First appearance of the Vulcan neck pinch. Originally, it was scripted that Spock hit Kirk with the butt of his phaser. Leonard Nimoy figured that Vulcans would not be so brutal.
Greetings from an old fan who's been with the franchise since 1967 when I was two years old. Let me add a bit of historical context that makes this episode even better. From the inception of TV until about 20 years ago, "evil twin" stories were incredibly common. Actors always complained that they needed to stretch their wings, so writing them an evil twin was a quick-and-dirty way to shut them up. It was an easy sell to audiences who grew up on Jeckyl and Hyde stories. Sometimes the evil twin's appearance became integrated into the series. I couldn't count the number of times the female lead's evil twin turned up on _Bewitched_ and _I Dream of Jeannie_ . The entire premise of _The Patty Duke Show_ was a variation on the evil twin. The evil twins were almost uniformly the same, and rather boring after a while. When it worked, it was generally because the actor sold it. Very occasionally it was due to the story itself. When viewers in 1967 saw "The Enemy Within," they settled back comfortably in their chairs, assuming they were going to see just another generic evil twin story. They never imagined they were about to see an examination of the human spirit. The idea that a person actually _needs_ their "evil" side to function was a story that was never done before nor since. Again, just context that makes the episode even more unique. 🖖
Thank you so much for that! One of the best part of this channel is getting to learn more about the movies and TV shows I'm watching. I loved your insight. I have seen a few evil twin shows, and what struck me about this episode is exactly what you said. It showed that we NEED our "evil" side to be a functioning human being. Thank you again for your wonderful comment and for watching! Can't wait to read your insight in subsequent episodes 💛
@@AlexxaReacts well, I'm probably in it with you for the long haul. I'll warn you that I was a college instructor for a while, and being verbose and pontificating sort of rubbed off. I love to see how my favorite show of all time looks to young eyes. I'm a bit of a scifi historian and know that the technological predictions don't hold up well. It's the one commonality of all scifi: it gets technology wrong, or at best right in some areas and wrong in others. What _Star Trek_ and other scifi of the era couldn't predict was advances in computer science. In 1966, the best computers in the world were the size of a small warehouse and couldn't begin to approach the computing power of your phone. In 1966, the concept of a device that would put the sum total of human knowledge and wisdom into your pocket was laughable. They did their best with the Tricorder, but you can't even play music on them. 😉 Communicators bore a strong resemblance to early flip phones, but it's unintentionally meta: the engineers who came up with the flip phone were influenced by _Star Trek_ . I also know that the way stories are told today is very different than in 1966. Shows of that era were almost like stage plays: divided into four distinct acts, each with its own minor climax right before the commercial. They were also very episodic, with little changes in character in any given episode. There is character growth, but it tends to be long-term. It starts to happen as writers get more comfortable with the characters. It's also heavily influenced by actors' performances. Writers see what natural chemistry occurs between actors, then build on it. Back then, they circulated a writer's guide to free-lance writers who knew nothing of the show. Things couldn't change much, or characterization between writers would be inconsistent. On _Star Trek_ , there was a writing staff, but it consisted of a story editor and a couple of producers. Their job was mostly re-writing the free-lancers to make sure everything was consistent. They also wrote scripts (often out of the sheer necessity of producing 24 episodes a season). Gene Roddenberry re-wrote so much that he alienated writers. Just wait until you get to "The City On the Edge of Forever." There's a truly epic tale of re-writing. So as I say, I know that story-telling has changed. To make it even weirder, you're watching the show in better quality than they did in the dailies. In 1966, they shot on 35mm film. They couldn't just rewind and immediately see what they shot. The film had to be developed, a process that took about a day. Directors would film a scene, watch it the next day, and only then know if they needed a re-shoot. The dailies were usually in black-and-white because it was cheaper. The print was made quickly, so it wasn't of theatrical quality. You're watching a higher quality than they saw in a screening room. It's infinity better quality than what we saw on crappy, low-def, analog, broadcast television. It's hard to