Talk: Geordi La Forge/archive

Incomplete

Geordi definitely needs more information. -- Q 09:17, 20 Mar 2005 (EST)

Rank stuff

Commander (illusory)

I'm not sure -- when was Geordi a commander? -- 24.250.23.170 18:25, 22 Mar 2005 (EST)

As I mentioned in the article, "Future Imperfect". You can see it best in <this screencap> (thanks to Trekpulse). Note that Geordi has three gold and one black bar on the combadge (this being the rank insignia in this illusory future). In the same episode, Worf, who is a Lt. Cmdr, has two gold, one silver, one black (best seen <here>). -- DarkHorizon | Talk 00:29, 23 Mar 2005 (GMT)

TrekPulse has since shut down, therefore the link screencap link above is no longer active. --From Andoria with Love 03:04, 5 Dec 2005 (UTC)

Captain

I've not seen the episode, so I don't know, but what colour uniform did he wear when he was promoted to Captain in VOY: "Timeless"? zsingaya 22:07, 17 Jun 2005 (UTC)

Red. [1]. AmdrBoltz 22:10, 17 Jun 2005 (UTC)

Thanks. zsingaya 22:12, 17 Jun 2005 (UTC)

I'm not sure if it really fits below "Alternate Timeline". Of course that timeline, where Chakotay and Kim came back to the planet to change things, was the alternate timeline... or was it.. Oh snap!

Well doesn't matter, what I'm trying to say, Voyager had nothing to do (probably) with La Forge being promoted to Captain. I think it is safe to assume he would be the captain of that certain vessel in either of those timelines. --Watcher000 18:29, October 4, 2009 (UTC)

Lieutenant Commander

The mention of La Forge being called Lieutenant, rather than Lieutenant Commander, on "Yesterday's Enterprise" by Tasha Yar could be due to the fact that, in that episode, they were in an alternate universe and La Forge may never have been promoted to Lieutenant Commander.

If that is so then should this be mentioned? Just to clarify things? I would add a mention of it, but it's been a while since I saw that episode and It's possible that he could have also been called Lieutenant Commander in the episode, which would prove he was promoted in the alternative time line. Jelx 05:28, 26 April 2007 (UTC)

I've checked and Geordi is still wearing Lt. Commander ranks in "Yesterday's Enterprise" so personally, I don't think it hurts and I think it does give a decent possible explanation as to why Pike might have called Number One "Lieutenant" instead of "Commander" or something along those lines. And I promise I'm not saying this just cause I wrote that! LOL --leandar 14:25, 26 April 2007 (UTC)

Before we get too far down this road, we have an explanation already. --OuroborosCobra ^talk 15:23, 26 April 2007 (UTC)

Commander?

Was he promoted at the end of Star Trek Nemesis? Did I miss that? - Archduk3:talk 18:06, September 25, 2009 (UTC)

It's listed on Wikipedia, and (more importantly) Star Trek's official site under his profile. There's pictures that would indicate it as well. 128.220.42.35 18:30, September 25, 2009 (UTC)

Neither one of those can be used as a source, and I would like to see the pictures, as I remember him as still being a Lt. Cmdr during Nemesis. - Archduk3:talk 04:37, October 15, 2009 (UTC)

Number

I know from (TNG: "Chain Of Command, Part II") that Starfleet personel have numbers. Do we ever hear Geordi's number? USS Horatio 18:15, 8 February 2006 (UTC)

A serial number? No. --Alan 13:23, 15 May 2008 (UTC)

La Forge Maneuver

The maneuver he performed in The Arsenal of Freedom, as described in his Enterprise-D conn section, was referred to as the La Forge Maneuver in the Decipher CCG. I know this isn't canon, but I'm unsure whether or not it was nicknamed that in the actual show. In any case, I think it deserves its own page a la the Picard Maneuver and Riker Maneuver, and that all of these tactics should be in a new category, called tactics Category:Maneuvers. Thoughts, anyone? --Werideatdusk 02:27, 3 March 2006 (UTC)

You are assuming this is a unique maneuver, I'm not sure it is. --Alan del Beccio 07:34, 9 March 2006 (UTC)

Visor

He looks very scary without a visor, I think the first image should be a nice shot with the visor, plus he had a visor before he had those scary eyes. – The preceding unsigned comment was added by Mpitard (talk • contribs)

I don't know about "scary", but on many other pages, we use images of the "first" and the "last" encounter with a person. Here, we have a last and an alternate universe encounter, so this should really be changed. Feel free to do so by using some of the other images, if you want. -- Cid Highwind 22:26, 8 May 2006 (UTC)

