Arena was always one of my favorites. I think it does an anti-violence message pretty well and not very preachy. I like the different perspectives idea. What looks like an unprovoked attack to 1 group, the other sees as self defense. The dated effects, particularly the Slestak/Gorn oddly are not a distractions at all imo. I do always wonder what happened to races like the Gorn? Does the Federation never run into them again?

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Posted by Ace Midnight

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Posted on 9/10/13 at 11:11 pm to H-Town Tiger

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Does the Federation never run into them again?

Only in apocrypha. However, they were extremely popular in the pre-film and early film era in non-canon works - they find their way into virtually all the games, as well as comics/novels and were in an episode of The Animated Series (TAS).

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Posted by TigerGman

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Posted on 9/11/13 at 9:13 am to H-Town Tiger

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I think it does an anti-violence message pretty well and not very preachy. I like the different perspectives idea. What looks like an unprovoked attack to 1 group, the other sees as self defense.

I understand what you are saying but that's not really the way I saw it. I thought they were uncharacteristically accepting of a heinous and basically unprovoked attack on the base. I do agree with Kirk not killing the Gorm, but the reason he gave just didn't feel right to me. I would have been better accepting if he just said he didn't feel like killing him was necessary at that point without the justification he used.

Also one of my long time favorites. I loved the way he told Kirk he was growing weary of the chase and if Kirk came to him he 'd be swift and merciful in killing him!

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