mr. Chekov resume hitting 883 mark for
one back to that planet without warp
speed it will take much Spock this
franchise boldly went where no one had
gone before
welcome to watchmojo.com and today we’re
counting down our picks for the top 10
times Star Trek was way ahead of its
time looking for more out of this world
entertainment be sure to check out our
newest magazine watch mojos 50 most
influential sci-fi shows on TV for this
list we’re examining the times that the
sci-fi franchise Star Trek managed to be
ahead of the curve in cultural and
technological issues to the point where
they either predicted the future or else
helped make it so engage about Starfleet
about something we’ve always considered
to be impossible I don’t understand
number 10 Universal translators what’s
the theory behind this device certain
universal ideas and concepts common to
all intelligent life this device
instantaneously compares the frequency
of brainwave patterns these nifty
gadgets are the reason that everyone in
the Trek universe seems to speak English
with a few exceptions the idea that
language one of the primary barriers
between people would be overcome in the
future was definitely a forward-thinking
idea and one that has since come closer
to being realized in our time on Hydra
space you all speaking Japanese how do
me like you wanna speak in English it’s
because of a device we have a universal
translator the ability to instantly
translate speech into another language
is still far from reality what current
translation apps can manage around 80
different languages which is a pretty
good start for planet Earth do you
understand a word on universal
translator sucks malfunctioning number 9
flat and big screen TVs what you are
about to see is precisely what took
place on the enterprise bridge during
the iron storm in our modern world of
LCD and big-screen televisions the
technology of the original series
especially can look antiquated but the
people of the time were used to cathode
ray tube TVs whose size and screens were
small or average at best although big
screens had been invented by the neck
generation era they weren’t nearly as
thin or as advanced as what was seen on
screen fast-forward to today and TVs
monitors and even laptops are looking
closer and closer to their 24th century
counterparts flat and as large as you’d
like or even curved towards the viewer
number eight video calling I could have
called you fat
what purpose will it serve to die we are
creatures you see quite often a
starships view screen is used for
communicating via teleconference and few
things in an era of landlines seemed as
forward-thinking as being able to talk
to someone and look at them at the same
time not resist you you have 12 hours to
consider your position the original
series featured this technology decades
before it became viable for humans of
the 20th and 21st centuries while video
calls weren’t necessarily unique to Star
Trek the franchise certainly did them
more memorably then most often allowing
for tense conflict without ever leaving
the ship or even meeting their opponents
face-to-face you hand over to me all
data and material regarding the project
called Genesis Genesis what’s that don’t
insult my intelligence
number 7 automatic doors any word comes
to from Starfleet Command piped out
immediately Communications priority want
many things about Star Trek impressed
upon the audience that it was set in the
future and one of the simpler things was
the doors automatic sliding doors were
around in the 1960s but they were
nowhere near as prominent or widespread
as they are today where they’re found in
many public buildings from grocery
stores to hospitals however the ones on
Star Trek were achieved by people
off-screen pulling the doors open
despite their manual operation behind
the scenes the enterprise’s doors helped
show viewers that even something is
culturally ingrained as opening a door
with your hands could look radically
different one day well I have to see it
to believe number 6 breaking interracial
taboos I’m thinking all the time zombies
while there were actually several
interracial kisses on American TV before
this one including one on Star Trek
itself in the famous Mirror Universe
episode this is generally cited as the
first due to its place in pop culture
Kirk and Ahura are made to lock lips by
a sadistic race of telepaths despite
cultural taboos the kiss caused little
controversy it has drawn some criticism
since however given such a landmark
event was achieved by forcing the
characters into the act rather than it
being consensual regardless it did help
pave the way for better portrayal of
interracial relationships in media
number 5 personal computers several
decades prior to their availability in
the real world
Star Trek envisioned using computers for
personal individual use well it might
seem like a no-brainer now computers of
the time were enormous while offering
the computing power of a basic
calculator all you’ve been doing is
staring at and practiced another
calculation Vulcan risk
additionally they were rare and
therefore hardly useful to the common
person the computer shown on Trek were
by comparison smaller and featured
better interfaces than most people at
the time could even conceive the
franchise even predicted the use of
tablet computers with their portable and
convenient pad devices everything you
ever wants to know about it is right
there not bad he will teach me how to
attract human females well almost
everything
number four gender identity gender
female that’s right just like me gender
male correct
and I am gender neuter inadequate gender
identity is a subject that will only
generate more widespread conversation
but it was a topic and notion rarely
addressed by most in 1992
among the many times Star Trek addressed
LGBTQ themes albeit in a thinly veiled
manner with an episode of the next
generation entitled the outcast when
commander Riker falls for Sauron a
member of an androgynous race called the
Jenai
Sauron breaks the mold by self
identifying as female her species
society looks down on those with any
kind of gender identity as perverse
outcasts worthy of shame and forces the
gendered into conversion therapy Star
Trek may not have redefined the concept
of gender but it was an early and
