the least realistic thing about star trek is that starfleet uniforms don’t have pockets and nobody complains about it
My instinct is to agree with this, but like, when I really think about it…
No money, no credit cards, identification is all vocal/fingerprints/retinal, so no wallet.
Again, doors are voice activated, or just unlocked by entering a code. No keys.
Communication devices are tiny and stick onto clothing starting in Next Gen. TOS had bulkier communication that they carried around or kept in, like, packs and stuff, so the arguments for pockets is a little more valid, and if I remember correctly, those costumes did have pockets, tho I could be wrong about that. But anything post TNG, the point is moot anyway.
Tricorders and phasers are really the only thing anyone’s carrying around, and that’s usually on away missions where they’d be bring their packs/holsters or just have them out. I mean, who wants to stick a phaser in their pocket?
So, yeah. There’s not much little stuff people need to carry around everywhere. And if they are preparing for a longer journey or want to bring bulkier things, well…just bring a bag. It fits more anyway.
what if i find a cool rock and want to take it home with me
What about chap stick
Maybe they do have pockets, and we just don’t know about it.
I seem to recall David Gerrold, in The Trouble With Tribbles (the book he wrote about Trek, not the episode), mentioning that the TOS uniforms had pockets. Which he did not know until he was on set and saw “Scotty” pull a pack of cigarettes out of his back pocket. Or something like that. (It’s been decades since I read that book.)
I assume the actors had to empty their pockets of anything bulky before filming started, so the lines of the costumes wouldn’t be ruined.
B’Elanna had visible pockets on her maternity smock. Maybe if you want pockets on Voyager, you have to wear a smock.
Not sure if this has been said yet, but the lack of pockets was a Roddenberry thing. At least for TNG+. He expressly forbid it. It was part of the “no money” in the 24th century thing. It annoyed the hell of the actors. But I think they kept it going through all 3 90s shows. Obviously Enterprise, set before TOS, specifically got pockets because there was still money then.
Also, if we haven’t found a way to have keep our lips moisturized without the need of chapstick by that time then we have no business in space
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