convey just how bad broadcast TV looked back then. Imagine a 640x480 video. Make it full screen on a 17" or larger monitor. Then throw in occasional static. The reason sets occasionally look like sets is because on crappy, low-def, analog, broadcast television, you couldn't make out the details. No TV show of the era had 4K-level sets. Watch an episode of _Bonanza_ sometime. It was a contemporary of _Star Trek_ , one of the most popular shows in TV history, and had a bigger budget to match it. You will still see horses on a soundstage set that's dressed to look outdoors. No doubt if Desilu had known people would be watching _Star Trek_ on 42" 4K monitors 60 years later, they'd've quadrupled the show's budget. Again, just a bit of history. Definitely keep watching, you're in for a ride (mostly good). 🖖
@@SYLTales I love this!! Hahaha, your comment about the Tricorder made me laugh! It's so true - compared to our phones today, that thing is MASSIVE and practically useless 😂 As a "writer", I loved what you told me about the writing. I can only imagine being Gene Roddenberry and having writers that don't fully understand my vision. Oh! What you said about how things are shot makes sense. It makes sense how the reshots look different, compared to the original sequence. It doesn't bother me in any way, but it's nice to understand why. Thanks again for your comment! I enjoyed reading it 💛🖖🏾
@@AlexxaReacts Roddenberry re-wrote _everybody_ . There's a Season 1 episode you've not yet reached that demonstrates it. Roddenberry didn't like a script that was _currently shooting on location_ . Location shooting is such a pain in the ass today that we've all but replaced it with CGI. Back then, lugging around lighting and massive, heavy, 35mm cameras ... and the sound had to be just right or you'd end up with your actors dubbing their lines. There was no ADR, so actors had to stand in a sound booth and speak precisely along with their filmed lips. And the weather better cooperate, because come Hell or high water, you had six days to get an episode in the can. So Roddenberry didn't like this already a pain-to-shoot episode. He sat under a tree, on location, re-writing pages almost as the scenes were being shot. On another occasion GR had gotten so behind on re-writing that it stalled production. Producer Robert Justman would walk into Roddenberry's office, stand on his desk, and wait until Roddenberry handed him enough pages to shoot for a while. And that doesn't cover "The City On the Edge of Forever." You can look forward to that one, it's legitimately top-tier. It's not just top-tier _Star Trek_ , it's top-tier television. Numerous TV historians cite it as one of the most memorable hours in TV history. But the writing story behind it ... well, I'll wait. Suffice to say that if there's a production hell for a specific episode of a series, "City" is _Star Trek_ 's.
@@AlexxaReacts oh, and something to look at just because most shows of the era didn't bother with it: Watch background characters sometimes, particularly on the bridge. Several regular directors would frame shots so that the leads are conversing in the foreground, but a background extra is visible behind them. The extras were directed to do business with their consoles, but to also occasionally react to the leads' conversation. (This also gave extras face-time on camera when they might otherwise have had their backs to the leads.) This led to _The Legend of Mr. Leslie_ . Eddie Paskey was a day-player on _Star Trek_ : they used him when or if they needed a body. To increase the chances that he'd be used (and paid), Paskey took to hanging around the sets even if he wasn't on the call sheet. The director would look for an extra, and there Paskey would always be. You see Paskey _everywhere_ on the ship. He's most frequently seen manning the engineering console when Scotty isn't on the bridge (that's the console to the right of the turbolift, opposite Uhura). However, you also see him as a relief navigator or helmsman, a security guard, or just someone standing in the Rec Room. He was there so frequently that he was named "Mr. Leslie" onscreen. He only has a few lines throughout the entire series (one's coming up for you soon). The thing to keep in mind about directors framing shots with Paskey or someone else in it: the audience at home couldn't make out that detail in 1966 broadcast TV. Directors did it because they were skilled, and extras reacted because they were professionals. None of them thought it would ever be seen. It wasn't until DVDs that the resolution was high enough to see it. Over the decades, fans have speculated that low key, Mr. Leslie was the chief source of the _Enterprise_ 's rumor mill. From his occasionally shocked reaction to the leads, you could easily imagine that his next move was to call his best friend and say things like: "Dude, you're never gonna believe this, but they're going to take us _backwards in time_ !"
