10 Star Trek Facts You Probably Didn't Know

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  • @rotsirk
    @rotsirk 4 года назад +184

    The biggest fact that most people don't know is that Lucille Ball is the only reason the show got on the air. Every other studio turned it down, so she produced it at Desilu.

    • @rotsirk
      @rotsirk 4 года назад +10

      @dave carter you can't buy a show of nobody is selling it. All the other studios turned it down and Lucy personally gave the green light.

    • @rotsirk
      @rotsirk 4 года назад +6

      @dave carter meh, suck it up buttercup. do a little research Karen.

    • @rotsirk
      @rotsirk 4 года назад +4

      @dave carter muting you. bye.

    • @GarrethandPipa
      @GarrethandPipa 4 года назад +13

      Its a fact the original pilot was rejected and by NBC. Gene got a second chance with his "wagon train to the stars" was given the go ahead by Desilu. When the production company board voted to cancel Star Trek because it was too expensive, the owner Lucille Ball overrode them and saved Star Trek from the first attept to cancel the show. She actually saved Star Trek twice.
      Additionally, Desilu by giving gene the go ahead made Star Trek the first syndicated program.

    • @kanebravo953
      @kanebravo953 4 года назад +7

      @dave carter I think somebody found their first thesaurus and wants to use all the new big words he found inside.

  • @kassistwisted
    @kassistwisted Год назад +6

    Kate Mulgrew was such a good choice to play Captain Janeway. I don't know if her lines changed when Bujold left the role, but Mulgrew's personality shines through that character. She makes you believe she is a highly competant leader, someone who could unite a fragmented crew, and someone you would trust enough to follow into many dangerous situations. She was the perfect first female (show lead) captain!

  • @flounder2760
    @flounder2760 4 года назад +58

    did anyone else notice the orville was included as star trek in that summary at the beginning lol...... i approve of this.

    • @ComicBookGuy420
      @ComicBookGuy420 4 года назад +14

      I love the fact that it started as a parody and now it's waaay better than Discovery

    • @neilnohacs5213
      @neilnohacs5213 3 года назад +4

      @Samuel_ 2005 it's considered star trek by most of the TNg cast

    • @aqdrobert
      @aqdrobert 3 года назад

      My god...

    • @thebigguy13
      @thebigguy13 3 года назад +3

      I love for the fact galaxy quest is there

    • @SevCaswell
      @SevCaswell 3 года назад +1

      @Samuel_2005 Galaxy Quest is the bestest sci-fi movie evar!

  • @CaptRobertApril
    @CaptRobertApril 3 года назад +10

    To clarify: The nerve pinch wasn't entirely improvised. It was cooked up on the set during production, but Nimoy did discuss the idea with the director first, and how bonking Evil Kirk over the head with the butt of his phaser was a bit lowbrow. Ninmoy made a good pitch, the director said, "Okay, we'll try that," and Nimoy gave credit to Shatner for really selling the move. And the rest is history.

  • @PapaBushka
    @PapaBushka 4 года назад +34

    Oh! The Vulcan nerve pinch: long before Star Trek my father used to do that to me every time he passed by me at the supper table. Being rediculously ticklish, I'd immedialy collapse into a ball in my chair, trying to get away from his steely fingers.

    • @DMSProduktions
      @DMSProduktions 4 года назад +2

      It is a nerve point, it can't render you unconscious, but done RIGHT it CAN seriously incapacitate you due to the excruciating pain it inflicts! (Altho it is not in the least bit injurious!)

    • @ThatsnewsTV
      @ThatsnewsTV 2 года назад +1

      @@DMSProduktions The original idea was that due to Spock's Vulcan strength the neck pinch would render the victim unconscious.

    • @DMSProduktions
      @DMSProduktions 2 года назад

      @@ThatsnewsTV Well duhh!

  • @Seal0626
    @Seal0626 4 года назад +12

    The Menagerie is an incredible demonstration of necessity being the mother of invention, and some really beautiful editing to recontextualise footage.

  • @nancyomalley9959
    @nancyomalley9959 4 года назад +24

    Another fact: Malcolm McDowell, who played Dr. Tolian Soren in "Star Trek: Generations", is the real uncle of ALEXANDER SIDDIG aka Dr. Julian Bashir!

    • @DMSProduktions
      @DMSProduktions 4 года назад

      Horrorshow!

    • @rebeccarebeccaa2515
      @rebeccarebeccaa2515 Год назад +1

      I just found that out this week!!

    • @Cyril29a
      @Cyril29a Год назад

      @@rebeccarebeccaa2515 I just found this out this week too. Of course my this week came six months after yours. I saw it on some other Star Trek retrospective on youtube a few days ago, I don't remember which. Funny how that works and now one week later I am watching this which you watched 6 months ago. Can you please give me next week's lotto numbers since you seem to be living six months in my future?

  • @nobodyimportant2470
    @nobodyimportant2470 4 года назад +177

    Discovery was the first Trek not to star a captain? Commander Sisko would like to have a chat and give you a closer look at the Defiant.
    Yes he became a captain later but he was just a commander the first few seasons.

    • @Arthus850
      @Arthus850 4 года назад +18

      But he was still the commanding officer. Discovery was the first Trek to focus on an officer that wasn’t in a command position.

    • @bdr32965
      @bdr32965 4 года назад +13

      Also Sisko is the most badass captain on Star Trek

    • @everydaymartian1364
      @everydaymartian1364 4 года назад +8

      At least in the US Navy, it is common to refer to the commanding officer of a vessel as the captain, no matter what his or her rank may be.

