#john meredyth lucas

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s3 e13 of TOS and the Lady Of The Week just asked Kirk what spanking is??? hello writers excuse me what??? like they’re kissing and she goes “what is this ancient earth custom called spanking” HELLO??? TOS getting kinky (again) ig ???

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S3 EP17 (That Which Survives) ME! CAUSE I WON FINALS RAGHH

On with it:

- A GHOST PLANET?!?

- “A planet even Spock can’t explain.” McCoy smiles

- okay that was a weird omen- I mean woman

- Uh oh they’re stranded now Spock’s gotta search for them

- STOP BEING MEAN TO SULU

- Awe he spends so much time with Chekov he picks up pieces of information

- Fuck off, Kirk

- OMG M’BENGA

- “I’ll sit on the warp engines and nurse them.” Spock is appalled by this statement

- Sulu is so pretty

- Sulu’s little run <3

- D’Amato is our stand in red shirt flag this episode. He lets them know there is danger

- “I wish you would be more precise.” Spock’s grumpy because he misses his boyfriends

- “The ship feels wrong.” Tf is this supposed to mean Scotty?

- …

- Those lights look wrong (I’m an engineer)

- SCOTTY RAN RIGHT PAST HER?!? Hiding in plain sight wins again

- “Do you know what he died of, Mr. Scott?” ‘Aye have ye heard of ligma?’

- WAIT. Bisexual lighting planet I know you!

- hiii Sulu Hiiii

- Sleepy

- Spock is such a bitch (lovingly) in this episode “My guess, Doctor, would be valueless. I suggest we refrain from guessing and focus on facts. Spock out.” Calm your tits babygirl you’ll find them

- NO STAY AWAY FROM SULU

- “I want.. to touch you.” *vine boom sound* (not joking that’s what it sounds like in the show)

- OWIE! Oh no he tripped :(

- YEAHBB WHOOO ITS THE LINE!!!! !!!

- Hey if I went to your party and did this, wyd?

- “And she’s so… so beautiful.” Me when a woman almost kills me

- Uhura understands Spock does not want to calculate the chances of McCoy and Kirk’s survival because he does not want to think they’re dead

- The bisexual lighting behind Kirk and McCoy is silly

- Spock and McCoy saying things and the crew being like, ‘why are you saying this, this is a serious situation.’ But they’re little nerds

- Spock is really ready to die in any given circumstance where a sacrifice is required

- Spock is in a better mood now

- McCoy <3

- they just threw Scotty into the tube

- FLASHING LIGHTS WARNING (careful showing to friends)

- Spock does not want to hear about bad sensory experiences

- “Keep behind us Jim!” McCoy is protecting his boyfriend

- Her makeup is majestic

- “Are you lonely?” Kirk don’t do it

- Do I understand what’s happening on the ship? No. Does it seem intense? Yes.

- She just wants a hug!

- When another one comes forward and claims to come for McCoy Kirk shoves him behind his back to protect him 🥺

- YEAHHH SPOCK!

- Jim and Spock immediately start flirting. Like there’s nothing else I can call it

- We get it. You’re all attracted to the woman who tried to kill you.

Masterpost

Teleplay by John Meredyth Lucas

Story by Michael Richards

[thomas-jefferson-miku-binder]

like yeah patterns of force is more anti-nazi and anti-fascism than it isn’t (even if it objectively doesn’t really understand either concept – ie blaming the movement on “one evil perverted man” and not holding its supporters accountable + complimenting nazi germany in its “efficiency”????) but maybe (and this might be very controversial) i don’t want to see characters i love dressed in nazi uniforms for 40-something minutes jeus fucking christ ��� i can’t imagine how this got approved at the time (1968 feels WAY too close to the event in question)

the whole thing felt like a fever dream. john meredyth lucas could have literally created anything else. even if he wanted to maintain the core of his story, he could have fucking changed the symbols and names oh my goddddd. why is mr. spock nazi-saluting people????!??:!/!:

i don’t intend on reblogging much of it for obvious reasons

[abriefingwithmichael]

“Star Trek” 53 (1968)

Patterns of Force, written by John Meredyth Lucas.

