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Post by Avatar on Jun 11, 2007 23:23:18 GMT -5
Yes. That one is in fact my favorite episode. Bar none. I'm also quite fond of the episode where there is a malfunction aboard the ship. The one where Spock is all logical and stuff is also a big winner in my book. Does anyone remember the episode where Kirk heads up his own landing party? Or the one where Kirk kisses that female. Now that I think of it the one where the guy we've never seen before, wearing the red shirt is killed is pretty cool but sad. I think I've seen the one where Kirk sits in his chair on the bridge at least once. Then there is the one where Dr. McCoy flies off the handle and yells at everyone. I could go on for a very long time so I'll quit here. ROTFLMAO!! Great post. ;D --A
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Post by thomasallencummins on Jun 5, 2008 14:57:53 GMT -5
We're getting down to the last few remastered episodes being broadcast. I don't think remastering and improved special effects is going to change my mind about "Turnabout Intruder". If you don't already know it's the final episode in which Kirk is forced to exchange bodies with a female rival who is obsessed with becoming a starship commander like Kirk. There are some scenes with Shatner, opposite another man, playing a woman inside of Kirk's body, that seem a little...unsettling. Not my favorite way to end the series. :-) "Not that there's anything wrong with that."
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Post by ram on Jun 6, 2008 14:32:33 GMT -5
I still haven't seen any of the remastered episodes.
Don't remember much of Turnabout Intruder. Maybe I never saw that one in its entirety.
While Nimoy stands off camera in drag, making funny faces at Shatner...
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Post by thomasallencummins on Jun 11, 2008 7:49:53 GMT -5
I still haven't seen any of the remastered episodes. Don't remember much of Turnabout Intruder. Maybe I never saw that one in its entirety. While Nimoy stands off camera in drag, making funny faces at Shatner... I'm pretty surey Nimoy did that while filming every episode. Might have been written into his contract. ;D
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Post by ram on Jul 21, 2008 14:53:17 GMT -5
Guess what, I finally caught the remastered Trek - just the opening scene and title credits, because it wasn't a favorite episode of mine. It's on an obscure channel I almost never watch; I guess I'm lucky to even have it. Anyway, the remastered picture does look great. Even the title credits look spiffy. The new CG-recreated shots of the Enterprise are very cool. Now I just have to wait for "The Doomsday Machine" to come around again...
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Post by thomasallencummins on Jul 23, 2008 10:24:36 GMT -5
Guess what, I finally caught the remastered Trek - just the opening scene and title credits, because it wasn't a favorite episode of mine. It's on an obscure channel I almost never watch; I guess I'm lucky to even have it. Anyway, the remastered picture does look great. Even the title credits look spiffy. The new CG-recreated shots of the Enterprise are very cool. Now I just have to wait for "The Doomsday Machine" to come around again... I've recorded most of my favorite episodes on my dvr since the remasters have been airing. The Doomsday Machine is the one I've watched over and over again. The new FX crew did a terrific job of replacing the nostalgic but admittedly CRAPPY exterior shots. "Balance of Terror" is also a very good remastered episode.
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Post by ram on Sept 9, 2008 2:06:37 GMT -5
Hey, I just found out it was this day (er, yesterday) 42 years ago that Star Trek premiered: September 8, 1966.
Good heavens, where did all that time go? The original crew are survivors: so far, we've lost "only" two -- James Doohan and DeForest Kelly. Hope I didn't miss anyone.
It's still incredible to think that a show that was a ratings failure for its time eventually became such a cultural phenomenon.
I'm pretty sure Star Trek was the first sci-fi TV show I saw, in reruns. If I saw anything earlier, I don't recall it. I remember being scared by some of the more bizarre looking aliens on the show. I also think I identified immediately with Spock (who wasn't all that bizarre looking). I remember the anecdote about the TV network executives who were nervous about Spock's appearance, thinking that he was too "demonic." They could not have been more wrong; it merely showed what state their minds were in -- that is to say, not very open. I guess that was a battle Star Trek constantly fought during its run, to open people's minds. About a lot of things.
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Post by thomasallencummins on Sept 10, 2008 6:39:33 GMT -5
Hey, I just found out it was this day (er, yesterday) 42 years ago that Star Trek premiered: September 8, 1966. Good heavens, where did all that time go? The original crew are survivors: so far, we've lost "only" two -- James Doohan and DeForest Kelly. Hope I didn't miss anyone. It's still incredible to think that a show that was a ratings failure for its time eventually became such a cultural phenomenon. I'm pretty sure Star Trek was the first sci-fi TV show I saw, in reruns. If I saw anything earlier, I don't recall it. I remember being scared by some of the more bizarre looking aliens on the show. I also think I identified immediately with Spock (who wasn't all that bizarre looking). I remember the anecdote about the TV network executives who were nervous about Spock's appearance, thinking that he was too "demonic." They could not have been more wrong; it merely showed what state their minds were in -- that is to say, not very open. I guess that was a battle Star Trek constantly fought during its run, to open people's minds. About a lot of things. Yeah. Time sure flies when you are having fun. Of course I wan't old enough to remember seeing Star Trek first run but thanks to syndication in the 70s I got the full treatment and was forever changed from that moment on. Yep, Roddenberry had some very ambitious goals for the show and managed to accomplish quite a lot in the face of "old school" mentalitiy. I think for the most part Gene won the war even if, to begin with at least, he lost the battle.
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Post by buzzelbee on Dec 10, 2009 9:41:05 GMT -5
TRIVIA: Q. WHAT ARE THE FIRST FOUR WORDS OF THE STAR TREK INTRO?
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Post by dANdeLION on Dec 10, 2009 11:07:00 GMT -5
Space, the final frontier?
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Post by thomasallencummins on Dec 10, 2009 11:57:58 GMT -5
Space, the final frontier? That rings true to me. BTW. Welcome back Sis! ;D ;D ;D ;D ;D
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Post by buzzelbee on Dec 10, 2009 20:35:09 GMT -5
ok....Dandelion Wins....Correct Answer: SPACE,THE FINAL FRONTIER....ANYONE GOT ANOTHER TREK TRIVIA?
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Post by ram on Dec 11, 2009 8:45:52 GMT -5
What feature of Spock's character made TV studio heads reject him initially?
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Post by dANdeLION on Dec 11, 2009 13:10:57 GMT -5
The incessant shouting? Or the pointy ears making him look like a demon.....
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Post by ram on Dec 11, 2009 18:17:33 GMT -5
Correct about the ears, dANdeLION! They looked too "satanic" to the studio execs.
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