    • @nobodyimportant2470
      @nobodyimportant2470 4 года назад +4

      @@everydaymartian1364 Same in Star Trek. O'Brian explained it to Nog and then told him that by the time the Feringi got to be called Captain there would be nobody to call him such.

    • @vic5015
      @vic5015 4 года назад +5

      @@everydaymartian1364 Royal Navy too, I believe.

  • @alainarchambault2331
    @alainarchambault2331 4 года назад +60

    Wish "studio executives" would butt the hell out of the creative processes.

    • @vic5015
      @vic5015 4 года назад +5

      Except for the guy at Fox who insisted that Joss Whedon make Inara on Firefly a space hooker. That guy can stay. And clearly it was a guy.

    • @janetgreenslade9281
      @janetgreenslade9281 4 года назад +1

      Agreed!!!!

    • @roncole855
      @roncole855 4 года назад +2

      Here here! How the hell do these guys ever get into these positions? Some serious butt kissing must be involved. One such executive wanted to cut "Over the Rainbow" from Wizard of OZ because he felt the Kansas part was too long. They always make the worst choices.

    • @Jenjen-qc5eq
      @Jenjen-qc5eq 3 года назад +1

      Exactly.

    • @Maevelikeschampagne
      @Maevelikeschampagne 3 года назад +1

      Alain Archambault that line of thinking can readily be applied to a number of scenarios.

  • @anthropoceneatheist9549
    @anthropoceneatheist9549 4 года назад +144

    After the pandemic of the 21st century, all doors, everywhere, became automatic doors.

    • @humbleevidenceaccepter7712
      @humbleevidenceaccepter7712 4 года назад +5

      Thumbs up just for your moniker.

    • @NickRoman
      @NickRoman 4 года назад +2

      Hey, that's even better than the lever handles. Very clever. These knobs have to go!

    • @richardr2555
      @richardr2555 4 года назад +8

      Wesley: Why aren’t there handles on doors anymore?
      Picard: Wesley, It’s time I tell you about the year 2020.

    • @jasonbean591
      @jasonbean591 4 года назад +2

      I was at Publix at 7am this past Friday. I didn’t expect them to open until 8am, but as I walked by, the door obligingly slid open. Surprised but pleased, I leaned in and asked. Indeed, they were open. It’s hard to remember that it was rare as recently as the ‘60’s that motion sensors and automatic doors didn’t exist.:)

    • @pokeylovescoffee5638
      @pokeylovescoffee5638 4 года назад +1

      Richard Poll I know dat meme too

  • @DethWshBkr
    @DethWshBkr 4 года назад +20

    Dax character - notice she is almost ALWAYS filmed sitting down? She is nearly never seen standing straight on with another character.
    I met her at her house proabably 15 years ago, purely by chance, and I was astonished how tall she is. I am 6'0, and felt like she was taller than me. A quick Google search says she's 6'0 as well, but man, she seemed a good 1-2" taller for some reason!
    After that encounter, I could not ever "not" notice that the camera angle, or her positioning, always makes her look at good 2-3" shorter than she really is.

    • @anthonylesley982
      @anthonylesley982 4 года назад +1

      Cool

    • @kurtsnyder4752
      @kurtsnyder4752 Год назад +1

      Gal likes her2-3" heels.

    • @kurtsnyder4752
      @kurtsnyder4752 Год назад +1

      Loved the shots of her in the TOS outfit on Trials And Tribbleations episode. Long legs lady.💗

  • @pythosoft
    @pythosoft 4 года назад +25

    "[...] Michael Burnham is still carefully tied into the existing Star Trek universe [...]" I haven't laughed so hard in a long time, thanks!

  • @HalconSkyse
    @HalconSkyse 3 года назад +8

    I know this is in a list among so many videos, but I'm very happy with what you guys do on this channel, Star Trek has been a part of my life since I was a kid, and got me into loving Science Fiction in general. Thanks for bringing up the little details that went into making such an amazing world, that we all continue to Explore and Expand on with every year.

  • @stephenseidler8295
    @stephenseidler8295 3 года назад +7

    "The Menagerie" is probably the best example I can think of for inspired cost cutting. You have to remember that, while *we* know that it was really a bottle episode, and basically a clip-show recycled from the original pilot "The Cage"...the audience in 1966 would have no way to know that, because The Cage was the rejected original pilot that *never* aired. From the point of view of its contemporary audience, "The Menagerie" would have actually appeared to be an *exorbitantly* expensive two part episode featuring, apparently, multiple versions of sets, multiple version of costumes and props, and a very large cast of guest characters, complete with an alternate interpretation of Spock by Leonard Nimoy...all seemingly done just for these episodes!
    As always, my hat is off to The Great Bird of the Galaxy for not letting a great original pilot go to waste!

  • @AndyGuinan
    @AndyGuinan 4 года назад +3

    Actually, Patrick Stewart was advised by his agent at the time that it was destined to fail for this reason. He went into it after being in Shakespearean theatre for many years and was excited at the prospect of doing something new, but a little apprehensive of being away from home for 6 years. His agent told him it would be lucky to last a year and advised him to enjoy himself while he was in the States, make some money, get a tan and go home after the show was cancelled. It wasn't Patrick Stewart who thought it would fail, it was his agent

  • @johnmiller7682
    @johnmiller7682 4 года назад +99

    Stewarts younger self? I don't think Patrick Stewart was ever young. He's looked like he's in his sixties, for the past 40 years.

