Also, the people involved in Star Trek like the production staff and the actors were of the WW2 generation, especially the males, most of who served in the armed forces. Either that or the Korean War or peacetime military service by way of the draft. (Leonard Nimoy for example.) While certain liberties were taken for storytelling purposes you can tell those responsible for the show knew how a military organization functioned, it shows in the general "feel" of the TOS shows. Later "Star Trek" shows, not so much and in the J.J. Abrams abominations not at all. TOS was pretty mature stuff, especially Season One.
Not sure I'd agree with how well they've 'held up'. Often they addressed political, or moral issues of the day and are now severly dated. That said, I loved ever episode.
@@conradnelson5283 Compared to what's around now, certainly. However we have to remember this was TV in the 1960s, mega-budget TV shows were far in the future. And in fact "Star Trek" was one of the more expensive shows to produce, much more so than the average cop, doctor, or lawyer show. And the production cycle was much more intense with a "We don't need it great, we need it next week!" "Star Trek" series from "The Next Genration" on have had the luxury of much bigger budgets, less intense production cycles, and vastly improved special effects techniques and it shows.
For all their flaws, that's one of the things the Abrams films actually did very well. There was always comm traffic going on in corridors and around the ship and it made the setting feel that much more vibrant
More importantly, nearly everyone in the creative team for TOS experienced wartime active-duty military service, which was not the case for TNG or any other properties in the franchise.
I did a meet & greet with William Shatner after a screening of "The Wrath of Khan" in Philly a few years ago. I'm 60 and I was still star-struck, ha ha.
Agree. I have the entire series on DVD that I got at Walmart for about $50.00. TNG is also good, but lacks the character and creative imagination of TOS.
The background sounds of the Bridge takes me straight back to family evening mealtime in front of the TV. … Respect to the Creators of ‘Star Trek’ Original series ❤ 😊
The sound budget for this series was through the roof its relatively easy to build an enterprise soundstage but when STAR TREK CONTINUES wanted to match warp factors vs the original series sound effects they needed a volunteer army of 50 musicians to do the deed!
It just keeps getting better with age… there’s an instant magic that comes with it that none of the others have. The rest pulled their punches too much and went the MASH route and got preachy over entertainment that makes its points while having fun. You may want to check out the 13 episodes made by a fan group called a Star Trek Continues… it’s a few hairs off the original show, but it’s as good as it gets.
When Kirk points out that they are the only cop around, its actually a lot more like the old west where the only law around is the Town Sheriff. This harkens back also to the age of sail where there was no communications with higher ups and the Captain truly had tremendous responsibility as well as authority
I'd go even further. They're clearly beyond the bounds of the Federation at this point. And Captain Kirk isn't claiming the right to act generally against malefactors anywhere in space. The situation is more like a sovereign nation responding to a (perceived) act of war. On Earth, a similar situation would be the response to raids conducted by African, South Asian and North American sub-national powers (incapable of "waging war" in the conventional sense) against the British and Americans. The problem is that space is big enough that entire empires can exist, unknown and of comparable strength, beyond the horizon. But the logic remains the same. The Federation isn't "keeping the peace", but deciding when provocations are enough to require a punitive response, a response harsh enough to deter further incursions.
"Harkens back to the age of sail." VERY perceptive, that was exactly what Gene Roddenberry had in mind, Captain Kirk was in fact a 23d Century "Horatio Hornblower," out there on his own and left to his own devices to do the right thing. Roddenberry believed that if Kirk was constantly calling Starfleet Command asking "What do you want me to do?" he wouldn't be a very interesting character, and so it proved.
@@robertpunzell7607 "Wagon Train To The Stars" was the original concept in that there'd be a core group of actors and each week there'd be a different story concerning a member of the crew or a passenger. However the network wanted "planet" stories so the format had to change a bit. Roddenberry considered C.S. Forrester's Hornblower series of novels some of the best written so that became the pattern to follow. Kirk=Hornblower. Roddenberry however drew the line at "Star Trek" being a "space war" series. All of the above is from the 1969 paperback "The Making Of Star Trek" which I purchased in 1969! Yeah, I've been around since the beginning!
This was actually a problem faced by sea faring captains in the 19th century. This whole show is modeled after that, right down to the way the ship was designed.
This is an example of adult writers writing an adult story, with an adult script, with adults in adult roles. Acting like adults. Unfortunately, we've run out of adults when it comes to Star Trek these days.
The driving force behind Star Trek these day is money money money making as much money as possible. Just like all of Hollywood the art, creativity, novelty - none of it matters. Just the profit. Profit is god and they love to worship.