"Geordi" redirect

Believe it or not, but just yesterday I was searching for some random articles, and one of the search terms I entered was "geordi" - which didn't lead to the page it should have, because no redirect existed. I thought about creating that redirect then, but didn't get to it later. In short, I think that this redirect is very useful, at least to help searches, and shouldn't be deleted. Bring it up on Vfd if you think otherwise. -- Cid Highwind 12:30, 3 October 2006 (UTC)

I agree. --OuroborosCobra ^talk 12:33, 3 October 2006 (UTC)

Oddly enough, as noted on the delete page, I did the same the other day, and had no issue at all. The Geordi La Forge article was the first item that came up, with two redirects immediately after it. After that, it was a total crapshoot though. Yeah, it didn't bring up the page directly, but that's fine by me, I prefer it when the wiki search does not give me the page itself (especially when that page is a redirect) and instead gives me a listing of articles in which the term is found, with the one I was likely looking for right at the top. -- Sulfur 13:06, 3 October 2006 (UTC)

In that case, you could always use the "search" instead of the "go" button... ;) -- Cid Highwind 13:12, 3 October 2006 (UTC)

You know, I'd never noticed that there were two buttons before. How sad is that? I still get it coming up in the Article title matches section, whereas "Geordi LaForge" is not found with the "search" at all, but the "go" takes it straight to that page. I still don't see the problem with not having the Geordi article. -- Sulfur 13:22, 3 October 2006 (UTC)

Of course hitting GO with "Geordi" in the field comes up with Geordi La Forge right now, there is this fancy redirect that we are on the talk page for. --OuroborosCobra ^talk 13:32, 3 October 2006 (UTC)

Yes, I realize that. My point was that with "search", Geordi LaForge isn't found. But "go" (due to the redirect) takes you there. With "Geordi", Geordi La Forge is the first article that comes up on "search", and in the past, "go" would take you to that search page where it was also (wait for it now...) the first article. I don't see the problem with that happening. At all. None. -- Sulfur 13:36, 3 October 2006 (UTC)

Well, the go button doesn't do that anymore since they upgraded the search system. Try, for example, "the unforgettable". There is no redirect, and hitting "go" and "search" both bring you to the same thing, the search results page. --OuroborosCobra ^talk 13:42, 3 October 2006 (UTC)

"Go" takes you to the search page for "The Unforgettable" for obvious reasons. There are two items with Unforgettable in the title, and "the" gets dropped (as does "and", and a few other such words). But I don't see what you mean about "the go button doesn't do that anymore". Doesn't do what? When I put in "Geordi" and hit "Go" previously, it took me to the search page, and listed "Geordi La Forge" right at the top (this is pre-redirect addition). When I hit "Search" (now that the redirect exists), the first item is... wait for it... "Geordi La Forge", just what I expect. "Go" takes me right to the redirect, and then to its destination ("Geordi La Forge"... oddly enough :) ). For "Geordi LaForge", "Go" takes me to the redirect ("Geordi LaForge") which then redirects me happily. "Search" with that term brings up... well, bugger all actually (it doesn't, it actually finds the "Geordi La Forge" page due to one of the imgs on it being named "Geordi LaForge" :) ), but hopefully the point is still made. Although, as noted, I'm still confused at your "doesn't do that anymore" comment. -- Sulfur 13:57, 3 October 2006 (UTC)

At the moment, I'm confused by everything being mentioned here, so let me just say that some of the problems your are experiencing (which I still don't completely understand) might be related to the search index not being completely "live" at the moment (meaning, not including the new "Geordi" redirect yet). -- Cid Highwind 14:18, 3 October 2006 (UTC)

I'm not experiencing any problems. I'm experiencing behaviour that I expect from the search. It might be nice to see a "redirects" subsection on the search, but no worries on that bit. I was merely trying to describe the behaviour that I am seeing, specifically that I don't quite understand your problem with putting "Geordi" into the search page (pre-redirect) and not ending up where you expected. I'm merely trying to note that I had done that, ended up at the search page with the "Geordi La Forge" article right at the top, almost impossible to miss. :) -- Sulfur 14:22, 3 October 2006 (UTC)

Named after...?

The background lists the character as being named after the fan "Jordan La Forge", I've always known it as "George La Forge", and that's what the Star Trek Encyclopedia lists, too. So... which is it? --Cinder 21:03, 16 December 2007 (UTC)

Resurrecting this - I've just checked the Star Trek: The Next Generation Companion, which states:

"The cocky yet insightful Lieutenant (j.g.) Geordi La Forge was named for a quadriplegic fan, George La Forge, who died in 1975 after having endeared himself to Gene Roddenberry and much of fandom."

Likewise, the Star Trek Encyclopedia states that Geordi was named "in memory of the late, handicapped Star Trek fan George La Forge."

