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Join Date: May 2002
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If the awards were done in a fair way, a bunch should end up with the cast, writers, and director of this series. |
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#138 |
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Join Date: Aug 2000
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I think at this point we can dispense with spoilers.
Another thing I've noticed in additional viewing, as well as another watch of the original Balance of Terror, is that Peck's voice and portrayal of Spock in the alternate timeline is much closer to that of Nimoy's portrayal. Another interesting little change that I didn't pick up on right away. Again, that makes me wonder why they didn't do the same with the alternate Kirk, who bears almost no similarity to Shatner's Kirk. But again, a minor point at best. I wonder if they tried it and it just didn't work. |
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#140 |
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Although I do wish they had gone for a better physical similarity for Kirk, and Uhura as well. Nichelle Nichols was smoking hot and this girl just isn't.
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#141 |
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I would have preferred it had they given her a hairstyle like Nichols had in the original series. Maybe the actress didn't want to wear a wig. Who knows?
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#142 |
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Join Date: Aug 2000
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And while she may not be as pretty as young Nichelle was, she certainly looks better with hair.
![]() It takes a seriously hot woman to rock a ****ing crew cut. And she definitely isn't that. |
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#143 |
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Join Date: Mar 2002
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I really didn't like they guy they cast as Kirk. He didn't look or sound like Kirk, and didn't have the charisma either. Say what you will about the JJ movies, Chris Pine did at least have the charisma to pull it off.
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#144 | |
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Join Date: Aug 2000
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It was Mount that really sold that episode. Great performance. |
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#145 |
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Yeah. There wasn't really anything special about him. Nothing compelling. His screen presence was on par with the guy playing his brother and the characters only had some minor differences in personality. There are several actors playing regulars on the series who would steal scenes from him constantly if he he was on the show.
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#146 |
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Join Date: Aug 2000
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I actually like the guy who plays Sam. He's kind of a low rent Sam Rockwell from Galaxy Quest. But he wouldn't be anymore suitable to play Kirk than this guy is.
Ironically, in the TOS episode where Sam was shown dead, it was just Shatner sporting a cheesy mustache. |
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#148 |
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Join Date: Dec 2003
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Finally got caught up. Agreed with others. Fantastic last episode. Definitely the best "Star Trek" that's been put on streaming.
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Join Date: Aug 2000
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I guess my biggest problem with this Kirk is that he was too calm and deferential. Sam went on and on about what a pain in the ass he was, but he really wasn't. Remember when original Kirk went up against Commodore Decker in Doomsday Machine? When Decker put his ship at risk, he got pissed and gave not one **** about the senior rank. Had they both been on the Enterprise, Kirk would have probably beat his ass and dragged him to the brig himself, regulations be damned. There would have been none of Spock's tapdancing around regulations. In this one, Pike's inaction actually did cost him his ship and obviously the lives of many of his crew. New Kirk barely seemed bothered; IMO he would have reacted to that much like Decker himself did when the Constellation was defeated. Simply put, Shatner's Kirk would have lost his shit. [Grabbing Pike by the throat] YOU... DIDN'T FIRE! FARRAGUT... IS LOST... BECAUSE OF YOU! [punches Pike, knocks him on his ass] |
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#150 |
Perpetual Mediocrity
Join Date: Jan 2006
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Finally got to watching the finale, that was excellent. Certainly the best in a season with some other very good episodes.
I think I can also safely say now that it's over that this was the best first season of any Trek series since TOS itself, which is a pretty incredible achievement considering how mediocre to downright terrible some of what has been produced since its revival five years ago. The franchise is very much alive again with the introduction of this series and I only wish that we could have gotten more of it. My hope is that CBS/Paramount recognizes what they have in SNW and pushes its resources towards it. |
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