Over time, I've realized that some of the best acting is quiet, dignified, yet powerful monotone. One of the more recent examples for me is Jeffrey Wright's acting as Bernard on Westworld. He was nominated for 3 consecutive Emmys just like Leonard Nimoy was for playing Mr. Spock. I'm glad when this type of acting gets recognized because I think it's the hardest to pull off.
He created such an incredibly nuanced character. It would have been so easy for the actor (had it been someone else) to go all robotic and therefore boring.
I love how they use real human voices to try to sound like computers when in reality everyone is trying to make computer voices sound human. Gotta love the 60s!
You’re hearing the voice of Majel Barrett as the computer. She’s also the actress who plays Nurse Chapel. She also ended up marrying Gene Roddenberry, the creator of Star Trek.
I imagine in the future we will go back to the 60's so that computer voices will be distinguishable from human. Its not useful to mix the two since it is confusing .
In my opinion - based on my experiences on xx missions, construed by my infallible vulcanian logical mind. They are, for all intents and purposes, the truth I know, need and stand by.
Your comment is not logical. Computers today, like those 60 years ago, require forced mechanical input (energy) and forced mechanical output (human extraction), to deliver information. The phrase "mechanical survey" has nothing to do with the obsolescence of early computers any more than the phrase "electronic survey" has anything to do with recent computer advancements. Computer technology has changed only in terms of processor speed, throughput, and miniaturization.
Well, this is a court hearing. Everything must be specified so the lawyer can't twist it. A city council attempting to ban thong type swimsuits a few dozen years ago filled more than 50 pages of "official records" defining what "buttocks" are just to craft a law to require them to be covered up.
Impossible. Unless, you know, like Kirk is taken over by an alien, or affected by some weird disease or parasite or drug, or replaced temporarily by some parallel universe Kirk, or something . . .
the more i watch these old star trek shows I'm beginning to see Shatner as a brilliant actor. he REALLY gets a total bum rap on his acting hes great, really great
No actor could bring justice to the character of James T. Kirk. William Shatner take was unmatched!!! He is the gold standard, not Picard, Janeway, Sisko, etc.
My 3 favourite moments of Shatner as Kirk are 3 - Explaining to Sybok why he needs his pain STV 2 - David's death STIII 1 - Spock's death and funeral eulogy STII
A lot of the criticisms they have about his speaking style comes from: A. The ADR he had to record for the outdoor lines with no direction. B: Two speeches, Gamesters of Triskellion, and The Omega Glory. I think the parodies have gone so long range that people forget what it really was like.
@@brucechmiel7964 That's the thing. His... speaking style... was only seen a few times in the series. In most episodes, he sounded normal. And in many of the best episodes, he sounded normal. The Menagerie, which is often considered to be one of the best episodes of the original series and is famous to the point of being the basis for the latest Star Trek series (even though much of it was a clip show), just has him speaking normally with no fragmented lines.
The show’s Associate Producer Robert Justman didn’t think much of “Court Martial,” and excluded it from the list of episodes to be re-run during the summer. But I kinda like it.
If you will notice, the term Vulcanian was used in many episodes of the first season. After that, the term itself faded into television history and seasons two and three only use the term, Vulcan.
@Dan Basta The first episode I CAN recall the use of the term "Vulcan" was Season 2 "Metamorphosis" when Cochran first meets the crew. After he shakes Kirk's hand, he is introduced to Spock and shakes his hand and said, "You're a Vulcan, aren't you"? But I'm not sure if that episode was before or after Spock's mother implores Spock to save his father's life with a blood transfusion. Spock and his mother, "Amanda" discuss that whether logic or human instincts should rule the moment. Spoke reminds his mother that "How could you have lived on Vulcan for so long....... etc. He reminds his mother that he is "Vulcan", not Vulcanian. I'm not sure which episode came first, but it's clear by now that the term "Vulcan" is canon or dogma.
Summer H well my guy, it’s kind of a lazy script or dialogue if you think about it. Vulcan (also being the name of the planet) gets confusing. Arabs aren’t called Arabians because they don’t have their own country called Arab lol.
@@r0bw00d She gave McCoy the opportunity to explain why the culprit had a motive for revenge. Lt. Shaw made the case for the defense. She gave the motive to the criminal and didn't even know it.
Gravity is a theory, not a law. It is supported by laws, but not one in and of itself. In science, a theory is the strongest any concept can achieve and is always supported by facts, laws, and evidence. To call gravity a law is to decrease its authority within science.
“I do not dispute it. I merely state that it is wrong.” Probably the best line in this particular episode. Second best: “If I let go of a hammer on a planet that has a positive gravity, I need not see it fall to know that it has, in fact, fallen.”
