But then it wasn’t just his ship, but the Fate of the World (and his own future) at stake.
Me, I would have driven a stake through Joan Collins’ heart, but that’s just me. 
If we’re speaking of “Wink of an Eye” still, I fear I must call her a butterface girl. Except that term doesn’t really work for me, as to me the face is very important in being attracted.
Have you missed me complaining about my idiot co-worker? She’s a total babe. I can’t stand her.
Bringing it back to Kirk, I think he could easily afford to be choosy about sleeping with women he didn’t like, as he had plenty of opportunities.
I hate to admit it, but I can name the episode & thegirl: “The Naked Time” and Janice Rand. The whole crew was, basically, drunk on some pseudo-science water that released everyone’s inhibitions. We get to see that Sulu wants to be a pirate and thinks Uhura is cute (he has eyes, in other words :D), and that both the CO & XO are filled with self-loathing. Of course, the best bit of the episode is Kirk trying to fight Spock and getting utterly humiliated. Spock doesn’t notice a full on slap, and Kirk’s best roundhouse is a mild annoyance–while Spock can backhand Jimmy across the room without trying.
Well, sure. Because you live in a society with instananeous communication. But TOS was based on Hornblower & Wagon Train, only with magic ray guns,and part of that is the notion that it’s possible to get out of touch with home for long periods. I expect that Kirk arranged to have a good bit of his pay deducted and sent straight to Carol, and that SHE was the one who said, “Don’t come visit unless you are willing to either take shore duty or to pilot the Titan-Luna run.”
No, actually I was referring to Anne Coulter. I thought Deela was quite attractive–at least her outfit was. Some of the outfits for the female aliens must have come straight out of the costume designer’s acid trips.
I wasn’t referring to instantaneous communication re staying in contact with a kid’s dad–I meant the cruel games people can play with their ex-SOs or spouses.
Yes–The Naked Time. A good episode, indeed. I may have to watch it again tonight.
Oh, Coulter. She’s kind of pretty if you make allowances for the fact that she’s composed entirely of non-baryonic matter.
You must be joking. :dubious:
There are many good episodes of Star Trek. There are several mediocre episodes of Star Trek. Then, there are ridiculously poor episodes. “Naked Time” qualifies for the last category. Poor acting, insipid plot, almost a deus ex machina result.
Have I said Fool of a Took yet today?
Oh, I don’t care.
Fool of a Took! It’s a great episode. It’s just that it’s all about character. It’s about Jim and Spock having a lot of hidden sadness and not knowing what the hell to do about it, then finally deciding to do what John Wayne would do. And I don’t mean that in a bad way, which is odd because usually I mention the Duke only ironically.
I’ll go look it up at startrek.com, but do they blow any shit up?
^:dubious:^
No, I am not joking. Where is it written that I must like the same things as you or anyone else here? Jesus.
I ended up watching The Trouble With Tribbles (another favorite of mine) instead. I have recently seen Naked Time and don’t want it to pall on me.
I like humorous ST and I like the shows that emphasize characterization. Obviously, your mileage varies.
I honestly couldn’t care less about the science. Most of it’s BS, and even if it were possible, it would be hopelessly twisted to fit into something filmable and watchable (sorry, watching aeronautic engineers diddle with computers is just not riveting TV or real life), so the science doesn’t matter. What matters is that the universe so constructed hangs together logically (as much as it can). Keep those parameters consistent, and then build complex characters and situations that focus on universal human concerns and you’ve got a good, intelligent show. ST:TOS did that more often than not.
About the only episode I can think of that completely sucked is Omega Glory, with its Yangs and Cons and the worship of the American flag (which must have been added by either a sponsor or the network). It’s stupid and embarrassing to watch.
YMMV.
Ah, yes.
Mrs Plant, the Cecilia Adams of ST TOS, and I are, er, in disagreement over some of my favorite lines. We have yet to come to blows.
Sulu waving his sabre runs up to Uhura and says, “I’ll sav you, fair maiden!”
Uhura replies:
CP “Sorry, I’m neither.”
MP: “Neither”
Riley locks himself in engineering, shuts down the engines and Enterprise will soon crash intot he planet.
Scotty is cutting throught the door with moments to prevent a crash.
