wahid@dvinci.DEC (Parwez Wahid) (08/14/85)
Someone mentioned how "The Man Trap" was chosen by NBC as the premier episode of Star Trek. That is correct. The hideous salt vampire was just the monster the network wanted to attract viewers. The second pilot "Where No Man Has Gone Before" was indeed the episode that brought Star Trek to television. That episode was the third one broadcasted by NBC (9/22/66). However "The Corbomite Manuver" was going to be the first broadcasted. Ever notice how this episode touches over all the facets of Star Trek? We meet Spock, learn he is half-human and that Vulcan has no moon. We hear McCoy grumbling over whether he is a doctor or a messanger boy. Kirk talks about his commitment to his ship. I lost count on how many times Uhura says "Hailing frequency open sir". There is Star Trek's famous Captain and Doctor scene where Docter offers Captain a drink and comforting advice. (Used in "The Cage", a couple of other episodes and as well as STAR TREK II: THE WRATH OF KHAN.) There is a lot of detail in "The Corbomite Manuver" showing the functions of starship and its crew. But NBC decided to start off with "The Man Trap", not a bad episode itself. Someone else mentioned that Captain J.T. Esteban in ST:III and Commander Beach in ST:II are the same actor. Not so. Esteban was played by Phillip Richard Allen, I don't know if he has appeared in any other Star Trek episode/movie. Don't know who played Mr. Beach in THE WRATH OF KHAN but it wasn't Allen. Read the credits if you are still interested. Parwez Wahid DEC, Marlboro
caf@omen.UUCP (Chuck Forsberg WA7KGX) (08/17/85)
In article <3611@decwrl.UUCP> wahid@dvinci.DEC (Parwez Wahid) writes: > We meet Spock, learn he is half-human and that Vulcan has no > moon. In STTMP we see Spock in an interrupted initiation ceremony with one or more moons visible. I don't recall seeing any moons in ST III. Did Vulcan borrow some moons just for Spock's ceremony? -- Chuck Forsberg WA7KGX ...!tektronix!reed!omen!caf CIS:70715,131 Omen Technology Inc 17505-V NW Sauvie Island Road Portland OR 97231 Voice: 503-621-3406 Modem: 503-621-3746 (Hit CR's for speed detect) Home of Professional-YAM, the most powerful COMM program for the IBM PC
ayers@convexs.UUCP (08/21/85)
>> We meet Spock, learn he is half-human and that Vulcan has no >> moon. >In STTMP we see Spock in an interrupted initiation ceremony with one or >more moons visible. I don't recall seeing any moons in ST III. > >Did Vulcan borrow some moons just for Spock's ceremony? Somehow I got the impression that the ceremony took place on ANOTHER planet in the Vulcan system (not Vulcan), but can't remember what it was. Anyone out there able to help? I'm sorry Dave, I can't do that... blues, II
cjbiggin@watmath.UUCP (Colin Biggin) (08/24/85)
>>> >>> We meet Spock, learn he is half-human and that Vulcan has no >>> moon. >> >> In STTMP we see Spock in an interrupted initiation ceremony with one or >> more moons visible. I don't recall seeing any moons in ST III. >> >> Did Vulcan borrow some moons just for Spock's ceremony? > >Somehow I got the impression that the ceremony took place on ANOTHER >planet in the Vulcan system (not Vulcan), but can't remember what it >was. Anyone out there able to help? As I recall, it WAS on Mount Solaya (or whatever) which was on Vulcan. About differences between the series and the movies, I would advise not to take either as the god-given truth on what does and does not exist in the Star Trek universe because they are no where near consistent.... ---------------------- cheers, /~\ On a clear day Colin Biggin /~\ / \/\ one can see for miles University of Waterloo / \ /\ / \ \ and miles.... Waterloo, Ontario /\ / \ \/ /~\ \ \ / \ / \ / / \ \ \/~\_ /_ \_/ ___ \ / \ _\/ \ /~\ ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~------------------------------/\ \/ \________
tom@utcsri.UUCP (Tom Nadas) (08/25/85)
How about this? Vulcan has no moon because Vulcan IS a moon of a Jupiter-like world. That wfits in with both Spock's statement in the series and the beautiful skyscape we see in the first movie.