I really like this scene b/c it really highlights how Spock seems to think that "human" nature is fated in some way. It always seemed like the Vulcan felt that there were certain natural laws about individuals that couldn't be altered or violated (such as that Vulcans cannot lie). It always seemed like an interesting perspective and I wonder why Spock seemed to hold it so strongly. He just seemed so tied to these ideas, inflexible, it was very black/white to me.
If he was referring to a microorganism being a multi legged creature calling on that man's shoulder, he must have been telling the truth, only to use it as a clever distraction.
@@Cryptonymicus Vulcans absolutely can and do lie and bluff. They avoid doing so to honour Surak's philosophy of resolving conflicts and other issues through logical, fact based discussion, which will obviously require a certain degree of honesty. But obviously the entire species is not physically incapable of lying. "Vulcans can't lie" is, at worst, a vulcan lie in itself, and, at best, a badly-worded and misleading overgeneralisation of their traditional moral code.
Mr. Worf does the same thing in STTNG regarding Klingon culture. Both men personify the ideals of their culture. They try to live up to the ideals more than a 'native' would. He was correct that Kirk would not act like the computer recorded unless there were external factors involved. In this case those external factors compromised the computer itself. After all as Kirk said 'The safety of his ship comes before everything else'. Of course as he got older that view changed.
Lieutenant, I know the Captain. I know what he's thinking... If he sees a woman who has positive gravity, I needn't stand around to know what his next move will be.
@@goosequillian Tbh I don't understand the stigma around TOS Jim Kirk. He only "smashed" a handful of times and at least two instances were ones where he was drugged or had amnesia. He was gentle with people when they needed it, and more stern when the situation called for it. But he always respected women, even going so far as to correct a man from the past who was shocked to see a woman on board ("A woman?" "A crewman"). And he was known to enjoy chess and reading and poetry. They said he was a nerd back in the Academy, too. Overall, Jim always put his job and duties to his crew and ship first-- ignoring that one time he blew up the Enterprise for Spock's sake. So I think it's so silly that people have the image of Jim as a horny jock, and I think it isn't helped by how Jim's characterization was in the first AOS movie :(
It's a great line - although, rather illogical and erroneous. Spock and other vulcans give opinions all the time, and opinions do not have to be connected to emotion. If she were actually a good lawyer Spock would have been called out on this point right away and damned by his own evidence. Spock even ends the evidence with "Yes... in my opinion"! Luckily Spock just owns the scene and arguably wins despite what he says!
How did you arrive at this Conclusion Mr. Spock ? " I know The Captain , If He is in an Impossible situation that He cannot get out of , I know then He will get out of it , He always does.......
Honest to goodness this is my single favorite Spock/Kirk scene in all of Star Trek. It shows the character of Kirk and the affection of Spock for his friend.
This was one of the best episodes of the series. The guest stars, and the quality of the script, put a light on the dangers in space, the decisions a captain must make, and the stress of service, re: Finney's behavior.
Inside Spock's mind: "I can't believe they got Ambassador Troi to lend her voice to the computers. She's the Holder of the Sacred Chalice of Rixx, and the heir to the Holy Rings of Betazed!"
@@thomasestes5747 Just for the heck of it I googled "betazoid lifespan" and fandom.com reports "120 years", so I guess it _COULD_ be true because TNG takes place about 75 years after TOS. Interesting!
Captain Kirk introduces Mr. Spock to Capt. Christopher as "Lieutenant Commander Spock". Spock's rank throughout the entire series is Commander, not a mere Lieutenant Commander.
@@davidsmith5523 Captain Kirk introduces Mr. Spock to Capt. Christopher as "Lieutenant Commander Spock". Spock's rank throughout the entire series is Commander, not a mere Lieutenant Commander.
@@danielgregory3295 Captain Kirk introduces Mr. Spock to Capt. Christopher as "Lieutenant Commander Spock". Spock's rank throughout the entire series is Commander, not a mere Lieutenant Commander.
@@rosethornil During the TOS episode "Metamorphosis" Zephram Cochran was introduced to the crew on an individual basis. He shook hands with each of them. However, when he shook hands with Cdr. Spock, Cochran said, "You're a Vulcan"? Cdr Spock affirmed with a "yes". I'll have to go back to get the exact word for word dialog spoken, but I believe what I've said from my memory is at lease the 80% solution.
Lieutenant Shaw with her superior during post-trial analysis: Superior: "Decent work, Shaw, but you made one critical mistake." LT Shaw: "Sir? Superior: "You let Spock bring up his logic based opinion." LT Shaw: "Sir, I still don't see how his opinion carried more weight than the established facts." Superior (turning computer to Shaw): "Starfleet Directive # 2: Spock's opinions and guesses outweigh anyone or anything else's facts."