I think Jonathan Frakes just misremembered the name. Anyone know of any other sources - for either Jordan or George?– Cleanse 04:25, 10 November 2008 (UTC)

In this interview, LeVar Burton remembers the name as "Jordan LaForge": LeVar Burton discusses Geordi La Forge from "Star Trek The Next Generation" - EMMYTVLEGENDS.ORG --Vyruss000 (talk) 01:12, December 1, 2018 (UTC)

Top Quote

I have removed the following, newly added, top quote from the article

"Geordi: "Data?"

Data: "..."

Geordi: "Is somebody there!?"

Data: "..." (TNG: "Descent")"

An anon-user stated it was a legitimate quote. I don't remember the episode, but even if it is taken from the episode, it is not a legitimate top quote. I have learned that a top quote shall summarize the subject of the article. Like Tasha Yar's quote from TNG: "Skin Of Evil", that serves as the top quote for the article about Jean-Luc Picard).

In my opinion, the quote added as top quote for this article does not summarize Geordi, therefor I have removed it. Does anyone agree? Disagree? -- Rom Ulan 07:35, 10 January 2008 (UTC)

Agreed. It's hardly a memorable quote, nor does it really give us an impression of Geordi's character. – Cleanse 01:56, 12 January 2008 (UTC)

IMDB

IMDB's page on Geordi has the trivia that this character was originally conceived to be gay but the producers changed that before the show began. Is this just a rumor/joke or has anyone else heard about this or can confirm this speculation? – The preceding unsigned comment was added by 75.36.204.253

References in other media section?

Should such a section be added, perhaps? I got at least one reference to him, but I am not sure if it is all that note-worthy... anybody else got an opinion? 77.179.200.125 01:41, 25 February 2009 (UTC)

References to characters or the series should be added to one of the Star Trek parodies and pop culture references pages. --From Andoria with Love 18:11, 7 March 2009 (UTC)

Birthplace

I have edited his birthplace to be more specific. In the African Confederation article it states that be was born in Mogadishu. I felt that this was quite an interesting fact and warranted being on the main page. --Looq 13:26, May 27, 2010 (UTC)

Sorry just realised it was referring to a novel, I must have misread it. I have changed it back.--Looq 13:29, May 27, 2010 (UTC)

Geordi's beard

Should there be some talk about Geordi's attempts to grow and maintain a beard, as seen in "A Fistful of Datas" and others? --Brumagnus 01:43, June 17, 2010 (UTC)

There's already some talk about it on the episode pages in the bg section, but adding that info here wouldn't hurt. - Archduk3 02:29, June 17, 2010 (UTC)

Tim Russ

What is the source of the claim that Tim Russ "almost" was cast in the role of La Forge? – The preceding unsigned comment was added by 173.29.132.240

His entry on the Performers considered for Star Trek roles page states that the source is "Rick Berman in an interview in the 1995 special Star Trek Voyager: Inside the New Adventure." I've added it to this page. 31dot (talk) 02:30, April 4, 2013 (UTC)

Early Career

In the "early career" portion, it states that Geordie transferred to the Hood in 2362, after the investigation and service on the Victory. But at the bottom of the page, in the chronology section, it has Geordie beginning his service on the Hood at 2361. Which is it? – The preceding unsigned comment was added by 172.251.145.240

There is no "e" in Geordi, per the title of this page. I'm not yet sure what the sources are for either claim. 31dot (talk) 10:31, April 29, 2014 (UTC)

In the "Early Starfleet Career" section of his page, it states:

"His first deep space assignment was as an ensign aboard the USS Victory, under Captain Zimbata. In 2362, La Forge participated in the investigation of the disappearance of the Federation colony on Tarchannen III. (TNG: "Elementary, Dear Data", "Identity Crisis")

La Forge later transferred to the USS Hood, where he served under Captain Robert DeSoto."

This leads us to believe that he transferred to the Hood in 2362 or later. However, in the "Chronology" section of his page, it has 2361 as the beginning of his service on the Hood".

I apologize for the "e". Itll never happen again. – The preceding unsigned comment was added by 172.251.145.240 at 12:58hrs UTC on 30 April 2014

What is even the source that Geordi served on Hood? It's not mentioned in "Encounter at Farpoint", and startrek.com page is only mentioning Victory in period 2357-63 and in 2364 he is on Enterprise. I think he did not serve on Hood at all. --Igor871 (talk) 15:51, May 1, 2014 (UTC)

Good point. That may be the case. At any rate, the math doesn't work.– The preceding unsigned comment was added by Ryanhusk (talk • contribs)

It seems that it's something that crept in from the novelization of "Encounter at Farpoint", which is non-canon. According to Geordi's Memory Beta page, "Shortly after, Geordi transferred to the USS Hood, under the command of Captain Robert DeSoto. During his year aboard the Hood, he became close friends with first officer William T. Riker. (TNG novelization: Encounter at Farpoint)." ProfessorTofty (talk) 13:42, May 17, 2014 (UTC)