Shatner's acting in this episode was astonishing. I believe he based it partially on Spencer Tracy's performance in Doctor Jekyll and Mister Hyde (1941). I agree with you that we are now in an age of intolerance when human flaws are not forgiven and not appreciated as part of what makes up a whole person. We have moved from hating the sin to condemning the sinner.
1,289 Views + Mine! 🖖 Thumb Up #123! 👍 You're welcome, and thanks! 😊 Notes: Jen Murray, I think, is Canadian, so now I'm following at least two Canadian gals who wear prescription lenses as I do, and it is all coincidental. 😊 What Janice Rand experienced here as a damsel in distress, makes some uncomfortable. The episodes being broadcast out of order, I guess kept them from seeing that from here on out, she has become a stronger woman, probably learning better self-defense off-screen. 🤔 But, since we know that she and Kirk had a thing for each other, what was perceived as her "trope blonde damsel in distress moment" may actually be her being taken off-guard in a way similar to first time spouse abuse incidents. In the 1960s, it was all expressed and explained differently than it would be nowadays. 🤔 Poor doggy. 🥺 Sulu! I suppose lowering a hot coffee pot would be safer than trying to haul him up with that long rope as the coffee pot wouldn't need a space suit! The men on the planet would require space suits and they would need to put them on! But just imagine sports enthusiasts willing to make climbing a cable into orbit a sport! 😮 Grace Lee Whitney, was a very nice lady to meet in person. ❤
Hey Alexxa. Good to see u back to Star Trek. Glad you're doing better. I've enjoyed your ST reactions. Some pick on stuff abt the Orig Series (1960s were a long time ago). But, show was ahead of its time. Glad u appreciated the sets. This episode was an interesting look at the duality of man (humans). Make us face that we all hv different aspects & are made of the sum of those parts. Those parts need each other more than we may think (Hmmm, like all of us regardless of our differences). ST makes us look at this stuff.
Thank you so much! Thank you for watching as well. I've always loved the behind the scenes of movies and tv shows, so sets are something I love to look at. Those sets were so cool, especially for the times. I can't wait for you to see the next episodes! 💛🖖🏾
During this episode you mentioned how you liked the sets on this show. As I used to have the complete series on DVD I learned for this series they were given a limited budget that they could spend on the show. I don’t remember all the details but they used to dig through the trash bins (I’m not sure if in Canada if you would call them garbage bins or dust bins etc) to find things that they could use. I might be mistaken but I vaguely recall them taking something like drinking straws, cutting them up and painting them different colors before gluing them around the bridge. Ordinary light bulbs were then placed behind them. When the different lights were turned on it looked as if different colored indicator lights were on. This only goes to show you of what is possible when you use your imagination. And of course we cannot overlook the most imaginative thing from this series that places Star Trek into the history books other than the cast and that is the transporter. They create the illusion of a transporter to beam the crew down to different planets because having the enterprise land on a different planet each week would have cost way more than their budget allowed them to spend.
Hey Alexxa. So glad you are feeling better. It is a joy for me to see your reactions to these Star Trek episodes, seeing these as if through new eyes. So I just turned 70 years of age. I had seen these shows when they first aired on TV. This was of course way before cell phones, the internet, all the things we take as normal today. In the Star Trek fan base back then, when the series was cancelled and entered in syndication, reports from fans began pouring in. People, mostly from overseas, had reported physical healings after watching these shows. Unfortunately, not much of this is documented. People claimed they were healed from cancer, emotional distress, turned their lives around where before suicide was considered. People said they had walked for the first time and overcame a multitude of traumas. And more common were the stories of those entering science careers because of TOS Star Trek. This series always held a special place for me. And I too went into computer sciences because of it. Just thought I'd share this interesting history and the effect this had on so many.
