# Redo Star Trek: TNG so it makes sense (or at least is less stupid) **URL:** \ **Category:** Cafe Society\ **Created:** [February 10, 2009, 4:24pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/redo-star-trek-tng-so-it-makes-sense-or-at-least-is-less-stupid/485235 "2009-02-10T16:24:16Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 2\ **Page:** 11
**Author:** ![Raguleader](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/r/258eb7/32.png) [@Raguleader](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Raguleader)\ **Post date:** [February 17, 2009, 11:51pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/redo-star-trek-tng-so-it-makes-sense-or-at-least-is-less-stupid/485235/201 "2009-02-17T23:51:54Z")
> [@Terrifel](#): > > The Enterprise-D’s sister ship was the Yamato, I remember that much. [Personally I never saw the resemblance](http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/0/04/SpaceBattleshipYamato.jpg). > > If I recall aright, the ship blew up for some reason, possibly for the glory of the Emperor. Alien computer virus, IIRC. Actually, the Yamato blew up twice on the show, but the first time was an illusion to mess with the Enterprise crew’s heads. ---
**Author:** ![KneadToKnow](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/kneadtoknow/32/3999_2.png) [@KneadToKnow](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/KneadToKnow)\ **Post date:** [February 18, 2009, 12:29am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/redo-star-trek-tng-so-it-makes-sense-or-at-least-is-less-stupid/485235/202 "2009-02-18T00:29:14Z")
> [@Raguleader](#): > > Alien computer virus, IIRC. Actually, the Yamato blew up twice on the show, but the first time was an illusion to mess with the Enterprise crew’s heads. Nothin’ like the way watching the Enterprise blow up _in the teaser_ messed with mine[.](http://memory-alpha.org/en/wiki/Cause_and_Effect_%28episode%29) [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/redo-star-trek-tng-so-it-makes-sense-or-at-least-is-less-stupid/485235.md?page=10)