berge@stolaf.UUCP (Eric M. Berge) (01/16/84)
In a previous article it mentioned how the security men, the guys
in the red uniforms, always got killed. This is very true, as I found
after watching a Star Trek fesitval that was given in Los Angeles two summers
ago. Because Star Trek was going off the air, they decided to play 15 episodes
back-to-back from 7:00 am to 10:00 pm. I didn't miss a second.
My point is this, that I found this saying to be true whenever a
landing party transported to a planet:
"Red man, Dead man."
As far as I know they haven't failed yet. This may not hold in every case
but there is an amusing consistency. It is especially fun to watch
in the episode, I can't remember the name, with Val ("Val hungers, we
must feed him..."). Or is it Vol?
--Eric Berge
inhp4!stolaf!bergerlr@pyuxn.UUCP (Rich Rosen) (02/03/84)
What you've all failed to notice is that in every episode the same crewman is sent into a dangerous situation solely to provide an opportunity for Bones to say "He's dead, Jim." This crewman was named Crewman Glint, and examples of his demise are shown below. KIRK: Glint, check out that wire hanging from there." GLINT: Yes, Captain..... ARRRRRRRRGH! McCOY: He's dead, Jim. SPOCK: Crewman Glint, remove those pods from the confusarectory. GLINT: Yes, Mr. Spock..... ARRRRRRGH! McCOY: He's dead, Jim. KIRK: All right, Mr. Scott, beam up Crewman Glint from the planet's surface. SCOTT: Aye aye, Captain. [UNUSUAL TRANSPORTER NOISES] Capt'n, th' traansperter is picking oop a raaaand'm signull frum th' planet's serrrfess 'n' Ah din't noo wye. McCOY: He's dead, Jim. KIRK: Who's dead, Bones? McCOY: How should I know? I'm a doctor not a clairvoyant! -- Pardon me for breathing... Rich Rosen pyuxn!rlr