This is an excellent first season episode. Very well acted out by all the actors and actresses, full of drama, shows how a REAL starship Captain, like Kirk, puts very first his ship and his crew's concerns and how he can save both his ship and his crew. Loved every bit of this episode, and can never get tired of watching it. Much BETTER than that next generation stuff, that's for sure.
It took me years to appreciate ST:TNG and it's quite a bit better than TOS. I downright refused to watch TNG and today I like them both. Picard is a much better captain than Kirk IMHO.
@@audio_guy Nope, no way. All chrome dome picard there does is sit there and flip his hands over his head and say, engage make it so. That next generation stuff is stupid, childish and cheesy. Kirk was and is a much BETTER starship Captain as he is a man of action, and most importantly, accomplished what he set out to do, that picard character is a joke, a complete joke. Sorry, the Original Star Trek series is a much BETTER TV SHOW, much BETTER than that next generation cheesy stuff.
@@danbasta3677That's your opinion and that's fine. It's interesting. I personally have a completely opposite opinion, i think TOS has some great episodes and great acting, but TNG is a more enjoyable show. Picard is a diplomat and a strategist, Kirk a man of action (and a womanizer but that's ok, i like that in his character). Granted, TNG has a lot of silly episodes too, all that Q stuff can get a bit boring too, sometimes, but seeing what are supposed to be aliens dressed like ancient greeks with a bit of make up on or the monster of the week being some old muppet that they found in a closet, that takes me out of it. Just my personal taste i guess.
0:49 I love how he act formal. But when it was clear the captain life on the enterprise was at risk. His mood literally shifts to 1:50 "I'm Protecting my captain bitch. What you gonna do about it" #spirk
Even when the Klingons murdered Kirk's son, Kirk didn't seek revenge. He did harbour hatred for what they did to his boy, but that's understandable. When they killed his son, you can see and hear the anguish Kirk was feeling. Kirk didn't seek revenge, but when the Klingons tried to comandeer the Enterprise, Kirk blew it to bits, along with some Klingons onboard. Kirk wanted peace with them, though. He may've strongly disliked them for what they did to his son, but he still wanted peace.
the two greatest praise in star trek history Spock: it's impossible for Captain Kirk to act out of panic or Malice RIker: Don't even try Mr. La Forge, you are incapable of such Incompetence.
Spock completely dominates this lawyer the whole time and the best she can get out of the whole interrogation is "yes, in my opinion." but they play the suspenseful music anyway lol I'd say Kirk will be out of there in ten minutes.
the computer voice sounds like in that cartoon M.A.S.K, where the computer also sounds similar in tone as it wants to recruit the team, "Personnel selected, Brad Turner, motorcycle and helicopter pilot, vehicle code name, Condor." xD
This was one of the most illogical statements Spock ever made. He thinks human behavior and his opinion of it is as factual as the science surrounding a falling hammer.
Captain Kirk introduces Mr. Spock to Capt. Christopher as "Lieutenant Commander Spock". Spock's rank throughout the entire series is Commander, not a mere Lieutenant Commander.
In the US Navy, and Coast Guard, an LCDR (Lieutenant Commander) is addressed as "Commander." Starfleet uses a seagoing command structure. That should help you.
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"In your opinion."
"Yes... in my opinion."
_DRAMATIC STING_
handsomebrick How much the internet/people value opinions in a nutshell.
DA NA!
The effectiveness of music, when it is scarsely used.
Yeah, that was a foolish comment to make since she went to great lengths to qualify him as a computer expert in the beginning of her examination.
In reply to, "In your opinion", I would have replied, "No, in my experience".
"It is impossible for captain Kirk to act out of panic or malice." shows how much he trusts and cares about Jim
"I'm losing the enterprise!!" Grabs Spock in turbolift.
Sounds like panic to me
@@stewartmcminn7773 that was because the children were manipulating his mind through the gorgon chanting.
@@sarahfullerton6894 Gorgon chanting children and their benevolent prosecutors. Sounds like Portland, OR, not a Starfleet courtroom.
@@briane173 Hahahaha!🤣😂
@@stewartmcminn7773 Under normal condition, Kirk would never act out of panic or malice.
Leonard Nimoy was so good at being monotone, yet authoritative at the same time.
There'll never be another Leonard Nemoy - in the latest ones the actor who plays him looks a real whimp!
Because the writers made him that way!
