Ken Burns Revolution

[wanttaja]

Precisely. The concept of "history as written" does not exist. All 'known' history is an interpretation and stories will always be left out.

Reminds me of when William Shatner was on Saturday Night Live in the '80s. During his opening monologue, he mentioned that "Star Trek" in Japan was shown as "Sulu, Master of Navigation...."

Ron "Oh, my" Wanttaja

 

[wanttaja]

Reminds me of when William Shatner was on Saturday Night Live in the '80s. During his opening monologue, he mentioned that "Star Trek" in Japan was shown as "Sulu, Master of Navigation...."

Forgot to add this...

Ron "At one hundred yards...volley fire, commence!" Wanttaja

 

[Arm3]

Not sure where this stacks up on the spectrum of Ken Burns to acceptable history, but it sure is entertaining:

 

[Llewtrah381]

Reminds me of when William Shatner was on Saturday Night Live in the '80s. During his opening monologue, he mentioned that "Star Trek" in Japan was shown as "Sulu, Master of Navigation...."

Ron "Oh, my" Wanttaja

AI Overview

No,
Star Trek was never called "Sulu Master of Navigation" in Japan; this is a misconception, possibly from a joke, and the original series was titled Uchuu Daisakusen (
宇宙大作戦
, "Big Operation in Space") in Japan. While the character Hikaru Sulu is Japanese (with his first name being a common Japanese one), his surname was originally chosen by creator Gene Roddenberry to avoid a specific country and was taken from the Sulu Sea, symbolizing a pan-Asian heritage.

• The misconception: The idea that Star Trek was called "Sulu Master of Navigation" in Japan likely stems from a misunderstanding or a joke, possibly from a William Shatner monologue on Saturday Night Live.