    • @5610winston
      @5610winston 4 года назад +5

      Didn't you see him as Sejanus in I CLAUDIUS?
      It may have been a rug, but he had HAIR!

    • @paul16451
      @paul16451 4 года назад +7

      He was 47 during the first season of TNG. He doesnt look bad for 80, now.

    • @johnmiller7682
      @johnmiller7682 4 года назад +3

      @@paul16451 And in Dune, he was 43

    • @hydrolito
      @hydrolito 4 года назад +2

      Being Bald makes you look older, however Walter Cronkite had hair and still looked like an old man for a long time.

    • @scottgray4623
      @scottgray4623 4 года назад +5

      Loved him in Excalibur.

  • @1988dgs
    @1988dgs 4 года назад +16

    While the effect is over emphasised the nerve pinch is based on a martial arts technique

  • @williampark2870
    @williampark2870 4 года назад +49

    Yes, you missed a couple of things. Did you know that James Doohan was missing his middle finger on his right hand? He lost it in WWII. In the cartoon version of Star Trek, Scotty has all of his fingers on his right hand.
    Another thing that you missed was that the Enterprise was one of 12 star ships in the federation Fleet in the original series. Each star ship had its own insignia on the uniforms of its crew. Later in the movies and other series, Star Trek corporate heads decided to adapt the Enterprise insignia as main insignia of Star Fleet. I grew up with Start Trek so I know these things.

    • @tomkerruish2982
      @tomkerruish2982 4 года назад +5

      Quite true about the insignias; "The Doomsday Machine", "The Ultimate Computer", and "The Omega Glory" are all examples. However, in "Court Martial", Kirk's fellow Academy graduates he meets in the bar are all wearing Enterprise insignias. Oops.

    • @keithj.6266
      @keithj.6266 4 года назад +2

      There are several episodes in TOS where you can see James Doohan is missing the middle finger on his right hand, as well as a scene in Star Trek III and a scene in Star Trek V. There may be others but I cannot think of them right off the bat.
      Also quite true on the insignias. Just as in the Navy, aircraft carrier squadrons have unique patches, as do Air Force squadrons. (I'm a Navy veteran and also did JROTC in High School.) I am not familiar with Marines, Army or Coast Guard so I cannot offer any insight on them. It wasn't until TNG that Startleet used the TOS Enterprise insignia. As it was explained to me back when the TNG was originally airing (I do not recall exactly what year, sorry) this was done to pay homage to how successful the Enterprises original five year mission was. Or so I was told.
      Finally the last piece of trivia is in TOS the Enterprise was part of the United Earth Space Probe Agency as well as Star Service, Spacefleet Command and Space Central were all used before they settled on Starfleet, Starfleet Command and the United Federation of Planets which we've all come to know and love.

  • @kenet71
    @kenet71 4 года назад +22

    Terry Farrell married a Vulcan. Adam nimoy. Spock's son.

    • @Me4-gc8qs
      @Me4-gc8qs 4 года назад +1

      Nope she married a Jew with lots of $ after her relationship with that European prince. I feel sorry for woman who want to be a princess. Is their life really that devoid of reality?

    • @graegor0884
      @graegor0884 4 года назад

      Yup married him in 2018

  • @mythdusterds
    @mythdusterds 4 года назад +27

    Boy that would have been different if Enterprise did a first season just on Earth.

    • @mousetreehouse6833
      @mousetreehouse6833 3 года назад +2

      @Tom Smith ,
      And plenty of eye candy for the ladies! 😁
      I do think starting Enterprise in San Francisco would have given the series substantial weight...too bad the studio had to butt in! Oh, well, it's still a good show ...

  • @BattleshipAgincourt
    @BattleshipAgincourt 4 года назад +11

    Fun fact: Susan Gibney was also a favorite for the role of Janeway, who guest stared in Star Trek:TNG two times. She later played Captain Benteen in a DS9 two part.

  • @dalebaker9109
    @dalebaker9109 4 года назад +4

    I love Tos remembering the first time, I saw it in 1969. We had to wait that long, for the bbc to show it. I first thought the tribbles, were William Shatner's toupee. Lol.

  • @meesguyy
    @meesguyy 4 года назад +7

    Also, The Cage was the most expensive episode of TOS which was probably another reason the footage was re used

  • @hlb117
    @hlb117 4 года назад +6

    The Orville- one of the best series 😂. Glad you snuck it in 😋

  • @Marzek_
    @Marzek_ 4 года назад +30

    I just knew 1 and 6. And my favourite funfact is that the actor of Harry Kim, Garret Wang, was so pissed About Kim just being an ensign, that he begged the Writers to promote him. He even went to Kate Mulgrew to ask her to promote him

    • @TrekCulture
      @TrekCulture  4 года назад +3

      Did a segment on that in 12 Actors That Hated Being On Star Trek. Check it out :)

    • @batgurrl
      @batgurrl 4 года назад +2

      denNes he was not promoted until part 1 of Endgame in the future😇😇

    • @skidawg22
      @skidawg22 4 года назад +5

      I saw convention video of Kate being asked why Harry was never promoted. Her list of reasons included Garrett's impression of Kate (if you haven't heard it, you should as it's funny), off-camera antics involving tossing combadges (and Vulcan nudity - or, as Kate herself put it, "He (Paris) was drunk! Tuvok was naked!"), and falling in love on the show.