Such a clever episode. On one hand, it's a cracking adventure story where Kirk and Spock beam down to an unfriendly environment and spend the hour avoiding capture, being captured, escaping and eventually toppling the regime.

The fact that the bad guys are modelling themselves after Nazis adds depth and meaning to proceedings.

Great guest cast in this one, across the board.

10/10

[kosmos2999]

The Best of Star Trek TOS.

Captain Kirk obsessively hunts for a mysterious cloud creature he first encountered in his younger years as an ensign aboard the USS Farragut in the Star Trek: TOS episode "Obsession" (season 2, episode 13), airing for the first time on NBC 55 years ago today in 1967.

Regular cast:

William Shatner as Captain James T. Kirk

Leonard Nimoy as Mr. Spock

Deforest Kelly as Dr. McCoy

Michelle Nichols as Lt. Uhura

George Takei as Lt. Sulu

James Doohan as Lt. Commander Scott

Walter Koenig as Lt. Checov

Guest appearances:

Majel Barrett as Nurse Christine Chapel

Stephen Brooks as Ensign Garrovick

Jerry Ayres as Ensing Rizzo

Eddie Paskey as Lt. Lesley

William Blackburn as Lt. Hadley

Frank Da Vinci as Security Guard

Production personnel:

Written by Art Wallace

Directed by Ralph Senesky

Featured music by Sol Kaplan

Series created by Gene Roddenberry

Interesting facts:

1. Episode writer, Art Wallace was inspired by the story of the classic book, Moby Dick. Another writer and editor of the series, D. C. Fontana noted the similarity of Wallace's story with the one of an earlier episode, The Doomsday Machine.

2. Director Ralph Senesky had to left his directional chores for a few hours to observe the Jewish holiday of Yom Kippur. Another director, John Meredyth Lucas took his place during that time.

3. Eddie Paskey (Lt. Lesley) and William Blackburn (Lt. Hadley) were part of the core group of regular extras for the series.

[whitewaterpaper]

Zorros märke / Sign of Zorro, the (1958) [US]

Eftersom @kulturdasset​ (och alla porrbottar som följer mig) kokat av nyfikenhet sedan jag släppte bomben att jag inte hann se klart en film förra månaden. Så Så kommer här den rafflande upplösningen på dramat.

¡Oi! Spoilers, stavfel och alternativa fakta kan förekomma rakt föröver!

Tv-serien "Zorro" från 1957 vill jag minnas gick på TV3 i min ungdom. Vill minnas att jag sett spridda delar av den, men att jag aldrig fastnade för den. (Det kan ju bero på att jag inte uppskattar äldre produktioner då som jag gör i dag). Den här filmen är ihopklippt av åtta avsnitt av den serien, trots det så klockar den inte in på mer än 1½ timme. Det är kanske därför den här filmen också listar två regissörer och sex manusförfattare. Den här filmen börjar, som sig bör med Diego de la Vega på väg hem till Los Angeles på sin fars begäran. Ombord på båten får han för första gången höra om de problem staden dras med, och han bestämmer sig för att problemen med stadens girige borgmästare kanske bäst hanteras inkognito...

Det enda som skvallrar om att det här är klippt från en längre produktion är dess aningen episodiska scener. (Märkligt nog överlevde en massa dansscener saxens ingrepp :p). Med dagens ögon mätt är det här också en väldigt obalanserad film, alla de stora rollerna är män och jag tror de enda kvinnorollerna är just dansarna inne på värdshuset. Trist är bara förnamnet. Annars har man fångat karaktärerna bra, och Sgt. Garcia (motsvarigheten till 1990 års Sgt. Mendoza) är så där lagom naiv och klumpig som han skall vara. Det enda som jag ställer mig emot är en scen i början av filmen där borgmästaren/kaptenen öppet säger "inget skall stoppa mig från att bli den rikaste mannen i Kalifornien". I min värld är karln lite smartare än så.

Det här är en fartfylld film med bra actionscener, och trots att den är filmad i svartvitt så känns den inte färglös. Jag hade gärna sett lite matigare kvinnoroller, avsaknaden av kvinnor i filmen ger filmen en air av "män som gör manliga saker" som känns lite småtrist och passé idag. Men annars en fullt sevärd film fortfarande. Jag kan sträcka mig så långt att erkänna att viss nyfikenhet på tv-serien till och med väcktes.

