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:''For information on companies that produce ''Star Trek'', see [[production companies]].''
'''Television''' or '''TV''' was a colloquial term for a form of [[recreation|entertainment medium]] consisting of live action two-dimensional visual images, with sound to be 'watched' by the 'viewer' via a display module which translated broadcast signals into viewable images known as video. Most information was broadcasted by way of a format known as 'shows' or 'broadcasts'. Television shows were typically supported or subsidized by [[commercial]]s. ({{TOS|Bread and Circuses}})
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'''Television''' or '''TV''' was a colloquial term for a form of [[recreation|entertainment medium]] consisting of live action two-dimensional visual images with sound, to be watched by the viewer via a display module which translated broadcast signals into viewable images known as video. Most information was broadcast by way of a format known as "shows" or "broadcasts". Television shows were typically supported or subsidized by [[commercial]]s. ({{TOS|Bread and Circuses}})
   
 
==History==
 
==History==
 
===20th century===
 
===20th century===
[[Image:Duffy Duck and the dinosaur, Memorial.jpg|thumb|[[Daffy Duck and the Dinosaur|Caspar Caveman and a dinosaur]].]]
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[[File:Daffy Duck and the Dinosaur.jpg|thumb|[[Daffy Duck and the Dinosaur|Caspar Caveman and a dinosaur]]]]
On Earth, the first television pictures were transmitted by John Logie Baird in the early/mid-[[20th century]], it slowly became a popular form of entertainment during the [[1950s]], especially for its [[News|news broadcast]]s. ({{DS9|Far Beyond the Stars}})
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On Earth, the first television signals were transmitted during the first half of the [[20th century]], and it became a popular form of entertainment during the [[1950s]], especially for its [[News|news broadcast]]s. ({{DS9|Far Beyond the Stars}})
   
When a [[Vulcan survey vessel]] was stranded on Earth in [[1957]] and [[1958]], the [[Vulcan|survivors]] became enthralled in the [[technology]], and a form of cuisine that was associated with television, known as [[TV dinner]]s. ({{ENT|Carbon Creek}})
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When a [[Vulcan survey ship (20th century)|Vulcan survey vessel]] was stranded on Earth in [[1957]] and [[1958]], [[Mestral]] became enthralled in the [[technology]], and a form of cuisine that was associated with television, known as [[TV dinner]]s. ({{ENT|Carbon Creek}})
   
 
When the {{USS|Voyager}} [[time travel|traveled back in time]] to [[1996]], [[Neelix]] and [[Kes]] enjoyed watching [[Earth]] television shows, particularly soap operas. When [[Harry Kim]] expressed that he couldn't imagine a non-interactive ([[holodeck]]) story, [[Kes]] responded by saying that humanity had been spoiled by interactive stories. ''Voyager'' itself was also accidentally broadcast on a [[Los Angeles]]-based news report after entering a low-orbit to make use of their [[emergency transporter]]s. ({{VOY|Future's End}})
While living in a [[holodeck]] recreation of [[1962]], following the loss of his leg, [[Nog]] spent many hours watching television, including several [[movie]]s, in the hotel room of [[Vic Fontaine]]. ({{DS9|It's Only a Paper Moon}})
 
 
When the [[USS Voyager|USS ''Voyager'']] [[time travel|traveled back in time]] to [[1996]], [[Neelix]] and [[Kes]] enjoyed watching [[Earth]] television shows, particularly [[soap opera]]s. When [[Harry Kim]] expressed that he couldn't imagine a non-interactive ([[holodeck]]) story, [[Kes]] responded by saying that humanity had been spoiled by interactive stories. ([[VOY]]: "[[Future's End]]")
 
   
 
===21st century===
 
===21st century===
During the [[2020s]], the multi-function [[Interface]] slowly began to replace the television, as it combined broadcast television, [[e-mail]] and access to the [[Net]]. ({{DS9|Past Tense, Part I|Past Tense, Part II}})
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During the [[2020s]], the multi-function [[Interface]] slowly began to replace the television, as it combined broadcast television, [[e-mail]] and access to the [[Net]]. ({{DS9|Past Tense, Part I|Past Tense, Part II}}) This trend would have started in the late 20th century with the introduction of the [[internet]]. ({{VOY|Future's End, Part II}})
   
 
Television as a form of entertainment did not last long after [[2040]]. ({{TNG|The Neutral Zone}})
 
