WTF moments in TOS & TAS....
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Although bizarre on the surface, perhaps it's the 23rd century version of MAGA, and the crewman fears humanity being watered down among the alien races of the Federation?
Or maybe he was a closet Sevrin hippy, and it's their catchphrase?
I wonder if there are memos anywhere explaining the original intent?
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Somebody who just wants peace and for everyone to love each other.
Or (retcon) maybe he's a secret Terra Prime sympathizer?
Or (retcon) maybe he's a secret Terra Prime sympathizer?
Every now and then they have to touch up walls, various red panels, etc.
Maybe he had a corset in his closet?
Well, that’s definitely…something.
I’ll grant a one-time pass on the time violation as I’m sure people will have comments (keep them tasteful!).
As it states in the comments of the video, Angelique Pettyjohn is the only guest cast from TOS (that's FROM TOS) to appear in costume at an event after their appearance.
This is no longer true across the board, of course. J.G. Hertzler and Robert O'Reilly regularly appear as The Martok and Gowron Show at conventions across the country.
This is no longer true across the board, of course. J.G. Hertzler and Robert O'Reilly regularly appear as The Martok and Gowron Show at conventions across the country.
Which character?
Suzie performed as K'Ehleyr.
https://www.reddit.com/r/startrek/comments/1yme2w/suzie_plakson_appears_as_kehleyr/
I believe the Ferengis did some shows, too. Nog and Rom:
Pettyjohn died of cancer twenty years ago next month. As you might infer from some of her stage performance there she worked as a dancer and eventually a burlesque performer, did a movie with Elvis Presley early on, and performed in hardcore porn in the early 1980s.
Oh, and she was in Repo Man:
Oh, and she was in Repo Man:
Can we still talk about WTF moments from TOS?
I'd say:
1. Not thinking of using the shuttlecraft to rescue Sulu and the landing party in "Enemy Within" always confused me, even as a little kid watching the series.
2. Having the transponders they used in "Patterns of Force" available and not standard for landing parties seems crazy, especially considering the number of times they beam down and get captured for whatever reason
3. I definitely thought it was WTF that Kirk just randomly decides, for the first time ever, to have a code based on a chess scenario between himself and Scotty to add an extra layer of security during "Whom Gods Destroy"
4. I always laugh at Spock running back to "return fire" with the giant spear the natives throw at them during the final minutes of "Galileo Seven" while he yells at the others to get in the ship and take off. Also in G7, why do they leave poor Mr. Gaetano behind to "stand guard?"
5. I have to be honest, pretty much the entire premise of "Mudd's Women" escapes me. Are we saying that a completely benign placebo still allowed Eve to transform into something she really wasn't?
6. In "Day of the Dove," what conditions would have existed that would allow the creature to trap over 400 crewpersons below the primary decks of the Enterprise? Were they having an all-hands meeting in the shuttlebay?
I'd say:
1. Not thinking of using the shuttlecraft to rescue Sulu and the landing party in "Enemy Within" always confused me, even as a little kid watching the series.
2. Having the transponders they used in "Patterns of Force" available and not standard for landing parties seems crazy, especially considering the number of times they beam down and get captured for whatever reason
3. I definitely thought it was WTF that Kirk just randomly decides, for the first time ever, to have a code based on a chess scenario between himself and Scotty to add an extra layer of security during "Whom Gods Destroy"
4. I always laugh at Spock running back to "return fire" with the giant spear the natives throw at them during the final minutes of "Galileo Seven" while he yells at the others to get in the ship and take off. Also in G7, why do they leave poor Mr. Gaetano behind to "stand guard?"
5. I have to be honest, pretty much the entire premise of "Mudd's Women" escapes me. Are we saying that a completely benign placebo still allowed Eve to transform into something she really wasn't?
6. In "Day of the Dove," what conditions would have existed that would allow the creature to trap over 400 crewpersons below the primary decks of the Enterprise? Were they having an all-hands meeting in the shuttlebay?
That one always bugged the hell out of me. Where is this below decks anyway? We see the primary members of the crew walking in different parts of the ship. The bridge, corridors, the quarters where the Klingons were initially held, engineering, sickbay. Those are all in entirely different parts of the ship.
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They didn't have them yet They weren't going to be delivered until next Tues.
I'll go one further for PoF: The ship beamed down Dr. McCoy dressed as a Nazi in under 5 minutes (even with the wordrobe issue). Why, once they were in the locked room with John Gil, didn't they just beam him up[ to sickbay; let McCoy find the proper antidote and administer it, and then beam him back down? Time obviously wasn't that much of a factor as Spock was able to do a Mind Meld with him (Although why Spock couldn't have just gotten ALL the answers from said Mind Meld in the first place is ANOTHER question here too.
), to allow him to answer questions.My question WRT the whole 'We should shoot them with our Phasers/No we can't as that would kill them..." plot point:
What did EVERYONE in Spock's group forget Phasers have a 'Stun' setting?
The entire point of that scene (and yes the mechanism that caused it MAKES ZERO SENSE) is that she transformed backe because she: "Truly and finally believed in herself" <--- yeah,
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If sections are physically sealed off to prevent atmosphere venting <-- That I can see, as well as the various crew member in those sections trapped until the bulkheads are 'lifted' or cut through. As to why they couldn't lift/cut through? That one I think can be legitimately chalked up to the 'creature' controlling the crew's minds enough to the point it made the crew THINK they were using the Phaser cutting torches correctly, but in reality they weren't -- OR it was all in their minds as was the creature's power.
Same with the swords and injuries. The creature made everyone think they were really fighting and being injured with swords, but it was all in their minds - which would explain the miraculous and quick healing McCoy was "seeing".
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