Även om Disney inte lagt upp tv-serien på Disney+ (än?) så återfinns den här filmen. Jag antar i en tid då tv inte var förunnats alla så var det här kanske då en godtagbar mellanväg till att eventuellt hitta ut till en ny publik. Kanske gör den samma jobb idag, men på helt nya plattformar?

Länkar:

Filmen @ IMDb.com.

Filmen @ Vodeville.se.

Filmen @ PlayPilot.se.

Filmen @ DuckDuckGo.

Poster @ affichesdisney.canalblog.com.

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TREKMATCH! # 660 - Star Trek's "The Changeling" vs 2000s Best in Show

BEST IN SHOW

A group of disparate weirdos who raise competitive dogs all take different journeys to a big ole dog show. It's one a those Christopher Guest semi improvised comedies that's more of a chuckler than a belly-laugher. It's really gentle? I don't care for dogs really so maybe that's part of my problem.

GRADE: C

STAR TREK - "The Changeling "

The Enterprise almost gets blasted to bits by a tiny space robot who then starts to think maybe Kirk is its mother. Turns out it's an old lost Earth probe who got damaged and upgraded by aliens and thinks it's supposed to exterminate infestations of living creatures (see Star Trek: The Motion Picture). Kirk isn't scared of robots or computers though because he can easily talk them into self destructing. I also have to imagine that Bones finds a way to cure Uhura after this episode,  because the robot erases her mind and then Chapel just decides to teach her from scratch. She's gonna learn her whole life's studies in two weeks???

GRADE: C+

Victory to Trek, so Trek is up 333-327!

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via memory-alpha

William Shatner (Captain James T. Kirk) and Director John Meredyth Lucas 1968 during the filming of the “Star Trek: The Original Series”-Episode „Elaan of Troyius“.

https://data2364.wordpress.com/2018/05/12/daily-star-trek-12-mai-2018/

[jingle-bones]

Movie number 67: City Beneath the Sea (Irwin Allen, 1971)

Originally made for US TV, City Beneath the Sea is an underwater sci-fi adventure from producer/director Irwin Allen, initially pitched as a weekly TV series in 1969. At first unsuccessful, Irwin was able to secure support for a TV movie based upon the idea and City Beneath the Sea duly premiered on the NBC network in January 1971, fulfilling its duel purpose as both a 'Movie of the Week' and as a pilot for a proposed series.

Set in the year 2053, City Beneath the Sea stars Stuart Whitman as commander of underwater city Pacifica. As storage for both the US gold reserve and the valuable yet highly unstable explosive H128, Pacifica is the target of an inside robbery from certain unsavory officials. However, this problem pales in significance to the imminent threat posed by an asteroid (or rather 'planetoid') on a direct collision course with the sub-aquatic metropolis!

A fairly impressive cast was assembled for the movie; joining the likeable, square-jawed Whitman are TV regulars Robert Wagner and Richard Basehart. A little extra cachet is added by blink-and-you-miss-them cameos from Joseph Cotton and boxer Sugar Ray Robinson. Of course it betrays its TV origins; the effects, largely utilising model work, are obvious but appealingly and in no way detract from ones enjoyment of the film. The colourful set design and costumes exhibit a nice 1970's futurist chic. Where the movie fails is in its narrative. The premise, while inherently silly, is a fairly strong one. But the screenplay, by John Meredyth Lucas, suffers from too much exposition and too little action. This, perhaps more than anything, sealed the fate of the property as NBC did not commission any further episodes. It did, however, secure release in UK cinemas retitled One Hour to Doomsday.

Over time City Beneath the Sea has attained a significant and deserved cult following and remains an entertaining kitsch treat, especially for fans of vintage TV sci-fi and of the Allen oeuvre in particular.

Visit my blog JINGLE BONES MOVIE TIME to read a longer, more in-depth review of CITY BENEATH THE SEA! Link below.