Television as a form of entertainment did not last long after [[2040]]. ({{TNG|The Neutral Zone}})
:''Presumably it was superceded by the Interface, which would eventually evolve into the commonly used communication and computer monitor found throughout the Federation, in homes, on starships and beyond.''
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{{bginfo|Presumably it was superseded by the Interface, which would eventually evolve into the commonly used communication and computer monitor found throughout the Federation, in homes, on starships and beyond.}}
   
 
===22nd through 24th centuries===
 
===22nd through 24th centuries===
In [[2152]], [[Trip Tucker]] was familiar with ''[[The Twilight Zone]]'', a 20th Century television program. ({{ENT|Carbon Creek}})
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In [[2152]], [[Charles Tucker III|Trip Tucker]] was familiar with ''[[The Twilight Zone]]'', a 20th Century television program. ({{ENT|Carbon Creek}})
   
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[[Captain]] [[Christopher Pike]] had a television set in his [[quarters]] in [[2254]], during his time as captain of the {{USS|Enterprise|NCC-1701}}. ({{TOS|The Cage}})
[[Image:Video_from_planet_892_IV.jpg|thumb|"Video" transmitted by [[planet]] [[892-IV]]]]
 
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By the [[23rd century]] television was referred to as an antiquated form of entertainment. [[Communications officer]] [[Uhura]] was somewhat familiar with the form, however mistakenly referred to it as 'video', when the crew of the [[USS Enterprise (NCC-1701)|USS ''Enterprise'']] encountered the form on [[planet]] [[892-IV]] in [[2267]]. ({{TOS|Bread and Circuses}})
 
 
[[File:Jupiter 8 television.jpg|thumb|Video transmitted by the [[planet]] [[892-IV]]]]
 
By the [[23rd century]] television was referred to as an antiquated form of entertainment. [[Communications officer]] [[Nyota Uhura|Uhura]] was somewhat familiar with the form, however mistakenly referred to it as 'video', when the crew of the {{USS|Enterprise|NCC-1701}} encountered the form on [[planet]] [[892-IV]] in [[2268]]. ({{TOS|Bread and Circuses}})
   
 
During the [[24th century]] the term was mostly unknown, except to those who enjoyed 20th century nostalgia.
 
During the [[24th century]] the term was mostly unknown, except to those who enjoyed 20th century nostalgia.
   
[[William Riker]] was unfamiliar with the [[slang]] term 'boob tube' when [[L.Q. Clemonds]] wanted to watch a [[baseball]] game on the ship's monitor. ({{TNG|The Neutral Zone}})
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[[William T. Riker]] was unfamiliar with the [[slang]] term "boob tube" when [[L.Q. Clemonds]] wanted to watch a [[baseball]] game on a replicator, which he had mistaken for a television screen. ({{TNG|The Neutral Zone}})
   
 
In [[2372]], [[Neelix]] began his own television-style broadcast aboard the USS ''Voyager'', which featured news, educational material and entertainment. ({{VOY|Investigations|Macrocosm}})
 
In [[2372]], [[Neelix]] began his own television-style broadcast aboard the USS ''Voyager'', which featured news, educational material and entertainment. ({{VOY|Investigations|Macrocosm}})
   
 
The [[2372]] [[holosuite program]], ''[[Julian Bashir, Secret Agent]]'' featured many artifacts of [[1960s]] Earth nostalgia, including the television. ({{DS9|Our Man Bashir}}) As did the [[2374]] holosuite program ''[[Bashir 62]]''. ({{DS9|It's Only a Paper Moon}})
 
The [[2372]] [[holosuite program]], ''[[Julian Bashir, Secret Agent]]'' featured many artifacts of [[1960s]] Earth nostalgia, including the television. ({{DS9|Our Man Bashir}}) As did the [[2374]] holosuite program ''[[Bashir 62]]''. ({{DS9|It's Only a Paper Moon}})
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While living in the [[holodeck]] recreation of [[1962]] in Bashir's latter program, following the loss of his leg in [[2375]], [[Nog]] spent many hours watching television, including several [[movie]]s, in the hotel room of [[Vic Fontaine]]. ({{DS9|It's Only a Paper Moon}})
   
 
In [[2376]], [[B'Elanna Torres]] gave [[Tom Paris]] a television as a gift, including a [[remote control]]. ({{VOY|Memorial}}) Tom often enjoyed watching [[cartoon]]s and [[hockey]] on it. ({{VOY|Workforce, Part II}})
 