This will be the third time I've replied to this reply. How... _interesting._ The characters on Kurtzman-produced "Star Trek" behave like emo teenagers on any CW show. Now... let's see if that statement gets deleted yet again.@@johnnybravado7141
The one where Kirk fights the lizard creature... My oldest brother made me watch the original shows with him every week. Cutting-edge Sifi blazing a path on TV!
There's certain truths that are eternal and unchangeable. You don't stop bad behavior by ignoring it or in a backhanded way rewarding it. It never worked and never will.
Oh wow - I seem to have forgotten this episode from when I was a little kid - I HAVE to go watch it now...thanks for posting this to trigger great memories of a truly great show !!
I read nimoy came up with the eyebrow raise and"indeed" because shatner pitched a fit about lines Mr nimoy had Leonard came up with that trademark indeed in reaction to Shatner's whining to keep the peace.
The Original Series is still the best in my opinion. I enjoy watching Captain Kirk fight the Gorn!!! Thanks for sharing this exciting video!!! Ahead warp factor eight!!! 🖖
Belay that order! I don’t feel warp 8 is warranted in this situation, Chris. You’re going to tax the engines. Proceed at warp factor 5. You have my order
I was 7 years old in 1966 when we got the TV Guide for the fall season that year. Found the page that introduced Star Trek it was a picture of Kirk and Spock together. For some reason seeing that photo intrigued me and I knew I had to see this show. I watched all 3 seasons of Star Trek TOS and it didn’t disappoint then and now 58 years later it still stands!
One of the few times you hear Spock get rebuked a little by Kirk besides the "Were No Man Has Gone Before" episode. Spock had a point but Kirk was right as well. An entire Earth colony was obliterated and that Gorn vessel had to answer for it. Spock handled it very well though.
The whole bridge crew is horrified when Kirk orders Warp 8 (512 times light speed). Scotty said there was danger of them blowing up, but the Enterprise reached Warp 14.1 (2803.221 times light speed) in "That Which Survives" and did not blow up.
Interesting that the Klingon warships always seemed to have the speed advantage. Especially when the Romulans adopted the Klingon design and had no trouble catching up to the Enterprise when Kirk stole their cloaking device. Once the cloaking device was activated, it dragged down the Enterprises's speed and Kirk ordered a hard turn to port to let the Romulan/Klingon ships pass.
@@flatcat47 post TOS era there was a redefinition of the warp factors that starfleet used. Warp 8 to them is more like warp 4 or 5 to the enterprise D I believe
In "The Making of Star Trek" (1973) by Gene Roddenberry and Steven Whitfield, warp 6 = max sustainable, warp 9 is for very short periods ("minutes" - Chekov)
As kids in the early1970's, adults said that Star Trek was a Sufi fantasy and nothing in the series would ever exist. Also we needed to do manly things like sneak alcohol and set-up girls; at times were restricted from watching Star Trek and had to view the show when parents weren't around. Fast Forward, I built plastic models to authentic and when I finally broke away from home I passed on all my model stuff to my brother. He had taken buildings models to another level winning in competitions! Fast Forward again, he graduated from the Art Institute of Pittsburgh, PA. Afterwards, was employed at Paramount for special effects on Star Trek: 1st Contact! He had designed the space suits and dressed the actors! He had employed by Todd Masters and his name is in the credits, Patrick A. Chitty. I never knew what our father thought of this but I think he Ate Crow! Also, our mother was one of many petitioner to keep Star Trek alive in the 1960's. Interesting how live unfolds.
This episode I know I watched but don't remember how it goes, I'm old😬 20 years ago I remembered lots of things like the fancy names of my favourite series characters and plot of most episodes 😬
It’s the Gorn episode, where advanced aliens force Kirk and the reptilian captain of the other ship to fight to the death. Kirk makes gunpowder and wins.
TOS Enterprises engine was an established Warp 8 design as Archers was a Warp 5. Any machine taken to it's designed max performance is an extreme action and any durability doing so is a great testiment to the quality of maintenance said machine recieved.
After 60 years, I still want to see how it ends!! A great display of how complex military strategy can be. Do you let him go? Or do you chase him and destroy?
I always liked how the music fit the shots. Kirk says something dramatic and there’s a musical sting. Then “worried” music as we see the reaction shots of each crew member. Then later there’s a sting when each Crew member is shown. I wonder if they cut it to the music or did the music to the shots. Either way, it’s a super cool thing the original series did, that the newer ones lacked.
Music budget for this show was through the roof! In doomsday machine every ship has its own musical theme! When Star Trek Continues decided to match wits on music with TOS they had to assemble an army of 50 volunteer musicians!