Riley says on ship to ship that he will sing I’ll Take You Home, Kathleen one more time.
Kirk says:
CP For G-d’s sake, hurry! (in response to the Kathleen threat)
MP renigged and NOW says, “Maybe that’s what he says.”
Hmph.
The same virus was reused in STNG. Picard and Riker seem surprised that there was another Enterprise. One would think that NCC 1701 no A,B,C or bloody D would be legend in Star Fleet/
Courtesy of Memory Alpha, you’re closest; “Sorry, neither”.
If we’re talking Kirk getting/not getting any and raging 60’s sexism, how about Dagger of the Mind?
Kirk: Hey, let’s go check out what’s happening on Planet Guantanamo.
McCoy: Sure, I’m sending Dr. Short-Skirt Freud with you
Dr. S-SF: Hey Captain, remember me from the lab Christmas party?
Kirk: OhshitOhshitOhshit
Later, Kirk jumps into Evil Mind Control Chair on Planet G:
Kirk: Let’s test this thing- plant an innocuous thought in my head
Dr. S-SF: You wuuuuv me, you’d die for me, and other obsessively weird romantic shit
Kirk: Oh, God, I love you!!!
I’ve been watching the blurays of season 1, and damn if they aren’t pretty decently developed, once restored to the full 50 minutes. And Spock is positively bemused half the time.
I’m truly sorry that I didn’t think of this as a username.
Although, being a guy, it might have been weird.
I agree. The shuttle craft might have been something they hadn’t spent a lot of time thinking about. But even as a ten year old I was thinking send them a tent or something! Even a throwaway line about “atmospheric interference disrupting the tranporter, preventing any beaming” or some such nonsense would have been helpful.
I remember hearing Robert Conrad or Wild Wild West fame answering a question about ten years ago on some WWW plot hole. He seemed a little pissed, but said that the writiers spend a few weeks writing these things and only a week shooting them. At the time there were no VCRs, and no one ever thought that fans would be disecting every line of dialogue for going on 45 years. He was correct of course.
Ever notice how she is filmed with about six inches of goo on the lens. I’ve seen soft focus, but this was absurd. Either the director thought this was romantic or she had some serious wrinkles they were hiding.
I suspect someone watching it after having partook of the entire mythos would find it boring. When it first aired, I thought it was great, since it gave so much background about these relatively new characters. TV shows at the time, as far as I had seen, never did this. The Robinsons, or the two guys in Time Tunnel, were just stereotypes being put through their paces.
Almost the same virus. McCoy’s cure didn’t work on this one.
Why did you think they were surprised about another Enterprise? After all, McCoy stopped in for a visit in the pilot. They might have been surprised that someone else ran into the same problem.
BTW, the TOS episode was far superior.
The look exchanged between Picard and Riker when Picard reads the reference to the virus and NCC1701. Perhaps I misinterpreted it.
I think you did. It was more of a “what are the odds that the same freaky thing would happen to two ships with the same name” look. Or perhaps a “Holy Zeus! Does this mean we’re going to have the same sort of freaky adventures of Jim Kirk? 'Cause if it does I want a transfer. Except–wait—I’m more like Kirk than you are, so this probably means I’ll be having lots of sex. Nevermind.”
Picard’s look, of course, was easier translate: “You, Number One, are an idiot.”
That sneeze lens effect was oft used; it may not have been very noticeable on a 17" 1966 tv, but now-
CUT TO: Kirk, some other man-normal focus
CUT TO: Nurse Chapel, Joan Collins, or any other woman over age 27- “hey, why is everything out of focus???”
CUT TO: Kirk- “oh, good, they fixed it”
Do all ST shows have a ‘get crew shitfaced in some manner thus revealing their base personality traits as easy character development’ around S1, ep 3? TOS, NG- weird virus; ENT- bio-hallucinogen made away team paranoid while hiding in a cave. Seem to remember something similar in DS9 too
Yes! The only other occasion I’ve seen that rivals it is the Lamchop Show with Shari Lewis (the one in the 80s). Talk about soft focus!
I think Joan Collins is too old for Kirk in that show–NOT that I want him dating co-eds, but wasn’t she long in the tooth then?