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The number '''47''' makes frequent recurrences in dialogues and on computer screens in ''[[Star Trek]]''. |
The number '''47''' makes frequent recurrences in dialogues and on computer screens in ''[[Star Trek]]''. |
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− | The origin of the significance of 47 can be traced to ''[[Star Trek: The Next Generation| |
+ | The origin of the significance of 47 can be traced to ''[[Star Trek: The Next Generation|Next Generation]]'' and ''[[Star Trek: Voyager|Voyager]]'' writer [[Joe Menosky]], who attended {{el|pomona.edu|Pomona College}} in California. There is a club at Pomona called {{el|47.net/47society|The 47 Society}}, which claims that there exists a mathematical proof that all numbers are equal to 47, and that the number 47 occurs with greater frequency in nature than other numbers – 74 makes frequent reappearances as well. |
Joe Menosky first started including references to 47 in his scripts in the [[TNG Season 4|fourth season of TNG]], and the [[in-joke]] quickly caught on among the rest of the staff. Since then, references to 47 have been included in many episodes and movies of all the modern series. |
Joe Menosky first started including references to 47 in his scripts in the [[TNG Season 4|fourth season of TNG]], and the [[in-joke]] quickly caught on among the rest of the staff. Since then, references to 47 have been included in many episodes and movies of all the modern series. |
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The joke continued in [[J.J. Abrams]]' {{film|11}}, as there are frequent 47s to be found in the [[alternate reality]]. Abrams also used the number frequently in his previous TV series ''Alias''. |
The joke continued in [[J.J. Abrams]]' {{film|11}}, as there are frequent 47s to be found in the [[alternate reality]]. Abrams also used the number frequently in his previous TV series ''Alias''. |
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− | In ''[[Star Trek Online]]'', the MMORPG by Cryptic, a major hub for Federation players to interact inside [[Earth Spacedock]] is on Deck 47. Off to the side of the promenade on Earth Spacedock, a player can dance at Club 47. |
+ | In ''[[Star Trek Online]]'', the MMORPG by [[Cryptic Studios]], a major hub for Federation players to interact inside [[Earth Spacedock]] is on Deck 47. Off to the side of the promenade on Earth Spacedock, a player can dance at Club 47. |
== See also == |
== See also == |
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== External links == |
== External links == |
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* {{wikipedia|47 (number)}} |
* {{wikipedia|47 (number)}} |
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+ | * {{el|schlock.net/the47s.html|The 47s|schlock.net|Schlock.net}} |
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+ | * {{el|magazine.pomona.edu/pomoniana/2015/02/13/the-mystery-of-47|The Mystery of 47|pomona.edu|Pomona College}} |
− | * {{bl|cartoons.sev.com.au/archivepage.php?cartoonid{{=}}s70|The Number 47 at Sev Trek Cartoons}} |
+ | * {{bl|cartoons.sev.com.au/archivepage.php?cartoonid{{=}}s70|The Number 47}} at {{bl|sev.com.au|Sev Trek Cartoons}} |
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+ | * {{el|chakoteya.net/Voyager/fortyseven.htm|Forty-Seven (''Star Trek: Voyager'')|chakoteya.net|Chrissie's Transcripts Site}} |
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+ | * {{el|chakoteya.net/Enterprise/fortyseven.htm|Forty-Seven (''Star Trek: Enterprise'')|chakoteya.net|Chrissie's Transcripts Site}} |
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Revision as of 22:24, 4 March 2020
(written from a Production point of view)
The number 47 makes frequent recurrences in dialogues and on computer screens in Star Trek.
The origin of the significance of 47 can be traced to Next Generation and Voyager writer Joe Menosky, who attended Pomona College in California. There is a club at Pomona called The 47 Society, which claims that there exists a mathematical proof that all numbers are equal to 47, and that the number 47 occurs with greater frequency in nature than other numbers – 74 makes frequent reappearances as well.
Joe Menosky first started including references to 47 in his scripts in the fourth season of TNG, and the in-joke quickly caught on among the rest of the staff. Since then, references to 47 have been included in many episodes and movies of all the modern series.
According to Ronald D. Moore, the number of 47 references in later seasons of Deep Space Nine declined as the production staff tired of the joke. (AOL chat, 1997)
When asked about the significance of the number, Rick Berman once joked, "47 is 42, corrected for inflation" referring to 42 being "the answer to the Ultimate Question of Life, the Universe, and Everything" according to The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy by Douglas Adams.
The joke continued in J.J. Abrams' Star Trek, as there are frequent 47s to be found in the alternate reality. Abrams also used the number frequently in his previous TV series Alias.
In Star Trek Online, the MMORPG by Cryptic Studios, a major hub for Federation players to interact inside Earth Spacedock is on Deck 47. Off to the side of the promenade on Earth Spacedock, a player can dance at Club 47.
See also
- Memory Alpha "47" user project