I enjoy hearing stories about how this minor part My Sulu had. People from Japan loved seeing a Japanese in a top rated show like this and they actually considered him their star of the series. It made him a giant in Japan. It kind of went to his head too. He began believing it.
Today, men and women are unable to find out what they are. Star Trek cannot be built on such a poor foundation. Dark Ages 2.0 is just beginning and will never end.
@@dskinner6263 Your focus is too narrow. The OP was looking far past the surface and reflecting on the organic power that would have to exist prior to making the concept of Star Trek actually achievable IRL. The OP was accurately inferring that such achievement CANNOT be done with the poor quality human and societal material that current exists and is projected to exist going forward.
These characters of star trek are the only ones I really love. Never got into the expanded star trek stuff like Next generation etc. I did love the motion pictures of the original cast & the new movies that are based on these characters.
To hold full power, I hope they've got a 4-core rad and an oversized transmission cooler. They may have to run the heaters at maximum and drive with the windows open. When they're done, they'd better let it idle a bit before shut-down or they'll crack the heads... Kidding of course!
Anyone notice how Kirk shadowed Spock when he first walked up and Spock immediately moved to his right to find his light and continue the scene without skipping a beat? Pro move.
Funny, the character Kirk has absolutely great leadership skills…..should be an example to anyone who is pursuing a leadership role in law enforcement, fire service or military.
This is what made Kirk such a great capitain. He knew he had to risk pushing the ship to the absolute limit to show force or the romulans would be back.
What is worth noting is that Captain Kirk is ok with his executive officer weighing on on the captain's recently-given orders. A Klingon captain surely have killed his 2ond-in-commend for questioning his orders ESPECIALLY in front of the junior-ranking crewmembers.
"If the aliens go unpunished they will be back attacking other Federation installations..." such wisdom is so few words. We seem to have forgotten this simple wisdom in everything from shoplifting to the southern border to the situation in Israel. There must be consequences for bad behavior or else there will be more bad behavior.
wouldn't it be cool to have AI reproduce all the cast of Enterprise and then write new scripts and new Episodes of the Original Series and continue their 5 year mission... and perhaps extend it for another 20 years?
No. These scripts were good because they involved the human element. AI can only copy and change with no capacity for understanding a possible audience reaction, or any qualities that might connect with current events.
One of the reasons for, wisely, writing the Bridge as a core location for every episode, was that it became a, progressively, intimately familiar and SHARED location axis for them and us. A strategy that TNG used so well, too. Unfortunately, the later versions have discarded that intimacy and closeness, replacing it with the cold, warehouse sized vacuum concept. The effect, visually and SHOWING storytelling-wise, is a dull inhumanity.
Kirk had a different attitude in this episode. He was out for a fight from the beginning. Spock trying to talk him down constantly but failed. Turns out the reptile was in the right Kirk was in a rush and got a telling off from the voice of reason humble pie was eaten.
@@dgillies5420 I think we can all agree that Star Trek, in any of its forms, didn't exactly have any devotion to continuity. But I digress. Not sustainable doesn't mean it can't be done. Remember, again with the lack of continuity, In "The Enterprise Incident", they went from nothing to warp 9 when trying to escape before they got the cloak working. Funny thing, the Romulans, using Klingon ships, somehow managed to move faster than the Enterprise, even though the Enterprise didn't have a problem outrunning the Klingons in "Errand of Mercy".
When the Romulan Bird of Prey entered Federation space and destroyed the outposts, Spock was all for overtaking and destroying it. Interesting that he should take a different stance here.
He knew what the Romulans were all about because he shared a common ancestry with them. He knew nothing about the Gorn or how they operated so he suggested giving them the benefit of the doubt.
@@johnnybravado7141 The Romulans had crossed a treaty determined Neutral Zone after 100 years of peace to make their attacks. The Gorn attack was something of a worst case first contact situation. Kirk was right insisting he had to take action to enforce order and seek justice,while Spock was right that the Gorn were a species with no agreed upon border or relations with the Federation.
In this case Spock is questioning Kirk's judgment in front of the crew so he needs to address the disagreement in private so it makes 100% perfect sense. Spock is actually out of order here and in danger of being relieved...
Its amazing how well star trek has held up after all of these years. superior writing, I think.
Each episode had a lesson about the morality of man… How far have we gone backwards since then?
Also, the people involved in Star Trek like the production staff and the actors were of the WW2 generation, especially the males, most of who served in the armed forces. Either that or the Korean War or peacetime military service by way of the draft. (Leonard Nimoy for example.)
While certain liberties were taken for storytelling purposes you can tell those responsible for the show knew how a military organization functioned, it shows in the general "feel" of the TOS shows. Later "Star Trek" shows, not so much and in the J.J. Abrams abominations not at all.
