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  2. Posted

    Rate 1 thru 10 with 10 being excellent and 1 worst. I'll start, feel free to C&P if you're short on time :blush:

     

    Where No Man Has Gone Before = 10

    The Corbomite Maneuver = 8

    Mudd's Women = 8

    The Enemy Within = 8

    The Man Trap = 9

    The Naked Time = 7

    Charlie X = 7

    Balance of Terror = 9

    What Are Little Girls Made Of? = 6

    Dagger of the Mind = 9

    Miri = 7

    The Conscience of the King = 7

    The Galileo Seven = 8

    Court Martial = 8

    The Menagerie part 1 / The Menagerie part 2 = 10

    Shore Leave = 8

    The Squire of Gothos = 7

    Arena = 8

    The Alternative Factor = 6

    Tomorrow is Yesterday = 10

    The Return of the Archons = 6

    A Taste of Armageddon = 9

    Space Seed = 9

    This Side of Paradise = 10

    The Devil in the Dark = 10

    Errand of Mercy = 10

    The City on the Edge of Forever = 8

    Operation: Annihilate! = 7

     

    Have fun :dude:

  3. Posted · Edited by Big_Steve

    The "big three" charaters, Kirk, Spock, and McCoy, were taken directly from the male leads in Forbidden Planet.

     

    Forbidden Planet as well as "War Of The Worlds" are my favorite two classic sci-fi films.

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    I'm really hoping that 'The Cage' makes it onto one of these DVD sets..

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    Me too :) I was a bit dissapointed that "The Cage" wasn't included and since it wasn't included with season one I wonder if it will be included at all ... it would be a shame if it weren't.

     

    When sci-fi ran the un-cut episodes a few years back I was able to tape the entire first season and about half of season two, then we had a death in the family and I didn't get the rest, so .... I can't wait to get my hands on seasons two and three, there are sceens in those seasons that I haven't seen in 30 years, and, those seasons contain some of my favorite episodes.

     

    Finally, even though I've recently seen the un-cut version of season one I must admit I've never seen Star Trek quite like this, not even on broadcast TV. The quality of the DVD is so good it's like watching it for the first time :b-day:

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    The whole thought of 23rd century hippies is abhorrent.

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    Abhorrent? I think that a little strong. History has shown a tendancy to repeat itself so who's to say there won't be hippies or a "counter-culture" in the 23rd century? certainly not I :drool:

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    It may be just me but I thought one of the best effects of the whole series was the zoom in from outside the Enterprise and into the bridge in "The Cage".

     

    Ahh, they had a little more money for that one didn't they :sweatdrop:

     

    Special effects, let me see ... umm, some of the sets were very cool looking :nod:

  10. Posted

    Check my avitar (hopefully it works :sweatdrop: ) without a doubt, for me it's Captain Kirk! He was my childhood hero (grew up with the original airing of Classic Trek) and Captain Kirk remains one of the largest of life charactures ever ... ever! :nod:

  13. Posted · Edited by Big_Steve

    Turnabout Intruder was a good episode, and as Spacehippie pointed out Shatner does a terrific job playing a woman that was slightly deranged. It was DeForrest Kelly's good acting that saved another often-refered-to-as-worst-episode Spock's Brain.

     

    Anyway, it wasn't a finale type episode and wasn't meant to be, we got robbed of two whole seasons. However, as pointed out, the original crew got their finale was ST6:TUC.

     

    BTW, Turnabout Intruder was produced in June of '69, why so late? Is it possible that this episode was the first produced in what was to be season four?

  14. Posted · Edited by Big_Steve

    I liked it also.  I think they were a little hard on Spock though.  I mean really, insisting on a burial with those aliens out there trying to skewer them.  And then, why did the crewman just stand there against the rock watching that creature come towards him.  They appeared to move awful slowly, he could have made an attempt to get away.

    For all of that crewman's tough talk, when it came down to it he froze. That is why he didn't move while he had the time. His emotions got in the way and he was scared out of his mind! I, too, love this episode. It gives us insight into our very own dear Mr. Spock.

