The theme of NIN and Star Trek
has gotten a pretty good workout on Usenet.

In addition to BFPTs such as heresy (spock) and big borgs with a ship, several posters from alt.music.nin and rec.arts.tv.startrek have had a thing or two to say on the subject.

Here are a few examples.

k.zebra:

Okay, say the Borg comes back to assimilate the human race. I say we just beam Trent aboard and have him trash it like a mic stand. Worst-case scenario: Trent is assimilated into the Borg Consortium and it goes insane. My money's on Trent.

chris9500:

I think the Borg would start worshipping him. They listen to NIN.

schottman:

No, silly, they listen to Throbbing Gristle. Why do you think they always look so shell-shocked?

c. spencer yeh

Reznor gets pissed at the Captain's chair because it's malfunctioning, and consequently embarrassing him, so he throws it. The big screen on the bridge begins to show the "eraser/hurt/TDS" movie.

andrew clegg:

No, no, no. He "fixes" the chair so that whenever a crewmember sits in it, spikes and claws and hooks all come out and start tearing at the crewmember's flesh and genitals. Get it right.

izzy:

A friend sent me an interesting article about Star Trek: Voyager, wherein there's a short interview with Ethan Phillips, who plays the weird little "Neelix" character. Here's what he had to say about his character:

"He likes Nine Inch Nails. He's a big fan of Trent Reznor's. He's coming to the Viper Room to see them."

(That last sentence I probably misquoted, but that is what he said.)

So...guest appearance on the new Star Trek show from Trent? Maybe he can be a crazy Vulcan who comes aboard the ship, performs a song or two, and trashes the bridge with his mic stand. Hmm. Just a thought.

weasel boy:

INTERNAL MEMORANDUM: NOT FOR DISTRIBUTION

From: Rick Berman, Paramount Studios
To: Writing Team
Re: Star Trek Voyager Script for 6/24/95

I'd like to address the script you submitted to the editing department regarding a guest appearance by Trent Reznor. The points I'd like to address are these:

  1. The appearance of Mr. Reznor as an emissary of the Borg is right on target with what we were expecting.
  2. The subsequent capture of the captain has been done before. Change it to the Vulcan -- we can explore a lot of rich ground in future scripts with his being converted to a Borg warrior.
  3. The graphic dismemberment scene, in which Mr. Reznor uses a chainsaw to convert the Vulcan and place him into the Borg Consciousness, is too graphic. Use lasers or something more high-tech.
  4. Cut out all references to defecation.
  5. The climax of the entire episode, wherein the Borg emissary goes berserk and totally trashes the bridge (along with three of his crew) with an implement that's a cross between a sledgehammer and a Klingon agonizer, should be changed so that the bridge is not totally irreparable.
  6. Having the Borg reprogram the computer so that it no longer has Marina Sirtis' voice is not acceptable.
  7. The scan of the Captain should be rewritten so that the graphic display leaves her clothes on.
  8. I like the idea of letting this Borg character live on to be a constant irritation for the crew.
I trust you shall make these changes immediately.

Rick Berman, Executive Producer

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