TOS was pretty mature stuff, especially Season One.
I agree.
Not sure I'd agree with how well they've 'held up'. Often they addressed political, or moral issues of the day and are now severly dated. That said, I loved ever episode.
Story will always trump special effects. We're overwhelmed by glitzy garbage nowadays.
I'm 70 and still love this stuff. LOL
Me too! 70 and loving the old "Star Trek." Guys like you and me were there at the beginning!
I watched Star Trek reruns for years. Eventually, I realize that they were very cheap and primitive.. but I still love them
@@conradnelson5283 Compared to what's around now, certainly. However we have to remember this was TV in the 1960s, mega-budget TV shows were far in the future. And in fact "Star Trek" was one of the more expensive shows to produce, much more so than the average cop, doctor, or lawyer show. And the production cycle was much more intense with a "We don't need it great, we need it next week!"
"Star Trek" series from "The Next Genration" on have had the luxury of much bigger budgets, less intense production cycles, and vastly improved special effects techniques and it shows.
It was the amazingly imaginative story lines which have never been bettered by what followed.
Same here !
I love the back ground chatter on the ship intercom.
The newer Star Trek shows never had any of that.
For all their flaws, that's one of the things the Abrams films actually did very well. There was always comm traffic going on in corridors and around the ship and it made the setting feel that much more vibrant
@@maqsarian Wow that’s cool. I never did see his films. That’s awesome that he did that.
In TNG defence, the galaxy class was built more for leisure and research. The constitution class was more of a research/warship.
More importantly, nearly everyone in the creative team for TOS experienced wartime active-duty military service, which was not the case for TNG or any other properties in the franchise.
New Trek didn't need secondary people pushing a phaser firing button when one could just do it on the bridge.
I did a meet & greet with William Shatner after a screening of "The Wrath of Khan" in Philly a few years ago. I'm 60 and I was still star-struck, ha ha.
Boldly went where no man had gone before! The original Trek is still best!
Agree. I have the entire series on DVD that I got at Walmart for about $50.00. TNG is also good, but lacks the character and creative imagination of TOS.
The background sounds of the Bridge takes me straight back to family evening mealtime in front of the TV. … Respect to the Creators of ‘Star Trek’ Original series ❤ 😊
Same here! Takes me back to the 1970s in Zambia.
The sound budget for this series was through the roof its relatively easy to build an enterprise soundstage but when STAR TREK CONTINUES wanted to match warp factors vs the original series sound effects they needed a volunteer army of 50 musicians to do the deed!
The original is still the best.
It just keeps getting better with age… there’s an instant magic that comes with it that none of the others have. The rest pulled their punches too much and went the MASH route and got preachy over entertainment that makes its points while having fun. You may want to check out the 13 episodes made by a fan group called a Star Trek Continues… it’s a few hairs off the original show, but it’s as good as it gets.
It is, if you're in the mood for it. Captain Kirk never had a toiltet flusher stop working when he didn't know a single plumber in town.
Of course it is!
Its not about money or special effects,it's about the plot and really great veteran actors...
One of the better, best, and one of my favorite episodes of all time.
Interesting how in TOS that "phaser banks" is like a department with crewmen who report in, rather than being just a setting on the control console.
I think the setup of the Enterprise is naval in inspiration, it's like an aircraft carrier with a crew manning the guns.
@MrWeezer55 they really hammed this up for Balance of Terror
@@jamesboulger8705 One of my favorite episodes.
It’s also older tech I mean look at the amount of crew it took to man the ship then you look at crew compliments later
Technology progresses. As systems become more automated there is less need for specialised crews.
When Kirk points out that they are the only cop around, its actually a lot more like the old west where the only law around is the Town Sheriff. This harkens back also to the age of sail where there was no communications with higher ups and the Captain truly had tremendous responsibility as well as authority
I'd go even further. They're clearly beyond the bounds of the Federation at this point. And Captain Kirk isn't claiming the right to act generally against malefactors anywhere in space.
The situation is more like a sovereign nation responding to a (perceived) act of war. On Earth, a similar situation would be the response to raids conducted by African, South Asian and North American sub-national powers (incapable of "waging war" in the conventional sense) against the British and Americans.
The problem is that space is big enough that entire empires can exist, unknown and of comparable strength, beyond the horizon.
But the logic remains the same. The Federation isn't "keeping the peace", but deciding when provocations are enough to require a punitive response, a response harsh enough to deter further incursions.
