Speaking of "ugly"...the repeated use of that word to describe the Medusan ambassador without variation or clarification in "Is There in Truth No Beauty?"
What Scene Drives You Crazy
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I was waiting for Kirk to do some Three Stooges moves on the Gorn, like 2 fingers to the eyes or a bonk on top of the head.
I cringe whenever I see Lincoln appear on the bridge viewscreen. He just looks silly floating around in space.
Could have been worse.I cringe whenever I see Lincoln appear on the bridge viewscreen. He just looks silly floating around in space.
I cringe whenever I see Lincoln appear on the bridge viewscreen. He just looks silly floating around in space.
That whole episode is on my Five Worst list. I know some fans like it, but it never worked for me on any level.
I liked the idea of an alien pitting Good against Evil, but Lincoln and that goofy looking Genghis Khan wrecked the episode for me.
Try looking at it as a starstruck/unsure/nervous/confused Kirk spitting out a reply without thinking straight. Like this from I Love Lucy:
Lucy's Schedule said:
Kirk wasn't really listening - he was trying to be as accommodating to "President Lincoln" as possible. A bit of remaining Cadet Kirk nerves in front of the admiral psychological thing going on.
Did you click on the link?You mean........Millard Filmore instead of Lincoln?
Scotty said it best, "Mad. Looney as an Octurian Dogbird."
That's cute -- reminds me of this scene from What's Up, Doc?
Good retcon, but it was still just sloppy writing.
Dumb theory. He's moving slow in shots with Kirk moving at normal speed, and you couldn't have sped those up without Kirk looking ridiculous. The guy moves slowly because they stupidly told him to move like he was underwater.
I never got the hate for the Gorn moves. It always seemed to me that the intent was to make the Gorn an alien evolved in a different environment with different adaptation requirements compared to those on a human. It's no cheesier than humanoid aliens.
Nothing, because I've long-since seen anything I'd get too worked up about.
I'm a TOS fanatic. There are very few things I find wrong with the series. However, once in a great while I see a scene and think "What was going through the writer/director's mind???"
My pet peeve....Mark of Gideon. When Spock beams aboard the duplicate Enterprise, he sneaks up on the 2 Gideon goons. Instead of neck pinching both of them, he just neutralizes one and then hurls the other through the air. And the stunt man seems to forget that he should play dead because he wiggles around after landing on the floor. And how does flying through the air knock him out?
Ralph Senensky in his blog says that he dislikes the psychedelic special effects that were put in post production.
I didn't know they'd shot something on set! What was the "true" appearance of Kolos?
I don't know. I'll have to check out Ralph's blog again. He has entries for all of episodes he directed. He sometimes responds to fan questions/comments, too!
"And the children Shall lead'
Sulu sees a tunnel of knives forcing the enterprise to maintain course. Knives?- really?
Why not something which could be potentially out there instead of something so ridiculous that it should be rejected out of hand by any sane person. the children were creating illusions to control adults, but the illusions need to be believable for people to be taken in with them.
Sulu sees a tunnel of knives forcing the enterprise to maintain course. Knives?- really?
Why not something which could be potentially out there instead of something so ridiculous that it should be rejected out of hand by any sane person. the children were creating illusions to control adults, but the illusions need to be believable for people to be taken in with them.