Over time, I've realized that some of the best acting is quiet, dignified, yet powerful monotone. One of the more recent examples for me is Jeffrey Wright's acting as Bernard on Westworld. He was nominated for 3 consecutive Emmys just like Leonard Nimoy was for playing Mr. Spock. I'm glad when this type of acting gets recognized because I think it's the hardest to pull off.
he wasn't that way in the 1st few episodes; he spoke to them to alter so kudos to him@@bovnycccoperalover3579
He created such an incredibly nuanced character. It would have been so easy for the actor (had it been someone else) to go all robotic and therefore boring.
I love how they use real human voices to try to sound like computers when in reality everyone is trying to make computer voices sound human. Gotta love the 60s!
You’re hearing the voice of Majel Barrett as the computer. She’s also the actress who plays Nurse Chapel. She also ended up marrying Gene Roddenberry, the creator of Star Trek.
@@kevinemmers9424 Yeah she did the voice of all Starfleet computers in TNG DS9 and Voyager as well
And the computer voice is now won’t listen do you have to timer start talking on their own. If I want that I’ll call my girlfriend.
@@kevinemmers9424 She also went on to play Lwaxana Troi on Star Trek TNG.
I imagine in the future we will go back to the 60's so that computer voices will be distinguishable from human. Its not useful to mix the two since it is confusing .
Spock is Vulcansplaining
And an Andorian got offended.
@@jeffsanders663 Then the Andorian says "That's not my antenna."
Then Spock said "Hold my Romulan ale"
No.
He's Vulcaniansplaining.
Let's face it, Vulcansplaining is Spock's duty station.
"In your opinion."
"Yes.... in my opinion."
_DA NAAAA!_
In my opinion - based on my experiences on xx missions, construed by my infallible vulcanian logical mind. They are, for all intents and purposes, the truth I know, need and stand by.
epic
"I know all about them" I love it! Nobody questions the expertise of Mr. Spock.
In the extended universe it is stated that only Spock has reach a programming level of 9. To us it's CMMI 6.
@Zardoz "I like science."
"I've been known to dabble in the Geek Arts."
@Zardoz Doesn't really mean anything.
The highest CMMI Maturity level is 5
This whole scene is just "you don't have all the facts" "which are?" "I love him"
Uh...he vulcansplained to that woman. #oppression #interspecies inequality
Of course, I'm joking.
Vulcan logic all the way go Mr Spock
Spock is going into Pon Farr.
“Dramatic music”
And then they make intense eye contact as dramatic music plays.
"Mechanical Survey", back when computers in the 1960's were more "mechanical" than electronic.
Excellent point.
Your comment is not logical. Computers today, like those 60 years ago, require forced mechanical input (energy) and forced mechanical output (human extraction), to deliver information. The phrase "mechanical survey" has nothing to do with the obsolescence of early computers any more than the phrase "electronic survey" has anything to do with recent computer advancements. Computer technology has changed only in terms of processor speed, throughput, and miniaturization.
In legal terminology "mechanical" might mean anything.
Not true, I worked on them in the 60's
@@Hithere-ek4qt What was the most challenging thing about working on computers back then?
I prefer Spock's opinions over most people's facts.
That's a twist on the line in Voyage Home, great scene, where Mc Coy says that Kirk has more confidence in Spocks guesses then most peoples facts.
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@@Cragnous boy, you're a quick when aren't you?
Faffy Waffle - I prefer your mom over most people’s facts.
I agree, Spock is best character in TOS.
"on a planet that has a positive gravity"
Yeah, wouldn't want to get mixed up with all those negative gravity planets.
Well I mean, the federation probably has discovered a planet that has zero or negative gravity, so it probably was necessary for him to specify
I bounced off the energy field of a negative planet once and back into outer space. It was if it was trying to push me away. That darn planet!
Don't let JJ Abrams hear that.
The Rise of the Hammers is not good for anybody.
Well, this is a court hearing. Everything must be specified so the lawyer can't twist it. A city council attempting to ban thong type swimsuits a few dozen years ago filled more than 50 pages of "official records" defining what "buttocks" are just to craft a law to require them to be covered up.
Impossible. Unless, you know, like Kirk is taken over by an alien, or affected by some weird disease or parasite or drug, or replaced temporarily by some parallel universe Kirk, or something . . .
Indeed. Spock's statement is clearly inoperative.
Or split into two Kirks, one violent, and one docile.
Or the third person capable of such alterations of the data bank is still hiding inside the ship.
Hahaha
@@tomf3150 Hang on, let me get my cardioflashlight...
the more i watch these old star trek shows I'm beginning to see Shatner as a brilliant actor.
he REALLY gets a total bum rap on his acting
hes great, really great
Shatner was great in TOS. Just watch any episode where he had to get really emotional or angry, and you'll see how great he was in these.
No actor could bring justice to the character of James T. Kirk. William Shatner take was unmatched!!! He is the gold standard, not Picard, Janeway, Sisko, etc.