"Harkens back to the age of sail." VERY perceptive, that was exactly what Gene Roddenberry had in mind, Captain Kirk was in fact a 23d Century "Horatio Hornblower," out there on his own and left to his own devices to do the right thing. Roddenberry believed that if Kirk was constantly calling Starfleet Command asking "What do you want me to do?" he wouldn't be a very interesting character, and so it proved.
And that was the premise of the show. Gene Rodenberry was trying to create something like WagonTrain to the stars.
@@robertpunzell7607 "Wagon Train To The Stars" was the original concept in that there'd be a core group of actors and each week there'd be a different story concerning a member of the crew or a passenger. However the network wanted "planet" stories so the format had to change a bit. Roddenberry considered C.S. Forrester's Hornblower series of novels some of the best written so that became the pattern to follow.
Kirk=Hornblower. Roddenberry however drew the line at "Star Trek" being a "space war" series.
All of the above is from the 1969 paperback "The Making Of Star Trek" which I purchased in 1969! Yeah, I've been around since the beginning!
This was actually a problem faced by sea faring captains in the 19th century. This whole show is modeled after that, right down to the way the ship was designed.
This is an example of adult writers writing an adult story, with an adult script, with adults in adult roles. Acting like adults. Unfortunately, we've run out of adults when it comes to Star Trek these days.
You smacked that nail on the head!
You and your lemmings perhaps.
Absolutely. It was way ahead of its time. No doubt it had an influence on Kubrick's 2001 a space Odyssey, and certainly Star Wars.
@@PeterMayerStar Wars is for Children
The driving force behind Star Trek these day is money money money making as much money as possible. Just like all of Hollywood the art, creativity, novelty - none of it matters. Just the profit. Profit is god and they love to worship.
Spock with his Bluetooth earphone
With Vulcan ears he hardly needed it
So many modern inventions have been inspired by great science fiction
I'm delighted Mr. Spock. One of my favorite TOS lines.
He is delighted that Spock is no longer questioning his judgement in front of the crew!
My all time favorite era along with the TOS movies. Every other Star Trek show coming in second.
1:00 "warp factor seven" The triangulation of Spock, Scotty, and Sulu is insane.
After watching Strange New Worlds, it's refreshing to see a depiction of Spock that doesn't act like a child.
Since when did Spock act like a child?
Basically every episode of Strange New Worlds. Of course, he's not the only one. That series is basically "CW Star Trek."@@johnnybravado7141
Pretty much every character on the current incarnation of Star Trek acts like an emo teenager from a CW show.@@johnnybravado7141
This will be the third time I've replied to this reply. How... _interesting._
The characters on Kurtzman-produced "Star Trek" behave like emo teenagers on any CW show.
Now... let's see if that statement gets deleted yet again.@@johnnybravado7141
Here here!
The Gorn/Metron episode !
A classic imo !
Space Karen aliens smh. Let him roast those lizards!
I figured that was the episode.
Arena, one of my favorites
He tasks me. He tasks me, and I shall have him!
Prepare to alter course
The one where Kirk fights the lizard creature...
My oldest brother made me watch the original shows with him every week. Cutting-edge Sifi blazing a path on TV!
"If the Aliens go unpunished, they'll be back..." Well that aged like fine wine.
There's certain truths that are eternal and unchangeable. You don't stop bad behavior by ignoring it or in a backhanded way rewarding it. It never worked and never will.
Aliens and Hamas will be back if unpunished.
🎉My God! Doesnt Kirk realize what warp 8 will do to his mpg ratings when he has to turn in his monthly expense receipts for dilithium crystals????
I haven’t genuinely laughed out loud in quite a while… Thanks
The Enterprise I think gets 10 parsecs per mole of dilithiun (10 ppmd)!
@@dgillies5420 I think you are talking about E85 dilithium crystals. I'm certain the Enterprise takes premium and not regular.
Oh wow - I seem to have forgotten this episode from when I was a little kid - I HAVE to go watch it now...thanks for posting this to trigger great memories of a truly great show !!
According to KurtzTrek, Kirk should already know all about the Gorn...
Damned canon-breakers in KurtzTrek.
New Trek ignores Gene Roddenberry’s cannon. Started with Enterprise series got worse with each new show.
Warp 7...
She will fly apart...
Then fly her apart!
I love it when Kirk goes full cowboy badass. I miss this series. Aloha!
Leonard Nimoy was amazing as Spock.
That he was, the actor and the role found each other and Leonard (and Spock) became American folk heroes.
I read nimoy came up with the eyebrow raise and"indeed" because shatner pitched a fit about lines Mr nimoy had Leonard came up with that trademark indeed in reaction to Shatner's whining to keep the peace.
