Episode of the Week : The City on the Edge of Forever

[Corylea]

Kirk has lost his ship, his co-workers, his family, his world, and he's in danger of losing the one person he's brought with him. With all that on his mind, I don't care how nice Edith Keeler is, it just seems as if his attention and his emotions would both be fully occupied elsewhere.

I see it more akin to a soldier being in a war zone thousands of miles from home. He may not see any of the things he loves ever again so he takes comfort in the things that are around him.

I can see that being true if the person stuck in the past was Sulu or Chekov or someone like that. But Kirk isn't just some random solider; his being there is like having General Patton stuck in the past -- he's not going to adapt to his circumstances, he's going to change those circumstances so he can go home.

 

[Delta Vega]

Ive given it a Seven
Many years ago it would have been a no questions asked Ten
I think that after seeing it so many times now, time hasnt been kind to the episode.
There are some great ideas at play, and some interesting sub plots and dialogue, but it just seems a little too contrived for my liking now.

 

[3D ChessMaster]

Just saw Joan Collins on BBC's One Show plugging her novel. She is on UK television quite a lot but I can't recall her role in arguably the best Star Trek ever being mentioned.
I see there is a big convention for Star Trek in Birmingham , England this year. Does she ever attend ST conventions or talk about her role?
As I recall it she plays it really well and I really bought into Kirk falling in love with her.

 

[HGN2001]

50 years ago (1966) during an early September week, I watched two new science-fiction series: STAR TREK and THE TIME TUNNEL. The pilot for THE TIME TUNNEL won me over and THAT was the one I was going to watch every week. STAR TREK's problem was that it was up against BEWITCHED, and I just couldn't abandon that series.

And so, for the 1966-1967 season, I watched THE TIME TUNNEL each week - occasionally tuned in to see STAR TREK, but only for short segments. On the day that "City On The Edge Of Forever" was to air, the evening newspaper in town suggested that fans of THE TIME TUNNEL should check out STAR TREK with the heroes plunging back through time to save the Enterprise.

I did just that and became a forever STAR TREK fan. I'll agree that as one of the better episodes, it's gotten a lot of play over the years and as a result it's worn a little thin. But it's still up there in my estimation.

Harry

 

[Maurice]

Just saw Joan Collins on BBC's One Show plugging her novel. She is on UK television quite a lot but I can't recall her role in arguably the best Star Trek ever being mentioned.
I see there is a big convention for Star Trek in Birmingham , England this year. Does she ever attend ST conventions or talk about her role?
As I recall it she plays it really well and I really bought into Kirk falling in love with her.

This thread has been inactive for over a year and a half. The moderators generally prefer we not reanimate such corpses, especially if over a year since anyone replied. You might want to look at the date on the last post in a thread to make sure you're not waking the dead.

 

[Marsden]

My understanding is the Joan Collins barely remembered doing the episode and when she did she said she was "chased by Nazis" so that might have something to do with not mentioning it.

 

[locutus101]

50 years ago (1966) during an early September week, I watched two new science-fiction series: STAR TREK and THE TIME TUNNEL. The pilot for THE TIME TUNNEL won me over and THAT was the one I was going to watch every week. STAR TREK's problem was that it was up against BEWITCHED, and I just couldn't abandon that series.

And so, for the 1966-1967 season, I watched THE TIME TUNNEL each week - occasionally tuned in to see STAR TREK, but only for short segments. On the day that "City On The Edge Of Forever" was to air, the evening newspaper in town suggested that fans of THE TIME TUNNEL should check out STAR TREK with the heroes plunging back through time to save the Enterprise.

I did just that and became a forever STAR TREK fan. I'll agree that as one of the better episodes, it's gotten a lot of play over the years and as a result it's worn a little thin. But it's still up there in my estimation.

Harry

If I remember correctly The TIme Tunnel was a short lived series. I saw a rerun once, they were on the Island of the Captain Dreyfus. I thought the episode was dull and uninspired. Maybe the rest of the series was better though, I have no way to tell.

 

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[johnnybear]

Was there any truth in the rumour of a liason between Shatner and Collins at the time?
JB

 

[johnnybear]

The Time Tunnel was an excellent series which only lasted the one season. Thirty episodes produced by Irwin Allen, even if the history wasn't always accurate!
JB

 

[HGN2001]

THE TIME TUNNEL lasted thirty episodes. Some of them were well done, others, while exciting for me as a youth, haven't aged as well. But they made for great television in the sixties. The prospect of travelling through time using the incredible time tunnel itself was worth the weekly watch.

 

[2takesfrakes]

I'm very impressed that Collins trusted The Shat to catch her during that quasi-stunt in the stairwell, when she almost slipped and fell. She seems like such an English rose, that she wouldn't have wanted to risk spraining an ankle, or anything - so dainty and everything. And throughout the episode, Shatner did seem to enjoy his scenes with her, a lot. As I understand it, Joan's a very storied entertainer, having been a child star, with a respectable stage career, as well.

 

[Poltargyst]

This thread has been inactive for over a year and a half. The moderators generally prefer we not reanimate such corpses, especially if over a year since anyone replied. You might want to look at the date on the last post in a thread to make sure you're not waking the dead.

I've seen this warning a number of times, but I'm not sure I understand it. What difference does it make how old the thread is?

 

[Maurice]

Well, here's a thread on "Official Policy on Resurrecting Old Threads?" which might be interesting.

 

[3D ChessMaster]

Sorry if I have inadvertantly breached board etiquette
I thought to find out about or ask or comment about a particular episode the most natural place to post would be in the Episode of The Week thread that deals with that episode. My bumping of the thread with a question about a recent TV appearance of Joan Collins seems to have lead to some interesting and informative replies.
Possibly there will be quite a lot of new board members with the 50 th anniversary coverage who would think it logical to use past Episde of the Week threads to discuss specific episodes?

 

[CrazyMatt]

I've seen this warning a number of times, but I'm not sure I understand it. What difference does it make how old the thread is?

This is a question worth studying further.

With new people joining the board all the time, what seems recycled to some of us appears as a buried treasure begging to be unearthed to newer members.

On the other hand, some people do consider recycled stuff simply another form of trash, and think it better left alone for composting.

Me? I see no harm in resuscitating old threads, so long as the newer posts aren't simply a rehash of what the thread already contains. These "review of episode" threads are a good example of those that can be added to for an extended time. But I would hope not to be seeing threads that regurgitate some factoid or character quote or some other subject that's already been discussed to death.

I think the moderators can bet trusted to determine which of these two categories a particular post belongs in, and to take the appropriate action to leave the former alone and put a padlock on the latter after a reasonable amount of time.

One other thought: not sure if it's possible, but maybe threads that go a certain period of time without a new post should be locked, perhaps even automatically so.

Jump in, friends, jump in. The water is nice and warm!

 

[Rowdy Roddy McDowall]

Why leave unlocked doors unlocked if you don't want them opened?

 

[Kor]

I've seen this warning a number of times, but I'm not sure I understand it. What difference does it make how old the thread is?

The TrekBBS admins and mods have made this determination. It's best to adhere to their guidelines.

Oh, and to get back on topic, I love this episode in its produced form, no matter what Harlan Ellison has said over the years.

Kor

 

[1001001]

Okay folks...

Please don't resurrect threads that haven't had a response in over a year.

Please don't veer off into board policy or moderator actions in non- related threads.

Please don't backseat moderate.

I think that covers it.

Thanks!