Oh wow! Those are amazing stories. I will have to research that! Thank you so much for watching - I hope you stay with me for the long run. I want to watch all of them until Discovery!💛🖖🏾
3:26 "Two of the same animal, but _different._ One gentle (this), one mean and _fierce._ That." We're lucky they decided to beam up this animal as well. What happened to it shows us what happened to Kirk. All of his _gentle_ traits went into _one_ of these men. All of his mean and _fierce_ traits went into the _other._ The result is that neither are complete, because every starship captain has moments where they need to be gentle and moments where they need to be mean and _fierce._
McCoy will routinely complain about the transporter through the series. It spooks him. With THIS episode a fan can kinda see why he feels that way though.
1:20 Quirks of the transporter were a useful source of plot complication, back in the day. Unfortunate that, by _TNG,_ they had largely been sorted out.
13:04 "Being split in two halves is no theory with me, doctor. I have a human half, you see, as well as an alien half, submerged, constantly at war with each other." 🤔Really? I mean, Spock's _human_ half and his _Vulcan_ half were blended when he was _conceived._ He's an _adult,_ now. Surely, they made peace a long _time_ ago.
11:03 "Help me." Why is this man still conscious? So much they _could've_ done to restrain, _should've_ done to restrain him, him that they _didn't._ It's like they're under the impression that he's going to restrain _himself._
5:27 "Yeoman, look at me. _Look_ at me. Look at my _face._ Are there any scratches?" You've got to appreciate the carefully-paced, impulse-controlled method they're applying to _investigate_ this. In so doing, they're catching details they would _miss,_ otherwise. The events that have been presented, so far, if they had been presented in a story set in the mid-20th century, would probably spawn the notion that Kirk has an _impostor_ who's trying to sully his _reputation_ or that Yeoman Rand is _lying_ or is _nuts._ If they were presented in a story set in the mid-21st century, these explanations would probably be accompanied by the insinuation that Kirk has a sophisticated _clone_ out there, somewhere. But _Star Trek_ has _always_ prided itself on the knack it has for using premises the general public has _no trouble_ accepting to support conclusions it _struggles_ to. This is in the philosophy of science. The devil is in the details.
6:21 "We can't just leave those four men down there. It's getting _dark._ They'll _die."_ This part puzzled me, though. I mean, evidently, the transporters are not an option, but why can't they send a _shuttlecraft_ to pick 'em up?
You should appeal that other take down of The Corbomite Maneuver.. Seems to me this stuff is fair use because it's commentary. Paramount fucking over someone who is clearly a new and enthusiastic fan is stupid.
Awww thanks! Yeah, I just appealed because they keep making me cut parts off. It should be back up in two days while the appeal process goes through. 😊💛
@@AlexxaReacts Sure. Like I said, probably it was an "illegal" takedown in the first place, but they often do that to new or small creators and even big ones sometimes. Maybe they'll restore my comment too because I think you'll find it interesting. Welcome to the Trek Family.
Thank you for the recommendation. I'm actually watching every episode in their production order. So for now I will release all the season 1 episodes I've already filmed and put on Patreon. I think the episode you are referring to is from Season 2, it should be on RUclips early next year 😊 thanks for watching!
First appearance of the Vulcan neck pinch. Originally, it was scripted that Spock hit Kirk with the butt of his phaser. Leonard Nimoy figured that Vulcans would not be so brutal.
I agree with him!! The nerve pinch is THE BEST!!!
Two of the best Spock soliloquies. Example: 13:15
Greetings from an old fan who's been with the franchise since 1967 when I was two years old. Let me add a bit of historical context that makes this episode even better.