    • @virginiaconnor8350
      @virginiaconnor8350 4 года назад +1

      My Naval brother said Harry was such a baby. One can stay an ensign for quite a long time. Look at Ensign Chekov. Not promoted to until "MP" and I think Lt. Reed was older than Cdr. Tucker.

    • @Me4-gc8qs
      @Me4-gc8qs 4 года назад

      Garret Wang is a moron extreme. Do a search for the video where he tries to upstage Ray Parkes by showing off his light saber skills. Garret the Moron actually thinks the audience are laughing with him and not at him.

  • @Aaron-Fife
    @Aaron-Fife 2 года назад +5

    While Enterprise may be polarizing, it's my favorite Trek series. I love that show and Paramount needs to bring it back.

    • @Cyril29a
      @Cyril29a Год назад +1

      It was really good and it had the best first season of any Trek besides maybe TOS. I hated the Xindi arc which most people seemed to like. I enjoyed the bottle episodes that were simple exploration and unique one off problems of the first season. Still the cast was great and it had just the right amount of cheese to make it truly feel like old star trek in a world of progressive slick star trek

  • @DenverStarkey
    @DenverStarkey 4 года назад +11

    daaaaymnn finding out what could have been with Enterprise hurts … I would have much rather seen a first season on the ground like braga wanted.

  • @dancingkitty11
    @dancingkitty11 4 года назад +70

    Nichelle Nichols was going to quit, but MLK jr. persuaded her not to.

    • @theobserver314
      @theobserver314 4 года назад +4

      Wait, *the* MLK Jr.?🤔🤔🤔
      Interesting.

    • @virginiaconnor8350
      @virginiaconnor8350 4 года назад +1

      Whoopi Goldberg also received encouragement from her, telling her mother there was a black lady on tv and she wasn't a maid. You mean she never watched "Julia"? She need not worry. There are more people of colour than those of disability.

    • @dancingkitty11
      @dancingkitty11 4 года назад +9

      @@theobserver314 yes him, he said she was a good role model for younger women and please don't quit.

    • @GarrethandPipa
      @GarrethandPipa 4 года назад +5

      she said he loved watching a power black women on TV which encouraged her to stick it out.

    • @theobserver314
      @theobserver314 4 года назад +3

      @@dancingkitty11
      Ah, then that will explain the motive; you won't have to worry in I deleting my previous comment which I left.

  • @Blue_Monkey
    @Blue_Monkey 4 года назад +6

    @TrekCulture
    Tribbles had their chronological first appearance in Star Trek Enterprise when Dr. Flox used one to created a clone of Engineer Tucker.

  • @williamzhang963
    @williamzhang963 4 года назад +4

    Wow! Enterprise first season was suppose to be on earth! Now that would have made the show a lot more interesting to watch actually. I wish they had done that!

    • @Milnoc
      @Milnoc Год назад +1

      I wouldn't have done an entire season on Earth. A few episodes at first, maybe, but no more than that. The fans would have become impatient. It's Star Trek, not Earth Trek.

  • @manchesterbadger
    @manchesterbadger 4 года назад +5

    Roddenberry didn't come up with the idea for 'The Menagerie'. Associate Producer Bob Justman did, because the show had run out of scripts to shoot at that point. John D. F. Black wrote the first draft of the framing story, which was then extensively rewritten by Roddenberry, to the point that Roddenberry didn't feel the need to credit Black. It was another nail in the coffin of the relationship between Black and Roddenberry.

    • @joelellis7035
      @joelellis7035 4 года назад +4

      Yeah, Roddenberry took a lot of credit for things he shouldn't. He also wrote lyrics for the Star Trek theme (that were unused) just so he could be a "co-writer" of the tune and receive royalties on that. Roddenberry had some questionable ethics the more that I find out about him.

    • @MyRegardsToTheDodo
      @MyRegardsToTheDodo 4 года назад

      @@joelellis7035 A lot of creatives seem to have, just look at Stan Lee.

  • @tonsilsthecat3430
    @tonsilsthecat3430 4 года назад +2

    Mork's pet Bebo was inspired by the Tribbles. Though, he had an attitude and didn't purr.

  • @joelellis7035
    @joelellis7035 4 года назад +22

    Naw, you haven't lived until you have been "dismissed" by Captain Janeway. Also, don't get in the way of her and "Coffee! Black!"
    Plus, it's evident that Kate Mulgrew developed Janeway's biting wit. I'm thinking of a scene in "The Q and the Grey":
    Q - "Is it because of his tattoo?" [Referring to Chakotay] "Well, mine's bigger!" [As Q turns his head to reveal half his face in tattoo]
    Janeway - [Stands and walks by Q] "Not big enough!"

    • @jayluck8047
      @jayluck8047 4 года назад +1

      She had the military "bark" nailed down years ago when she was in, "Remo Williams: The Adventure Begins".

  • @deadaccount7520
    @deadaccount7520 4 года назад +1

    James Doohan who played scotty was shot 6 times during the allied invasion of Normandy. 4 in the leg. 1in the chest that was stopped by a silver cigarette case his brother gave him. 1 in the hand. Which resulted in his middle finger being amputated.
    Had to look it up on the exact number. Which was cool because I had never heard of that cigarette case part.

  • @Serai3
    @Serai3 4 года назад +55

    * sigh * Janeway was NOT the first female captain. We saw the first one in ST IV. Why does nobody remember her?