[theyboldlywent]

John Meredyth Lucas bought mathematician Laurence N. Wolfe’s unsolicited teleplay for “The Ultimate Computer” because it would help relieve some of the season two budget woes that had hit Star Trek. It used existing sets, had few guest stars and only required two new pieces of hardware and one new optical effect.

Unfortunately, Wolfe’s script didn’t feature the crew of the Enterprise much at all, instead focusing on Daystrom and his relationship with the M-5. D.C. Fontana’s rewrite brought Jim Kirk and his fear of being replaced by a computer into the spotlight. 

[deep-reverie]

Star Trek TOS : S02-E22

John Meredyth Lucas we thank you for this episode BUT DID YOU REALLY HAVE TO PUT YOUR NAME IN FRONT OF THIS SCENE?.... I asked calmly.

[t0ast-ghost]

S3 EP13 (Elaan Of Troyius) fully don’t know what to expect.

Start it up:

- Spock and McCoy banter in the turbo lift and Kirk gives them a smile before leaving

- Kirk is immediately a little hostile towards the ambassador

- I like how Kirk just looks around like ‘guess we should bow now’

- They stopped Spock’s infodump to Kirk. Sad.

- “Captain, the Dolman is dissatisfied with the quarters provided.” Spock is already done. So done.

- things getting thrown

- Kirk is also done. He’s so done.

- I like episodes where they’re on the ship with someone vaguely annoying

- Time to play ‘who does the random spaceship belong to’

…. That’s right! It’s the Klingons!

- Oh yep. She killed the ambassador. Who would’ve guessed. (Edit: he lived lol)

- “A man whose flesh is once touched by the tears of a woman of Elas has his heart enslaved forever.” So.. who’s it going to be? I’m guessing Kirk right now

- She should have the right not to marry someone. Like it’s not great that they’re basically selling her even if it’s for peace

- Every time someone slaps them, they just slap them back

- Kirk is THAT BITCH

- Did the red shirt get his neck snapped?

- Kirk planned to have Spock shoot the guards. He’s feral omg

- YEAH! Bite him!

- what. this is her problem? Or no she was manipulating him to make him touch her tears. Great… and they’re kissing

- WAIT SHE ASKED ABOUT THE SPANKING (whoever said Star Trek was for kids is a fucking liar. Side note: why did my parents show me TNG)

- Her guards are working with the Klingons aren’t they

- WHAT IS THIS

- They both caught him

- Kirk’s walk over to McCoy and Spock is so awkward

- “(Talking to Spock)Well, we’re in trouble. (Turns to Kirk) Now, listen, Jim. Petri told Christine that the Elasian women have a sort of biochemical substance in their tears that acts like a super love potion, and according to him, it doesn’t wear off.” Only Star Trek would have tears that act like a super love potion

- Stop just letting people on the bridge

- Only people who can break Kirk of his love potion are Spock and McCoy

- Kirk’s character is all about loneliness. How someone can be captain, an entire crew to watch over and command, but he’s always lonely. Spock and McCoy may be the closest thing he has, but they can never know about his feelings because he has to protect them under any and all circumstances

- Swivel chair

- “I’d say our strategy wasn’t totally effective.” I like how Spock just nods along with him

- “I want to die with you.” He considers this a minute because imagine that, someone who wants to be there with you as you die

- IT WAS A NECKLACE OF DILITHIUM CRYSTALS ?!?

- She gives him her dagger..

- “Bye.” “Good-bye.” I love the shortness of their farewells.

- damn McCoy was so happy to bring the antidote to Spock (he wants Spock to be happy with him)

- “In this particular instance, Doctor, I agree with you.” McCoy is shocked

- They share this look and then remember not to kiss on the bridge

This episode was… interesting.

Masterpost

Episode written by John Meredyth Lucas

[brokehorrorfan]

Night Gallery’s second season will be released on Blu-ray on July 26 via Kino Lorber. The first season of the horror anthology series hit Blu-ray last year.

Created and hosted by Rod Serling (The Twilight Zone), Night Gallery began with a two-hour pilot on NBC in 1969 before airing for three seasons between 1970 and 1973.

