Correct me if I'm wrong--and forgive me if someone else made this point--but Spock had no reason, really, to blame Khan, since the damage that...
Forbidden Planet is a "ripoff" of The Tempest--it's what the episode did with the stuff it ripped off that matters. Balance of Terror has long...
This presentation sounds fascinating--I love in-depth analysis of Star Trek as a form of American literary and cinematic art.
They behaved exactly as photon toroedoes are described in the Season 2 Writer's Guide, which describes them as being used like depth charges. It...
Heh. Takes all kinds. I always liked that composition on TAS.
I generally prefer the originals but "Amok Time" has some nice additions. I like the extreme close-up of the Enterprise as she flies past he...
Yeah, the effects we are shown are that of torpedoes.
As well you should.
And thank you, JWPlatt, for having my proverbial back.
I may have over-stated my case. I do think McCoy likes and respects--even, in a way, loves--Spock. But I also think his antipathy is hardly...
This is an essay I wrote just because: "That green-blooded son of a bitch! It's his revenge for all the arguments he lost!" --Dr. McCoy, Star...
Even so, as established in Star Trek, long range scanners would pick up five planets, a debris field, and whatever lay beyond the now non-existent...
I've said this before: Nero should have locked a tractor beam on Enterprise, echoing Kruge's ankle grab in TSFS. I'd have had Kirk sigh and...
The real problem is that, while it makes sense to confuse the fifth planet for the fourth if the fourth blows up, I still can't figure out how you...
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