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Re:Star Trek as a purely symbolic artifact of past times by philwelch on Wednesday February 08, 2012 @12:39PM (#3567511)
You never see a Star Trek episode that follows the daily lives of ordinary people, though. Nearly all the humans are Starfleet personnel, and according to various series' bibles, Starfleet is very selective.
Re:Star Trek as a purely symbolic artifact of past times by tsunamifury on Wednesday February 08, 2012 @07:21PM (#3569232)
DS9 Had several episodes that explicitly follow the civilian lifestyle of Sikso's father. The major plot point is about the strife between ordinary citizens being subjected to security tests who are not part of Starfleet.
Re:Star Trek as a purely symbolic artifact of past times by laconian on Wednesday February 08, 2012 @01:37PM (#3567795)
There was one or two like that in TNG, but those were very conspicuous in their intent to depict a day in the life of the crew.
Re:Star Trek as a purely symbolic artifact of past times by philwelch on Wednesday February 08, 2012 @04:19PM (#3568529)
And they were still about the crew, not about civilians.