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POSTED BY: Jongsstraw
UPDATED: Friday, February 13, 2009 05:57
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I'm really loving watching the original series again with the new DVD set. Two episodes last night :
A Piece of the Action : They never explained how or if Kirk kept his "contract" with the street kid who helped him & Spock get into Jojo Krakow's house. He was promised a piece of the action. Since Kirk settled on a 40% cut for the Federation, I figure this kid would be owed a big chunk of the planet's loot, a thick percentage as the locals would say. Also, the big boss Bela's name is either misspelled or mispronounced. They call him Oxmyx, but on the posters it's spelled Okmyx...never noticed that before. Also, maybe this was an episode they should have revisited at some point in the future, because they left things there a bit un-resolved, and it would have been "fascinating" to see what had turned out after 10 or 20 years.
Return To Tomorrow : Wow, was this the FIRST example of someone "melting away" and becoming the ship (as in Objects In Space)? When Sargon flees Kirk's dying body, he transfers his mental energy into The Enterprise, and speaks from that position, much like our little River did. (almost). Also, they never did elaborate on the interesting results of Spock's "essence energy" being placed inside Nurse Chapel. She said "they shared consciousness" whatever the heck that means.
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SPOAHK!
Dammit Jim I'm a Doctor not a bricklayer.
It can't bay dune kaptain.
"Battle of Serenity, Mal. Besides Zoe here, how many-" "I'm talkin at you! How many men in your platoon came out of their alive".
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Originally posted by Jongsstraw:
I'm really loving watching the original series again with the new DVD set. Two episodes last night :
A Piece of the Action : They never explained how or if Kirk kept his "contract" with the street kid who helped him & Spock get into Jojo Krakow's house. He was promised a piece of the action. Since Kirk settled on a 40% cut for the Federation, I figure this kid would be owed a big chunk of the planet's loot, a thick percentage as the locals would say.
My recollection (by no means fresh): Once the dust settled on that ploy Kirk indicated to the kid that simply getting to participate was his "piece of the action"...which strikes me as cheap and deceptive. Kinda like when ancient Miz Grundy down the street says she'll pay you to mow her 5-acre, overgrown lawn...and her idea of "pay" is a shiny quarter.
Kid shoulda shanked Kirk right there on the stoop - only way to maintain any street cred on that rock.
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Return To Tomorrow : ...Also, they never did elaborate on the interesting results of Spock's "essence energy" being placed inside Nurse Chapel. She said "they shared consciousness" whatever the heck that means.
I always figured that was coy '60s lingo for some kind of metaphorical booty call.
Nice to see your handle around here again, JS.
It was like that when we got here!
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Originally posted by WASHnwear:Quote:
Originally posted by Jongsstraw:
I'm really loving watching the original series again with the new DVD set. Two episodes last night :
A Piece of the Action : They never explained how or if Kirk kept his "contract" with the street kid who helped him & Spock get into Jojo Krakow's house. He was promised a piece of the action. Since Kirk settled on a 40% cut for the Federation, I figure this kid would be owed a big chunk of the planet's loot, a thick percentage as the locals would say.
My recollection (by no means fresh): Once the dust settled on that ploy Kirk indicated to the kid that simply getting to participate was his "piece of the action"...which strikes me as cheap and deceptive. Kinda like when ancient Miz Grundy down the street says she'll pay you to mow her 5-acre, overgrown lawn...and her idea of "pay" is a shiny quarter.
Kid shoulda shanked Kirk right there on the stoop - only way to maintain any street cred on that rock.Quote:
Return To Tomorrow : ...Also, they never did elaborate on the interesting results of Spock's "essence energy" being placed inside Nurse Chapel. She said "they shared consciousness" whatever the heck that means.
I always figured that was coy '60s lingo for some kind of metaphorical booty call.
Nice to see your handle around here again, JS.
It was like that when we got here!
Thanks Wash for responding to the post. I left for a long time due to the nature of that other area, but this board is too good in general to stay away forever. It's good to be back, and thanks for your kind words. Look for more "other" sci-fi threads coming from me.
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Quote:Is it the set with the remastered FX?
Originally posted by Jongsstraw:
I'm really loving watching the original series again with the new DVD set.
The curious Chrisisall
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Originally posted by chrisisall:Quote:Is it the set with the remastered FX?
Originally posted by Jongsstraw:
I'm really loving watching the original series again with the new DVD set.
The curious Chrisisall
But of course.
Any comments on the post questions/observations Chris?
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Quote:Have no fear; Sargon's here.
Originally posted by Jongsstraw:
Any comments on the post questions/observations Chris?
Quote:That's freaky; I never thought of that before. But it's a dead-on observation.
Return To Tomorrow : Wow, was this the FIRST example of someone "melting away" and becoming the ship (as in Objects In Space)? When Sargon flees Kirk's dying body, he transfers his mental energy into The Enterprise, and speaks from that position, much like our little River did.
Have you see The Doomsday Machine yet? IMO THE best of the re-mastered eps! The scope of it is perfectly magnified!
The Yeoman-chasing Chrisisall
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The Blu-Ray of season 1(TOS) comes out in May.
Get this, both new enhanced epsiodes and the original episodes will be included in all their glory.
1080P with lossless audio. I just cannot wait.
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Heheh, they can remaster and remaster and add in all the special effects they want but can they improve the acting?
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Originally posted by chrisisall:
Have you see The Doomsday Machine yet? IMO THE best of the re-mastered eps! The scope of it is perfectly magnified!
Mighty Sargon, I haven't seen Doomsday yet with these dvds, but I did watch That Which Survives last night. Boy that Lee Merriweather was pretty darn hot in her day, especially with the gothic-esque makeup and her outpost-defending space outfit. This Trek appearance pre-dated her roles in Time Tunnel and Barnaby Jones. Now, 42 years later she does Pepto Bismol commericals or insurance, but she still retains the beauty and grace of her Miss America days.
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