    • @davidareeves
      @davidareeves 4 года назад

      Who, just kidding :D

    • @arielfilmsinc1926
      @arielfilmsinc1926 4 года назад +4

      @@davidareeves There was a woman in Next Generation that was Captain that was 1987

    • @belliott538
      @belliott538 4 года назад +11

      Captain Rachel Garrett of the Enterprise C...

    • @tonsilsthecat3430
      @tonsilsthecat3430 4 года назад +14

      They mean as the lead in a TV show - which she was.

    • @belliott538
      @belliott538 4 года назад +1

      Perhaps implied, though that was definitely not clearly stated... But Woo Woo if it makes you feel chipper.
      Cheers!

  • @Gangerworld
    @Gangerworld 4 года назад +1

    Wow I never saw that Voyager pilot with the different captain. That's wild!
    And I toally either forgot or didnt notice at all the dudes in skirts on TNG.
    Big props to this channel.

  • @virginiaconnor8350
    @virginiaconnor8350 4 года назад +4

    Seth McFarlane was Ensign Rivers in a few "Enterprise" episodes. Dr. Phlox fed a tribble to one of his plants. Poor Hoshi had the misfortune of seeing him do that. Perhaps, he should've done it in front of T'Pol instead.

    • @nicosteffen364
      @nicosteffen364 4 года назад +1

      And he played also in TNG a friend of Whesley in one or two episodes!
      Plus he asked CBS for permission to create a new Star Trek Series, they rejected him and now see what he did!
      He outperformed Discovery!
      What kind of awesome Star Trek we could have get with him as showrunner!

    • @GabePuratekuta
      @GabePuratekuta 2 года назад

      @@nicosteffen364 When did he pitch a new series?

  • @JanetStarChild
    @JanetStarChild 4 года назад

    I only knew a few, so, much appreciated on your deep research. Some of those were mind-blowing!

  • @tyrssen1
    @tyrssen1 4 года назад +2

    Gor, am I the only one that liked "Enterprise?" Oh well ... The "Vulcan nerve pinch" has a basis in fact. Press under that back shoulder blade muscle, and you'll literally hit a nerve. I dunno if it'll knock ya out, but it hurts. ...Hey, I didn't know if TNG would fly, or not! But I was, of course, favorably impressed right from the jump.

    • @jeannico5613
      @jeannico5613 3 года назад +1

      eyyy I liked ST: Enterprise too!! It may not be as good as TNG but it's enjoyable 😞😞

  • @mrbond59
    @mrbond59 4 года назад +3

    Thanks for the CTV logo at the top. Shout out to Canadian TeleVision!

  • @rmdodsonbills
    @rmdodsonbills 3 года назад +2

    I really wish the Trek Universe had a series set primarily on Earth. I feel like there's an untapped well of stories set on planetary surfaces.

  • @therealhardrock
    @therealhardrock 2 года назад +6

    In light of what the technology around Stephen Hawking was capable of, it's strange that they couldn't conceive of a way to give an invalid like Pike the ability to talk through technology. Case in point, toward the end of Hawking's life, they perfected his type-talking technology to the point where he could control it simply by quivering his cheek slightly, which was about all the mobility he had left. There should be lists of technology that appeared on Star Trek that has since become real and real technology that exists now that makes Star Trek seem dated.

    • @kurtsnyder4752
      @kurtsnyder4752 Год назад +1

      Our "flip phones" are Trektech, though they can't broadcast and receive communications 2 light years distant.

    • @Cyril29a
      @Cyril29a Год назад +1

      The goal of story telling is to tell a story to YOUR audience not to get all the real world details right. When writing and filming for a 1960s audience they needed to design things in a way that audience would understand and accept so that meant doing things that looks silly in retrospect. TOS was a. TV show to be consumed by the average person of the time, not an exercise in futurology, I try to remember that when watching old media and it makes things much more enjoyable.

  • @LarryLeeMoniz
    @LarryLeeMoniz 4 года назад

    Brilliant! Nicely done Marcus!

  • @jay-day
    @jay-day 4 года назад +3

    There was some controversy as to the reason Bujold didn't wind up with the part. Though a reason was offered that she wasn't happy with the schedule, whyt was she was the only one with this problem? If you compare the performance of Mulgrew vs Bujold, Mulgrew is passionate and warm, where Bujold came across as cold and aloof. I remember a statement from one of the producers that they felt they wanted to take the character in a different direction. The schedule thing was probably done to save face for the seasoned actress so as not to put a black mark on her record.

    • @jb888888888
      @jb888888888 4 года назад +2

      I recall that the entertainment news was all over Bujold "walking off" the set after a mere three days, doesn't sound like anyone was helping her save face to me. As to why she was the only one with the problem? Because she was a fairly well-known film actress who was being forced to adjust to the schedule of tv, whereas just about everyone else were either relative unknowns happy for their big break or else tv veterans who understood the system.

    • @jay-day
      @jay-day 4 года назад

      @@jb888888888 good answer - but i still remember hearing the producers wanted to take it in a "different direction" - unfortunately don't remember the source so take it for what it's worth

  • @ferociousgumby
    @ferociousgumby 4 года назад +1

    We ALL knew about the Vulcan salute. I've heard it at least 100 times.

  • @jasonzedtheflyingzed
    @jasonzedtheflyingzed 4 года назад +12

    Fun Fact: When John Colicos got the role of Kor, no one knew what a Klingon was supposed to look like so he suggested a cross between Fu Manchu and Genghis Khan and voila!

