Lt Kelso

[PCz911]

I'm sure that this has probably come up in the past (aka sorry if I'm dredging up old questions), but I was watching "where no man had gone before" and in the early bridge scenes I swear that kelso is wearing a wrist watch.

True?

 

[Melakon]

There's definitely something under his sleeve in this screen shot.

http://tos.trekcore.com/hd/albums/1x03hd/wherenomanhasgonebeforehd043.jpg

At this early stage in the show's development though, wristwatches probably weren't formally established as unacceptable fashion wear.

 

[LMFAOschwarz]

And this shows it just a wee bit more...

 

[Melakon]

It's not a wrist watch, it's an official Dick Tracy 2-Way Wrist Radio.

 

[Santa Kang]

It survived him being strangled.

Lee Kelso for TIMEX

"Takes a licking and keeps on ticking."

 

[Bah Humbug]

And this shows it just a wee bit more...

I wonder if they cram in the Stardate on there.

 

[ZapBrannigan]

Actors do that when there's no place in the studio they feel comfortable leaving their valuables. From time to time in sci-fi and period dramas, you can see a man's wallet in the hip pocket of a character who really shouldn't have one.

In a related matter, you can see horn-rimmed eyeglasses on the Asian transporter technician in "The Cage." They're there and they're gone, creating a slight continuity error.

 

[Harvey]

I believe Kirk was originally scripted to have a watch in the episode. This is probably just the actor's watch, though.

 

[JonnyQuest037]

Well, where else was he going to put it? The dude didn't have any pockets.

 

[Push The Button]

I always loved that De Kelley wore his ring onscreen.

I never noticed Kelso's watch before, proving that even after 40 years, I am still learning new things about Trek.

 

[PCz911]

I recall seeing promotion photos of majel wearing a watch, but when it came to the show they were a bit more discerning... Except for this scene with kelso.

 

[Joel_Kirk]

I wonder how fanon will explain that watch...

 

[ZapBrannigan]

I wonder how fanon will explain that watch...

It all comes down to Kelso's fondness for antiques.

 

[FormerLurker]

Not necessarily. Kirk was visibly wearing a watch in TWOK. He even checked it onscreen. That's just the first official time one was ever seen is all.

 

[GNDN18]

On a related note, Parliament cigarettes were favored by 4 out 5 half-Vulcan science officers, as seen by the pack in Mr. Spock's jacket pocket.

http://trekcore.com/specials/rare/nimoy_spock05.jpg

 

[JonnyQuest037]

How do you know those are cigarettes instead of his communicator?

 

[Shon T'Hara]

In a related matter, you can see horn-rimmed eyeglasses on the Asian transporter technician in "The Cage." They're there and they're gone, creating a slight continuity error.

He was allergic to Retinox 5.

 

[Mr. Laser Beam]

Kelso kind of looks like Trip Tucker...

 

[Jonas Grumby]

In a related matter, you can see horn-rimmed eyeglasses on the Asian transporter technician in "The Cage." They're there and they're gone, creating a slight continuity error.

He was allergic to Retinox 5.

Or maybe he was just ultra retro-kewl.