"All Our Yesterdays" Observation/Question

[geotrek]

I've always felt that season three (somewhat) addressed more of the social aspects of the time, while still maintaining the total awesomeness of the show. The only two that remain ho-hum for me are "Turnabout Intruder" and "The Children Shall Lead."

 

[UnknownSample]

Lots of problems, lots of greatness.

 

[johnnybear]

Without season three we'd never have had Day of The Dove, The Tholian Web, The Enterprise Incident or All Our Yesterdays!
JB

 

[David B]

Spock is easily seen as trying to get McCoy to go back, no matter what happened to himself.

 

[Spock's Barber]

Without season three we'd never have had Day of The Dove, The Tholian Web, The Enterprise Incident or All Our Yesterdays!
JB

And without season 3, there might not have been enough episodes for TOS to be broadcast in syndication. The whole ST franchise might have ended right there.

 

[Tracy Trek]

Was Bread and Circuses in season 3 or was it in season 2?

 

[geotrek]

^^ Almost the last episode of season 2... before "Assignment Earth," I think.

 

[Ssosmcin]

^^ Almost the last episode of season 2... before "Assignment Earth," I think.

In airdate order, it's next to last. Production order, though, puts it earlier. NBC held that one back.

 

[johnnybear]

Bread and Circuses was a great episode and came before Journey To Babel in the production order I believe...
JB

 

[Ssosmcin]

Yes, between Tribbles and Babel.

 

[Spock's Barber]

I've always felt that season three (somewhat) addressed more of the social aspects of the time, while still maintaining the total awesomeness of the show. The only two that remain ho-hum for me are "Turnabout Intruder" and "The Children Shall Lead."

TI was just an average to below average episode. Kind of slow with very little action. The 'life entity transfer' aspect was interesting though. As for ATCSL, the teaser offered some interesting moments, but Melvin Belli as the Gorgon (?!?!) Ugh! At least they didn't cast Buddy Hackett in the role!

 

[geotrek]

^^ Yes, exactly.

 

[Spock's Barber]

Bread and Circuses was a great episode.....
JB

I don't know. Those parallel planet episodes just seem hokey to me. Don't these aliens have any original impetus to create their own culture? Good thing those copy cat aliens didn't get a Jerry Lewis or Pauley Shore video to mimic.

 

[Spock's Barber]

Spock is easily seen as trying to get McCoy to go back, no matter what happened to himself.

My Trek friends and I always crack up at this scene where Spock slams McCoy into the cliff and McCoy bounces off it.

 

[geotrek]

^^ I like the part where the Lawman in Kirk's time says, "Away, away spirit" ... it gets me every time.

"He answered... and did call it 'Bones'"

 

[Ssosmcin]

I don't know. Those parallel planet episodes just seem hokey to me. Don't these aliens have any original impetus to create their own culture? Good thing those copy cat aliens didn't get a Jerry Lewis or Pauley Shore video to mimic.

They didn't copy Earth, they just developed in parallel fashion (Hodgkin's Law of Parallel Planet Development). Only the Iotians of "A Piece of the Action" and Ekosians of "Patterns of Force" went the imitation route, and the latter was because of the shortsightedness of John Gill. Yeah, it was a convenient way to make a less expensive episode, but "Bread and Circuses" was very well done within that premise.

 

[Spock's Barber]

They didn't copy Earth, they just developed in parallel fashion (Hodgkin's Law of Parallel Planet Development). Only the Iotians of "A Piece of the Action" and Ekosians of "Patterns of Force" went the imitation route, and the latter was because of the shortsightedness of John Gill. Yeah, it was a convenient way to make a less expensive episode, but "Bread and Circuses" was very well done within that premise.

Chekov : "I was making a little joke, sir."
Spock : "Extremely little, ensign."

 

[Commishsleer]

Because Spock wasn't "prepared"wouldnt he have died anyway eventually?
If Spock had decided to stay all it would have taken was for Kirk to say I'm not leaving without you to get Spock back?

 

[geotrek]

^^ I think that the countdown of Beta Niobe going "nova" comes into play. It created the really excellent suspense of this episode, and prevented Kirk from saying that, or going back to get Spock.

Great point though. If it'd happened that way, would Spock's emotions have led him to save Kirk and McCoy? I do not know.

 

[wayne66]

I always find it funny that after Spock and McCoy get back to the library, the three of them take their time in leaving. I remember Scotty is telling Kirk that it is now or never, I am beaming you up anyway. The planet is about to be destroyed and Scotty is going to defy Kirk to get him back. There is a real sense that the planet is going to be destroyed right now. Then Kirk, Spock and McCoy have their special moment talking about Spock's great love now being dead. Get off the planet guys, you can talk about Zarabeth when you get back to the Enterprise . Other than that I thought it was a great episode, especially Spock and McCoy.