    • @GarrethandPipa
      @GarrethandPipa 4 года назад +1

      Additionally the reason Kor quoted Shakespeare was to tie back to the original series and it's use of Shakespearean themes and plots.

    • @virginiaconnor8350
      @virginiaconnor8350 4 года назад +2

      "You have not read Shakespeare until you read it in the original Klingon," "ST:6"

    • @ComicBookGuy420
      @ComicBookGuy420 4 года назад +1

      @@virginiaconnor8350 undiscovered country🙌

    • @virginiaconnor8350
      @virginiaconnor8350 4 года назад +1

      @@ComicBookGuy420 Right. And "Only Nixon could go to China". Cpt. Spock

    • @ComicBookGuy420
      @ComicBookGuy420 4 года назад +1

      @@virginiaconnor8350 old Vulcan proverb🤣

  • @meiketorkelson4437
    @meiketorkelson4437 4 года назад

    As always, love your work. A lot of fun.

  • @batgurrl
    @batgurrl 4 года назад +2

    Fun list I knew some already.
    Thanks 🖖

  • @plexus
    @plexus 4 года назад +9

    Who WASN’T jealous of Worf?!... lol... And it’s like they knew the audience would feel this way when they wrote in the bits of Bashir and Quark being jealous to reflect the feelings of the audience... lol

    • @swishfish8858
      @swishfish8858 4 года назад +2

      I dunno, I was kinda jealous of Dax...~

    • @christopherlively8477
      @christopherlively8477 4 года назад

      I dunno, Dax is a free fun loving spirit and Worf is so ridged and boring! She would have had more fun with Quark😊🖖

    • @TrekCulture
      @TrekCulture  4 года назад +1

      What the gf said 😂

    • @swishfish8858
      @swishfish8858 4 года назад +4

      @@christopherlively8477 Boring?! Rigid perhaps, but Worf isn't someone I'd call "boring". Hardcore training regimes, implied to regularly go Targ hunting, *tons* of bedroom fun, and the dude learned how to play Poker, man! He even had a good time in a holodeck program as an ancient-western American Sheriff after only a couple of minutes!
      And Dax, as an ex-Klingon liason officer, knew herself how much fun a grumpy Klingon can be made to have~

    • @Ravathiel
      @Ravathiel 4 года назад

      wasn't jealous.
      just felt bad. poor Worf can't be happy. lol.
      what he loved always died

  • @alexandernichols413
    @alexandernichols413 4 года назад

    You actually found a few tidbits that I did not know. Congratulations, I am impressed. 👍

  • @xaviercast970
    @xaviercast970 Год назад +1

    2:37 Hey it's the Latina actress Rosa Salazar who played Alita: Battle Angel, I can't wait to see the next sequel movie of that series.

  • @kenprier7413
    @kenprier7413 4 года назад +2

    If a series ever deserved a couple of movies it's Enterprise! Bring em back!

  • @hippo1701
    @hippo1701 Год назад

    Thank you, Marcus, for the 100 bars of your love.

  • @McCoymiked
    @McCoymiked 4 года назад

    Great video!

  • @richardyoung9024
    @richardyoung9024 4 года назад

    Kate Mulgrew did a fantastic job as Captain Kathryn Janeway. My only real problem with Janeway was that when she spoke, her voice on occasion would creep down to a near quiet whisper and I always hated that.

  • @aldeshsa
    @aldeshsa 4 года назад

    Golden, much love, mate.

  • @AmericanActionReport
    @AmericanActionReport 4 года назад +1

    The Vulcan nerve pinch is real, though it's somewhat different in real life. The person receiving the pinch doesn't slowly fall unconscious. He suddenly drops straight down to his knees fully conscious, though in pain. That spot is one of many pressure points throughout the body. To mention another, if you give someone a spear-hand thrust to the brachial plexus (in the pit of the shoulder), it'll paralyze his arm for a minute or longer.

  • @Chuck_Hooks
    @Chuck_Hooks 4 года назад +4

    I wish there was a short fan-film showing Finnegan constantly pranking "grim" young cadet Kirk and hearing and seeing Finnegan laughing maniacally at Kirk one prank after another👍🤣

    • @sklaWlivE
      @sklaWlivE 4 года назад +1

      That's what the first "NuTrek" film needed! A Finn v. Kirk subplot! Even if only to build up Kirk's screwball-sense of character during the academy scenes...then they could've killed Finn later as a "Red Shirt" death, instead of that nameless security guard during the orbital drop scene...or maybe as a triggering moment for Kirk to start taking things more seriously, complete with a "crew death monologue" moment.

  • @BrianThorstad
    @BrianThorstad 4 года назад

    I knew many, but not all. Subscribed.

  • @chariotdrvr14
    @chariotdrvr14 4 года назад +2

    The thought occurs that TOS grew its audience thanks to the quirkiness of its central actors as they embraced their pop culture icon-ness. Shatner and Nimoy with their albums solidified their presences in the public psyche ...and of course, going into syndication. They built a good foundation for forcing a comeback.

    • @kurtsnyder4752
      @kurtsnyder4752 Год назад

      I'm a ROCKET MAN!First Trek actor to actually get to space( or good as).

  • @kevinquinn7645
    @kevinquinn7645 4 года назад +1

    Which Star Trek character was indirectly created by John Wayne?
    Answer: Pavel Chekov. George Takei was filming the John Wayne movie The Green Berets when series 2 of Star Trek was starting production. So the character Chekov was created as Helmsman until Takei returned. It also resulted in the creation of the dual helm positions that became a standard Star Fleet design.