powerful voice in the discussion just
because we don’t have gender doesn’t
mean we don’t have conflicts we’re very
strong-minded we love a good fight
number three cell phones if that
structure is the source of his power I
want to know where he is when we attack
it communicators on Star Trek were
essentially cell phones in all but name
able to make calls from enormous
distances even from the surface of a
planet to a ship in orbit and all in a
small package although many of the
devices on this list may have helped
influence real technology communicators
are confirmed to have inspired
cellphones according to their inventor
Martin Cooper Star Trek even managed to
predict more recent functions since the
communicators were voice-activated a
feature that’s only become common since
smartphones have been implemented it’s
got an in-form Starfleet Command let’s
engage the sails jettison if possible
but to spark a system ahead buys and
analyze number two gender equality if
all your little advertisements aren’t
purged from our systems by the time I
get back from the Gamma Quadrant
I will come to quarks and believe me I
will have fun Star Trek has an excellent
record or portraying strong female
characters and even inspired some women
to join the NASA space program to
explore the final frontier in real life
including astronaut mae Jemison the
original series featured lieutenant
Uhura who was unquestionably the equal
of the largely male bridge crew
the next generation would see three
female officers and positions of power
deep space nine had many strong complex
characters not the least of which was
second in command major later Colonel
Kira while Voyager proved that audiences
were ready to accept a female lead
series and ship all while rarely making
any reference to gender Captain Kathryn
Janeway of the Federation starship
Voyager to anyone within range my ship
has been seized by unknown life-forms
require any and all assistance before we
unveil our number one pick here are some
honorable mentions
program complete and Irwin ready
[Music]
very good
hmm something wrong please specify how
you would like to proceed sir please
continue with records care number one
multicultural and multi-residential
we’ve learned not to see a word Star
Trek was lightyears ahead of its
contemporaries when it came to
multiculturalism series creator Gene
Roddenberry felt very passionately about
depicting the future as he wanted it to
be with a vision of a more diverse and
understanding tomorrow Smith friend is
people the original series and those
that followed featured a varied
supporting cast representing multiple
races and cultures while slyly
commenting on race relations and
socio-political topics and gaining
support from the likes of Martin Luther
King jr. it’s difficult to overstate the
impact watching the show had on young
non-caucasian audiences who could
finally see themselves reflected
on-screen with equality and dignity a
college captain that the only reason
they level innocence basis if they need
someone to shine issues do you agree
with our picks check out these other
great clips from WatchMojo and subscribe
for new videos every day
you
one back to that planet without warp
speed it will take much Spock this
franchise boldly went where no one had
gone before
welcome to watchmojo.com and today we’re
counting down our picks for the top 10
times Star Trek was way ahead of its
time looking for more out of this world
entertainment be sure to check out our
newest magazine watch mojos 50 most
influential sci-fi shows on TV for this
list we’re examining the times that the
sci-fi franchise Star Trek managed to be
ahead of the curve in cultural and
technological issues to the point where
they either predicted the future or else
helped make it so engage about Starfleet
about something we’ve always considered
to be impossible I don’t understand
number 10 Universal translators what’s
the theory behind this device certain
universal ideas and concepts common to
all intelligent life this device
instantaneously compares the frequency
of brainwave patterns these nifty
gadgets are the reason that everyone in
the Trek universe seems to speak English
with a few exceptions the idea that
language one of the primary barriers
between people would be overcome in the
future was definitely a forward-thinking
idea and one that has since come closer
to being realized in our time on Hydra
space you all speaking Japanese how do
me like you wanna speak in English it’s
because of a device we have a universal
translator the ability to instantly
translate speech into another language
is still far from reality what current
translation apps can manage around 80
different languages which is a pretty
good start for planet Earth do you
understand a word on universal
translator sucks malfunctioning number 9
flat and big screen TVs what you are
about to see is precisely what took
place on the enterprise bridge during
the iron storm in our modern world of
LCD and big-screen televisions the
technology of the original series
especially can look antiquated but the
people of the time were used to cathode
ray tube TVs whose size and screens were
small or average at best although big
screens had been invented by the neck
generation era they weren’t nearly as
thin or as advanced as what was seen on
screen fast-forward to today and TVs
monitors and even laptops are looking
closer and closer to their 24th century
counterparts flat and as large as you’d
like or even curved towards the viewer
number eight video calling I could have
called you fat
what purpose will it serve to die we are
creatures you see quite often a
starships view screen is used for
communicating via teleconference and few
things in an era of landlines seemed as
forward-thinking as being able to talk
to someone and look at them at the same
time not resist you you have 12 hours to
consider your position the original
series featured this technology decades
before it became viable for humans of
the 20th and 21st centuries while video
calls weren’t necessarily unique to Star
Trek the franchise certainly did them
more memorably then most often allowing
for tense conflict without ever leaving
the ship or even meeting their opponents
face-to-face you hand over to me all
data and material regarding the project
called Genesis Genesis what’s that don’t
