful of ships traveling between the stars.

[@Ghostie.]

I'm 100% going with the Post-Voyager / Prodigy timeline, that's the real sweet spot.

[@communistcomputergod6449]

Not much of a Star Trek guy myself, but still cool to see another Niners fan!

[@EdDale44135]

The nice thing about GB about going to a fictional future in Star Trek is that everything works out for the best in the end.

[@raritytirar]

as far as i know the tos era wars and stuff never really reach earth, so if i just stay home that sounds like a pretty sweet deal. also the trick to a safe trek earth experience seems to be staying away from san francisco

[@JanetStarChild]

I'm with you there.

[@DawnDavidson]

*looks around nervously* At home about 30 min south of SF. Time to move??

[@DissociatedWomenIncorporated]

Look I just wanna open a nice little restaurant on Risa. Or maybe a bakery. Ideally TNG era for replicators, holodecks, and better medical science, but I’d happily accept any era the Federation exists (and Risa’s joined), if I could get passage to and accommodation on Risa.

[@d.francescovalls9321]

Didn't Malcolm & Trip get jumped on Risa?

[@DissociatedWomenIncorporated]

@@d.francescovalls9321 true, but that was pre-Federation, and even then crime was rare on the planet, Malcolm and Trip just got unlucky.

[@patrickdodds7162]

I would live around in the first five seasons of TNG. It was a relatively peaceful era and that was back when exploration, science, humanitarian missions and diplomacy were the focus. It was also the era where they looked back at Earth at our time as akin to the Dark Ages...as they should.

[@JanetStarChild]

Agreed; early TNG was Star Trek at its most idealic. ...until it got dumbed down to appeal to the common idiot; generic sci-fi action schlock.

[@mkang8782]

Steve, I appreciate folks like you who remind us that we still have agency in our own lives, and that we're not helpless. That there's reason to hold on to hope. There's the well-known and oft-referenced quote from the late Fred Rogers about "looking for the helpers". I truly feel that you are one of those helpers.

[@orbnaes]

Speaking of being some nobody civilian during the 24th centry, thats a show I'd love to see!! I wanna know what that life is like!

[@jbz4788]

Y’know all the rogue Ai situations make me want to see a story where it’s made out to be a rogue Ai but it turns out that the Ai is literally just following the orders given by some villain for nefarious reasons.

[@MattMcIrvin]

Turns out it's all Fark Muckerberg's fault!

[@FordLancer]

Ideally I would pick TNG, because this is the beginning of a new era of exploration for starfleet. Granted this is also the beginning of a more dangerous time with the destruction of the Yamato, the Borg and eventually the dominion. But this is a time when starfleet found lifeforms like Q and the traveler. The officer exchange program with Klingons (yes I’d like to try it) and people like Barclay could serve on a ship like the enterprise.

[@texasyojimbo]

The few hours in "The Naked Time" where the ship-wide drunkenness is fun (before it becomes terrifying).

[@ST-nz4bf]

I would definitely like to live in Star Trek The Next Generation Era. I think it’s the closest thing to an utopian, idealised, paradise especially the first 2 seasons of the show.

[@stevenschwartzhoff1703]

And they have carpet, much better on the knees

[@TheJacobG]

"We don't have evil shape-shifters." As far as we know ...

[@akakjb]

It would explain sooooo much...

[@lostbutfreesoul]

Don't worry, we are observing.... The things you are teaching us!

[@qhu3878]

someone get luigi to give trump the ol sisko test (this is a joke dont actually assassinate people)

[@alexandergarfield1561]

24th century for me. I would totally be a holodeck rat and we'd be reaching the more top speeds in the warp drives. If I was just a normal citizen, I would try to get something that is akin to a Runabout either building it myself or getting into a science archaeology position.

[@mattrossesq]

I think the real issue that makes it difficult to assess is that other than very tiny snippets in varuous episodes you never see the humdrum mundane life of the average human -- which is fine fior an escapist action show. You could look at the clerk/pirate picture by Rockwell.

