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re: Star Trek: TOS Watchers - Season 1 Wrapup *Page 25*
Posted on 7/27/13 at 12:33 am to TigerMyth36
Posted on 7/27/13 at 12:33 am to TigerMyth36
Ok. This is some crazy coincidence!!!
So I brought up marital rape in the last episode. I've never watched soap operas but one summer in the 80s I was visiting my grandmother and she watched them so I spent a couple of weeks watching the soaps she watched.
Roger from the guiding light was the guy who raped his wife.
Well, good old ensign Darnell in The Man Trap.... freaking Roger from Guiding Light.
So I brought up marital rape in the last episode. I've never watched soap operas but one summer in the 80s I was visiting my grandmother and she watched them so I spent a couple of weeks watching the soaps she watched.
Roger from the guiding light was the guy who raped his wife.
Well, good old ensign Darnell in The Man Trap.... freaking Roger from Guiding Light.
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Posted on 7/27/13 at 1:26 am to TigerMyth36
The Man Trap
What is this pleasure planet mentioned by the ensign? Too bad it wasn't Risa. That would have been some serious continuity. Ahh, they changed the name to Risa because Wrigley's didn't sound exotic enough.
Ok. Over the shock of seeing Roger.
Uhuru trying to get some Spock?
Hand flower! Ha!
That multi-colored food really doesn't look very satisfying.
Er....Spock had some bad fake green blood on his head but it also looked like the cut was red.
Oh wow. This must be one I never finished watching. I always wondered what the monster in the ending credits was from.... and Nancy was that weird suction cup monster. Interesting. Really not sure I ever saw this one.
Good thing Dr Crater is dead. He would probably need to move into a psych ward if he found out he had been hitting that suction cup monster for 2 years.
I thought I had seen all of the episodes countless times but it is quite possible there are some TOS episodes I missed. That would be cool.
What is this pleasure planet mentioned by the ensign? Too bad it wasn't Risa. That would have been some serious continuity. Ahh, they changed the name to Risa because Wrigley's didn't sound exotic enough.
Ok. Over the shock of seeing Roger.
Uhuru trying to get some Spock?
Hand flower! Ha!
That multi-colored food really doesn't look very satisfying.
Er....Spock had some bad fake green blood on his head but it also looked like the cut was red.
Oh wow. This must be one I never finished watching. I always wondered what the monster in the ending credits was from.... and Nancy was that weird suction cup monster. Interesting. Really not sure I ever saw this one.
Good thing Dr Crater is dead. He would probably need to move into a psych ward if he found out he had been hitting that suction cup monster for 2 years.
I thought I had seen all of the episodes countless times but it is quite possible there are some TOS episodes I missed. That would be cool.
This post was edited on 7/27/13 at 12:15 pm
Posted on 7/27/13 at 2:34 pm to TigerMyth36
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Whoever tossed out the design of the original phaser deserves a medal. Those things looked terrible in the first episode.
Glad to finally see the classic. I had one of those bad boys. Had a flashlight attached to it and a very annoying beep.
They almost weren't able to use them. The Star Trek production team was so far behind, Bob Justman had to turn to an old friend, Wah Chang, who ran a prop and costume shop for help. He designed and built the phasers, communicators, and tricorders.
The prop union pitched a fit because Chang wasn't a union member, and couldn't make props for the show. (Although he did help on The Cage also.)
Justman and Chang then told the union that the props weren't made for the show, but original items that Justman bought to use (which was allowed by union rules). In his book, Justman called this "a little fib."
Chang went on to make the salt vampire costume, the Gorn, Balok, the Romulan Bird of Prey, and many more items.
Posted on 7/27/13 at 2:47 pm to Master of Sinanju
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Wah Chang
A polio victim as a child.
Also, although Arena remains weeks away, did anybody think, as a kid, that the Gorn looked a lot like the Sleestaks in the original Land of the Lost?
