Black Alert!

[marsh8472]

What do people think of the new alert color? We've had Red, Yellow, Blue, and now Black.

 

[F. King Daniel]

It's silly.

And sounds a bit racist.

 

[Jadeb]

Eh, it's fine. Shorter than "Grab your ankles, we're turning on the spore drive!"

 

[Noname Given]

It's silly.

And sounds a bit racist.

What are you expecting a "Black Drives Matter" campaign?

 

[Kemaiku]

Well you can't have the computer just yell "Everyone panic!" to generic flashing of lights.

 

[Feron]

I like it. It adds a little bit to explain the nature of the Discovery. And as people upthread have commented, it is a short an concise way to warn people that the spore drive has been activated.

 

[BillJ]

Well you can't have the computer just yell "Everyone panic!" to generic flashing of lights.

I would!

 

[cultcross]

"Everybody Dance Now!" *Drops hottest alert album of 2256*

 

[Noname Given]

"Everybody Dance Now!" *Drops best alert album of 2256*

Hey, works for me...

Computer: "Black Alert...Black Alert..." and instead of a audio Klaxon you then hear:

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[Locutus of Bored]

It's silly.

And sounds a bit racist.

Aww c'mon, man, that's not fair. It's not as if they first introduced "Black Alert" with a very awkwardly timed shift in camera focus toward a black person in a prison jumpsuit or something... Oh.

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(Before anyone gets up at arms, no, I don't actually think they were being racist, intentionally or otherwise. I'm just joking.)

 

[Sir Stewart Wallace]

HOLY SHIT! What a catch!

 

[Blooded]

IAnd sounds a bit racist.

You're taking the piss, right?

 

[F. King Daniel]

You're taking the piss, right?

Yes

 

[Mad Jack Wolfe]

Eh, it's fine. Shorter than "Grab your ankles, we're turning on the spore drive!"

This would work nicely -

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[KennyB]

Better than "Reed" Alert..........that was cringe worthy. What was Blue Alert?

 

[mr.peany]

^ For when Voyager landed.

 

[Locutus of Bored]

What was Blue Alert?

It's a special purpose alert for rare circumstances. The Defiant (and presumably Pegasus) would use it when cloaking. A ship that can land like Voyager would use it when landing. Ships going on reserve or emergency power would sometimes use it then.

 

[Qonundrum]

It's a special purpose alert for rare circumstances. The Defiant (and presumably Pegasus) would use it when cloaking. A ship that can land like Voyager would use it when landing. Ships going on reserve or emergency power would sometimes use it then.

It also means they have to change all the bulbs...

Which reminds me, I believe it was the Red Dwarf episode "Terrorform" that had Kryten's long list of alert category colors as well. "Taupe", "Heliotrope", and a few others... hilarious episode...

 

[Tuskin38]

It's a special purpose alert for rare circumstances. The Defiant (and presumably Pegasus) would use it when cloaking. A ship that can land like Voyager would use it when landing. Ships going on reserve or emergency power would sometimes use it then.

Didn’t the Prometheus have blue lights on the bridge when separating?

I don’t think they said it was blue alert though.

 

[Locutus of Bored]

Didn’t the Prometheus have blue lights on the bridge when separating?

I don’t think they said it was blue alert though.

I don't recall. That would be consistent with the other uses of blue alert, though.