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Star Trek - Did you know this?
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jbrown329
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But Spock laid hands upon the Horta. The pain, the pain.
My apologies. I am mistaken. It's been several years since I've seen the original series and my memory isn't quite as good as it used to be, but Space Channel has begun broadcasting it again and I just watched the episode where it first appeared. It was in the episode 'The Enemy Within' in which Kirk is divided into a good half and an evil half. In the lower decks, when the good Kirk and Spock are searching out the evil version. Spock incapacitates Kirk with the nerve pinch instead of shooting him.
Again, my apologies. At least part of my memory is fixed.
Was anyone else able to catch the airing of the Actual Pilot on Saturday on Me TV? The one NBC rejected (but parts were used later as the two-parter).
Despite being a fan of TOS, I'd never seen it start to finish, and as I understand, it's been a rare event.
I am sure glad they reinvented the Warp Drive sequence--it was pretty bad. If you didn't see it, it was kind of a double exposure, with all the cast just 'frozen' and a see-through Enterprise whizzing through space, all the while a slightly altered theme song played while they were in warp.
Guess that's why they make pilots.
Until just a couple of years ago, CBS uploaded the full unaired pilot, "The Cage", on YouTube. It was restored rather than remastered and it was the first time I had ever seen it from beginning to end.
Since I assumed CBS would keep the video on YouTube indefinitely it didn't occur to me to download a copy for myself. Well now that's it's taken down I can always sign up at CBS.com through their Star Trek portal and see it again, a small fee maybe?
The pilot looks like Star Trek but it "feels" strange. The hokey version of the theme song takes some getting used to. The photography is well done because the Enterprise flyby's were filmed using the large scale model. That's the big Enterprise model suspended upside down from an overhead gantry and shot in slow-motion. Editing turns the image of the ship right side up and the speed can be adjusted for the desired effect. This, of course, was the method used instead of the animation seen in re-worked sequences in regular series production.
There was a lot of discussion at Desilu Studios on what effect to use while the Enterprise was in warp drive. The effect chosen was to suggest that traveling faster than the speed of light causes the ship and crew to "dissolve", becoming translucent as they slide between the stars. To me it just looks awful especially when the set lighting goes dim, then brightens before dimming again.
Does anyone else listening to the original theme music get that "Hawaiian" feel due to the heavy bongo beat in the background? The woman voicing the melody doesn't help. Kinda sounds like the theme for the "All New General Motors Line-Up for 1965!", LOL.
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That's nothing. Have you ever heard the original theme from Gilligan's Island? (Hey, it's my thread. I can send it on a bit of a detour.
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to quote a fairly knowledgeable Vulcan. . ."Fascinating"
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You're a sneaky one gsdx. Hitting me with Gilligan's Island original "calypso/reggae" theme music. There's no way that theme could have made it to regular series production. Standard practice calls for one minute intros, unless the music is good! 
I was 9 years old when Star Trek aired in 1966. You can imagine the impact the series had on me. I will never forget the initial series opening theme music. It was a strange electronic arrangement that was very distinctive and memorable.
For reason's I don't know the electronic Star Trek theme went away after the first 5 or 6 episodes, replaced by a full orchestral arrangement that was less eerie and more heroic in mood.
And there's more. William Shatner's voice over, "Space . . . The Final Frontier, etc.", was not part of the original intro sequence. Bill's voice over was added after episode 3 if my memory serves me. Anyway I still prefer the Star Trek theme without the singing lady vocals in the background.
By the way, I always found the Season One electronic theme music a much better fit with the incidental musical score arranged for the first run episodes. That music always had a "space future" quality that appealed to me as a kid, and it still does today.
Listen to the music as the Enterprise approaches the energy barrier at the edge of the galaxy from the second pilot, "Where No Man Has Gone Before", a lot of the sound track was a carryover from "The Cage".
I was 9 years old when Star Trek aired in 1966. You can imagine the impact the series had on me. I will never forget the initial series opening theme music. It was a strange electronic arrangement that was very distinctive and memorable.
For reason's I don't know the electronic Star Trek theme went away after the first 5 or 6 episodes, replaced by a full orchestral arrangement that was less eerie and more heroic in mood.
And there's more. William Shatner's voice over, "Space . . . The Final Frontier, etc.", was not part of the original intro sequence. Bill's voice over was added after episode 3 if my memory serves me. Anyway I still prefer the Star Trek theme without the singing lady vocals in the background.
By the way, I always found the Season One electronic theme music a much better fit with the incidental musical score arranged for the first run episodes. That music always had a "space future" quality that appealed to me as a kid, and it still does today.
Listen to the music as the Enterprise approaches the energy barrier at the edge of the galaxy from the second pilot, "Where No Man Has Gone Before", a lot of the sound track was a carryover from "The Cage".
It was more of a sound effect than musical score there. Still, it was very effective.
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YOU GUYS ARE THE GREATEST! I've never had so much fun with a forum thread quite like this.