My 3 favourite moments of Shatner as Kirk are
3 - Explaining to Sybok why he needs his pain STV
2 - David's death STIII
1 - Spock's death and funeral eulogy STII
A lot of the criticisms they have about his speaking style comes from:
A. The ADR he had to record for the outdoor lines with no direction.
B: Two speeches, Gamesters of Triskellion, and The Omega Glory.
I think the parodies have gone so long range that people forget what it really was like.
@@brucechmiel7964 That's the thing. His... speaking style... was only seen a few times in the series. In most episodes, he sounded normal. And in many of the best episodes, he sounded normal.
The Menagerie, which is often considered to be one of the best episodes of the original series and is famous to the point of being the basis for the latest Star Trek series (even though much of it was a clip show), just has him speaking normally with no fragmented lines.
Spock is such a boss. I love this character. "Vulcans do not speculate..." LOL. Fantastic writing!!
Now we need a supercut of him saying "I speculate these aliens are ...", or someone asking Spock to speculate about a solution to a problem.
"I find Vulcans' stark philosophy somewhat ... limited."
A damn good episode from Trek’s golden age. Sharply written, directed and performed.
The show’s Associate Producer Robert Justman didn’t think much of “Court Martial,” and excluded it from the list of episodes to be re-run during the summer. But I kinda like it.
That’s some good goddamn lookin out for a brotha, comparing him to physics
Spock and Jim.....one of the best friendships and connections ever.
Vulcanian. They should bring that back.
Yep. Vulcanian, early Star Trek. I wonder which episode was the first to refer to them as Vulcans?
If you will notice, the term Vulcanian was used in many episodes of the first season. After that, the term itself faded into television history and seasons two and three only use the term, Vulcan.
@Dan Basta The first episode I CAN recall the use of the term "Vulcan" was Season 2 "Metamorphosis" when Cochran first meets the crew. After he shakes Kirk's hand, he is introduced to Spock and shakes his hand and said, "You're a Vulcan, aren't you"?
But I'm not sure if that episode was before or after Spock's mother implores Spock to save his father's life with a blood transfusion. Spock and his mother, "Amanda" discuss that whether logic or human instincts should rule the moment. Spoke reminds his mother that "How could you have lived on Vulcan for so long....... etc. He reminds his mother that he is "Vulcan", not Vulcanian. I'm not sure which episode came first, but it's clear by now that the term "Vulcan" is canon or dogma.
Why? It's like saying "Arabians" when you mean Arabs. It sounds silly
Summer H well my guy, it’s kind of a lazy script or dialogue if you think about it. Vulcan (also being the name of the planet) gets confusing. Arabs aren’t called Arabians because they don’t have their own country called Arab lol.
Great job, Lt. Shaw, letting Spock make speeches to the court. Brilliant prosecuting.
But then did put him back in his place.
I wouldn't say put him in his place. However, she did get him to admit that was stating an opinion and nothing more.
@@gregford2103 Spock's opinions, are worth more than other people's facts.
She gave him enough rope to hang himself with...in her opinion.
@@r0bw00d She gave McCoy the opportunity to explain why the culprit had a motive for revenge. Lt. Shaw made the case for the defense. She gave the motive to the criminal and didn't even know it.
I merely state that it is wrong.
This is soooo romantic! Spock believes in Kirk just as he believes in the law of gravity.
Romantic? Ha ha ha ha ha - I guess we know where your mind is at.
Gravity is a theory, not a law. It is supported by laws, but not one in and of itself. In science, a theory is the strongest any concept can achieve and is always supported by facts, laws, and evidence. To call gravity a law is to decrease its authority within science.
@@Hithere-ek4qt The word romantic has several meanings, so I guess we know where *your* mind is at.
Romantic?
@@RampantFury925 In a shippers mind everyone is secretly gay. Probably from projecting.
“In my observation” was a perfect answer for this scene. And Spock definitely would have stated it.
“I do not dispute it. I merely state that it is wrong.” Probably the best line in this particular episode. Second best: “If I let go of a hammer on a planet that has a positive gravity, I need not see it fall to know that it has, in fact, fallen.”
Spock: "The Captain may gleefully laugh for a long time at a crewman who has dropped his ice cream, but he is never seriously malicious."
hahaha xd
I really like this scene b/c it really highlights how Spock seems to think that "human" nature is fated in some way. It always seemed like the Vulcan felt that there were certain natural laws about individuals that couldn't be altered or violated (such as that Vulcans cannot lie). It always seemed like an interesting perspective and I wonder why Spock seemed to hold it so strongly. He just seemed so tied to these ideas, inflexible, it was very black/white to me.
Because he is Vulcan?
Vulcans can't lie or speculate or bluff. Not unless the writers let him, anyway.