The second season features segments directed by John Badham (WarGames), Don Taylor (Escape from the Planet of the Apes), Jeannot Szwarc (Jaws 2), John Meredyth Lucas (Star Trek), The Addams Family star John Astin, and more.

Guest stars include David Carradine, John Carradine, Broderick Crawford, Sandra Dee, Patty Duke, Joel Grey, Yaphet Kotto, Elsa Lanchester, Cloris Leachman, Sondra Locke, Patrick Macnee, David McCallum, Ray Milland, Leslie Nielsen, Geraldine Page, Joanna Pettet, Vincent Price, Edward G. Robinson, Cesar Romero, Gale Sondergaard, Orson Welles, and Adam West.

All 22 episodes have been newly mastered in 2K from the interpositives. An episode guide is included. The plethora of special features are listed below.

Special features:

Lost Tales from Season 2 - Die Now, Pay Later/Room for One Less/Witches' Feast/Little Girl Lost

Audio commentary for The Boy Who Predicted Earthquakes/Miss Lovecraft Sent Me/The Hand of Borgus Weems/Phantom of What Opera? by film historian Craig Beam (new)

Audio commentary for Death in the Family/The Merciful/Class of '99/Satisfaction Guaranteed by Night Gallery historians Scott Skelton and Jim Benson (new)

Audio commentary for Death in the Family/The Merciful/Class of '99/Satisfaction Guaranteed by TV music historian Dr. Reba Wissner (new)

Audio commentary for Since Aunt Ada Came to Stay/With Apologies to Mr. Hyde/The Flip-side of Satan by Night Gallery historians Jim Benson and Scott Skelton (new)

Audio commentary for Since Aunt Ada Came to Stay/With Apologies to Mr. Hyde/The Flip-side of Satan by TV music historian Dr. Reba Wissner (new)

Audio commentary for A Fear of Spiders/Junior/Marmalade Wine/The Academy by Night Gallery historians Jim Benson and Scott Skelton

Audio commentary for The Phantom Farmhouse/Silent Snow, Secret Snow by film historian Gary Gerani (new)

Audio commentary for The Phantom Farmhouse/Silent Snow, Secret Snow by filmmaker Guillermo Del Toro

Audio commentary for A Question of Fear/The Devil Is Not Mocked by film historians Kim Newman and Stephen Jones (new)

Audio commentary for Midnight Never Ends/Brenda by actress Laurie Prange and Night Gallery historian Jim Benson (new)

Audio commentary for Midnight Never Ends/Brenda by film historian Amanda Reyes (new)

Audio commentary for The Diary/A Matter of Semantics/Big Surprise/Professor Peabody's Last Lecture by Night Gallery historians Jim Benson and Scott Skelton (new)

Audio commentary for House—With Ghost/A Midnight Visit to the Neighborhood Blood Bank/Dr. Stringfellow's Rejuvenator/Hell's Bells by Night Gallery historians Jim Benson and Scott Skelton (new)

Audio commentary for The Dark Boy/Keep in Touch – We'll Think of Something by film historian Amanda Reyes (new)

Audio commentary for Pickman's Model/The Dear Departed/An Act of Chivalry by actress Louise Sorel and Night Gallery historians Scott Skelton and Jim Benson (new)

Audio commentary for Pickman's Model/The Dear Departed/An Act of Chivalry by film historian Gary Gerani (new)

Audio commentary for Cool Air/Camera Obscura/Quoth the Raven by director John Badham, author Mark Dawidziak, and film historian Gary Gerani (new)

Audio commentary for Cool Air/Camera Obscura/Quoth the Raven by film historians Kim Newman and Stephen Jones (new)

Audio commentary for Cool Air/Camera Obscura/Quoth the Raven by Night Gallery historians Jim Benson and Scott Skelton

Audio commentary for The Messiah on Mott Street/The Painted Mirror by filmmaker Guillermo Del Toro

Audio commentary for The Different Ones/Tell David/Logoda's Heads by film historian Craig Beam (new)

Audio commentary for Green Fingers/The Funeral/The Tune in Dan's Cafe by director John Badham and Night Gallery historian Scott Skelton (new)