The Original Series is still the best in my opinion. I enjoy watching Captain Kirk fight the Gorn!!! Thanks for sharing this exciting video!!! Ahead warp factor eight!!! 🖖
You're welcome. Last week I watched many episodes of the original series.
Belay that order! I don’t feel warp 8 is warranted in this situation, Chris. You’re going to tax the engines. Proceed at warp factor 5. You have my order
Ved this episode arena
You're not alone! The original series has stood the test of time and it's still the best.
The original is the best ! Better writing, better acting and better casting
I was 7 years old in 1966 when we got the TV Guide for the fall season that year. Found the page that introduced Star Trek it was a picture of Kirk and Spock together. For some reason seeing that photo intrigued me and I knew I had to see this show. I watched all 3 seasons of Star Trek TOS and it didn’t disappoint then and now 58 years later it still stands!
One of the few times you hear Spock get rebuked a little by Kirk besides the "Were No Man Has Gone Before" episode. Spock had a point but Kirk was right as well. An entire Earth colony was obliterated and that Gorn vessel had to answer for it. Spock handled it very well though.
Not sure how a hot pursuit alone would be enough. The Gorn would simply report back to their home world and say, "The humans are chicken."
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The whole bridge crew is horrified when Kirk orders Warp 8 (512 times light speed). Scotty said there was danger of them blowing up, but the Enterprise reached Warp 14.1 (2803.221 times light speed) in "That Which Survives" and did not blow up.
Interesting that the Klingon warships always seemed to have the speed advantage. Especially when the Romulans adopted the Klingon design and had no trouble catching up to the Enterprise when Kirk stole their cloaking device.
Once the cloaking device was activated, it dragged down the Enterprises's speed and Kirk ordered a hard turn to port to let the Romulan/Klingon ships pass.
I always thought 10 was the max with the technology.
@@flatcat47 Warp 11 is Nigel Tufnel speed. The best there is.
@@flatcat47 post TOS era there was a redefinition of the warp factors that starfleet used. Warp 8 to them is more like warp 4 or 5 to the enterprise D I believe
In "The Making of Star Trek" (1973) by Gene Roddenberry and Steven Whitfield, warp 6 = max sustainable, warp 9 is for very short periods ("minutes" - Chekov)
Warp factor 8!? No Jim! no!!!
Mr. Leslie is concerned
Interesting how Sulu responds “Aye, aye, captain.”
A determined pursuer is a good thing.
*Did you know that the words ''beam me up Scotty'' were never said on this show?*
Yep
As kids in the early1970's, adults said that Star Trek was a Sufi fantasy and nothing in the series would ever exist. Also we needed to do manly things like sneak alcohol and set-up girls; at times were restricted from watching Star Trek and had to view the show when parents weren't around. Fast Forward, I built plastic models to authentic and when I finally broke away from home I passed on all my model stuff to my brother. He had taken buildings models to another level winning in competitions! Fast Forward again, he graduated from the Art Institute of Pittsburgh, PA. Afterwards, was employed at Paramount for special effects on Star Trek: 1st Contact! He had designed the space suits and dressed the actors! He had employed by Todd Masters and his name is in the credits, Patrick A. Chitty. I never knew what our father thought of this but I think he Ate Crow! Also, our mother was one of many petitioner to keep Star Trek alive in the 1960's. Interesting how live unfolds.
Michele looks so beautiful
‘N’ ichelle
The episode with the greatest cinematic fight scene ever.
This episode I know I watched but don't remember how it goes, I'm old😬
20 years ago I remembered lots of things like the fancy names of my favourite series characters and plot of most episodes 😬
It might be Alzheimer's.
Have it checked ✔️ out.
Yup, I know exactly what you are talking about.
@@andrewvelonis5940 hey, you have the same name of my son
It’s the Gorn episode, where advanced aliens force Kirk and the reptilian captain of the other ship to fight to the death. Kirk makes gunpowder and wins.
“He knows, Doctor. He has reasoned it out.”
TOS Enterprises engine was an established Warp 8 design as Archers was a Warp 5. Any machine taken to it's designed max performance is an extreme action and any durability doing so is a great testiment to the quality of maintenance said machine recieved.
Captain ahab springs to mind😮😢
Nice work boys 🛸
They look modern and high tech today. 👽
First meeting with the Gorn and a higher species the Metrons.
I forgot about the Metrons! 👍
MUCH...Much higher! Almost "Q" like.
they were mentioned again in Discovery@@blockmasterscott
Continuity has already been blown up. There's no reconciling TOS with SNW when it comes to the Gorn.
According to later Star Trek lore, the Klingons defeated the Gorn in an interstellar war. The Gorn later joined the Federation.
After 60 years, I still want to see how it ends!! A great display of how complex military strategy can be. Do you let him go? Or do you chase him and destroy?
