Comments | cmdrhobbes: I don’t know why, so don’t ask.

cmdrhobbes

I don’t know why, so don’t ask.

May 11, 2011 21:18

I started watching Star Trek, the original series recently. Started at the beginning and am heading my way through it. I just finished Space Seed, episode 22. More on that later. If I manage to make it through, I may start in on TNG. DS9 also tempts me, but Voyager and Enterprise…I dunno. Anyway, I am amazed at how crappy some of these ( Read more... )

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dragonblink May 12 2011, 04:51:16 UTC

The part of Space Seed that still impresses me is when McGivers comes to Khan's quarters and he proceeds to mercilessly manipulate her. "Go ... or stay. But do it because it is what you wish to do." Montalban does an excellent job portraying a ruthless and charismatic man bending a woman to his will while making her believe she's following him of her own free will. He even makes her beg to stay ( ... )

rfrancis May 12 2011, 19:11:15 UTC

We just recently finished watching TOS with our kids and are a season or so into TNG now. A few observations ( ... )

cmdrhobbes May 12 2011, 21:28:22 UTC

I would argue that even a little thought (and this goes to your point, that they may not have even bothered) would make it clear that 30 years isn't enough for a eugenics program to create these Ubermensch who then take over large portions of the planet (I think they said Khan took over 1/4th of Earth prior to his departure on the SS Botany Bay).

As far as Charlie X, that was another deus ex machina resolution, but it made more sense. Charlie escaped from his "parents" and they came and got him. Gothos (as Blinkie said) should have ended with the mirror, and it would have been a pretty good episode.

I couldn't stand Montalban as Khan in Space Seed. Blinkie points out one of the few good scenes with him, where he manipulates McGivers into being his bitch.

Anyway, in summary, Space Seed is very popular, but I don't like it. And it's the internet, so I get to have my opinion and tell you you're wrong, and then you do the same, and we all go home and cry in our tea. Except none of us will do any of that.

cmdrhobbes May 12 2011, 21:28:43 UTC

For the record, I don't even look at icons, most of the time. So, no worries on that regard.