[@BSism-142]

Good point.

[@frenchfriar]

I've lived long enough to know that no era is perfect, and the best eras have drawbacks. What's great for some will be hell for others. I think most eras beyond the 21st century are better off than we are now, at least. That said, I think I have to choose the TNG/DS9 era. Fantastic medical care, replicator and holodeck technology readily available to everyone. There's climate control if you live planetside, which should reduce natural disasters. Accidents, disasters, and events beyond our control are inescapable, whether you're here or there, you have to do the best you can with the cards you're dealt. I think the cards being dealt to us in that late TNG era are mostly pretty good. Besides, I want to rock a skort.

[@minekey29348]

Sorry to be a trek nerd but the breen/dominion DID attack earth itself. It was done off screen and was a hit and run intended to scare the federation.

[@MikeHalsey]

I agree with you Steve, and I too would live in the original movies (late 23rd century) era. It still feels frontier-ish, but also stable-enough to make those with a frontier spirit feel safe living in it. But the best reason, it's got the most beautiful ship and technology designs in all of Trek history (IMHO).

[@jcbvortex22]

At the foundation of the Federation in the first fleet of ships. Before the prime directive and at the dawn of deep space exploration, with warp 5 capability ships and higher. I’d settle for any era as long as I can live in the asteroid belt by myself with supply access and Internet access.

[@glamourweaver]

The Breen do strike Earth during the Dominion War.

[@neliusbresnan3766]

I know we don't know much about the Lost Era but it is reputed to have been so peaceful and ideal that the only way they could convince people to leave Earth was in a flying resort-hotel (the Enterprise D). So I reckon thats pretty good.

[@albineigengrau3212]

I believe Data once knew a lady from Venus.

[@JagoHazzard]

This sounds like the beginning of a dirty limerick.

[@GSBarlev]

​@@JagoHazzard There was a fine lady from Venus. Her apartment was known for its cleanness: For not could she rest In a room home to pests Such as cockroach (or one of its genus).

[@thecactusman17]

Say whatever you'd like about the writing, but in general the time period around Lower Decks actually seems pretty chill. Interstellar tourism between planets is relatively commonplace and the efforts of people like Picard and Janeway have generally reduced the militant tension between the Federation and adversaries like the Klingons, Ferengi and Romulans. As long as you aren't in some distant backwater planet or sitting on a border between the major powers it seems that you're generally pretty safe.

[@Montgomerygolfgator]

So, as embarrassing and horrifying as this time is, we have largely avoided the worst things predicted by Star Trek. Thing is, this isn't a Star Trek timeline, it can't be because the show Star Trek exists within it, and that has ramifications. The StarTac line of cellphones for example, or other works that makes important reference. Star Trek would be a point of cultural contamination if this were a Star Trek timeline, but it's not. We've done good to keep ourselves out of the worst, and it's up to us to keep the worst from coming to pass. We can do better than Star Trek, so much so that it may end up looking more like a dark mirror universe to the people of our actual future. Keep that close to your heart, that we can do better than any Star Trek time period or timeline. Let that fill you with hope like a wellspring, because in dark times it is hope and thankfulness that get people through.

[@yavang5580]

If the era doesn't have a holodeck, it's a pass for me. I want to party with Barclay or have some holodeck adventures with Julian and Miles. And catch a set at Vic's.

[@DoctorBiobrain]

Just wait until you try Barclay’s BDSM Holodeck that only responds to his commands and can keep a version of you alive indefinitely. Not fun! 🙀

[@WaitTryFail]

How much of the scary stuff would the general public actually know about? I assume most of the stuff is classified

[@getnohappy]

I would say Enterprise, I think living in the time of such positive changes would be inspiring. Also, civilian fashion isn't as awful as it would end up. Most would be fine I think, though only if I could live within the Sol system. Based on the historical records (episodes), the Federation defends its colonies about as well as the Imperium of Man.

[@roguester1473]

Steve, your gallows humor about our current day situation is so endearing. You're so...positive.