From the inception of TV until about 20 years ago, "evil twin" stories were incredibly common. Actors always complained that they needed to stretch their wings, so writing them an evil twin was a quick-and-dirty way to shut them up.
It was an easy sell to audiences who grew up on Jeckyl and Hyde stories.
Sometimes the evil twin's appearance became integrated into the series. I couldn't count the number of times the female lead's evil twin turned up on _Bewitched_ and _I Dream of Jeannie_ . The entire premise of _The Patty Duke Show_ was a variation on the evil twin.
The evil twins were almost uniformly the same, and rather boring after a while. When it worked, it was generally because the actor sold it. Very occasionally it was due to the story itself.
When viewers in 1967 saw "The Enemy Within," they settled back comfortably in their chairs, assuming they were going to see just another generic evil twin story. They never imagined they were about to see an examination of the human spirit.
The idea that a person actually _needs_ their "evil" side to function was a story that was never done before nor since.
Again, just context that makes the episode even more unique. 🖖
Thank you so much for that! One of the best part of this channel is getting to learn more about the movies and TV shows I'm watching. I loved your insight. I have seen a few evil twin shows, and what struck me about this episode is exactly what you said. It showed that we NEED our "evil" side to be a functioning human being. Thank you again for your wonderful comment and for watching! Can't wait to read your insight in subsequent episodes 💛
@@AlexxaReacts well, I'm probably in it with you for the long haul. I'll warn you that I was a college instructor for a while, and being verbose and pontificating sort of rubbed off.
I love to see how my favorite show of all time looks to young eyes. I'm a bit of a scifi historian and know that the technological predictions don't hold up well. It's the one commonality of all scifi: it gets technology wrong, or at best right in some areas and wrong in others.
What _Star Trek_ and other scifi of the era couldn't predict was advances in computer science. In 1966, the best computers in the world were the size of a small warehouse and couldn't begin to approach the computing power of your phone.
In 1966, the concept of a device that would put the sum total of human knowledge and wisdom into your pocket was laughable. They did their best with the Tricorder, but you can't even play music on them. 😉 Communicators bore a strong resemblance to early flip phones, but it's unintentionally meta: the engineers who came up with the flip phone were influenced by _Star Trek_ .
I also know that the way stories are told today is very different than in 1966. Shows of that era were almost like stage plays: divided into four distinct acts, each with its own minor climax right before the commercial. They were also very episodic, with little changes in character in any given episode.
There is character growth, but it tends to be long-term. It starts to happen as writers get more comfortable with the characters. It's also heavily influenced by actors' performances. Writers see what natural chemistry occurs between actors, then build on it.
Back then, they circulated a writer's guide to free-lance writers who knew nothing of the show. Things couldn't change much, or characterization between writers would be inconsistent.
On _Star Trek_ , there was a writing staff, but it consisted of a story editor and a couple of producers. Their job was mostly re-writing the free-lancers to make sure everything was consistent. They also wrote scripts (often out of the sheer necessity of producing 24 episodes a season). Gene Roddenberry re-wrote so much that he alienated writers.
Just wait until you get to "The City On the Edge of Forever." There's a truly epic tale of re-writing.
So as I say, I know that story-telling has changed. To make it even weirder, you're watching the show in better quality than they did in the dailies.
In 1966, they shot on 35mm film. They couldn't just rewind and immediately see what they shot. The film had to be developed, a process that took about a day. Directors would film a scene, watch it the next day, and only then know if they needed a re-shoot.
The dailies were usually in black-and-white because it was cheaper. The print was made quickly, so it wasn't of theatrical quality.
You're watching a higher quality than they saw in a screening room. It's infinity better quality than what we saw on crappy, low-def, analog, broadcast television. It's hard to convey just how bad broadcast TV looked back then. Imagine a 640x480 video. Make it full screen on a 17" or larger monitor. Then throw in occasional static.
