Did Picard have an Officer's mess to eat in besides Ten Fwd
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Re: Did Picard have an Officer's mess to eat in besides Ten
Janeway had a private dining area (before Neelix turned it into his kitchen) so Picard probably did too.
Janeway had a private dining area (before Neelix turned it into his kitchen) so Picard probably did too.
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Plus, unlike Voyager, most of the Enterprise crew had their own dining areas (except Data).
We saw Dr Bev have breakfast with Jean-Luc; we saw Riker cook for his friends (only Worf liked it though). So maybe it was the space on the USS HotelEnterprise which meant that Picard and senior officers didn't need a Private Mess?
Plus, unlike Voyager, most of the Enterprise crew had their own dining areas (except Data).
We saw Dr Bev have breakfast with Jean-Luc; we saw Riker cook for his friends (only Worf liked it though). So maybe it was the space on the USS HotelEnterprise which meant that Picard and senior officers didn't need a Private Mess?
Re: Did Picard have an Officer's mess to eat in besides Ten
I'm pretty sure there was some kind of formal dining room (as others have mentioned). When you think about it we've seen Picard have meals in a wide variety of places. Apparently there's a scene in Insurrection where he's having lunch/dinner in his ready room and drops salad dressing on some of his notes. It reads very amusing and I wish they'd left it in.
I'm pretty sure there was some kind of formal dining room (as others have mentioned). When you think about it we've seen Picard have meals in a wide variety of places. Apparently there's a scene in Insurrection where he's having lunch/dinner in his ready room and drops salad dressing on some of his notes. It reads very amusing and I wish they'd left it in.
Re: Did Picard have an Officer's mess to eat in besides Ten
Unless Picard didn't have a problem with people snacking at their stations when things were quiet. Then they could just use one of the bridge replicators to get something. On Kirk's bridge, they were always drinking coffee.
Unless Picard didn't have a problem with people snacking at their stations when things were quiet. Then they could just use one of the bridge replicators to get something. On Kirk's bridge, they were always drinking coffee.
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Data kinda did too, actually. He eventually got a table and chairs and was going to have dinner with Jenna in his quarters at the end of "In Theory." However, he doesn't really need to eat (and Jenna broke up with him) so it never got much use.
Data kinda did too, actually. He eventually got a table and chairs and was going to have dinner with Jenna in his quarters at the end of "In Theory." However, he doesn't really need to eat (and Jenna broke up with him) so it never got much use.
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I want to know why Picard had a smaller office than Janeway and Sisko.
I want to know why Picard had a smaller office than Janeway and Sisko.
Re: Did Picard have an Officer's mess to eat in besides Ten
Well, Sisko's was originally designed for a Cardassian Gul, so that explains that. As for Janeway--I'm going completely by potentially-faulty memory here, but weren't her ready room and the conference area incorporated into one room?
I want to know why Archer had a ready room at all. Kirk didn't.
Well, Sisko's was originally designed for a Cardassian Gul, so that explains that. As for Janeway--I'm going completely by potentially-faulty memory here, but weren't her ready room and the conference area incorporated into one room?
I want to know why Archer had a ready room at all. Kirk didn't.
Re: Did Picard have an Officer's mess to eat in besides Ten
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Re: Did Picard have an Officer's mess to eat in besides Ten
Different officers would probably promote different dining cultures, regardless of what spaces their ships had to offer.
Janeway was big on communal dining, for understandable reasons of morale. Plus her ship probably wasn't equipped with dozens upon dozens of alternate dining locations. Still, most of her officers were also witnessed enjoying private or shared meals in the privacy of quarters.
Picard's crew may have dined in vast mess halls, but Picard never was the type to mingle with the ratings, so we didn't learn whether this were the case. His officers generally preferred the privacy of their luxurious staterooms for their meals, only sharing drinks or desserts at 10-Fwd. But obviously there were places for dining with honored guests. Picard's crew was also shown using holodecks for dining, something the Janeway team also did on occasion.
Kirk's officers dined communally, and in any case didn't have personal replicators so couldn't very well use their cabins. Kirk himself was never shown eating with his junior officers, though - he'd entertain guests at the one or two differently sized dining lounges, but would usually (albeit seldom) be shown dining in his quarters.
The dining habits of Archer's crew would have been influenced by the technology of the ship. Top officers dined separately, and there was a general mess hall for others - out of necessity, apparently, since the ship still required a centralized galley, without even the sort of advanced dispenser system we saw aboard Kirk's ship.
The use of offices, ready rooms and the like would likewise depend on personal preference. No doubt Kirk had an office or two at his disposal, but he might simply have decided not to use those much.
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Different officers would probably promote different dining cultures, regardless of what spaces their ships had to offer.
Janeway was big on communal dining, for understandable reasons of morale. Plus her ship probably wasn't equipped with dozens upon dozens of alternate dining locations. Still, most of her officers were also witnessed enjoying private or shared meals in the privacy of quarters.
Picard's crew may have dined in vast mess halls, but Picard never was the type to mingle with the ratings, so we didn't learn whether this were the case. His officers generally preferred the privacy of their luxurious staterooms for their meals, only sharing drinks or desserts at 10-Fwd. But obviously there were places for dining with honored guests. Picard's crew was also shown using holodecks for dining, something the Janeway team also did on occasion.
Kirk's officers dined communally, and in any case didn't have personal replicators so couldn't very well use their cabins. Kirk himself was never shown eating with his junior officers, though - he'd entertain guests at the one or two differently sized dining lounges, but would usually (albeit seldom) be shown dining in his quarters.
The dining habits of Archer's crew would have been influenced by the technology of the ship. Top officers dined separately, and there was a general mess hall for others - out of necessity, apparently, since the ship still required a centralized galley, without even the sort of advanced dispenser system we saw aboard Kirk's ship.
The use of offices, ready rooms and the like would likewise depend on personal preference. No doubt Kirk had an office or two at his disposal, but he might simply have decided not to use those much.
Timo Saloniemi
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