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Pop Culture of 1966-1967
This week instead of our usual Trek Discussion what we get into this week is talk about what was on Pop Culture during the 1966-1967. We start by discussing music that was hitting number 1 in the country at the time. This includes the Beatles and the Monkees, mostly, but also Sinatra and Simon and…
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Operation: Annihilate!
This week it’s Operation: Annihilate! One of us loves us the other less so. We talk this week about how cheap effects can sometimes ruin a good Networks start using focus groups to make TV. Who sometimes Plays and TV have it easier than TV. If this were today (or the movie Solo) during the…
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City at the Edge of Forever!
This week it’s CITY ON THE EDGE OF FOREVER. Who knew this episode came so late in Season 1? We discuss a lot of things this week. We start with all the Drama with Harlan Ellison and not just his problems writing the script and but him making it more Trek? Was Shatner a prima…
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Errand of Mercy
This week its Errand of Mercy we are talking about. Kirk and the gang find a planet that has stagnated… or has it? We get our cool introduction to the Klingons and we find out how their initial look was created. We discuss the similarities and differences between this episode of of TOS and Return…
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The Devil in the Dark
This week it’s The Devil in the Dark. Today we sadly talk about the Death of William Shatner’s father which happened during the filming of this episode. Shatner’s performance is nonetheless excellent in this episode, as is Nimoy’s, but perhaps Shatner is more Shatner than Kirk? We discuss. We also talk about the lack of…