    • @daleh.4705
      @daleh.4705 4 года назад

      Will Ricker. He walked like him and he was a fan of John Wayne.

  • @emulatorretro
    @emulatorretro Год назад

    @2:34 Bob from Bobs Burgers. He only tried to make the ultimate space burger. lol

  • @JohnDlugosz
    @JohnDlugosz 3 года назад +1

    David has said that he was not aware of Flat Cats when he wrote TTWT. Rather, he and RAH were both inspired by the same source: a newsreal showing a population explosion of rabbits in Australia. The sea of furry creatures covering the landscape and obliterating crops is impressive and ominous and makes a lasting impression. In fact, the Tribbles story is more in parallel to the newsreal, in that they are eating all the human's food.

  • @Dwarficus
    @Dwarficus 4 года назад +5

    During the promotion of the first season of TNG, Sir Patrick Steward was in the UK and was watching the BBC when Red Dwarf (the original british version, damn the American remake is one of the worst remakes I've ever seen) was being airred. Apon seeing the introduction he reached for the phone to call his solicitor (or lawyer as they're called in the US). Whilst dialling, he stopped once he realised the laughter he could hear was his own and has been a big fan of Red Dwarf since.
    On a completely different subject Sir Patrick Steward also wrote the introduction to the fifth volume of Transmetropolitan by Warren Ellis and Darick Robertson. For those not into comics, Transmet is considered to be one of the best comics ever written, personally it's in my top 3 (but due to Preacher and Uncanny X-Men being my other favourites, I can not say in which order the top 3 are in)

  • @fatmaninthesun1
    @fatmaninthesun1 3 года назад

    I remember seeing the first ever broadcast of TOS on the BBC. Fan from day 1.

  • @kurtsnyder4752
    @kurtsnyder4752 Год назад

    Worf and Dax, fun couple. Also Quark and the GORGEOUS Grilka!
    The Klingons MUST be tizzy-ed that a Ferrengi is in their House structure!

  • @systemBuilder
    @systemBuilder 4 года назад

    Really good job I only knew about five of these and I consider myself a ST:TOS expert.

  • @GeekFilter
    @GeekFilter 4 года назад

    Thanks for not ignoring TAS!

  • @captainzac24
    @captainzac24 4 года назад +4

    5:47 hahahaha carefully tied in are you joking. Look I actively try not to hat on discovery too much but you can't honestly call crow barring another spock sibling into the franchise "careful"

  • @pinktribble
    @pinktribble 4 года назад +14

    I knew them all! ☺ With a name like mine, you kind of have to know stuff like this, or the name isn't earned. 😁

    • @Me4-gc8qs
      @Me4-gc8qs 4 года назад +2

      Are you the Tribble who gave Kirk space herpes. (search for space herpes Robot Chicken before commenting and making a fool of yourself please)

    • @Riogard
      @Riogard 4 года назад

      3al

    • @zarachastellaris9016
      @zarachastellaris9016 4 года назад

      I got to meet Brent Spiner at Dragon Con a couple of years ago!

    • @Moondog-wc4vm
      @Moondog-wc4vm 4 года назад

      Actually both my tribbles are pink. And very hairy!

  • @515aleon
    @515aleon 3 года назад

    I liked Enterprise, but the idea of it being on Earth originally sounds amazing. This would have been a very creative take and would have a genuine culmination. The next years could explore very early flights of various sorts.

  • @Orsonzilla
    @Orsonzilla 4 года назад +2

    The Vulcan Nerve Pinch was lifted from Doc Savage pulp novels.

    • @GarrethandPipa
      @GarrethandPipa 4 года назад

      Nimoy approached director Leo Penn with his idea. William Shatner had been listening in, so when Penn asked for a demonstration, he quickly volunteered to be the guinea pig. Nimoy recalled, "I applied pressure to the juncture of Bill's neck and shoulder, and he most convincingly fell into an unconscious heap on the floor. Thus the famous neck pinch was born, in part because of Bill Shatner's talent for fainting on cue." He himself said he had been asked this question at least 100 times.

    • @Orsonzilla
      @Orsonzilla 4 года назад

      @@GarrethandPipa Nimoy must've grown up reading Doc Savage. lol

  • @naomy1701
    @naomy1701 4 года назад +1

    i consider myself a hardcore trekkie, but some of these i didnt know at all, thats for sure * ^^ * thx for the vid =)

  • @bradfordhatch5085
    @bradfordhatch5085 3 года назад +1

    4:50 - Good thing for Dr. Stephen Hawking that real technology greatly outpaced Star trek technology when it came to the seriously impaired being able to communicate with other people.

  • @JosephDickson
    @JosephDickson 4 года назад

    Didn't think I'd notice the Galaxy Quest and Orville title cards did you :P

  • @Jukrates
    @Jukrates 4 года назад +1

    You forgot that one tribble which Phlox fed to his pets

    • @virginiaconnor8350
      @virginiaconnor8350 4 года назад

      Poor tribble! Good thing he didn't show this to T'Pol!

  • @zebradun7407
    @zebradun7407 4 года назад +2

    Stewart would have been a great Doctor Who.

