Perhaps it's simply not very good.
Perhaps it's simply not very good.
Michael Jan Friedman wrote at least one draft of it. That alone contradicts your "not very good" theory.
Perhaps it's simply not very good.
Michael Jan Friedman wrote at least one draft of it. That alone contradicts your "not very good" theory.
As Gene Roddenberry's personal assistant (and, she now reveals, lover), Susan Sackett had an inside look at developments in Star Trek from the mid-1970s to 1991. She wrote or co-wrote a few books and episodes. Her new book (consisting of material first made available on her website through paid subscriptions back in 2000) has some material on The God Thing, though I've removed the context for the first paragraph. Said context involves Gene Roddenberry, Susan Sackett, oil, and foaming milk bath, which made for an effective segue to the description of a scene from The God Thing.
At any rate, Mike must've had his work cut out for him. "God Thing" was The Bird's old storyline for ST:TMP, and as such, probably contradicts the final product. Mike may have taken so long because of an epic struggle to make it consistent with cannon.
Odd? Not necessarily. GR was aware that "City on the Edge of Forever" was more popular than any of his episodes, so why not rip it off and raise the stakes by involving the JFK assassination instead of the death of some fictional character? Yeah, it's a bad idea, but it's understandable.But then, it may be more. The Bird's movie idea about "Kirk and Co. save Kennedy, realize their mistake, and then assasinate him again" is evidence that poor Gene was getting a little...odd....
^ Hey, it made for a great Red Dwarf episode.![]()
You liked "Tikka to Ride"? De gustibus...
So it was just an insane alien who *thought* it was Jesus. Doesn't make it true.
Soooo...if you follow my logic, whenever Kirk blew up a computer-"god", he was doing the Lord's work! Kinda cool, huh?![]()
So it was just an insane alien who *thought* it was Jesus. Doesn't make it true.
Who knows? Y'all ever read The "Left Behind" Series?
Maybe he was...
THE ANTICHRIST!
HOO-HOO-HU-AHHHHH-HA-HA-HA!!!!!!!![]()
But seriously --The REAL Jesus warned us of con artists, clowns, and just-plain-evildoers who'll try to mimic him. Some will be convincing, some won't. Your "insane alien" is only the latest example. How many false gods has Kirk uncovered in his career?
By the way... God had Elijah make absolute fools of the priests of Baal. In this case, Elijah WAS Kirk (in a sense). He even made fun of those crackpots! (I wonder...was Baal an alien like Apollo was?)
Soooo...if you follow my logic, whenever Kirk blew up a computer-"god", he was doing the Lord's work! Kinda cool, huh?![]()
The Bird must've been pretty arogant to assume that just because he would have an alien CLAIM to be The Word, and turn out to be a fake, that it would "prove" that Christianity is false.
We use essential cookies to make this site work, and optional cookies to enhance your experience.