[@cprince7609]

Fantastic video Steve! Very timely. A nice reminder of the value this franchise can provide philosophically. Thank you 🖖🏾

[@BigMackWitSauce]

Its a pretty easy question since for most regular people, all eras are utopia

[@ynnc]

Whatever era where my shirt isn’t red.

[@JMcMillen]

Someone crunched the numbers on the original series and while red shirts may have had the most deaths, they also make up the largest segment of the Enterprises crew. The population percentage of red shirt deaths turned out to be about half of what it was for the yellow shirts, so as a red shirt it's easier to get lost in the shuffle and not get picked for those dangerous away missions. Or just study real hard and get a blue shirt, they were even more survivable.

[@qhu3878]

​@@JMcMillen iirc blue shirts were statistically the most likely to die in tos, they just rarely went on away teams

[@JMcMillen]

@@qhu3878 Because blue shirts weren't often sent on away missions, they were overall more likely to survive their tour by never being put in harms way. When calculated as a percentage (crew-deaths)/crew, it was the most survivable with around 95% of blue shirts surviving. Red shirts had an overall survival rate of ~90%, but yellows was only ~87%. However, if you are a red shirt that's not in security, the survival rate was around 92-93%.

[@tmage23]

The TNG era seems ideal.

[@jacebales2951]

Definitely the early TNG era prior to the Borg. There was peace and being in Starfleet was basically just like going on a luxury cruise. The only drawback is having to wear those uncomfortable and very unforgiving uniforms 😂😂...

[@nilesfairman2514]

You are a good guy.

[@comix5281]

Thanks for the laughter, I really needed it.

[@KatharineOsborne]

Enterprise era. Like, how exciting it would be with the rapid pace of discovery of other civilisations. And then the Federation forms. It would be so optimistic.

[@knifeghandi]

This might be your most fun video, great concept

[@Lia-zw1ls7tz7o]

11:04 yes but only once as far as I know. Chakotay mentions that Venus serves as the location for Starfleet cadets to train in flights with heavy atmospheric pressure.

[@mattcline6338]

Another bonus: the late 23rd is also home to peak starship design.

[@vampsith]

As a roofer irl, I feel like I’d feel at home in some kinda colony construction role. Maybe a shipyard?

[@geoffwalker9210]

Going to assume Im going to live in the same place I live on current earth, it still would be TNG/DS9/Voyager Earth. I can work at a job i find fulfilling and enjoy. Not what I can get that barely covers being able to live. Running a movie theater that shows 20th and 21st century films, with all the trapping. Or maybe a store that sells old board and tabletop games. This also assumes I'm 21st century me thats been transported to the 24th century via Dr Dooms time machine i found at a yard sale. My job is very unfullfilling intellectually so i have a lot of time to think about stuff like this. Runner up, the movie era. I was thinking more Kirks lounge wear from Wrath of Khan.

[@jasper265]

If you can acquire a time machine like that, I think it's unlikely that you're an ordinary nobody. Whether you're a main character or more of an antagonist is still up in the air, though.

[@Radtadlol]

11:05 the bell riots episode, O’Brien mentions the Terra forming stations on Venus being missing but then literally never again.

[@HandofOmega]

One of the few criticisms I have of the Discovery/SNW era is that the creators seem to have based their portrayal on TNG, which is probably what they grew up with and are most familiar with...But when you actually watch TOS, you really notice the difference: The galaxy feels like a genuine "frontier", with colonies living in isolation, eking out a living while going months or years since the last time a starship came by with news, supplies and medicines; TNG, by contrast, feels more like the modern world, where a starship is never far from member worlds, that are fully developed and safe to live on. Would be nice if SNW captured more of that TOS esthethic, but I get why they don't...

[@JanetStarChild]

Agreed; those shows are off the mark in a number of ways. They definitely fail at feeling like TOS era.