insult my intelligence
number 7 automatic doors any word comes
to from Starfleet Command piped out
immediately Communications priority want
many things about Star Trek impressed
upon the audience that it was set in the
future and one of the simpler things was
the doors automatic sliding doors were
around in the 1960s but they were
nowhere near as prominent or widespread
as they are today where they’re found in
many public buildings from grocery
stores to hospitals however the ones on
Star Trek were achieved by people
off-screen pulling the doors open
despite their manual operation behind
the scenes the enterprise’s doors helped
show viewers that even something is
culturally ingrained as opening a door
with your hands could look radically
different one day well I have to see it
to believe number 6 breaking interracial
taboos I’m thinking all the time zombies
while there were actually several
interracial kisses on American TV before
this one including one on Star Trek
itself in the famous Mirror Universe
episode this is generally cited as the
first due to its place in pop culture
Kirk and Ahura are made to lock lips by
a sadistic race of telepaths despite
cultural taboos the kiss caused little
controversy it has drawn some criticism
since however given such a landmark
event was achieved by forcing the
characters into the act rather than it
being consensual regardless it did help
pave the way for better portrayal of
interracial relationships in media
number 5 personal computers several
decades prior to their availability in
the real world
Star Trek envisioned using computers for
personal individual use well it might
seem like a no-brainer now computers of
the time were enormous while offering
the computing power of a basic
calculator all you’ve been doing is
staring at and practiced another
calculation Vulcan risk
additionally they were rare and
therefore hardly useful to the common
person the computer shown on Trek were
by comparison smaller and featured
better interfaces than most people at
the time could even conceive the
franchise even predicted the use of
tablet computers with their portable and
convenient pad devices everything you
ever wants to know about it is right
there not bad he will teach me how to
attract human females well almost
everything
number four gender identity gender
female that’s right just like me gender
male correct
and I am gender neuter inadequate gender
identity is a subject that will only
generate more widespread conversation
but it was a topic and notion rarely
addressed by most in 1992
among the many times Star Trek addressed
LGBTQ themes albeit in a thinly veiled
manner with an episode of the next
generation entitled the outcast when
commander Riker falls for Sauron a
member of an androgynous race called the
Jenai
Sauron breaks the mold by self
identifying as female her species
society looks down on those with any
kind of gender identity as perverse
outcasts worthy of shame and forces the
gendered into conversion therapy Star
Trek may not have redefined the concept
of gender but it was an early and
powerful voice in the discussion just
because we don’t have gender doesn’t
mean we don’t have conflicts we’re very
strong-minded we love a good fight
number three cell phones if that
structure is the source of his power I
want to know where he is when we attack
it communicators on Star Trek were
essentially cell phones in all but name
able to make calls from enormous
distances even from the surface of a
planet to a ship in orbit and all in a
small package although many of the
devices on this list may have helped
influence real technology communicators
are confirmed to have inspired
cellphones according to their inventor
Martin Cooper Star Trek even managed to
predict more recent functions since the
communicators were voice-activated a
feature that’s only become common since
smartphones have been implemented it’s
got an in-form Starfleet Command let’s
engage the sails jettison if possible
but to spark a system ahead buys and
analyze number two gender equality if
all your little advertisements aren’t
purged from our systems by the time I
get back from the Gamma Quadrant
I will come to quarks and believe me I
will have fun Star Trek has an excellent
record or portraying strong female
characters and even inspired some women
to join the NASA space program to
explore the final frontier in real life
including astronaut mae Jemison the
original series featured lieutenant
Uhura who was unquestionably the equal
of the largely male bridge crew
the next generation would see three
female officers and positions of power
deep space nine had many strong complex
characters not the least of which was
second in command major later Colonel
Kira while Voyager proved that audiences
were ready to accept a female lead
series and ship all while rarely making
any reference to gender Captain Kathryn
Janeway of the Federation starship
Voyager to anyone within range my ship
has been seized by unknown life-forms
require any and all assistance before we
unveil our number one pick here are some
honorable mentions
program complete and Irwin ready
[Music]
very good
hmm something wrong please specify how
you would like to proceed sir please
continue with records care number one
multicultural and multi-residential
we’ve learned not to see a word Star
Trek was lightyears ahead of its
contemporaries when it came to
multiculturalism series creator Gene
Roddenberry felt very passionately about
depicting the future as he wanted it to
be with a vision of a more diverse and
understanding tomorrow Smith friend is
people the original series and those
that followed featured a varied
supporting cast representing multiple
races and cultures while slyly
commenting on race relations and
socio-political topics and gaining
support from the likes of Martin Luther
King jr. it’s difficult to overstate the
impact watching the show had on young
non-caucasian audiences who could
finally see themselves reflected
on-screen with equality and dignity a
college captain that the only reason
they level innocence basis if they need
someone to shine issues do you agree
with our picks check out these other
great clips from WatchMojo and subscribe
for new videos every day
you
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