I always liked how the music fit the shots. Kirk says something dramatic and there’s a musical sting. Then “worried” music as we see the reaction shots of each crew member. Then later there’s a sting when each Crew member is shown. I wonder if they cut it to the music or did the music to the shots. Either way, it’s a super cool thing the original series did, that the newer ones lacked.
Music budget for this show was through the roof! In doomsday machine every ship has its own musical theme! When Star Trek Continues decided to match wits on music with TOS they had to assemble an army of 50 volunteer musicians!
I enjoy hearing stories about how this minor part My Sulu had. People from Japan loved seeing a Japanese in a top rated show like this and they actually considered him their star of the series. It made him a giant in Japan. It kind of went to his head too. He began believing it.
Is that a very young Ray Liotta at the bridge console next to Mr Sulu?
Liotta would have been a little young to play that part. That was Sean Kinney. (He did look a lot like Ray, though.)
CC at 2:51 made me laugh "is aghast". 🤣🤣🤣
This is where Kirk fought the Gorn on Cestus III.
My favorite tos episode.❤👍😃
Nya ha.. "space legends"? Like what they tell in one of those bars in the Star Wars movie? LOL. 😆
Old Trek is the best Trek. Back when men were men; strong and virile
And women only had belly buttons in an alternate universe.
Bet Mc Coy berated him more than once for getting space viruses from the first to go there with Orion slave girls he just rescued😅😅😅
Today, men and women are unable to find out what they are. Star Trek cannot be built on such a poor foundation. Dark Ages 2.0 is just beginning and will never end.
You must have missed the whole point of this episode
@@dskinner6263 Your focus is too narrow. The OP was looking far past the surface and reflecting on the organic power that would have to exist prior to making the concept of Star Trek actually achievable IRL. The OP was accurately inferring that such achievement CANNOT be done with the poor quality human and societal material that current exists and is projected to exist going forward.
I still enjoy the original Star Trek movies which to this day are still fantastic to watch.😊❤
In several cases Star Trek squeezed a movie into 54 minutes !!!
When deciding whether to watch any other era of Star Trek again, or to watch this one for the tenth time, the decision is easy. Time for viewing #10.
Gotta always love Those Old Scientists.
What ? I'm just a simple country doctor !
Spock...my favorite character...by far!
These characters of star trek are the only ones I really love. Never got into the expanded star trek stuff like Next generation etc. I did love the motion pictures of the original cast & the new movies that are based on these characters.
I love it when they break the laws of physics
To hold full power, I hope they've got a 4-core rad and an oversized transmission cooler. They may have to run the heaters at maximum and drive with the windows open. When they're done, they'd better let it idle a bit before shut-down or they'll crack the heads... Kidding of course!
Only as old motorheads understand what you're saying. That is hilarious!
I remember that advice well as a past owner of a few muscle cars. And surely the Enterprise is a 60s musclecar.
That scene was better than most of the stuff they put out now.
Everything worked together. Lighting, acting, music.
Star Trekkies and expanding the Universe, good stuff! William Shatner the USS Enterprise.
Anyone notice how Kirk shadowed Spock when he first walked up and Spock immediately moved to his right to find his light and continue the scene without skipping a beat? Pro move.
1;35 spock walks up to kirk. kirk, "yes anything else, i thought we were in agreement before"
I love the short skirts. They were scandalous even for the 60s.
I don’t know about that …. The mini-skirt was all the rage then.
So ahead of it's time. Kirk is so awesome.
Funny, the character Kirk has absolutely great leadership skills…..should be an example to anyone who is pursuing a leadership role in law enforcement, fire service or military.
"CAPTAIN, she's given us all she's got!"
This is what made Kirk such a great capitain. He knew he had to risk pushing the ship to the absolute limit to show force or the romulans would be back.
That plot idea ("We must hunt them down or they'll be back!") was used exactly twice and then retired ...
What is worth noting is that Captain Kirk is ok with his executive officer weighing on on the captain's recently-given orders. A Klingon captain surely have killed his 2ond-in-commend for questioning his orders ESPECIALLY in front of the junior-ranking crewmembers.
"If the aliens go unpunished they will be back attacking other Federation installations..."
such wisdom is so few words. We seem to have forgotten this simple wisdom in everything from shoplifting to the southern border to the situation in Israel. There must be consequences for bad behavior or else there will be more bad behavior.
The MAGA republicans just want to let the enemies go home scot free!
The Arena…. Chasing down the “Gorns”!!!!