[@JMcMillen]

One look at history shows that those 'frontier' eras didn't last nearly as long as people think they did. Most of what we think of as the 'old west' were from a period that only lasted about 30 or so years following the end of the US Civil War. With the Federations technology, it wouldn't take long to establish colonies with power and replicators, which remove most of the struggle with setting up on a new world. And of course there's going to be some way for them to call the Federation if something big actually comes up. Starfleet just keeps getting bigger with more ships, that are faster, and being able to cover a larger area. So unless you colonize someplace outside Federation space, you probably won't have any major, colony wide problems.

[@CanidRose]

I've been watching a lot of Star Trek to cope with, well... Everything. And before watching the video, I'd say post Dominion War, but before whatever the next big event is (Romulan supernova maybe?). Basically, Lower Decks era. Especially if I wanted to be serving in Starfleet. Will be interested to see if you change my mind on that!

[@noheroespublishing1907]

They don't talk about Venus because they are blockading it because the Soviet Venus Lander Probes became sentient and established the Soviet Republic of Venus. Has there been even a single Star Trek episode with someone discovering an old Soviet Satellite, or even mentioning the Soviet Union in the development of Space travel?

[@Sara3346]

I'm not a trekkie but id be really sad if there are not 😞

[@kaitlyn__L]

Aside from random mentions of sputnik, I don't recall any old Soviet satellites. The Soviet Union gets obliquely mentioned a few times though, Starfleet ships built and launched from the Bainokur Cosmodrome (presumably in orbit of it, like with San Francisco Fleetyards), the Buran gets mentioned a couple times in the recent shows, there's a USS Gagarin, and... that's about it?

[@noheroespublishing1907]

@kaitlyn__L I always thought that them discovering an old Soviet Satellite out in the unknown regions would have been interesting, or since Time Travel is a thing, them running into an alternate universe ship from a Timeline where the Soviet Union was where Starfleet formed under different circumstances. Considering how important the Soviet Union is to the history of Space Travel, I'm surprised they haven't been given a few episodes of importance.

[@kaitlyn__L]

@@noheroespublishing1907 for sure. It’s an unfortunate relic of TOS starting in the 60s I suppose. Where even having Chekov around was a big deal, and the ship registries sort of combined American and Soviet aviation (at least according to Jefferies and Roddenberry US planes flew NC and Soviet planes flew CCC, so they smooshed them into NCC). Then I imagine the early-90s neoliberal triumphalism didn’t want to give them much space and thought either. But yeah, it’s pretty weird given how many firsts the USSR had.

[@noheroespublishing1907]

@@kaitlyn__L I guess that's true, it's just strange that even Nazis get appearances in Srar Trek, but they have nearly nothing to do with Space Travel, unless you really want to except the German Rockets as the earliest precursors; sure, Operation Paperclip would include them, but under the auspicious of the United States.

[@everardoaguilar8991]

We need to not destroy the planet in this era

[@zelest]

I'd totally live in late TNG-era as a Holodeck programmer. Writing service tickets to IT about all the escaping Moriartys and getting frustrated at all questions if you can sleep with the main characters or not.

[@stepheng7325]

Star trek Online gives me that "living in the trek universe" vibes, and so addicting, bonus if your listening to star trek in background haha

[@Jenifer_R_]

I choose the 'unknown' era, simply because it's unknown.

[@AndrewD8Red]

I remember when Steve was some random dipshit with fifty-odd thousand subscribers. Now zeroing-in on 300k. Lovely to see.

[@rajanogray9088]

Tea, Earl Grey, Hot. ... Yes, I would choose the era of STNG.

[@JediMasterDracus]

When people ask this question, usually, I tend to ask; are you asking what year I want to be born in, what era we want to be our current age, or what era we want to be in our prime in?

[@mnirwin5112]

My preference is the TOS era -- the one that started it all. 😁

[@GobPalRosieVT]

Picard maneuver spotted at 12:00! And 24th Century for sure.