In [[2376]], [[B'Elanna Torres]] gave [[Tom Paris]] a television as a gift, including a [[remote control]]. ({{VOY|Memorial}}) Tom often enjoyed watching [[cartoon]]s and [[hockey]] on it. ({{VOY|Workforce, Part II}})
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*''[[I Love Lucy]]''
 
*''[[I Love Lucy]]''
 
*''[[Mission: Impossible]]''
 
*''[[Mission: Impossible]]''
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*''[[The Three Stooges]]'' (technically never a TV series, but their films were widely shown on TV from the 1950s onward)
 
*''[[The Twilight Zone]]''
 
*''[[The Twilight Zone]]''
   
 
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Revision as of 00:05, 16 October 2014

White Sands zero hour

A 1950s television set

For information on companies that produce Star Trek, see production companies.

Television or TV was a colloquial term for a form of entertainment medium consisting of live action two-dimensional visual images with sound, to be watched by the viewer via a display module which translated broadcast signals into viewable images known as video. Most information was broadcast by way of a format known as "shows" or "broadcasts". Television shows were typically supported or subsidized by commercials. (TOS: "Bread and Circuses")

History

20th century

Daffy Duck and the Dinosaur

Caspar Caveman and a dinosaur

On Earth, the first television signals were transmitted during the first half of the 20th century, and it became a popular form of entertainment during the 1950s, especially for its news broadcasts. (DS9: "Far Beyond the Stars")

When a Vulcan survey vessel was stranded on Earth in 1957 and 1958, Mestral became enthralled in the technology, and a form of cuisine that was associated with television, known as TV dinners. (ENT: "Carbon Creek")

When the USS Voyager traveled back in time to 1996, Neelix and Kes enjoyed watching Earth television shows, particularly soap operas. When Harry Kim expressed that he couldn't imagine a non-interactive (holodeck) story, Kes responded by saying that humanity had been spoiled by interactive stories. Voyager itself was also accidentally broadcast on a Los Angeles-based news report after entering a low-orbit to make use of their emergency transporters. (VOY: "Future's End")

21st century

During the 2020s, the multi-function Interface slowly began to replace the television, as it combined broadcast television, e-mail and access to the Net. (DS9: "Past Tense, Part I", "Past Tense, Part II") This trend would have started in the late 20th century with the introduction of the internet. (VOY: "Future's End, Part II")

Television as a form of entertainment did not last long after 2040. (TNG: "The Neutral Zone")

Presumably it was superseded by the Interface, which would eventually evolve into the commonly used communication and computer monitor found throughout the Federation, in homes, on starships and beyond.

22nd through 24th centuries

In 2152, Trip Tucker was familiar with The Twilight Zone, a 20th Century television program. (ENT: "Carbon Creek")

Captain Christopher Pike had a television set in his quarters in 2254, during his time as captain of the USS Enterprise. (TOS: "The Cage")

Jupiter 8 television

Video transmitted by the planet 892-IV

By the 23rd century television was referred to as an antiquated form of entertainment. Communications officer Uhura was somewhat familiar with the form, however mistakenly referred to it as 'video', when the crew of the USS Enterprise encountered the form on planet 892-IV in 2268. (TOS: "Bread and Circuses")

During the 24th century the term was mostly unknown, except to those who enjoyed 20th century nostalgia.

William T. Riker was unfamiliar with the slang term "boob tube" when L.Q. Clemonds wanted to watch a baseball game on a replicator, which he had mistaken for a television screen. (TNG: "The Neutral Zone")

In 2372, Neelix began his own television-style broadcast aboard the USS Voyager, which featured news, educational material and entertainment. (VOY: "Investigations", "Macrocosm")

The 2372 holosuite program, Julian Bashir, Secret Agent featured many artifacts of 1960s Earth nostalgia, including the television. (DS9: "Our Man Bashir") As did the 2374 holosuite program Bashir 62. (DS9: "It's Only a Paper Moon")

While living in the holodeck recreation of 1962 in Bashir's latter program, following the loss of his leg in 2375, Nog spent many hours watching television, including several movies, in the hotel room of Vic Fontaine. (DS9: "It's Only a Paper Moon")

In 2376, B'Elanna Torres gave Tom Paris a television as a gift, including a remote control. (VOY: "Memorial") Tom often enjoyed watching cartoons and hockey on it. (VOY: "Workforce, Part II")

TV shows

External links