The reason sets occasionally look like sets is because on crappy, low-def, analog, broadcast television, you couldn't make out the details. No TV show of the era had 4K-level sets. Watch an episode of _Bonanza_ sometime. It was a contemporary of _Star Trek_ , one of the most popular shows in TV history, and had a bigger budget to match it. You will still see horses on a soundstage set that's dressed to look outdoors.
No doubt if Desilu had known people would be watching _Star Trek_ on 42" 4K monitors 60 years later, they'd've quadrupled the show's budget.
Again, just a bit of history. Definitely keep watching, you're in for a ride (mostly good). 🖖
@@SYLTales I love this!!
Hahaha, your comment about the Tricorder made me laugh! It's so true - compared to our phones today, that thing is MASSIVE and practically useless 😂 As a "writer", I loved what you told me about the writing. I can only imagine being Gene Roddenberry and having writers that don't fully understand my vision.
Oh! What you said about how things are shot makes sense. It makes sense how the reshots look different, compared to the original sequence. It doesn't bother me in any way, but it's nice to understand why.
Thanks again for your comment! I enjoyed reading it 💛🖖🏾
@@AlexxaReacts Roddenberry re-wrote _everybody_ . There's a Season 1 episode you've not yet reached that demonstrates it.
Roddenberry didn't like a script that was _currently shooting on location_ . Location shooting is such a pain in the ass today that we've all but replaced it with CGI. Back then, lugging around lighting and massive, heavy, 35mm cameras ... and the sound had to be just right or you'd end up with your actors dubbing their lines. There was no ADR, so actors had to stand in a sound booth and speak precisely along with their filmed lips.
And the weather better cooperate, because come Hell or high water, you had six days to get an episode in the can.
So Roddenberry didn't like this already a pain-to-shoot episode. He sat under a tree, on location, re-writing pages almost as the scenes were being shot.
On another occasion GR had gotten so behind on re-writing that it stalled production. Producer Robert Justman would walk into Roddenberry's office, stand on his desk, and wait until Roddenberry handed him enough pages to shoot for a while.
And that doesn't cover "The City On the Edge of Forever." You can look forward to that one, it's legitimately top-tier. It's not just top-tier _Star Trek_ , it's top-tier television. Numerous TV historians cite it as one of the most memorable hours in TV history.
But the writing story behind it ... well, I'll wait. Suffice to say that if there's a production hell for a specific episode of a series, "City" is _Star Trek_ 's.
@@AlexxaReacts oh, and something to look at just because most shows of the era didn't bother with it:
Watch background characters sometimes, particularly on the bridge. Several regular directors would frame shots so that the leads are conversing in the foreground, but a background extra is visible behind them. The extras were directed to do business with their consoles, but to also occasionally react to the leads' conversation.
(This also gave extras face-time on camera when they might otherwise have had their backs to the leads.)
This led to _The Legend of Mr. Leslie_ .
Eddie Paskey was a day-player on _Star Trek_ : they used him when or if they needed a body. To increase the chances that he'd be used (and paid), Paskey took to hanging around the sets even if he wasn't on the call sheet. The director would look for an extra, and there Paskey would always be.
You see Paskey _everywhere_ on the ship. He's most frequently seen manning the engineering console when Scotty isn't on the bridge (that's the console to the right of the turbolift, opposite Uhura). However, you also see him as a relief navigator or helmsman, a security guard, or just someone standing in the Rec Room.
He was there so frequently that he was named "Mr. Leslie" onscreen. He only has a few lines throughout the entire series (one's coming up for you soon).
The thing to keep in mind about directors framing shots with Paskey or someone else in it: the audience at home couldn't make out that detail in 1966 broadcast TV.
Directors did it because they were skilled, and extras reacted because they were professionals. None of them thought it would ever be seen. It wasn't until DVDs that the resolution was high enough to see it.
Over the decades, fans have speculated that low key, Mr. Leslie was the chief source of the _Enterprise_ 's rumor mill. From his occasionally shocked reaction to the leads, you could easily imagine that his next move was to call his best friend and say things like:
"Dude, you're never gonna believe this, but they're going to take us _backwards in time_ !"