[@meiketorkelson4437]

Steve, esp with your twist ending. I really needed this video today. 💜

[@jeremyphillips7827]

"... it's no Sunday school orgy." LOL

[@IrocZIV]

TNG's "vibe" is what I'm really drawn to. The way that everyone on the ship worked together, makes me want to live on that ship, more so than just that era... The holodecks don't hurt either ;)

[@MrEarthling99]

Such a shame that we’re headed for the mirror universe.

[@SymbioteMullet]

Better start investing in goatee grooming products...

[@scribemike]

TNG definitely. A vision I recognize as depicting humanity at our best.

[@anonsmith9032]

You touched on it at the end but the popular fashions of the time would be a huge factor for me. The TNG era civilian clothes look truly hideous and uncomfortable with Cirroc Lofton being particularly deserving of financial restitution after some of the things the wardrobe department stuck him in.

[@Meshamu]

Ultimately, whatever era of Trek we could find ourselves in, I know, deep in my heart, that we will always be dedicated to the application of protective coatings to bridges. Because we're human.

[@JaronJW]

Great video, as always. I think that one thing that you want to keep in mind when you choose an error in Star Trek is that humans are living for a lot longer in those eras, so chances are you're going to choose an error but you're going to live through the next era too. I would also think that the TOS movies would be a good time to live. Say that you are born in the 2260s though, so you spend your prime (as we label it) in the 2280s-2290s, then if you live at least as long as we saw Leonard McCoy live (and he may well have lived beyond encounter at farpoint), you are going to spend you're really old years living through the Dominion war and all of that fun. I'm not sure that watching the Breen attack Earth and fearing for more is how I want to spend my really old age. One the upside, having been born and raised in San Francisco, seeing it attacked by the Breen might just give me a fatal heart attack and spare me the dread of a possible sequel to that attack. So, I'm really not sure which era I'd want my prime in, given when I'd have to spend my more vulnerable years of childhood and old age. A couple of notes to end: -As noted above, the fighting in the Dominion war did reach Earth, via the Breen, but that was really just a raid to stir up fear. -It wasn't the Romulan Star that went supernova, but that's an easy mistake to make, given the science in Star Trek 2009 was a bit shaky.

[@wildsmiley]

Late 23rd century. Things are mostly good, and there's still so much final frontier out there. Oh, and the ships and Starfleet uniforms looked the best during this period.

[@jamesbray46]

As a Canadian, I appreciate the call to "Leave Canada alone," but as a pedant, I must take issue with the assertion that the Dominion War never reached Earth when, in fact, the raid on Starfleet HQ was shown in the opening scene of The Changing Face of Evil

[@ericjome7284]

Another fantastic work. Thank you!

[@Nalehw]

I'm gunna have to go with the 29th century. The one narrow window where I get to program bridge weatherproofing drones, after they get invented but before they get banned. Working with code! Solving novel bridge problems! That sounds fulfilling for my voluntary career.

[@angelinabrown3142]

I'm LIVING in "interesting times". I want a quiet, peaceful era. I just want to fix the bridge-painting robots and go home to my little cottage by the river to tend my garden and write my little stories. "They don't just keep getting worse forever, either." Steve, you'd better be right. Today...today I feel like I'm strapped in a roller coaster ride throught hell that's never going to end.

[@SkylerLinux]

When it comes to people not liking when Trek gets less than optimistic, I can understand. I really like HFY (Humans Fuck Yeah) stories, because it's just nice to hear about Hu-Mans not just absolutely sucking.

[@danielland3767]

The era I want is TNG/DS9/VOY era it's what I grew up in that, sure we had setbacks like Borg, Dominion and others but we over came it all, to include being long away from home and making it back like Voyager. No matter how bad we were off in that era, we came out on the other side better & stronger

[@benjaminscott8198]

In DS9 episode The Changing Face of Evil, the Breen attacked Earth. Even General Martok was impressed by the Breen's attack, going so far as to say that not even the Klingons had the testicular fortitude to do that.

[@ahniiso5642]

Great topic Steve! Personal Tranporters!!!! Hands down, second half of Discovery timeline.