If he was referring to a microorganism being a multi legged creature calling on that man's shoulder, he must have been telling the truth, only to use it as a clever distraction.
@@Cryptonymicus Vulcans absolutely can and do lie and bluff. They avoid doing so to honour Surak's philosophy of resolving conflicts and other issues through logical, fact based discussion, which will obviously require a certain degree of honesty. But obviously the entire species is not physically incapable of lying. "Vulcans can't lie" is, at worst, a vulcan lie in itself, and, at best, a badly-worded and misleading overgeneralisation of their traditional moral code.
Mr. Worf does the same thing in STTNG regarding Klingon culture.
Both men personify the ideals of their culture. They try to live up to the ideals more than a 'native' would.
He was correct that Kirk would not act like the computer recorded unless there were external factors involved. In this case those external factors compromised the computer itself. After all as Kirk said 'The safety of his ship comes before everything else'.
Of course as he got older that view changed.
Lieutenant, I know the Captain. I know what he's thinking... If he sees a woman who has positive gravity, I needn't stand around to know what his next move will be.
Lol, best comment I've seen ever. XD 😂
So true lol Kirk a horn sog
@@goosequillian Tbh I don't understand the stigma around TOS Jim Kirk. He only "smashed" a handful of times and at least two instances were ones where he was drugged or had amnesia. He was gentle with people when they needed it, and more stern when the situation called for it. But he always respected women, even going so far as to correct a man from the past who was shocked to see a woman on board ("A woman?" "A crewman"). And he was known to enjoy chess and reading and poetry. They said he was a nerd back in the Academy, too.
Overall, Jim always put his job and duties to his crew and ship first-- ignoring that one time he blew up the Enterprise for Spock's sake. So I think it's so silly that people have the image of Jim as a horny jock, and I think it isn't helped by how Jim's characterization was in the first AOS movie :(
James T Kirk is the Captain and Sexual Harassment officer.
@@elliot20201 a person is capable of being a horny jock and all the wonderful things you’ve described.
I love this episode, especially the scene where Spock finds out the computer has been altered.
Spock knows what he's talking about
Lawyer: "In your opinion".
Spock: "Vulcans don't have opinions. They're based on emotions. We have just facts. Just the facts, ma'am."
It's a great line - although, rather illogical and erroneous. Spock and other vulcans give opinions all the time, and opinions do not have to be connected to emotion. If she were actually a good lawyer Spock would have been called out on this point right away and damned by his own evidence. Spock even ends the evidence with "Yes... in my opinion"! Luckily Spock just owns the scene and arguably wins despite what he says!
When an unstoppable force meets an immovable object.
“If I let go of a hammer on a planet that has a positive gravity……” one if the subtlest, most under-rated, TV SciFi statements. IMHO.
If Spock had a hammer...
He'd hammer in the morning...
He'd hammer in the evening...
He’d hammer at supper time.
He'd be hammering all the day lonng
All over this land! 😂
*You people talking bout sex left?*
Is this one of Leonard's song? 🤣 sounds familiar
How did you arrive at this Conclusion Mr. Spock ?
" I know The Captain , If He is in an Impossible situation that He cannot get out of , I know then He will get out of it , He always does.......
"...in my experience, Lieutenant."
"Based on logical assessment following observation of the captain over the course of our service together aboard the Enterprise."
Honest to goodness this is my single favorite Spock/Kirk scene in all of Star Trek. It shows the character of Kirk and the affection of Spock for his friend.
This was one of the best episodes of the series. The guest stars, and the quality of the script, put a light on the dangers in space, the decisions a captain must make, and the stress of service, re: Finney's behavior.
One of the best episodes ever!
Never has the word “opinion” provoked such ominous and perilous music!
Yet in courts today they give a great deal of prestige to expert and qualified opinion.
Inside Spock's mind: "I can't believe they got Ambassador Troi to lend her voice to the computers. She's the Holder of the Sacred Chalice of Rixx, and the heir to the Holy Rings of Betazed!"
Especially since she was from the future at this point!
@@JustWasted3HoursHere I mean, I can't recall a canon source for Betazoid life span.
@@thomasestes5747 Just for the heck of it I googled "betazoid lifespan" and fandom.com reports "120 years", so I guess it _COULD_ be true because TNG takes place about 75 years after TOS. Interesting!
And she's doing the horizontal mambo with the show creator.
Should’nt he think it sounds like Number One? Or Nurse Chapel?
The computer reduced Mr Spock from Commander to Lieutenant Commander. Perhaps it did not like losing at chess to him so often?
Got his promotion later..?😊
@@danielgregory3295 not according to his sleeves.