Shatner's acting in this episode was astonishing. I believe he based it partially on Spencer Tracy's performance in Doctor Jekyll and Mister Hyde (1941). I agree with you that we are now in an age of intolerance when human flaws are not forgiven and not appreciated as part of what makes up a whole person. We have moved from hating the sin to condemning the sinner.
He was soooo good!! A great actor!
Love the Trek reactions. I'll definitely watch any you do.
Thank you so much for watching! Welcome to the family!
1,289 Views + Mine! 🖖 Thumb Up #123! 👍 You're welcome, and thanks! 😊
Notes: Jen Murray, I think, is Canadian, so now I'm following at least two Canadian gals who wear prescription lenses as I do, and it is all coincidental. 😊
What Janice Rand experienced here as a damsel in distress, makes some uncomfortable. The episodes being broadcast out of order, I guess kept them from seeing that from here on out, she has become a stronger woman, probably learning better self-defense off-screen. 🤔
But, since we know that she and Kirk had a thing for each other, what was perceived as her "trope blonde damsel in distress moment" may actually be her being taken off-guard in a way similar to first time spouse abuse incidents. In the 1960s, it was all expressed and explained differently than it would be nowadays. 🤔
Poor doggy. 🥺
Sulu! I suppose lowering a hot coffee pot would be safer than trying to haul him up with that long rope as the coffee pot wouldn't need a space suit! The men on the planet would require space suits and they would need to put them on!
But just imagine sports enthusiasts willing to make climbing a cable into orbit a sport! 😮
Grace Lee Whitney, was a very nice lady to meet in person. ❤
Hey Alexxa. Good to see u back to Star Trek. Glad you're doing better. I've enjoyed your ST reactions. Some pick on stuff abt the Orig Series (1960s were a long time ago). But, show was ahead of its time. Glad u appreciated the sets. This episode was an interesting look at the duality of man (humans). Make us face that we all hv different aspects & are made of the sum of those parts. Those parts need each other more than we may think (Hmmm, like all of us regardless of our differences). ST makes us look at this stuff.
Thank you so much! Thank you for watching as well. I've always loved the behind the scenes of movies and tv shows, so sets are something I love to look at. Those sets were so cool, especially for the times. I can't wait for you to see the next episodes! 💛🖖🏾
During this episode you mentioned how you liked the sets on this show. As I used to have the complete series on DVD I learned for this series they were given a limited budget that they could spend on the show. I don’t remember all the details but they used to dig through the trash bins (I’m not sure if in Canada if you would call them garbage bins or dust bins etc) to find things that they could use. I might be mistaken but I vaguely recall them taking something like drinking straws, cutting them up and painting them different colors before gluing them around the bridge. Ordinary light bulbs were then placed behind them. When the different lights were turned on it looked as if different colored indicator lights were on. This only goes to show you of what is possible when you use your imagination. And of course we cannot overlook the most imaginative thing from this series that places Star Trek into the history books other than the cast and that is the transporter. They create the illusion of a transporter to beam the crew down to different planets because having the enterprise land on a different planet each week would have cost way more than their budget allowed them to spend.
That is sooo cool and innovative. I love old school film/television making. People had to be so resourceful to make their ideas come to life!
Hey Alexxa. So glad you are feeling better. It is a joy for me to see your reactions to these Star Trek episodes, seeing these as if through new eyes. So I just turned 70 years of age. I had seen these shows when they first aired on TV. This was of course way before cell phones, the internet, all the things we take as normal today. In the Star Trek fan base back then, when the series was cancelled and entered in syndication, reports from fans began pouring in. People, mostly from overseas, had reported physical healings after watching these shows. Unfortunately, not much of this is documented. People claimed they were healed from cancer, emotional distress, turned their lives around where before suicide was considered. People said they had walked for the first time and overcame a multitude of traumas. And more common were the stories of those entering science careers because of TOS Star Trek. This series always held a special place for me. And I too went into computer sciences because of it. Just thought I'd share this interesting history and the effect this had on so many.
