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If Mr. Spock wanted a SW radio ???
If Mr. Spock had to pick the most logical bang for the buck portable sw
radio in all performance categories to buy given he had $200.00 total to spend. New or used. The best available for $200.00 or less. What would he pick ??? I say: 7600gr If Mr. Spock had to pick the most logical bang for the buck tablet top sw radio in all performance categories to buy given he had $1000.00 total to spend. New or used. Just the best available for $200.00 or less. What would he pick ??? I say... Icom R-75 "Logical... Flawlessly logical" If Kirk wanted a sw radio, he'd seduce the first woman he could find with a WJ-8711a -- Respectfully, Michael Location: New Jersey Primary Receiver: R-75 with full Kiwa mods Antennas: G5RV, 200ft "Frankenstein" roof wire Additional Radios: 7600GR,KA-1101,KA-1102 PL-550, KA-989, Info-Mate 837, GE-SR III Westinghouse H-104 (seven tube) Web Site: http://md_dxing.tripod.com |
"Michael" wrote in message . net... If Mr. Spock had to pick the most logical bang for the buck portable sw radio in all performance categories to buy given he had $200.00 total to spend. New or used. The best available for $200.00 or less. What would he pick ??? I say: 7600gr If Mr. Spock had to pick the most logical bang for the buck tablet top sw radio in all performance categories to buy given he had $1000.00 total to spend. New or used. Just the best available for (CORRECTION) ($1000.00)or less. What would he pick ??? I say... Icom R-75 "Logical... Flawlessly logical" If Kirk wanted a sw radio, he'd seduce the first woman he could find with a WJ-8711a -- Respectfully, Michael Location: New Jersey Primary Receiver: R-75 with full Kiwa mods Antennas: G5RV, 200ft "Frankenstein" roof wire Additional Radios: 7600GR,KA-1101,KA-1102 PL-550, KA-989, Info-Mate 837, GE-SR III Westinghouse H-104 (seven tube) Web Site: http://md_dxing.tripod.com |
Michael wrote:
If Kirk wanted a sw radio, he'd seduce the first woman he could find with a WJ-8711a He's too much in love with himself to bother. Oh..wait a minute...that's Shatner I'm thinking of.. But is there a difference? mike |
"m II" wrote in message news:tXWid.56064$VA5.45456@clgrps13... Michael wrote: If Kirk wanted a sw radio, he'd seduce the first woman he could find with a WJ-8711a He's too much in love with himself to bother. Oh..wait a minute...that's Shatner I'm thinking of.. But is there a difference? mike Take it easy Mike. No sense in getting riled up! The Sinner |
"Michael" wrote in message . net... "Michael" wrote in message . net... If Mr. Spock had to pick the most logical bang for the buck portable sw radio in all performance categories to buy given he had $200.00 total to spend. New or used. The best available for $200.00 or less. What would he pick ??? I say: 7600gr If Mr. Spock had to pick the most logical bang for the buck tablet top sw radio in all performance categories to buy given he had $1000.00 total to spend. New or used. Just the best available for (CORRECTION) ($1000.00)or less. What would he pick ??? A used Drake R8A or R8B, and a Sony 2010 (all are used, these days) for field work. --Mike L. |
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= = = news:tXWid.56064$VA5.45456@clgrps13... Michael wrote: If Kirk wanted a sw radio, he'd seduce the first woman he could find with a WJ-8711a He's too much in love with himself to bother. Oh..wait a minute... that's Shatner I'm thinking of.. But is there a difference? mike MII, Why are you so down on a 'fellow' "Canadian" William Shatner ? AKA: 'Captain James "T" Kirk' to Star Trekkies. Who was born March 22 2233 (300 Years later to the Day) in Riverside, Iowa on the 'United Planet' Earth. http://www.startrek.com/startrek/vie...r/1112496.html NOTE: The "T" was for 'Tiberius' Back-to-Reality: The Actor and Writer William Shatner was born March 22, 1931 in Montreal, Quebec, Canada. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/William_Shatner ~ RHF .. .. |
Brian Edward Hill wrote:
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? I disagree. he made a radio from NEW tubes and components. mike |
I disagree. he made a radio from NEW tubes and components. It is at least much easier to buil a transmitter/transceiver with tubes than with semiconductor technology. The more if you want a high wattage output. This is still todays technology. |
"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. 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. 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. |
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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. ----== Posted via Newsfeeds.Com - Unlimited-Uncensored-Secure Usenet News==---- http://www.newsfeeds.com The #1 Newsgroup Service in the World! 100,000 Newsgroups ---= East/West-Coast Server Farms - Total Privacy via Encryption =--- |
On Sun, 07 Nov 2004 19:31:42 -0500, starman wrote:
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. It's my favorite of the originals. I think that was the episode I first heard the word mneumonics as well. |
starman wrote:
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. I caught an old time radio broadcast a while back. It was a rerun of a 1950s 'Have Gun Will Travel' (with Richard Boone?). The author was a little know Gene Roddenberry. To me, that name is so tied to Star Trek that it was hard associating it with a fifty year old wild west script. mike |
"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 |
m II wrote in message news:Frgjd.68788$E93.7592@clgrps12...
