What Changes Would You Like To See For The Squire of Gothos?

[Kryton]

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Back when I was 16-ish, I'd taken a "Myths & Legends" class in high school. My presentation was a copy of "The Squire of Gothos" which, at the time was one of two TOS episodes available through the STATE library on 16mm film (this was PRE-video cassette, let alone DVDs).

Needless to say, I was a hero for that...SOME classmates were Trek fans, SOME weren't but found it interesting...and yet others were just pleased to have a 51 minute film taking up class instead of another dull "presentation". (I do believe I got an A in that class, btw.)

 

[Mallory]

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Babaganoosh said:
And especially to piss off the "everything but TOS sucks" crowd. In what way is it NOT a good thing to see neo-Luddites squirm?

Nebusj said:
Since, of course, there's no reason to oppose a stupid idea to shrink the Star Trek universe to ideally no more than eight participants other than being a rabidly irrational hater who wants to destroy everything done since 1968.

We really don't need to be going here guys...

 

[Mr. Laser Beam]

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FWIW, I *was* kidding about putting DeLancie's voice in there...

Although I would love to see how Kirk would have dealt with Q. :thumbsup:

 

[AC84]

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Kryton said:
Can they make Campbell's performance about 40% less gay?

It's funny you should say that. Originally there was some apprehension about casting William Campbell as Trelane. He was known and appropriately typecast as a movie "bad ass tough guy" character. Campbell was reportedly thrilled to play Trelane as the script instructed.

 

[guardian]

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Hey folks he was playing Liberace!!

The piano, get it??

True fact.

 

[Noname Given]

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guardian said:
Hey folks he was playing Liberace!!

The piano, get it??

True fact.

He when I first saw the episode back in the day, my first comment was:

"All that's missing is Trelane saying, 'I wish my brother George was here.'"

 

[guardian]

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I'd like to second the 'parents effect', the mirror (look & sound), the planet & perhaps the phaser shots.

 

[Kryton]

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Oh...I'd also like to see them replace the statue of the salt vampire. SO out of place!

 

[Psion]

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Really? I liked the salt vampire there. I can almost imagine Trelane being singly responsible for hunting them to extinction. The "great white hunter" behaving just like those critters he watched through his telescope.

 

[cooleddie74]

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Kryton said:
Oh...I'd also like to see them replace the statue of the salt vampire. SO out of place!

Didn't bug me much. I just assumed Trelane had wished/willed an M-113 salt creature to Gothos as part of his studies of surrounding star systems and their life forms. Maybe he thought they looked fascinating and aggressive.

 

[A beaker full of death]

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Kryton said:
Can they make Campbell's performance about 40% less gay?

They should splice in the outtake where Shatner minces it up in response.

 

[pookha]

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Kryton said:
Can they make Campbell's performance about 40% less gay?

remember the time period he was trying to mimic.

 

[THEALBINO]

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Kryton said:
Can they make Campbell's performance about 40% less gay?

They can dress him as a Klingon. He would look quite good as one & since Klingon's live a long time he can appear again 100 years into the future.

 

[Nerys Myk]

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Even his Klingon needs to be 40% less gay!

 

[cooleddie74]

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^
Tally-ho, people. Some Klingons and omnipotent, Q-like beings just like prancing like theater class ninnies.

 

[SpockG60]

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Kryton said:
Oh...I'd also like to see them replace the statue of the salt vampire. SO out of place!

CBS should insert a CGI Spock to bitch-slap the salt vampire around again while asking, "Is THAT Nancy, Doctor??"

 

[cooleddie74]

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Or maybe drop Waldo in there in a background alcove somewhere with his hand waving at us.

 

[MeanJoePhaser]

-Replace the salt vampire costume on display with a Borg corpse.

-Change the piano music Trelane plays to "Staying Alive"

-Have Trelane replace the female crewmember's uniforms with that metal bikini that Princess Leia wore.

-Replace the fencing swords with lightsabers.

-When the noose appears before Kirk...cue music "hangman's coming down from the gallows and it won't be very long!!!" (Pop music is key to reinvigorating interest in Trek)

-Trelane's parents should be voiced by Roseanne Barr and John Goodman

-Instead of Gothos chasing the Enterprise, it's a giant Klingon Bird of Prey. How kewl woulld that be?

 

[cooleddie74]

They ought to have Trelane lift up the back of his jacket while playing the harpsichord and let out a gigantic fart, like Mozart did.

 

[NathanielM]

- Replace costume with a barney costume instead of salt creature.

- Change the piano music Trelane plays Annoying Stevie Wonder Song, I called to say I love you!" (Don't DIS the Bee Gees!)

-Have Trelane replace the female crewmember's uniforms with that metal bikini that Princess Leia wore. (Agrees here) BUT maybe the slave costume Leia wore. (a little shorter)

- When the noose appears before Kirk...cue music "hangman's coming down from the gallows and it won't be very long!!!" (Pop music is key to reinvigorating interest in Trek) (Agrees here too)

- Trelane's parents should be voiced by Robert Reed and Florence Henderson

OR Even better. Homer and Marge Simpson... or Peter Griffin and Lois Griffin! LOLOLOL

When Kirk and Sulu are frozen in the castle of Trelane, both should be dressed IN WEDDING CLOTHES AND HOLDING HANDS!