As the years have turned to decades Star Trek has melded down in my mind from discrete episodes into a series of memorable scenes made all the more special by outstanding performances by many wonderful actors.
In all the Star Trek Universe, no one made a more spectacular appearance than that great actor
William Windom.
Movies, television, broadway and radio; William Windom acted his way through the 20th century. Yet his finest hour was reserved for Star Trek - "The Doomsday Machine".
As Commodore Decker, Mr. Windom took command of the Enterprise away from Spock,
and became a Star Trek legend.
As the years have turned to decades Star Trek has melded down in my mind from discrete episodes into a series of memorable scenes made all the more special by outstanding performances by many wonderful actors.
In all the Star Trek Universe, no one made a more spectacular appearance than that great actor
William Windom.
Movies, television, broadway and radio; William Windom acted his way through the 20th century. Yet his finest hour was reserved for Star Trek - "The Doomsday Machine".
As Commodore Decker, Mr. Windom took command of the Enterprise away from Spock,
and became a Star Trek legend.
kallipolis
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The Doomsday Machine was one of Star Trek's great episodes, with William Wisdom's performance a salute to a very fine actor.
As far as villians go, I would hand the gold medal to Ricardo Montalban in his role as Khan, the most intriguing of Star Trek's many bad guys.
This scene speaks to Montalban's gifts as an actor:
As far as villians go, I would hand the gold medal to Ricardo Montalban in his role as Khan, the most intriguing of Star Trek's many bad guys.
This scene speaks to Montalban's gifts as an actor:
jbrown329
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^^ Space Seed. Kahn, a result of the eugenics wars. After his attempted take over of the Enterprise, marooned on Ceti Alpha V by Captain Kirk. And we all should remember what that started many years later. Let them eat static.
And yes, that WAS Montalban's real chest in The Wrath of Kahn.
And yes, that WAS Montalban's real chest in The Wrath of Kahn.
Ricardo Montalban's career was as solid as his build. Ricardo took good care of himself because he knew acting was always more physical than mental for him. He was ready for any role that came his way, but his role as "Khan" on Star Trek made Ricardo immortal!
Seriously, was there any other actor that could steal every scene away from Bill Shatner?
And when it came to the Star Trek movies it was, "The Wrath of Khan" that may have saved the franchise. Mr. Montalban's popularity seemed to grow with every project he was a part of. Yes, Ricardo Montalban even made selling cars look sexy.
Even his voice was a scene stealer! I bet you can't name all the voice work Ricardo has done over the years. Ricardo was the voice for the character Gutierrez on "Freakazoid" - this is the stuff actors live for.
And the best part is: He had a glass of Water - Up his sleeve - The Entire Time!
Could somebody pleease make an animated movie, "The Wrath of Khan vs. Roddy", I think I'm gonna die!
Seriously, was there any other actor that could steal every scene away from Bill Shatner?
And when it came to the Star Trek movies it was, "The Wrath of Khan" that may have saved the franchise. Mr. Montalban's popularity seemed to grow with every project he was a part of. Yes, Ricardo Montalban even made selling cars look sexy.
Even his voice was a scene stealer! I bet you can't name all the voice work Ricardo has done over the years. Ricardo was the voice for the character Gutierrez on "Freakazoid" - this is the stuff actors live for.
And the best part is: He had a glass of Water - Up his sleeve - The Entire Time!
Could somebody pleease make an animated movie, "The Wrath of Khan vs. Roddy", I think I'm gonna die!
^ Sadly, in 1951 while filming 'Across the Wide Missouri', Ricardo suffered a severe back injury. He never fully recovered from it. His limp was very real and he was in great pain for the rest of his life.
Wow, I never would have guessed. That's a major injury to workaround for the remainder of his career. Bet you can spot the results whenever you see him on-screen. I've always been distracted by his good looks.
Since Star Trek turned 50 I've been watching more of the movie clips too. While I'm not as big a movie fan, compared to the TV series, I do have a few favorite Star Trek Motion Picture moments.
Remember that scene in Star Trek III - The Search for Spock, where Kirk and the gang stealback the Enterprise from the repair dock? I just love it when "Captain Charming" of the "Excelsior" readies to chase after them in his fancy transwarp speed machine:
jbrown329
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Of the Trek movies with the original cast and the next generation cast, The Wrath of Khan and The Voyage Home* were my favorites.
*Is it time for a colorful metaphor?
*Is it time for a colorful metaphor?
Thanks for this thread, it is proving to be very entertaining, and educational....
Thanks for this thread, it is proving to be very entertaining, and educational....
I'm with you medic1, I'm having a great time here.
With each new version of the Star Trek saga there was that special moment or episode that moved me deeply. For "Star Trek: The Next Generation", it was the episode where we meet that strange alien, "The Traveler".
Here's that scene where The Traveler sends the crew of the Enterprise - "Where No One Has Gone Before":
jbrown329
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^^ I didn't like the crap story line that they did with Wesley Crusher and the Traveler. I also didn't like the way that he ended the show.
