Tuesday 22 October 2019

Thoughts on: Star Trek The Original Series Season 1

  • I was quite surprised when I saw a friend of mine on a Romulan fighter in "Balance of Terror" (the captain of the ship looks very much like my friend)
  • Two 'there's something evil on the ship and we have to find it before it kills again' episodes in a row, yet they were different enough not to fatigue the trope too quickly ("The Naked Time" and "The Enemy Within")
  • "Miri" was very interesting, and made me think maybe it was the inspiration for the NZ show 'The Tribe' as they have a similar story base
  • Similarly, "What Are Little Girls Made Of?" must have been the inspiration for the Institute in Fallout; the uniforms and android replacements/clones in particular
  • Having learned enough via osmosis about Q, I wonder if he is of the same kind of being as Trelane? ("The Squire of Gothos")
  • I really really dislike Harry Mudd (but kudos to the actor for making him even slimier than Reboot!Mudd)
  • The fandom is right; OG Khan is 1000% better than Reboot!Khan
  • Do you think the Horta ("The Devil in the Dark") was invented after they recieved a burnt cheese pizza once?
  • The Organians ("Errand of Mercy") are extremely irritating
  • "The City on the Edge of Forever" almost made me cry
I also learned that in the time it takes to watch 5 straight episodes I can knit 62 rows of 60 stitches!