    • @rodstrayer3054
      @rodstrayer3054 4 года назад

      As a big Dr. Who fan....no! Especially with the writing and his performance in Picard.....ugh a bore fest. And Dr. Who unfortunately is falling on hard times until they replace Chibs and Jody. The two of them and the BBC has basically destroyed this iconic show.

  • @vassa1972
    @vassa1972 4 года назад

    Very cool video thanks knew a few things from the series loved the next generation overall but to be honest, I'm still More of a star wars Fan, happy may the forth to all

  • @erictaylor5462
    @erictaylor5462 4 года назад +1

    12:30 Keep in mind, Patrick Stewart didn't know he was not circumcised until he was in his 70's

  • @annieallen8457
    @annieallen8457 4 года назад

    Love Trek and Marcus too!

  • @Billoreillyz
    @Billoreillyz 3 года назад +2

    And Kate became one of the best captins in trek history.

  • @DTSephiroth
    @DTSephiroth 4 года назад

    TOS: The GNDN tubes that are all over the ship is an in-joke. While they look important, possibly some kind of wiring conduits or small plasma relays, the GNDN actually stands for "Goes Nowhere, Does Nothing". These tubes iirc also showed up in a DS9 Episode that wasn't a crossover with TOS, can't remember which one.

  • @melllvar4262
    @melllvar4262 4 года назад +2

    I had always heard that the Vulcan greeting was in fact a gang sign from Leonard Nimoys upbringing.
    Tough paper route.

    • @joycewasser2883
      @joycewasser2883 4 года назад +1

      no it's a Jewish blessing.

    • @robertsteich7362
      @robertsteich7362 4 года назад

      During that segment of this video, you can see Nimoy giving an interview of sorts. Fact is, it was that very interview where he exclaimed the Jewish blessing was used for the Vulcan symbol.

    • @virginiaconnor8350
      @virginiaconnor8350 4 года назад +1

      @@joycewasser2883 It's also in the Anglican 1928 Book of Common Prayer. I met Leonard Nimoy once and told him I knew that since my priest recited it often. He smiled and asked "Where do you suppose he got that from?" I told him from his Jewish religion since our Bible also includes the Old Testament.

  • @meganlockhart4148
    @meganlockhart4148 4 года назад +1

    Great video. Thank you.
    I was reminded of the Saturday Night Live episode with William Shatner at a Star Trek convention. Shatner to convention audience: "Get a life!"

  • @swishfish8858
    @swishfish8858 4 года назад +4

    I knew 8, 7, 3, 2, and 1. Fun list! I'd love to see some more DS9 appreciation on this channel, though.

  • @therealhardrock
    @therealhardrock 2 года назад

    5:12 Notice how an off-screen stage hand pulls Pike out of the way.

  • @grahamturner1290
    @grahamturner1290 3 года назад +1

    Love? The Ferengi would not be impressed. But the Companion from Metamorphosis would probably be quite content... 🤔🖖

  • @jaredlucev2705
    @jaredlucev2705 2 года назад

    Tribble always had an easy answer. Move every food source onto a few runabout, beam crews back and forth for meals. Roaming teams with wide beam distuptor rifles. Bam.

  • @liamwilliams1794
    @liamwilliams1794 4 года назад

    Im not a HUGE trekie but know quite a bit. But having seen that entry that episode of futurama make so much more sense. Its not just an homage it a straight up parody of an episode 😀

  • @Phoenix-tv4gb
    @Phoenix-tv4gb 4 года назад +1

    Beautiful vulcan concepts to remove violence, pinch technique clever to stop fighting 💝💝💝🕊️🕊️🕊️🕊️

  • @MMuraseofSandvich
    @MMuraseofSandvich 4 года назад

    Genevieve Bujold (the film actress who almost played Janeway) actually wanted to walk out much earlier after learning what the filming schedule was like-- from TNG cast member interviews, the cast can be expected to work over 12 hours a day, 5 days a week-- longer if you're using heavy prosthetics like Klingons or Ferengi. But she was contractually obligated to do _some_ filming, so she did the bare minimum to get out of the contract as efficiently as possible. Those few scenes that are accessible online feel wooden and dispassionate mainly because Bujold was exhausted from the long hours.

  • @loganhanssen6004
    @loganhanssen6004 2 года назад +1

    Next video you do you should add to the list 2 cartoon series.

  • @michaeltipton5500
    @michaeltipton5500 4 года назад

    Fascinating.

  • @MrTerapeuta25
    @MrTerapeuta25 2 года назад

    it's interesting to know that Nimoy invented a volcan salute.

  • @williammitchell4417
    @williammitchell4417 Год назад

    As for the minis, ( and Marina's favorite go go boots) during the TNG episodes, with guys wearing the short "dresses" wasn't such a noticeable thing

  • @martinwithani
    @martinwithani 4 года назад

    Any help on the 10 series?

  • @troy9er
    @troy9er 4 года назад

    Been a Trekkie since the start in the 60’s, but I didn’t know all this stuff!

  • @radioflyer68911
    @radioflyer68911 4 года назад +5

    Beam me up Scotty! There's always some know it all pinhead channel host coming up with a list of things they think you didn't know about Star Trek.
    11. Star Trek Continues is the last of decent Trek for the foreseeable funure.
    12. Klingons are not xenophobic, they are first and foremost oppressive conquerors. It's their job.

  • @cugan83
    @cugan83 4 года назад +2

    Dax didn't die in season 6...Jadzia did

  • @darcybrummett7004
    @darcybrummett7004 4 года назад

    7:01 I knew about that one. 11:24 Knew about this, too.