I just showed the "Kirk recreates the arms race" episode to my world history students this week! (Related to a discussion about pop culture and the cold war. Also it's the last week of classes and everything is kind of going to hell anyway.)
But seriously, "Spock's Brain" is fabulous television. It's not good television, but it's fabulous. The pull-down hair dryer that imparts knowledge? The woman shouting "brain brain brain, what is this brain you speak of"? The fact that they managed to get an episode's worth of takes where people say "they stole Spock's brain" with a straight face? It's epic. And horrible.
William Shatner looks good with his shirt off Ha, he does!
and I enjoy his unique placement of pauses and emphases, though possibly not in the way that was intended. Heh. Me too.
Leonard Nimoy’s performance can be appreciated in a non-ironic way. Except for his strange pronunciation of words like "deflec-tor."
They all lose their inhibitions and Sulu strides sweaty and shirtless through the halls, brandishing a fencing foil. Loved it!
The one with Spock’s parents. Looks like that's "Journey to Babel."
A transporter accident splits Kirk into good but weak, and strong but domineering Kirks. Probably not supposed to be hilarious. "IIIIIIIIIII AM CAPTAIN KIIIIIRK!!!!!111" It was pretty fun.
Nearly all the episodes you mention are on my List. Which includes "Spock's Brain" and "The Way to Eden" for the lulz.
Oh, this makes me want to watch TOS again so badly. Alas, I have no time amongst WisCon preparations! Maybe the day after I get back, though, while I am recouperating.
I can't believe you're dissing the space hippies! I love that episode. You definitely need a category for "hilariously bad episodes best watched while drunk."
True. But I guess I figured that the space hippies bore little actual resemblance to reality, in the same way that the science on the show is usually skience. (Brain and brain! What is brain?)
For some reason, the last several times I've been at a con with shrift, The Way to Eden always turns up on the TV.
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I get the impression that the makers of the present movie did not watch it attentively at all.
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But seriously, "Spock's Brain" is fabulous television. It's not good television, but it's fabulous. The pull-down hair dryer that imparts knowledge? The woman shouting "brain brain brain, what is this brain you speak of"? The fact that they managed to get an episode's worth of takes where people say "they stole Spock's brain" with a straight face? It's epic. And horrible.
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Ha, he does!
and I enjoy his unique placement of pauses and emphases, though possibly not in the way that was intended.
Heh. Me too.
Leonard Nimoy’s performance can be appreciated in a non-ironic way.
Except for his strange pronunciation of words like "deflec-tor."
They all lose their inhibitions and Sulu strides sweaty and shirtless through the halls, brandishing a fencing foil.
Loved it!
The one with Spock’s parents.
Looks like that's "Journey to Babel."
A transporter accident splits Kirk into good but weak, and strong but domineering Kirks. Probably not supposed to be hilarious.
"IIIIIIIIIII AM CAPTAIN KIIIIIRK!!!!!111" It was pretty fun.
Nearly all the episodes you mention are on my List. Which includes "Spock's Brain" and "The Way to Eden" for the lulz.
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For some reason, the last several times I've been at a con with shrift, The Way to Eden always turns up on the TV.
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