Brian Edward Hill wrote: I agree. Spock is a badass. Remember the show where him and Kirk were on the planet run by Mobsters and Spock made a radio from old tubes and components so they could talk to the Enterprise? I disagree. he made a radio from NEW tubes and components. He also asked Captain Kirk if they could afford to just get a cubic foot of platinum (thrown in, I'm sure, for comedy value: They were working as odd-job janitors on 20th century earth.) Tim. |
In article SjFjd.75969$E93.50122@clgrps12,
m II wrote: starman wrote: 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. I caught an old time radio broadcast a while back. It was a rerun of a 1950s 'Have Gun Will Travel' (with Richard Boone?). The author was a little know Gene Roddenberry. To me, that name is so tied to Star Trek that it was hard associating it with a fifty year old wild west script. But the original Star Trek was pitched to the executives as "Wagon Train to the Stars", although a major part of the inspiration seems to have been Capt. James Cook's expeditions to the south Pacific. Mark Zenier Washington State resident |
Michael wrote:
"starman" wrote in message Frank White wrote: 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 It also has some of the best quotes of any episode. In one scene when Spock realizes he could have recorded all of earth history from the tricorder play back, he says succinctly, "I am a fool". ----== Posted via Newsfeeds.Com - Unlimited-Uncensored-Secure Usenet News==---- http://www.newsfeeds.com The #1 Newsgroup Service in the World! 100,000 Newsgroups ---= East/West-Coast Server Farms - Total Privacy via Encryption =--- |
On Mon, 08 Nov 2004 18:08:45 -0500, starman wrote:
Michael wrote: "starman" wrote in message Frank White wrote: 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 It also has some of the best quotes of any episode. In one scene when Spock realizes he could have recorded all of earth history from the tricorder play back, he says succinctly, "I am a fool". So what was the music they had to replace from the original airing? It was my understanding they couldn't get rights to for the dvd release. |
"starman" wrote in message ... Michael wrote: "starman" wrote in message Frank White wrote: 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 It also has some of the best quotes of any episode. In one scene when Spock realizes he could have recorded all of earth history from the tricorder play back, he says succinctly, "I am a fool". Also... To explain Spocks ears... His "unfortunate accident as a child" "He accidently got his head caught in a mechanical rice picking machine" And at the very end of the episode "Lets get the hell out of here" Michael |
"Mark Zenier" wrote in message ... In article SjFjd.75969$E93.50122@clgrps12, m II wrote: starman wrote: 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. I caught an old time radio broadcast a while back. It was a rerun of a 1950s 'Have Gun Will Travel' (with Richard Boone?). The author was a little know Gene Roddenberry. To me, that name is so tied to Star Trek that it was hard associating it with a fifty year old wild west script. But the original Star Trek was pitched to the executives as "Wagon Train to the Stars", although a major part of the inspiration seems to have been Capt. James Cook's expeditions to the south Pacific. Well, Kirk was patterned after Horatio Hornblower. Maybe Hornblower was patterned after Cook? |
On Mon, 8 Nov 2004 12:46:07 -0600, Mark Zenier wrote
(in message ): But the original Star Trek was pitched to the executives as "Wagon Train to the Stars", although a major part of the inspiration seems to have been Capt. James Cook's expeditions to the south Pacific. Mark Zenier Washington State resident Ah, but the resemblance was distant. The one which has always amused me is "Bonanza" and "Bonanza in Outer Space" ["Battlestar Galactica"]. I've never been convinced that they didn't just re-use old "Bonanza" scripts and pencil-correct things such as "Ranch" to "Space Ship" and Little Joe to whatshisface. And, then, of course, featuring Robbie the Robot as in like Bill's "Tempest". Gray Shockley Vicksburg, MS --------------------------------- [Insert Brand & Model# of TeeVee Sets] [Insert Cable, Sat or Antenna] [It has been discovered that the sonnets as well as the plays were not written by William Shakespeare but by someone else with the same name.] |
(Mark Zenier) wrote in message ...