Captain Kirk introduces Mr. Spock to Capt. Christopher as "Lieutenant Commander Spock". Spock's rank throughout the entire series is Commander, not a mere Lieutenant Commander.
@@davidsmith5523
Captain Kirk introduces Mr. Spock to Capt. Christopher as "Lieutenant Commander Spock". Spock's rank throughout the entire series is Commander, not a mere Lieutenant Commander.
@@danielgregory3295
Captain Kirk introduces Mr. Spock to Capt. Christopher as "Lieutenant Commander Spock". Spock's rank throughout the entire series is Commander, not a mere Lieutenant Commander.
I love the implication that they may have found negative-gravity planets and just catalogued them and moved on
This proves to me that at this point Spock realizes that intuition and opinion need to be considered in logical situations.
When did he go from being a Vulcan to a Vulcanian?
He was a "Vulcanian" first and then a "Vulcan". See the episode "Metamorphosis".
Vulcanian surprised me too!
@@rosethornil During the TOS episode "Metamorphosis" Zephram Cochran was introduced to the crew on an individual basis. He shook hands with each of them. However, when he shook hands with Cdr. Spock, Cochran said, "You're a Vulcan"? Cdr Spock affirmed with a "yes". I'll have to go back to get the exact word for word dialog spoken, but I believe what I've said from my memory is at lease the 80% solution.
Vulcan works much better.
Just like in Where no man has gone before. James R Kirk. It was a TV show in the 1960's. Season one they didn't quite nail everything down.
Lieutenant Shaw with her superior during post-trial analysis:
Superior: "Decent work, Shaw, but you made one critical mistake."
LT Shaw: "Sir?
Superior: "You let Spock bring up his logic based opinion."
LT Shaw: "Sir, I still don't see how his opinion carried more weight than the established facts."
Superior (turning computer to Shaw): "Starfleet Directive # 2: Spock's opinions and guesses outweigh anyone or anything else's facts."
the incidental musical "Oh oh!" that follows "Yes... in my opinion." is pure Trekky gold.
"...a planet with positive gravity." Einstein's ghostly ears perked up at that line...
Spock always had Kirk's back
Doesn't work that way in court, though.
This is an excellent first season episode. Very well acted out by all the actors and actresses, full of drama, shows how a REAL starship Captain, like Kirk, puts very first his ship and his crew's concerns and how he can save both his ship and his crew. Loved every bit of this episode, and can never get tired of watching it. Much BETTER than that next generation stuff, that's for sure.
It took me years to appreciate ST:TNG and it's quite a bit better than TOS. I downright refused to watch TNG and today I like them both. Picard is a much better captain than Kirk IMHO.
@@audio_guy Nope, no way. All chrome dome picard there does is sit there and flip his hands over his head and say, engage make it so. That next generation stuff is stupid, childish and cheesy. Kirk was and is a much BETTER starship Captain as he is a man of action, and most importantly, accomplished what he set out to do, that picard character is a joke, a complete joke. Sorry, the Original Star Trek series is a much BETTER TV SHOW, much BETTER than that next generation cheesy stuff.
The original Star Trek shows move along much faster, they only had so many days to complete each episode because of budget.
@@danbasta3677That's your opinion and that's fine. It's interesting. I personally have a completely opposite opinion, i think TOS has some great episodes and great acting, but TNG is a more enjoyable show. Picard is a diplomat and a strategist, Kirk a man of action (and a womanizer but that's ok, i like that in his character). Granted, TNG has a lot of silly episodes too, all that Q stuff can get a bit boring too, sometimes, but seeing what are supposed to be aliens dressed like ancient greeks with a bit of make up on or the monster of the week being some old muppet that they found in a closet, that takes me out of it. Just my personal taste i guess.
They were saying Vulcanian instead of Vulcans early on. I forgot about that.
I don't know about anyone else, but to me Vulcans being referred to as "Vulcanian" doesn't really work
0:49 I love how he act formal. But when it was clear the captain life on the enterprise was at risk. His mood literally shifts to
1:50 "I'm Protecting my captain bitch. What you gonna do about it"
#spirk
In this case, Spock is not out of his Vulcan mind.
That opening shot of the futuristic grid of multicolored unlabeled blinkenlights 😂
LMFAO - dam your description of this vid is spot on. Ahahaha.
I love this scene!! and I love when Kirk thanks Spock later, so cute :3
Even when the Klingons murdered Kirk's son, Kirk didn't seek revenge. He did harbour hatred for what they did to his boy, but that's understandable. When they killed his son, you can see and hear the anguish Kirk was feeling.
Kirk didn't seek revenge, but when the Klingons tried to comandeer the Enterprise, Kirk blew it to bits, along with some Klingons onboard.
