#alexander tos

[skybson]

3x10 - Plato's Stepchildren

[diioonysus]

red + art

[your-name-is-jim]

Interviewer: Are you very fond of Alexander? Gene Roddenberry: As a matter of fact, I am. I have Mary Renault's new Oxford book―in fact, I'd have everything in the bookstores a few years ago. Passionate admirer of Alexander. Passionate man. [...] Interviewer: There's a great deal of writing in the STAR TREK movement now which compares the relationship between Alexander and Hephaistion to the relationship between Kirk and Spock―focusing on the closeness of the friendship, the feeling that they would die for one another― Gene Roddenberry: Yes. There's certainly some of that with―certainly with love overtones. Deep love. The only difference being, the Greek ideal―we never suggested in the series―physical love between the two. But it's the―we certainly had the feeling the affection was sufficient for that, if that were the particular style in the 23rd Century. [He looks thoughtful] That's very interesting. I never thought of that before. [From Shatner: Where No Man (1979)]

Sooo I watched the new docuseries Alexander: The Making of a God and I was hit by indirect Kirk/Spock feelings because I remembered this interview. And of course I had to make a gifset about it. :)

[iguanadonis]

i'm a pianist making a star trek music album

here's song 2, an electroswing arrangement of Alexander Courage's TOS theme and Uhura's "Beyond Antares"

song 1 here

[dangerousconnoisseurdonut]

Legit curious over which doctor you prefer but I have only seen TOS Bones, Beverly (did not like Pulanski at all but if you did, pick other; your choice), Julian, LMH Zimmerman, and Alt Bones.

Perhaps some visual aids?

[etakeh]

Worf was trending on Father's Day.

and they say Twitter isn't funny anymore

[defconprime]

[character-of-all-time]

ROUND 3: SPOCK (star trek) VS NINA AND ALEXANDER TUCKER (FullMetal Alchemist...)

[presidentkittycherk]

Hamilton gets fucking desenagrated

@hamilfreak star trek au

[crashpit]

[sassyjaneway]

My favorites

[countesspetofi]

Today in the Department of Before They Were Star Trek Stars, Grace Lee Whitney guest stars in "The Handsome Salesman," episode 5 of the fifth season of The Real McCoys (original air date Nov 2, 1961).

Whitney plays half of a husband and wife team of door-to-door cosmetics salespeople; he sells to women, she sells to men, and they both employ a flirtatious sales pitch. When they try to sell to the unsophisticated Mr. and Mrs. McCoy, each believes the other's affections are starting to stray and jealous hijinks ensue.

Other Trek connections: This episode was directed by David Alexander, who directed two episodes of Star Trek.

[knittinglizards]

i think in addition to the obvious limiting factor of the writers' politics and biases, the stories in star trek (tos at least, the only other series i know is tng and i don't remember it well at all) that deal with oppression and Space Racism tend to be flimsy at best at least partly bc of the Choice to claim that oppression just doesn't exist on earth in the 23rd century (wild!) and that they generally portray the alien cultures relevant to the story in particular as entirely monocultural (just kinda lazy writing imo and denies any significant sense of historical conflict/makes the violence they try to present seem petty)

[sshbpodcast]

Episode 34: Smug D - Bags And Bad Puns

TOS: "Plato's Stepchildren" and "Wink of an Eye"

Big content warning right up front with this one: the whole plot of "Plato's Stepchildren" revolves around these superpowered aliens who have the ability to use Enterprise crew-folks as their puppets, forcing them into sadistic little acts and games very much against their will. So, yeah. It's uncomfortable, that one. Meanwhile, "Wink of an Eye" is basically a harmless case of "good idea executed badly."

Also this week: an excellent guest star, a shocking resolution, and more dialogue titles.

Timestamps: synopses: 2:52; Plato's Stepchildren: 15:08; Wink of an Eye: 38:38

[shut-up-danny-kun]

MY COMFORT EPISODE!!! I watch it when I'm said and I feel so warm and fuzzy by the end...as warm and fuzzy as one of the Horta's babies I hope.

Journey to Babel might be tied for me with Devil in the Dark like it's weird I pick Babel but it's got Spock fam so I'm soft.

But I truly think Devil in the Dark is one of the best scifi stories they ever told- I think it's certainly equal to City, just not as flashy.

But a non humanoid silicon life form that appears to be monstrous becomes humanized! The shifting of character motivations!

NO KILL I!

Shiny silver ball horta eggs! One of Spock's most iconic mind melds! STONE COLD CLASSIC.