But the original Star Trek was pitched to the executives as "Wagon Train to the Stars", although a major part of the inspiration seems to have been Capt. James Cook's expeditions to the south Pacific. Mark Zenier Washington State resident Both shows were equally good to watch; though I liked Wagon Train more-so when Ward Bond was the wagon master. |
Gray Shockley wrote:
On Mon, 8 Nov 2004 12:46:07 -0600, Mark Zenier wrote (in message ): But the original Star Trek was pitched to the executives as "Wagon Train to the Stars", although a major part of the inspiration seems to have been Capt. James Cook's expeditions to the south Pacific. Mark Zenier Washington State resident Ah, but the resemblance was distant. The one which has always amused me is "Bonanza" and "Bonanza in Outer Space" ["Battlestar Galactica"]. I've never been convinced that they didn't just re-use old "Bonanza" scripts and pencil-correct things such as "Ranch" to "Space Ship" and Little Joe to whatshisface. And, then, of course, featuring Robbie the Robot as in like Bill's "Tempest". Robbie got recycled several times for movies and sci-fi shows. They changed some of his hardware each time to make him look like a new creation, but the geeks knew it was him. ----== Posted via Newsfeeds.Com - Unlimited-Uncensored-Secure Usenet News==---- http://www.newsfeeds.com The #1 Newsgroup Service in the World! 100,000 Newsgroups ---= East/West-Coast Server Farms - Total Privacy via Encryption =--- |
Michael wrote:
"starman" wrote in message ... Michael wrote: "starman" wrote in message Frank White wrote: 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 It also has some of the best quotes of any episode. In one scene when Spock realizes he could have recorded all of earth history from the tricorder play back, he says succinctly, "I am a fool". Also... To explain Spocks ears... His "unfortunate accident as a child" "He accidently got his head caught in a mechanical rice picking machine" And at the very end of the episode "Lets get the hell out of here" That last one was bold language for a TV show back then. I wondered how they got it past the censors. Maybe it was because Kirk said it with a sense of sadness after losing Edith to save the world. ----== Posted via Newsfeeds.Com - Unlimited-Uncensored-Secure Usenet News==---- http://www.newsfeeds.com The #1 Newsgroup Service in the World! 100,000 Newsgroups ---= East/West-Coast Server Farms - Total Privacy via Encryption =--- |
"m II" wrote in message news:SjFjd.75969$E93.50122@clgrps12... starman wrote: I caught an old time radio broadcast a while back. It was a rerun of a 1950s 'Have Gun Will Travel' (with Richard Boone?). John Dehner. The "Have Gun, Will Travel" radio shows appear from time to time on the "When Radio Was" series. Stan Freiberg reminds us that "Have Gun, Will Travel" is one of the few radio shows which was adopted from an existing TV show. The author was a little know Gene Roddenberry. To me, that name is so tied to Star Trek that it was hard associating it with a fifty year old wild west script. mike Did the Have Gun conclusion depend on time travel, or convenient, yet impossible physics, or DNA "repair"? Frank Dresser |
Frank Dresser wrote:
Did the Have Gun conclusion depend on time travel, or convenient, yet impossible physics, or DNA "repair"? I don't know, but Paladin, inexplicable, reappeared in San Francisco immediately after the station break. Weird. mike |
"starman" wrote in message ... Michael wrote: "starman" wrote in message ... Michael wrote: "starman" wrote in message Frank White wrote: 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 It also has some of the best quotes of any episode. In one scene when Spock realizes he could have recorded all of earth history from the tricorder play back, he says succinctly, "I am a fool". Also... To explain Spocks ears... His "unfortunate accident as a child" "He accidently got his head caught in a mechanical rice picking machine" And at the very end of the episode "Lets get the hell out of here" That last one was bold language for a TV show back then. I wondered how they got it past the censors. Maybe it was because Kirk said it with a sense of sadness after losing Edith to save the world. Yep.. Star Trek sure broke a lot of social ground on TV. They had women in positions of importance, they had minorities in positions of importance, they had a Russian guy on during the cold war, the first interracial kiss ever seen on TV and so on... Michael |
On Mon, 08 Nov 2004 23:34:38 GMT, "Michael"
wrote: "starman" wrote in message ... Michael wrote: "starman" wrote in message Frank White wrote: 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 It also has some of the best quotes of any episode. In one scene when Spock realizes he could have recorded all of earth history from the tricorder play back, he says succinctly, "I am a fool". Also... To explain Spocks ears... His "unfortunate accident as a child" "He accidently got his head caught in a mechanical rice picking machine" And at the very end of the episode "Lets get the hell out of here" All-time best Star Trek line -- Spock's father was asked why he married Spock's (human) mother. He said, "It seemed the logical thing to do at the time." |
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