Apparently the enterprise was equipped with a tuner with no limiters and you could run her until she shook apart! Must have been a thundermax😂
Spock had an ear piece in, then the next second he hadn't. lol
Spock knows it's logical to call Ricky Smoke's ugly baby
I like Spock’s eye shadow.
wouldn't it be cool to have AI reproduce all the cast of Enterprise and then write new scripts and new Episodes of the Original Series and continue their 5 year mission... and perhaps extend it for another 20 years?
No. These scripts were good because they involved the human element. AI can only copy and change with no capacity for understanding a possible audience reaction, or any qualities that might connect with current events.
Gorns. I here they are better pets than chameleons. 😊
Can you imagine if the first Bluetooth earpieces looked like the Star Trek models lol... we would have all looked ridiculous
Ohhhh Nooo, not warp factor seven!!! Are you out of your vulking-mind, Kirk?
Kirk: They messed around, and now they're gonna find out.
"There's no time for that!" As Captain Kirk walks around the command chair, you can see the look on Spock's face, "Oh, crap, here it comes!"
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Nothing beats the original series. Nada.
One of the reasons for, wisely, writing the Bridge as a core location for every episode, was that it became a, progressively, intimately familiar and SHARED location axis for them and us. A strategy that TNG used so well, too. Unfortunately, the later versions have discarded that intimacy and closeness, replacing it with the cold, warehouse sized vacuum concept. The effect, visually and SHOWING storytelling-wise, is a dull inhumanity.
Kirk had a different attitude in this episode. He was out for a fight from the beginning. Spock trying to talk him down constantly but failed. Turns out the reptile was in the right Kirk was in a rush and got a telling off from the voice of reason humble pie was eaten.
Why are they surprised Kirk upped the speed?
If anything, I was surprised he didn't go from warp 6 to warp 9.
Anything beyond warp 6 is not sustainable according to "The Making of Star Trek" , (c) 1969
@@dgillies5420 I think we can all agree that Star Trek, in any of its forms, didn't exactly have any devotion to continuity.
But I digress. Not sustainable doesn't mean it can't be done. Remember, again with the lack of continuity, In "The Enterprise Incident", they went from nothing to warp 9 when trying to escape before they got the cloak working.
Funny thing, the Romulans, using Klingon ships, somehow managed to move faster than the Enterprise, even though the Enterprise didn't have a problem outrunning the Klingons in "Errand of Mercy".
I had no idea they could warp 8 in the original series.
Now you know why Sulu orders Excelsior go beyond warp speed..
how is sustained warp 7 speed dangerous for the enterprise. it's top safe speed is warp 7
She's an old classic. Push her too hard, she might throw a rod.
@@unclebob7937 i just recall reading or seeing that the TOS enterprise can go up to warp 8.4 and hold it. (by season 3)
@@joeswanson733 If memory serves me, an alien race took controll of her once.
Modified to warp 14.
@@unclebob7937 the kelvans
@@joeswanson733 Ole' Rojan (Toejam) was so jealous! Lol. The episode i ment was That Which Survives. (Just looked it up.)
Nothing can outrun my V-8 Ford
Warp factor 8 in those days was balls to the wall
*_What was the 1701's top speed..?_*
_(Not warp 9?)_
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#wth
When the Romulan Bird of Prey entered Federation space and destroyed the outposts, Spock was all for overtaking and destroying it. Interesting that he should take a different stance here.
He knew what the Romulans were all about because he shared a common ancestry with them. He knew nothing about the Gorn or how they operated so he suggested giving them the benefit of the doubt.
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The Romulans had crossed a treaty determined Neutral Zone after 100 years of peace to make their attacks. The Gorn attack was
something of a worst case first contact situation. Kirk was right insisting he had to take action to enforce order and seek justice,while Spock
was right that the Gorn were a species with no agreed upon border or relations with the Federation.
@@TheLAGopher So that means both were right but it was Captain Kirk that was in command so his orders takes precedence.
2:50 the crew are shocked that the captain is only using integers, when he should should use floats
Explaining to Spock about how to deal with aliens.
I suspected the captain was thinking the alien ship would disintegrate long before the Enterprise.
Spock has a sixth sense this chase is going bad
ah yes….in the early days of Starfleet, the Captain was REQUIRED to get off his chair and go to the station of each bridge person he’s talking to.
In this case Spock is questioning Kirk's judgment in front of the crew so he needs to address the disagreement in private so it makes 100% perfect sense. Spock is actually out of order here and in danger of being relieved...
I shall be merciful....and quick.,
When the Metrones send Kirk back to the Enterprise, he's all cleaned up, uniform fresh, hair in place. Who'da thunk it?
Kirk enforcing the FAFO Protocol.
Spock didn't put a cigarette on his ear but he put a vape in there