What do you think are some of the worst examples of Treknobabble in the franchise?

And what series do you think does it poorly the most often?

SNW’s scientific accuracy and technobabble are so bad, it often pulls me right out of the story. I feel like Next Gen era at least tried a little bit. Yeah, it was awful, but it was watchable. I’ve gone back and watched some to verify it’s not just in my head. It’s not. Does SNW have science and technology consultants? If so, if the problem is them they should be fired, but I suspect the problem is the writers / directors not giving two fucks what the consultants have to say. Be better guys.

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The topic was asking for examples; got any?

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We need a Trek-style Retroencabulator video

https://youtu.be/RXJKdh1KZ0w

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It’s not so much technobabble, but from mid-TNG on through DS9 and VOY it seemed that, at least once per episode, “Some kind of…” was used to describe anything new.

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Prolly Lower Decks, though I don’t watch it, I’d be rather surprised if’n they don’t have the worst technobabble when it’d be funny

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Kind of the point…. LD makes fun of trek a lot

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That just means Lower Decks has the best treknobabble!

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“Polarize the hull plating!”

What.

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pipe fox news through the PA system along the outer sections of the ship

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I don’t think this one is so bad. Polarized plating reduced the effectiveness of energy weapons the same way polarized sunglasses reduce the glare from the sun.

If anything a vague “shields up” makes even less sense.

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