I'd like to see a throwdown between Spock and the Professor. Let's see Spock create some of those inventions without a computer
TOS Episode Titles
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I'd like to see a throwdown between Spock and the Professor. Let's see Spock create some of those inventions without a computer
They didn't really create gotta see it for me but some of the most intriguing titles were "Balance of Terror", "A Private Little War", "Patterns of Force", "Journey to Babel", "The Paradise Syndrome", "Where No Man Has Gone Before", "A Taste of Armageddon", "The Ultimate Computer" and "The Savage Curtain" and all except the last lived up to them. I'm one who found "Arena" and "The Devil in the Dark" subpar and well below what the quality the title suggested.
"Shore Leave" and "The Empath" were pretty flatly descriptive.
"Shore Leave" and "The Empath" were pretty flatly descriptive.
Title word count order is the only way to watch the series.
Oh man, you just opened a can of worms.
"For The World Is Hollow And I Have Touched The Sky" is the perfect series finale.
It would have been even better if it were called "For This Episode Is Hollow And I Have Touched Mediocrity"
"For McCoy's Checking Off His Bucket List and He's Going to Get Some"
I like them also, JonnyQuest037. They serve to showcase the literate and often elegant dialogue of the series. Although later Trek iterations are generally less dated in their attitudes, their dialogue doesn't hold a candle to TOS's, and that's a pity. I hate to see the enjoyment of language becoming a lost art.
Am I being judgmental here?
No. I 100% agree. Many times in life I"ve said "Oh, I know that character/story/reference - it was in that TOS episode." For me, Star Trek was an early introduction to classic literature. I LOVE DS9, but it was an introduction to classic films, if anything, and Voyager was an introduction to insipid dialogue/characters. TOS certainly stands apart by this measure.
That wasn't unique to Star Trek. Literary and poetic-sounding episode titles were a feature of many dramatic TV series of the 1960s. Some shows, notably Route 66 and Naked City, went a bit over the top with flowery episode titles.
Maybe he meant the titles only? I thought all three episodes were good.
Yes!
"Operation: Annihilate!", as I understand it the early versions of script have Kirk "nuking" Deneva to stop the parasites and basically killing everyone, which fits the title, but this one is pretty lame. How about, have a line in the intro as they are noting the path of dead systems pointed at Deneva like an arrow, and some title like "Arrow of Madness" (or something better)
I'm just going to throw out there:
"Attack of the: the Pancakes of Doom"
Count me in the bigtime Hencoh fan club! My favorite Nimoy turn of all (and there are some great ones to pick from) in Trek.
I always liked "The Naked Time". Doesn't tell you what it is but sure is interesting and pithy.
I have to disagree that "The Changeling" is generic. From Wikipedia, a changeling:
While that's not a perfect metaphorical description of what happens to Nomad, since it's partly still the actual Nomad, the applicable idea in common is that it is not the real Nomad, but something in place of Nomad and purporting to be simply Nomad, however with developmental defects but also superior abilities. Kirk summarizes that in the episode, and it's always worked for me.
Sooo... Are you arguing that I don't find the title generic? Because I still do.
I have to disagree that "The Changeling" is generic. From Wikipedia, a changeling:
While that's not a perfect metaphorical description of what happens to Nomad, since it's partly still the actual Nomad, the applicable idea in common is that it is not the real Nomad, but something in place of Nomad and purporting to be simply Nomad, however with developmental defects but also superior abilities. Kirk summarizes that in the episode, and it's always worked for me.
Sooo... Are you arguing that I don't find the title generic? Because I still do.
I don't believe I said that.
Actually, it does, but in a subtle way that only becomes apparent after the fact. Spock's emotions are laid bare in that episode, as are those of other infected officers and crew, hence the use of the word "naked."
Agree. Their titles were usually rivaled for dullness by the music.
Week after week I remember seeing the episode title and thinking, "Is THAT the best they could come up with?"
It was more effective in context with Ellison's original story. There it was made clear the landing party had found the ruins of an ancient city that was literally "on the edge of forever." With without the budget to create one, or to even put in a new matte painting, the title is obscured. Actually, now it seems as if Manhattan is the title city. At least, that's how I always interpreted it until I read Ellison's earlier drafts.
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