Trek's Highest Moment

[HIjol]

"...better...hurry...," and Kirk looks at Spock's chair...

...still get chills, even writing it...

...and, cannot go without mentioing when, in "First Contact", the Vulcan raises his hand in the first Vulcan salute...agree with Cycle ^^^ about the music and writing for this build-up...

 

[TEACAKE'S PLEATHER DOME]

The very TOP of the elevator shaft in "Rise".

 

[BillJ]

Kirk allowing Keeler to be hit by the truck to restore the timeline in "City...".

 

[Forbin]

TOS: Kirk stopping McCoy from saving Helen Keller.

TNG: Measure of a man - "Starfleet was founded to seek out new life. Well there it sits. Waiting."
Still gives me a tingle.

 

[HIjol]

Kirk allowing Keeler to be hit by the truck to restore the timeline in "City...".

TOS: Kirk stopping McCoy from saving Helen Keller.

TNG: Measure of a man - "Starfleet was founded to seek out new life. Well there it sits. Waiting."
Still gives me a tingle.

“Do you know what you just did?" he says.
Spock responds quietly, "He knows, Doctor. He knows."

Re: Admiral Forbin: Glad to know others get the same feelings...

 

[HIjol]

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[Use of Time]

The final scene in the Best of Both Worlds when Picard goes to take a sip of his tea but puts it down to stare blankly out the window as the show goes to credits. Incredibly powerful scene and we know that Picard has now been irreparably damaged by his encounter with the Borg.

 

[bbjeg]

...
TNG: Measure of a man - "Starfleet was founded to seek out new life. Well there it sits. Waiting."
Still gives me a tingle.

That's a good one.

The very TOP of the elevator shaft in "Rise".

Didn't NuTrek's Kirk start higher when he orbital dived from the shuttle.

 

[Bad Thoughts]

Trek's highest moment was edited out of City on the Edge of Forever: the Jewels of Sound. Harlan Ellison was bitter all his life.

 

[Vandervecken]

This---



SPOCK: Doctor, I shall be resigning my commission immediately, of course.
MCCOY: Spock, I
SPOCK: So I would appreciate your making the final arrangements.
MCCOY: Spock, I
SPOCK: Doctor, please, let me finish. There can be no excuse for the crime of which I'm guilty. I intend to offer no defence. Furthermore, I shall order Mister Scott to take immediate command of this vessel.
KIRK: Don't you think you better check with me first?
SPOCK: Captain! Jim!
(There's a big, big grin across his face, which fades when McCoy and Chapel's own smiles are noticed)
SPOCK: I'm pleased to see you, Captain. You seem uninjured. I am at something of a loss to understand it, however.


https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=I5pocMUIWwU

 

[CaptPapa]

Well, a whole lot to choose from; but maybe the Kirk and Spock discussion in The Wrath of Khan, in Spock's quarters, that Kirk should never have accepted promotion, etc. To me, this nails it - Kirk is a starship captain, and Spock is always at his side.

ME

 

[Hazel]

TNG: Family. The cathartic scene between the Picard brothers, from the fight, to the laughter, to the crying. So good.

 

[Misfit Toy]

"When I was in my early twenties on a trip to east Africa, I saw a gazelle giving birth. It was truly amazing."

 

[Clark Terrell]

• "Out there. Thataway." -- I'd actually argue that the entirety of the last twenty minutes of The Motion Picture ranks as one of Trek's highest moments. For all of the handwringing about the film, these scenes are amazing.
• "Jim. Your name... is Jim." -- The Search for Spock is such an emotional film, and this line-- and the playing of the TOS theme as the crew gathers around Spock-- gets me every time.
• "James T. Kirk, it is the judgment of this council that you be reduced in rank to captain, and that as a consequence of your new rank, you be given the duty for which you have repeatedly demonstrated unswerving ability: the command of a starship." -- Tie between this and Kirk saying, "My friends, we've come home."

I need to stop now. I... have something in my eye.

 

[HaventGotALife]

• "James T. Kirk, it is the judgment of this council that you be reduced in rank to captain, and that as a consequence of your new rank, you be given the duty for which you have repeatedly demonstrated unswerving ability: the command of a starship." -- Tie between this and Kirk saying, "My friends, we've come home."

I need to stop now. I... have something in my eye.

I have always seen that as a bad moment. The lack of consequences should've caused diplomatic ripples throughout the Klingon Empire. Jim Kirk becomes very arrogant and it isn't until he's sitting in prison that he realizes he can't just go by his gut. The NuTrek made that Jim Kirk 25 years old and gave him a ship out of the Academy. I think this moment caused serious problems for the movie franchise. But that's just my personal opinion.

 

[2takesfrakes]

STAR TREK (2009) was, in my humble opinion, "Trek's Highest Moment." Not because of its content so much as that finally, FINALLY, this franchise has a "Break Out" movie. And I was there, on opening night. I saw - First Hand - STAR TREK achieve greatness. I'll never forget it.

 

[Herkimer Jitty]

"When I was in my early twenties on a trip to east Africa, I saw a gazelle giving birth. It was truly amazing."

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[Clark Terrell]

I have always seen that as a bad moment. The lack of consequences should've caused diplomatic ripples throughout the Klingon Empire. Jim Kirk becomes very arrogant and it isn't until he's sitting in prison that he realizes he can't just go by his gut. The NuTrek made that Jim Kirk 25 years old and gave him a ship out of the Academy. I think this moment caused serious problems for the movie franchise. But that's just my personal opinion.

Kirk seemed to learn that lesson with Spock's death in The Wrath of Khan. What he learned in The Undiscovered Country is that one's fear of an idea is as much a concern as the idea itself.

I agree with you on your second point. Kirk should never have been given a ship right out of the Academy anymore than he should have been able to join Starfleet by merely boarding a transport. When did he have time to sit for the Academy entrance exam or fill out an application? I can accept that Pike used his influence to expedite the process, but even someone who falls into a job has to follow due process. Totally unrealistic.

STAR TREK (2009) was, in my humble opinion, "Trek's Highest Moment." Not because of its content so much as that finally, FINALLY, this franchise has a "Break Out" movie. And I was there, on opening night. I saw - First Hand - STAR TREK achieve greatness. I'll never forget it.

I'll have to take your word for it.

 

[BillJ]

STAR TREK (2009) was, in my humble opinion, "Trek's Highest Moment." Not because of its content so much as that finally, FINALLY, this franchise has a "Break Out" movie. And I was there, on opening night. I saw - First Hand - STAR TREK achieve greatness. I'll never forget it.

I'll have to take your word for it.

It was a fun night.

 

[2takesfrakes]

It was, indeed, a fun night! I even got STAR TREK glasses at Burger King, much to my own astonishment! I couldn't believe myself, getting this tacky crystalware, but there was something in the air. I felt like STAR TREK was given a second lease on life and that they had done it right. This is not the kind of movie I wanted. It was not the kind of movie I would've made, if given the keys to the franchise. But it was a crowd pleaser and people left the theatre smiling and talking about it. I even had one old lady ask me some question or another and, in that instant, I wasn't mortified to be talking about STAR TREK in a public setting, for the first time in my life! Truly a unique movie-going experience for me and I don't know what else to compare it to, except perhaps, for STAR WARS: Revenge of the Sith. Again, not the movie I would've wanted or made, but it made its audience glad they went out to see it. And you know ... it's great to be reminded like that, why I love movies. That's Entertainment.