Arena- Boulder Question?

[Samuel]

I was just watching the classic episode "Arena".

Early in the confrontation with the Gorn, the Gorn captain picks up a large boulder and hurls it thru the air. Barely missing Kirk.

A little later, the Gorn captain is shown working on his snare trap for Kirk. He anchors one end of the snare to a large boulder.

A little later, Kirk spies a large boulder near a ledge and with some difficulty rolls it off to smash the Gorn captain.

Is it my imagination or is it the exact same boulder (prop) each and every time??

 

[Spock's Barber]

I was just watching the classic episode "Arena".

Early in the confrontation with the Gorn, the Gorn captain picks up a large boulder and hurls it thru the air. Barely missing Kirk.

A little later, the Gorn captain is shown working on his snare trap for Kirk. He anchors one end of the snare to a large boulder.

A little later, Kirk spies a large boulder near a ledge and with some difficulty rolls it off to smash the Gorn captain.

Is it my imagination or is it the exact same boulder (prop) each and every time??

Yes. That rock got more screen time than Lang or Herlihy did.

 

[Tenacity]

The same boulder pins Spock leg in Galileo Seven.

 

[Samuel]

The same boulder pins Spock leg in Galileo Seven.

It must have one hell of an agent.

 

[Redfern]

But it felt cheated when it didn't land the role as the Horta.

 

[FormerLurker]

It didn't want to wear the hula skirt.

 

[Samuel]

Boulder though did become bit of a rock star.

Yeah. I went there.

 

[Maurice]

Boulder managed to land roles despite always getting his co-stars stoned.

 

[johnnybear]

Maybe that area of space was notorious for similar boulders?
JB

 

[The Old Mixer]

Boulder never did get enough recognition for his contribution to the show. He was always taken for granite.

 

[Tenacity]

But it felt cheated when it didn't land the role as the Horta.

Boulder was up for the lead in The X-files that eventually went to David Duchovny.

Boulder and Scully.

 

[matthunter]

Eventually it was just taken for granite that it'd get the roll.

 

[Samuel]

On a more (somewhat) serious note, I have to wonder did the production staff on Star Trek simply keep a huge fake boulder around just in case they would need it in the future? Is it true that television series staffs never throw anything away while the show is in production?

 

[Laura Cynthia Chambers]

But it felt cheated when it didn't land the role as the Horta.

Or an Excalbian.

 

[The Old Mixer]

Boulder though did become bit of a rock star.

But which one is he...?

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[Qonundrum]

It must have one hell of an agent.

Or it was cheap. I bet it got burned. But lighting styrofoam, latex-painted styrofoam, on fire, isn't all that bright an idea...

 

[1001001]

 

[Myko]

Hopefully Discovery can give us the long awaited meeting of the Penis Rock and the Boulder.

 

[Samuel]

Yeah. that's probably coming.

 

[1001001]

Penis Rock and the Boulder.

Worst. Steven Bochco show. Ever.