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November 8th 04, 04:37 PM
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"starman" wrote in message ... Frank White wrote: In article , says... "Brian Edward Hill" wrote in message ... I agree. Spock is a badass. Remember the show where him and Kirk were on the planet run by Mobsters and Spock made a radio from old tubes and components so they could talk to the Enterprise? Heck, Spock did way better than that in another episode, where Bones went bezerk and jumped into a time portal and Spock and Kirk jumped in after to save him, and they ended up in a 1920's rescue mission though at different times. The mission was headed by some hottie woman. Joan Collins. When she was the hottest of the hot. Spock proceeded to build a "time viewer" out of tubes/valves from money earned at the mission, to determine when all 3 would meet up time-wise; while Kirk -- that famed pan-galactic loverboy -- kept the hottie busy socially. I think he actually fell for her. Hard. She should have been part of the dream world that Picard had to pull Kirk away from in that one Star Trek movie; that would have made sense. And not only did Spock's viewer accurately locate Bones in the space-time continuum and when all 3 would meet up, but it also foretold the ultimate demise of Kirk's new heart throb. I still feel, if Spock had simply clipped a 20 foot piece of wire to his time viewer, he could have easily picked up the BBC. Spock WAS using his tricorder as a base; but I agree, it was a masterful demonstration of scientific acumen. FW Spock was trying to make the first mnemonic memory circuit using "stone knives and bear skins". The episode is called 'City on the Edge of Forever', written by Harlan Ellison. It's regarded by many as the best one of the original series. No question about it. "City One the Edge" It is one of the best, if not the best of all the original series episodes. IMO, it is one of the best Trek episodes of ANY of the Trek series. It had everything. Good sci-fi components, great acting, romance, suspense, mystery... I found seeing Mr. Spock and Kirk all dressed up in depression era clothing while working to get the time line fixed up to be uniquely powerful in its dreary yet hopeful way. To me that was the most amazing thing about that episode. There you had Kirk and Spock that came from a highly advance social and technological time of human advancement, all the way back in time to the depression ear to save the future of mankind from the hands of nazis with nukes. It is altogether spooky and surreal when Mr. Spock uses his mnemonic memory circuit and tricorder to review the past events and you see the clips of the V-2 rocket. To add to all of that, you now have the drama of knowing that the alluring and beautiful Edith Keeler, who remains hopeful for the future of mankind (Joan Collins), must die to set things right. I have known people that dont like Trek or Sci-Fi that have watched that episode and have been affected by it. Michael |
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