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| TOS Questions; A Discussion Thread | |
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| Fesarius | Aug 12 2007, 10:14 PM Post #46 |
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Why does the Enterprise travel around the planet clockwise in Shore Leave? |
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| Franko | Aug 13 2007, 05:41 AM Post #47 |
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Cuz. OK, so it was a lame attempt to go back in time. Where they were going to pick up two French hens and bring them back into the future. The reasons weren't very clear, but at any rate they got loose on the ship and Sulu had to chase them down with a sword. He got one, but the other made it into Engineering (Scotty was hammered at the time) and fell down a plasma vent causing a warp core breach. The Enterprise was destroyed, but the other one was still back in time by a few minutes and realizing what had happened they threw the hens out the airlock and therefore avoided their doom, and since that part was edited out of Shore Leave, they could still use the same idea years later for a motion picture box office hit. That's my theory. |
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| Fesarius | Aug 13 2007, 09:16 AM Post #48 |
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^^^ Not a bad theory.
Actually, I believe that they got the idea from The Naked Time. I love the dialogue between Kirk and Spock near the conclusion, especially the bolded part below: The time warp-- what did it do to us? We've regressed in time 71 hours. It is now three days ago, Captain. We have three days to live over again. Not those last three days. This does open some intriguing prospects, Captain. Since the formula worked, we can go back in time, to any planet... any era. We may risk it someday, Mr. Spock. Resume course to our next destination, Mr. Sulu. Course laid in, sir. Steady as she goes. |
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| Franko | Aug 13 2007, 08:56 PM Post #49 |
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That's one of the great strengths about Star Trek. They established a concept about time travel that at least seemed a little scientific. Time travel gets actually believable in the Trek universe; I notice that even non-Trek fans around the time of STIV actually "bought" the idea of slingshotting around the sun at high "warp". Shatner was also so good in TOS. He could make anything believable; even in an episode of "Spock's Brain", or "Catspaw". I always will admire him for that. No deadpan acting there. To think that any number of other TV actors at the time could have completely blown that series if the casting had not favoured Bill. And of course, Nimoy. To be honest, it's sort of a miracle. |
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| Fesarius | Aug 13 2007, 09:52 PM Post #50 |
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^^^ Franko, Very well said. It is a minor miracle of sorts. And Shatner's acting in TOS was IMO superb. There are times when his subtleties are lost on the viewer, I believe. |
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| digifan2004 | Dec 18 2007, 11:22 AM Post #51 |
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Okay. We now return to more TOS questions for you to ponder. In Spock's Brain, the native females lived in an underground technologically advanced city. Where did the ship go after they arrived at the planet with the brain? Why did the crew beam down to the frozen world without jackets nor survival equipment? Was the Enterprise seen in Trials and Tribble-alations the basis for HD version of this landmark series? We met Colonel Green and Kahlass in the Savage Curtain. Did the rock creatures learn anything from the conflicts between the crew and the criminals? It seems TOS already have holographic technology available re Star Trek III. How come the crew didn't use it when they were under attack by the Romulans? More questions to cone. Stay tune...
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| bonja | Dec 18 2007, 08:33 PM Post #52 |
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To answer your first question, the ship was hidden in the secret cave beneath stately Wayne Manor. The crew beamed down without equipment because of Starfleet policy i.e. "Anything a half-dressed native can do, we can do better." HD Enterprise... don't know. Yarnek and friends learned that humans should not be allowed to play with the more civilized races. They had holographic technology back in TAS so obviously the reason they didn't use it was....... oh, no There's been a power surge. Evil holographic Lincoln has escaped. Arrrrgh |
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