     

    T'Bree

    Yes, but when they were burying Guytano(sp?), and the creatures attacked, why did Spock go after that spear and throw it back allowing himself to get trapped in the rocks? Very illogical indeed! :wow:

     

    The sceen would have worked better had Spock actually been hit and injured by the spear, instead of that illogical action by the most logical Spock.

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    So sorry to burst your bubble, but Spock was very much interested in women as shown in the following episodes:

    "This Side of Paradise", "All Our Yesterdays", "Mudd's Women", "The Cloud Minders","Enterprise Incident" and a tiny snippet at the end of "Shore Leave".

     

    T'Bree

    Of all the episodes you mention, only in "The Cloud Minders" did Spock show genuine attraction to a woman.

     

    In "This Side Of Paradise" Spock was infected by alien spores that forcefully brought volatile emotions to the surface. In "All Our Yesterdays" Spock was sent back 5000 years and experienced the primitive emotions of his ancestors. In "The Enterprise Incident" it was Spock's job to distract the Romulan commander. Then you have "Mudd's Women" and "Shore Leave"? I don't recall Spock showing any type of attraction to women in either of those episodes, however, I totally agree with the rest of your post :force:

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    Hey VBG, your Eagles and my Colts are still alive! wouldn't a superbowl matchup be great  :assimilated:

     

    I don't know what it is but I've got a gut feeling that my Colts are going to pull it out this weekend ... 27-17.

    Don't count out my Patriots yet..!..I'm still hoping for a Patriots/Eagles Super Bowl.. :waaaa:

    No one is counting out the Patriots Spacetigger, in fact, they are favored to win the AFC championship game this sunday. Most are saying it will be the Patriots and the Eagles in the superbowl. However, the Colts and the Panthers seem to be on a roll right now, and I wouldn't be suprised to see them in the superbowl.

     

    IMHO, whomever wins the AFC championship will probably go on to win the superbowl.

  18. Posted

    Also, almost every episode of TOS occurring on a "planet" had hugh blue or green "skys", perfect blue or green "screens" for adding scenery rich in details. :unsure:

    To me, the surealistic looking artist rendered backdrops in TOS was part of the the attraction. How do we know that alien worlds won't actually look like that?

  20. Posted

    Is there something wrong in having pride in who and what you are? We've lost a lot in this souless, politically correct world.

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    But there is a difference between having pride in who and what you are and acting like who and what you are is better than what somebody else is. :)

    But I don't think the vulcans acted like they were better ... at least not in mixed company. We can't play Big Brother and judge them on things they do and say in their own home ... this is what I'm getting at.

    What does it matter were it toke place their place,our place, at a targ wrestling contest....if they behaved in an inappropriate manner its still wrong.

    It matters greatly, I don't care if you are the biggest racest on the planet in your own home ... as long as you check it at the door when you leave, it doesn't bother me.

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    Is there something wrong in having pride in who and what you are? We've lost a lot in this souless, politically correct world.

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    But there is a difference between having pride in who and what you are and acting like who and what you are is better than what somebody else is. :bow:

    But I don't think the vulcans acted like they were better ... at least not in mixed company. We can't play Big Brother and judge them on things they do and say in their own home ... this is what I'm getting at.

  23. Posted · Edited by Big_Steve

    William Shanter thinks all the fans should get a life. If it hadn't been for those fans you'd be saying today Willaim who? I think Shatner is a dumb he didn't even come to Montreal when he had a building named after him at McGill.

    Shatner made those comments at a time just after star trek when he was trying to shed captian kirk to get other acting roles (jobs) ... as many other actors do when caught in that ... I don't blame him for it. However, he did eventually come around. And I also agree with his comments about modern trek.

  24. Posted · Edited by Big_Steve

    The brilliant Gene Roddenberry gave us a possitive optimistic view of the future at a time when poeple were paralized with the fear of social/racial unrest and thermal nuclear war. If it had been dark and pessimistic like modern trek (especially the current trek) we wouldn't have star trek as we know it today. The optimistic outlook was the main attraction.

     

    To me, TOS had a more militaristic feel than any of the addendums.