Spoilers ahead!

So, #SpocksBrain. Yeah, the episode gets a lot of flak, though it's not entirely bad. But what occurred to me with this recent re-watching: our heroes have to guess to which of 3 planets the antagonist has gone, before #MrSpock dies. But it would've been easy for them to zip by all 3 planets and beam down away teams to search simultaneously.

Of course there's only so much one can do in a 60-minute episode, especially with a reduced budget. I'm just saying!

#StarTrek #STTOS

We continue to be unimpressed with #StarTrek #Enterprise's *writing*.

I've loved the set design from the beginning. The delicate balance between having to look like a pre-cursor to a #tv show from the 60s while not looking cheesy can't have been easy. They not only did it, they make #design references to #STTOS sets. (I can't say enough about this. I made us pause and appreciate Kirk's quarters' desk vs Archer's.)

I complained previously about T'Pol's wooden acting. She seems to be growing into it. Now she makes little glances and eyebrow movements rather than stiffly staring.

The other characters are mostly ciphers ("secretly likes pineapple" is not a personality).

Archer is tortured by...nothing as far as I can tell.

Tucker could be neat if his accent and character didn't reinforce the "Star Trek for rednecks" vibe that the atrocious theme song creates.

BLOG: how long would it have taken the #DoomsdayMachine 🎉 from #StarTrek to consume an Earth-sized planet? 🤔

https://eerietom.dreamwidth.org/17766.html #STTOS

Trekking to the fridge

In light of the recent announcement of boxed sets of the original Star Trek (Region 2, but Region 1 sets are on their way next year), I found myself thinking of some of the fizzier nicknames for the shows.

Since Next Gen came out just a few years after the New Coke fiasco, the names Classic Trek and New Trek stuck. Early in DS9’s life I remember hearing someone refer to Diet Cherry Trek. Which leads to an obvious question:

What types of soft drink are Voyager and Enterprise?

Tell me you've never watched Star Trek without telling me

#STTOS #StarTrek