Oh wow! Those are amazing stories. I will have to research that! Thank you so much for watching - I hope you stay with me for the long run. I want to watch all of them until Discovery!💛🖖🏾
@@AlexxaReacts really like your channel ❤️
@@leroystea8069 Thank you so much! 💛
3:26 "Two of the same animal, but _different._ One gentle (this), one mean and _fierce._ That."
We're lucky they decided to beam up this animal as well. What happened to it shows us what happened to Kirk. All of his _gentle_ traits went into _one_ of these men. All of his mean and _fierce_ traits went into the _other._ The result is that neither are complete, because every starship captain has moments where they need to be gentle and moments where they need to be mean and _fierce._
McCoy will routinely complain about the transporter through the series. It spooks him. With THIS episode a fan can kinda see why he feels that way though.
Yeah well, Star Trek the Motion Picture gives him an even better reason.
1:20 Quirks of the transporter were a useful source of plot complication, back in the day. Unfortunate that, by _TNG,_ they had largely been sorted out.
13:04 "Being split in two halves is no theory with me, doctor. I have a human half, you see, as well as an alien half, submerged, constantly at war with each other."
🤔Really? I mean, Spock's _human_ half and his _Vulcan_ half were blended when he was _conceived._ He's an _adult,_ now. Surely, they made peace a long _time_ ago.
11:03 "Help me."
Why is this man still conscious? So much they _could've_ done to restrain, _should've_ done to restrain him, him that they _didn't._ It's like they're under the impression that he's going to restrain _himself._
14:40 See? Look at this. This is what you get.
5:27 "Yeoman, look at me. _Look_ at me. Look at my _face._ Are there any scratches?"
You've got to appreciate the carefully-paced, impulse-controlled method they're applying to _investigate_ this. In so doing, they're catching details they would _miss,_ otherwise.
The events that have been presented, so far, if they had been presented in a story set in the mid-20th century, would probably spawn the notion that Kirk has an _impostor_ who's trying to sully his _reputation_ or that Yeoman Rand is _lying_ or is _nuts._
If they were presented in a story set in the mid-21st century, these explanations would probably be accompanied by the insinuation that Kirk has a sophisticated _clone_ out there, somewhere.
But _Star Trek_ has _always_ prided itself on the knack it has for using premises the general public has _no trouble_ accepting to support conclusions it _struggles_ to. This is in the philosophy of science. The devil is in the details.
6:21 "We can't just leave those four men down there. It's getting _dark._ They'll _die."_
This part puzzled me, though. I mean, evidently, the transporters are not an option, but why can't they send a _shuttlecraft_ to pick 'em up?
You should appeal that other take down of The Corbomite Maneuver.. Seems to me this stuff is fair use because it's commentary. Paramount fucking over someone who is clearly a new and enthusiastic fan is stupid.
Awww thanks! Yeah, I just appealed because they keep making me cut parts off. It should be back up in two days while the appeal process goes through. 😊💛
@@AlexxaReacts Sure. Like I said, probably it was an "illegal" takedown in the first place, but they often do that to new or small creators and even big ones sometimes. Maybe they'll restore my comment too because I think you'll find it interesting. Welcome to the Trek Family.
@@dailyqwikbytes Thank you so much! 💛
@@AlexxaReacts You're very welcome, fam. Live Long and Prosper.
@@dailyqwikbytes 🖖🏾💛
alexxa next watch the doomsday day machine it's a good episode trust me you will enjoy it.
Thank you for the recommendation. I'm actually watching every episode in their production order. So for now I will release all the season 1 episodes I've already filmed and put on Patreon. I think the episode you are referring to is from Season 2, it should be on RUclips early next year 😊 thanks for watching!