That's because our intrepid Mr. Chang designed both costumes.
Posted on 7/27/13 at 3:59 pm to Ace Midnight
Naked Time
Remember this as one of my favorites along with Shore Leave.
I was about to mock the hazard suits until the red shirt made things even worse by taking his glove off, then reaching into the head protection to scratch his nose.
I guess StarFleet doesn't do a very good job teach environmental hazard protocols.
Bastard deserves the fate of a red shirt for that poor job!
Guess the Transporter BioFilter hadn't been invented yet.
They must have had crap insurance. Only thing that explains the crewman trying to kill himself with the butter knife with no sharp edge.
I guess they didn't have stunt guys available that day. Probably something like that because that scene was a bit hilarious with the butter knife. More terrible purple blood.
I will try not to make any jokes about Sulu wanting the other crew member to head on down to the gym with him.
Kirk taking his first baby steps with time travel.
About exactly as I remembered. I've seen that one countless times.
Remember this as one of my favorites along with Shore Leave.
I was about to mock the hazard suits until the red shirt made things even worse by taking his glove off, then reaching into the head protection to scratch his nose.
I guess StarFleet doesn't do a very good job teach environmental hazard protocols.
Bastard deserves the fate of a red shirt for that poor job!
Guess the Transporter BioFilter hadn't been invented yet.
They must have had crap insurance. Only thing that explains the crewman trying to kill himself with the butter knife with no sharp edge.
I guess they didn't have stunt guys available that day. Probably something like that because that scene was a bit hilarious with the butter knife. More terrible purple blood.
I will try not to make any jokes about Sulu wanting the other crew member to head on down to the gym with him.
Kirk taking his first baby steps with time travel.
About exactly as I remembered. I've seen that one countless times.
Posted on 7/27/13 at 4:00 pm to Ace Midnight
quote:Both of which scared me to death as a wee youngun.
Gorn looked a lot like the Sleestaks
Posted on 7/27/13 at 4:31 pm to TigerMyth36
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Both of which scared me to death as a wee youngun.
I still don't like em, brother.
Posted on 7/27/13 at 5:43 pm to Ace Midnight
Not looking forward to our next assignment. I don't remember like Charlie X.
Posted on 7/27/13 at 5:48 pm to TigerMyth36
Let's just skip ahead to Balance of Terror! 
Posted on 7/27/13 at 5:58 pm to Walking the Earth
That one will piss me off. I hate when TV shows reuse actors.
I do like that episode and the introduction of the Romulans.
I do like that episode and the introduction of the Romulans.
Posted on 7/27/13 at 8:23 pm to TigerMyth36
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Not looking forward to our next assignment. I don't remember like Charlie X.
There are a lot of important issues in Charlie X - let's not take the easy path. We still have 9 solid months of work.
Posted on 7/27/13 at 8:31 pm to Ace Midnight
Oh. I don't plan to skip any.
I haven't seen many episodes of TOS since the 80s so my tastes may have changed.
I haven't seen many episodes of TOS since the 80s so my tastes may have changed.
Posted on 7/27/13 at 10:56 pm to TigerMyth36
Just finished the Naked Time / Charlie X double feature.
The Naked Time : I'm perfectly willing to give them slack for the effects and sets, it was 50 years ago and we have the benefit of seeing better modern effects. But how does some bonehead go down to the planet in a (laughable) biohazard suit, take off his glove, wipe his nose, almost immediately feel odd, certainly feeling odd while sitting in sick bay and he doesn't say anything? Interest to hint at Spock/Vulcan's lack of emotion and love and experimental physics with the engines.
Also was this the debut of Nurse Chappel (Majel Barrett aka Mrs Gene?
Charlie X: What would happen if a whiney teenager had God like power? Would be Carrie in outer space, but this came out first. Explores themes of adolescence: need to belong and be liked, self doubt, learning that you can't get everything you want. Its inappropriate to smack women on butt and stalking is creepy. I do really like the ending where the aliens take him instead of some cop out like taking his power or something.
