Talk:Geordi La Forge

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[edit] Outsider looking in

What exactly is Afrofuturism? It is referenced in the article, but not explained. 67.80.89.255 05:04, 8 November 2007 (UTC)

[edit] Eye color

I'm not sure I agree with the assertion that Geordi has brown eyes. Certainly he genetically has brown eyes (seen in Insurrection), but his actual eyes are iris-free and milky white. Matthew Platts 21:04, 1 September 2005 (UTC)

[edit] Past Tense Description

In the Personal Interests section, Geordi is referred to in the past tense, as if the character was dead. That's never actually happened, has it?

Also, I've heard that the prop used as the VISOR in early episodes of NextGen was actually a hair accessory once worn by Gene Roddenberry's wife. If the story is in fact true, wouldn't that make it a Majel barrett? --M.Neko 08:43, 30 September 2006 (UTC)

I don't know about Majel Barrett, but it was Mike Okuda who came up with the idea after seeing his girlfriend's barrette, according to Herman Zimmerman, from the documentaries on season 1 of TNG. --Kjoonlee 21:49, 26 December 2007 (UTC)

I've always thought Geordi was kind of creepy. He's constantly falling in love with women after listening to their personal logs, he seems like sort of a stalker type.

[edit] Blindness in the 24th Century?

Not only does La Forge have bad luck with women. He also has to deal with the fact, that in th 24th Century , Medical Technology isn't advanced enough ,to restore his normal eyesight. 20:50 ,5 November 2005 (UTC).

The ability to give a completely blind person artificial eyes isn't imprssive enough for you? Nanded 01:12, 16 April 2006 (UTC)
Perhaps ther are some laws in the Federation that prevent ANY biological engineering to grow new eyes or limbs? Possibly same reason for StarWars where they built new limbs instead of growing them.

-G —Preceding unsigned comment added by 134.117.158.83 (talk) 19:02, 25 September 2007 (UTC)

[edit] Fungilli

Does Geordi really like it? I thought he had never even heard of it until the episode Booby Trap, when the hololgraphic Dr. Bhrams told him about it. Then he used that info to try and get close to her in Galaxy's Child. Is his love of fungilli any more of a personality trait moreso than any guy pretends to like chick flicks to get close to a lady? Nanded 01:11, 16 April 2006 (UTC)

[edit] Magical Negro

As cute as the term is, I don't see how it applies to Geordi and seems more like an unnecessary jab at the character than anything else. Guinan? Yes. Geordi? Not so much.

[edit] Photo Preference

I'm not sure what the policy is here, but I believe a photo of Geordi with the VISOR would be more appropriate. It, as much as his genetic blindness, was a defining feature of his character, and he wore the VISOR throughout the television series. Any opinions? (Oops, I forgot to sign this comment) RolandStJude 15:57, 30 June 2006 (UTC)


I agree, it would suit his biography better.--Rescue 03:14, 28 June 2006 (UTC)

Looks like the old photo got yanked. I'll put the one I found up. It's clearly a publicity photo, but I'm not sure how to designate its copyright status exactly. RolandStJude 23:09, 3 July 2006 (UTC)

[edit] Geordi's Name

I remember reading that his name was based on a George, not Jordan, LaForge. I'll find that book and edit if I'm right. Anyone know where "Jordan" came from?--CB

I am sitting here watching the documentary "Trekkies", in which LeVar Burton, Michael Dorn AND Majel Barret Roddenberry state the young man's name was JORDAN, so I am changing it back. 66.16.165.41 00:08, 12 December 2006 (UTC)

[edit] Funny

In World of Warcraft there is a goblin engineer named "Jhordy Lapforge", working on a teleporter. Should it be mentioned in this article as an humorous reference? --Pezezin 10:17, 13 September 2006 (UTC)

No, there's too much trivia "creep" on Wikipedia at the moment, the critical reception section of this article is bizarre enough as it is Alastairward 11:55, 31 October 2007 (UTC)

[edit] Light Perception

There has been some disagreement about Geordi's ability to perceive normal light. It seems common sense to me that he cannot see normal light, as tears come to his eyes in Insurrection when he sees his first sunrise. Why would he cry if he was seeing his first sunrise as others perceive it? Also, in the several episodes in which we see the world as Geordi sees through the VISOR, it is obviously the EM spectrum and nothing close to what we perceive.

[edit] Criticism Section

I'm confused somewhat by the criticism. The afrofuturists are laballing him a failure because he's not a super-nerdy Black guy, just a regular smart black guy. I just don't understand what purpose the criticism is trying to portray. Could somebody help me out here? I want to delete the section but it's properly sourced, just confusingReinoe (talk) 20:02, 18 January 2008 (UTC)