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"The '''Ancient West'''," known during the [[20th century|20th]] and [[21st century|21st centuries]] as "the Wild West" and "the Old West," describes the period of [[19th century]] [[Earth]] when the western [[United States]] was being settled. This period in Earth's [[history]] would be frequently romanticized in Earth literature for centuries. |
"The '''Ancient West'''," known during the [[20th century|20th]] and [[21st century|21st centuries]] as "the Wild West" and "the Old West," describes the period of [[19th century]] [[Earth]] when the western [[United States]] was being settled. This period in Earth's [[history]] would be frequently romanticized in Earth literature for centuries. |
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| − | In [[2153]], the [[Enterprise (NX-01)|''Enterprise'' NX-01]] discovered a [[Human]] and [[Skagaran]] settlement on a planet in the [[Delphic Expanse]] that resembled the towns of Earth's Ancient West. ( |
+ | In [[2153]], the [[Enterprise (NX-01)|''Enterprise'' NX-01]] discovered a [[Human]] and [[Skagaran]] settlement on a planet in the [[Delphic Expanse]] that resembled the towns of Earth's Ancient West. ({{ENT|North Star}}) |
[[Image:Kirk and landing party in Tombstone.jpg|thumb|left|Kirk, Spock, McCoy, Scott, and Chekov in a recreation of Tombstone, Arizona]] |
[[Image:Kirk and landing party in Tombstone.jpg|thumb|left|Kirk, Spock, McCoy, Scott, and Chekov in a recreation of Tombstone, Arizona]] |
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| − | In [[2268]], the [[Melkot]] trapped [[James T. Kirk]] and his [[landing party]] in an incomplete recreation of the American Ancient West town of [[Tombstone]], [[Arizona]], where Kirk and [[crew]] were to be executed in a reenactment of the infamous gunfight at the [[OK Corral]]. ( |
+ | In [[2268]], the [[Melkot]] trapped [[James T. Kirk]] and his [[landing party]] in an incomplete recreation of the American Ancient West town of [[Tombstone]], [[Arizona]], where Kirk and [[crew]] were to be executed in a reenactment of the infamous gunfight at the [[OK Corral]]. ({{TOS|Spectre of the Gun}}) |
[[Deanna Troi]] was a fan of stories set during the Ancient West. Her father, [[Ian Andrew Troi]], often read her such tales when she was a child. |
[[Deanna Troi]] was a fan of stories set during the Ancient West. Her father, [[Ian Andrew Troi]], often read her such tales when she was a child. |
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[[Image:Deadwood.jpg|thumb|Deadwood, South Dakota, 19th century Earth]] |
[[Image:Deadwood.jpg|thumb|Deadwood, South Dakota, 19th century Earth]] |
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| − | In [[2369]], [[Worf]], his son, [[Alexander Rozhenko]], and Deanna Troi participated in a [[holodeck]] adventure set during the Ancient West in the town of [[Deadwood]], [[South Dakota]]. The [[holoprogram|program]] was designed by Alexander and [[Reginald Barclay]]. Troi, Worf and Alexander played this program when an experiment being conducted by [[Geordi La Forge]] and [[Data]] went awry and influenced the progam, causing the main characters to look like Data and even removing the holodeck safeguards, making the 19th century firearms deadly. ( |
+ | In [[2369]], [[Worf]], his son, [[Alexander Rozhenko]], and Deanna Troi participated in a [[holodeck]] adventure set during the Ancient West in the town of [[Deadwood]], [[South Dakota]]. The [[holoprogram|program]] was designed by Alexander and [[Reginald Barclay]]. Troi, Worf and Alexander played this program when an experiment being conducted by [[Geordi La Forge]] and [[Data]] went awry and influenced the progam, causing the main characters to look like Data and even removing the holodeck safeguards, making the 19th century firearms deadly. ({{TNG|A Fistful of Datas}}) |
==Background Information== |
==Background Information== |
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Revision as of 18:39, 7 February 2007
"The Ancient West," known during the 20th and 21st centuries as "the Wild West" and "the Old West," describes the period of 19th century Earth when the western United States was being settled. This period in Earth's history would be frequently romanticized in Earth literature for centuries.
In 2153, the Enterprise NX-01 discovered a Human and Skagaran settlement on a planet in the Delphic Expanse that resembled the towns of Earth's Ancient West. (ENT: "North Star")
Kirk, Spock, McCoy, Scott, and Chekov in a recreation of Tombstone, Arizona
In 2268, the Melkot trapped James T. Kirk and his landing party in an incomplete recreation of the American Ancient West town of Tombstone, Arizona, where Kirk and crew were to be executed in a reenactment of the infamous gunfight at the OK Corral. (TOS: "Spectre of the Gun")
Deanna Troi was a fan of stories set during the Ancient West. Her father, Ian Andrew Troi, often read her such tales when she was a child.
Deadwood, South Dakota, 19th century Earth
In 2369, Worf, his son, Alexander Rozhenko, and Deanna Troi participated in a holodeck adventure set during the Ancient West in the town of Deadwood, South Dakota. The program was designed by Alexander and Reginald Barclay. Troi, Worf and Alexander played this program when an experiment being conducted by Geordi La Forge and Data went awry and influenced the progam, causing the main characters to look like Data and even removing the holodeck safeguards, making the 19th century firearms deadly. (TNG: "A Fistful of Datas")
Background Information
The script of the Star Trek: Deep Space Nine episode "Children of Time" describes the reaction of the Gaian villagers to the arrival of the Klingons as being similar to how "the inhabitants of a town in the Old West react to a visit from some friendly, if exotic Indians".