Audio commentary for Lindemann's Catch/The Late Mr. Peddington/A Feast of Blood by Night Gallery historians Jim Benson and Scott Skelton

Audio commentary for The Miracle at Camafeo/The Ghost of Sorworth Place by Night Gallery historians Jim Benson and Scott Skelton (new)

Audio commentary for The Waiting Room/Last Rites for a Dead Druid by film historian David J. Schow (new)

Audio commentary for Deliveries in the Rear/Stop Killing Me/Dead Weight by Night Gallery historians Jim Benson and Scott Skelton (new)

Audio commentary for I'll Never Leave You – Ever/There Aren't Any More Macbanes by film historian David J. Schow (new)

Audio commentary for The Sins of the Fathers/You Can't Get Help Like That Anymore by Night Gallery historian Scott Skelton (new)

Audio commentary for The Sins of the Fathers/You Can't Get Help Like That Anymore by film historian Tim Lucas (new)

Audio commentary for The Caterpillar/Little Girl Lost by film historian Gary Gerani (new)

Audio commentary for The Caterpillar/Little Girl Lost by filmmaker Guillermo Del Toro

Audio commentary for Die Now, Pay Later/Room for One Less/Witches' Feast/Little Girl Lost by Night Gallery historians Jim Benson and Scott Skelton

Revisiting the Gallery: A Look Back – Featurette with actors Lindsay Wagner, Pat Boone, Joseph Campanella, Laurie Prange, James Metropole; directors John Badham, Jeannot Szwarc, William Hale; composer Gil Mellé; make-up artist Leonard Engelman; artist Tom Wright; and Night Gallery historians Jim Benson and Scott Skelton

The Syndication Conundrum Part 2: A Look at the Show's Troubled Second Life in Reruns – Featurette by film historian Craig Beam

Art Gallery: The Paintings – Featurette with artist Tom Wright

19 TV Spots (newly mastered in HD)

NBC TV promos

Easter eggs

Pre-order Night Gallery: Season 2.

[abriefingwithmichael]

“Star Trek” 38 (1967)

The Changeling, written by John Meredyth Lucas.

Good thriller, with an imaginative premise. The probe that the crew bring aboard the ship is basically a ticking bomb. Eventually it is going to turn on them and wipe them out. Waiting for that to happen is tense.

Excellent performance from Leonard Nimoy during the mind meld.

It may flag a bit in the middle, but the opening and closing acts are superb. Kirk using logic to take NOMAD down is one of the high points of the entire series.

According to IMDb users, this is the 26th best episode.

9/10

[thedaughterandtheson]

“Emotional attachment has never been seriously questioned.”

The History of Alexander, Quintus Curtius Rufus // Star Trek II: The Wrath of Khan, Nicholas Meyer // An Atypical Affair? Alexander the Great, Hephaistion Amyntoros and the Nature of Their Relationship, Jeanne Reames-Zimmerman // Star Trek: The Original Series 2.03 “The Changeling”, John Meredyth Lucas // Star Trek: The Motion Picture, Robert Wise // An Epistle from Alexander to Hephæstion in his Sickness, Anne Finch

[defconprime]

TREKMATCH! # 409 - Star Trek's "Patterns of Force" vs 2019's The Hole in the Ground

THE HOLE IN THE GROUND

A woman and her son move into a huge ass mansion to escape a maybe abusive husband, but then the boy starts to act like a real weirdo. Maybe it has to do with the huge sinkhole behind the house? Well in middle school there was a huge sinkhole behind my house and I never threw my mother around the kitchen because I didn't like my dinner! I hate to compare it to another horror movie in which a single mother deals with complicated emotions but this is just a much worse Babadook.

GRADE: D

STAR TREK - "Patterns of Force"

The Enterprise is looking for a missing Federation historian when they instead find a planet full of gol dang space Nazis! Well, see, the historian thought that since the Nazis were so "efficient" that maybe if he turned the planet into space Nazis they'd fix some of their problems. Hey I'm no historian, but the first thing that comes to my mind when I think of Nazis isn't "efficiency." I do like the parts where Kirk and Spock beat up Nazis.

GRADE: C-

Victory to Trek, putting Trek up 205-204!