Kirk wanted peace with them, though. He may've strongly disliked them for what they did to his son, but he still wanted peace.
"I have been, and always shall be, your friend." -- This guy.
I LOVE his body language in this clip. He's just sitting there like, "Yep, in my fancy duds, just doing my job ... "
"Vulcanian" oh early Star Trek
loved that little attorney, esp. for beaming all his library on board!
That little attorney was a dangerous gunsel who should be handed over to the police.
" ... a planet that has positive gravity..."
What a world of meaning!
"I know all about computers." Oh wow, the 60s were such a simple time :D
"No questions, your honor. I think I'll let my client dangle out there for a while before I actually do anything, but thanks all the same."
Siri must be proud of her grandma to have starred in star trek.!
A good lawyer knows to never ask a witness "why?".
0:02 gotta love Desilu’s bean counters.
the two greatest praise in star trek history
Spock: it's impossible for Captain Kirk to act out of panic or Malice
RIker: Don't even try Mr. La Forge, you are incapable of such Incompetence.
In my opinion
DADAUNNNNN
So Kirk isn't just some reckless laserbrain, he is actually competent and knows what he's doing, as well as what to do
Well - Kirk is as predictable as a hammer anyway... talk about damning Kirk with faint praise.
Spock completely dominates this lawyer the whole time and the best she can get out of the whole interrogation is "yes, in my opinion." but they play the suspenseful music anyway lol I'd say Kirk will be out of there in ten minutes.
'I have been and always shall be your friend'
What emotions does a Vulcan display when he/she comes? There must be an external display of pleasure.
I wanted him to clarify "In my experience" when she led "In your opinion?" at the end
"Vulcanians do not speculate." Several times in the series, Kirk tells Spock "Speculate", and Spock complies. Maybe it's his human half.
"But, the computer is inaccurate, nevertheless." I'm surprised the prosecutor didn't ask to have that comment stricken from the record.
I don't remember Spock being a Lt. Commander. I always thought he was a Commander.
Now I want to see Zachary Quinto say “Vulcanians cannot lie.”
Prosecutor: "In your opinion."
Spock: "No I understand why McCoy must hate me."
I jumped when I read the description. Once you see it, YOU CAN'T UN-SEE IT!
um... you tellin me theres a planet with a _negative_ gravity field!?
They’ve probably seen stranger. Trelane could probably do that.
the computer voice sounds like in that cartoon M.A.S.K, where the computer also sounds similar in tone as it wants to recruit the team, "Personnel selected, Brad Turner, motorcycle and helicopter pilot, vehicle code name, Condor." xD
There are friends, there are lovers, and then there is Kirk and Spock.
Kirk sees this prosecutor as a risky visitor to his quarters. But, he's all about such calculated risks.
Man I wish my attention span could still do an entire episode in one sitting.
It's not too late to train yourself back into it. Ironically there's videos on YT about it.
Computers. ''I know all about them''.
This early in the series, Spock was a "Vulcanian" from "Vulcanis". This was later shortened to "Vulcan".
I highly respect Spocks opinion on everything.
Spock is a full commander. Two heavy bars. Bones and Scotty are LtCdr one thick one hashed. Uhura and Prosecutor; Lt’s one full.
Maybe THAT was the Computer Error!! During the trial Computer says Spock is Lt Cdr when he testifies.
This is actually proper application of the rules of Reputation and Opinion evidence.
Mr Spock is up there still.
Lieutenant Commander? I thought Spock was a Commander by this point.
He was. It was a mistake
This was one of the most illogical statements Spock ever made. He thinks human behavior and his opinion of it is as factual as the science surrounding a falling hammer.
When the actress playing the prosecutor has less emotional range than the computer or the dispassionate Vulcan.
it would be an odd acting choice for her to be emotional in the middle of court while she is doing her job.
Spock also said on another occasion that "it is impossible to guarantee the actions of another".
Spock is showing his humanity here.
"A planet with positive gravity".....hmmm....certainly would be interesting to see how one with negative gravity would work lol
, , , that would be the big bang ?
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Captain Kirk introduces Mr. Spock to Capt. Christopher as "Lieutenant Commander Spock". Spock's rank throughout the entire series is Commander, not a mere Lieutenant Commander.
In the US Navy, and Coast Guard, an LCDR (Lieutenant Commander) is addressed as "Commander." Starfleet uses a seagoing command structure. That should help you.
SPOCK handled that like a BOSS!
he just compared Kirk's integrity to be as much of a sure thing as positive gravity on a planet.
And that Humans, is what loyalty is, demonstrated by a Volcan .
I wonder why Spock never made commander rank during TOS.
That she was prosecuting our favorite captain of the Enterprise does not reduce the fact that she was smokin’ hot.