ETA: Really looking forward to the next episode and I didn't really watch LOTL, but now that you mention it the Gorn does look like the original Sleestak.
The Naked Time : I'm perfectly willing to give them slack for the effects and sets, it was 50 years ago and we have the benefit of seeing better modern effects. But how does some bonehead go down to the planet in a (laughable) biohazard suit, take off his glove, wipe his nose, almost immediately feel odd, certainly feeling odd while sitting in sick bay and he doesn't say anything? Interest to hint at Spock/Vulcan's lack of emotion and love and experimental physics with the engines.
Also was this the debut of Nurse Chappel (Majel Barrett aka Mrs Gene?
Charlie X: What would happen if a whiney teenager had God like power? Would be Carrie in outer space, but this came out first. Explores themes of adolescence: need to belong and be liked, self doubt, learning that you can't get everything you want. Its inappropriate to smack women on butt and stalking is creepy. I do really like the ending where the aliens take him instead of some cop out like taking his power or something.
ETA: Really looking forward to the next episode and I didn't really watch LOTL, but now that you mention it the Gorn does look like the original Sleestak.
This post was edited on 7/27/13 at 11:32 pm
Posted on 7/27/13 at 11:01 pm to H-Town Tiger
Yeah. They beamed down in bio suits so they had to know something was up that could be a hazard yet that moron violated protocols within 2 seconds of beaming down.
Glad he died from the butter knife injury.
Glad he died from the butter knife injury.
Posted on 7/27/13 at 11:37 pm to TigerMyth36
And another thing, how in the hell does a ship like that not have some over ride to open the doors that they have to use a blow torch to cut into the wall and activate it? And one drunk idiot can lock himself in engineering and control everything from the bridge? That seems like a bad idea or a terrible oversight in ship design
Posted on 7/27/13 at 11:44 pm to H-Town Tiger
Even if they had an override, he could have blocked it just like Wesley & the other engineer did in Naked Now.
Yeoman Rand was lookin mighty fine again.
Yeoman Rand was lookin mighty fine again.
Posted on 7/28/13 at 1:36 am to TigerMyth36
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Yeoman Rand was lookin mighty fine again
: kige :
This post was edited on 7/28/13 at 1:37 am
Posted on 7/28/13 at 6:22 am to H-Town Tiger
* CHARLIE X *
A young man with extraordinary powers struggles in rejoining his own race, after being raised by mysterious and powerful aliens.
This episode has aged fairly well. Kirk and McCoy do a good job of dealing with the confused adolescent. Uhura has he great singing scene and this was really only 1 of 3 episodes where Rand played a major role, along with Enemy Within and Miri.
I don't always enjoy this one, but I did this time. The themes of the G-d Child and super powerful aliens are exploited a little too much in speculative fiction - however, this one was done fairly well and gets better with age.
A young man with extraordinary powers struggles in rejoining his own race, after being raised by mysterious and powerful aliens.
This episode has aged fairly well. Kirk and McCoy do a good job of dealing with the confused adolescent. Uhura has he great singing scene and this was really only 1 of 3 episodes where Rand played a major role, along with Enemy Within and Miri.
I don't always enjoy this one, but I did this time. The themes of the G-d Child and super powerful aliens are exploited a little too much in speculative fiction - however, this one was done fairly well and gets better with age.
Posted on 7/28/13 at 11:43 am to Ace Midnight
I never liked this one. Just didn't.
Posted on 7/28/13 at 12:00 pm to prplhze2000
quote:
I never liked this one. Just didn't.
I'm in the camp of - it was a good idea (although not a new one) - the script was fairly poor and the cast did a great job with it.
I like it better as I get older - the rec room scene is one of my favorite scenes, even though the episode itself is not one of my favorites. Am I making any sense?
This post was edited on 7/28/13 at 12:01 pm
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