tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-815567696079354237.post7413679356670325392..comments2024-03-26T17:15:36.793+00:00Comments on New Amusements: The single most important television of my youthMartinhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05267504526414194713noreply@blogger.comBlogger8125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-815567696079354237.post-13161135801614983682017-11-11T19:52:37.812+00:002017-11-11T19:52:37.812+00:00You're not wrong, mate. Shame there's a ne...You're not wrong, mate. Shame there's a need to mess with the classics, but I guess it's lucrative.<br /><br />Am tempted to splurge 30 quid on the DVD boxset of the original series. You can keep your Netflix, I'll just watch some old telly...Martinhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05267504526414194713noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-815567696079354237.post-46872762928849781992017-11-11T19:30:44.258+00:002017-11-11T19:30:44.258+00:00So glad to hear of like minded people. This was an...So glad to hear of like minded people. This was an absolute favourite for me and my brother. I thought I was some sort of philistine by not wanting to see the films but perfect screenplay and effects etc just didn't appeal after seeing the series.<br />Beaming down to various landscapes with the ubiquitous paper mache style rocks and acting out what was in effect a short story-brilliant. I remember the tribbles fondly...The Man Of Cheesenoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-815567696079354237.post-3546416987716084152017-11-11T12:29:42.355+00:002017-11-11T12:29:42.355+00:00Whilst the trend seems to be for surreal but situa...Whilst the trend seems to be for surreal but situated in a plausible reality (Black Mirror, Humans, all the dystopia...) <br /><br />Chekov was added when it was observed that Russia, a trail-blazing space pioneer, should have someone on the Enterprise. The fact that he was young and sported a Beatle haircut probably helped broaden the shop's appeal too.<br /><br />Films II, IV and VI are good: they play like extended episodes of the TV series. Worth a look if they crop up on a weekend afternoon somewhere in the TV schedule.Martinhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05267504526414194713noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-815567696079354237.post-83486033849046869752017-11-11T12:20:09.408+00:002017-11-11T12:20:09.408+00:00I grew up with it too. I've never had any des...I grew up with it too. I've never had any desire to see the films as somehow they seem too distant from what I loved as a young kid, and I don't want that to be tainted. In a home with two girls and no boys it was still staple early evening viewing and I agree it was most likely the stories that reeled us in. Much like 'Tales From Europe' - another staple - the fantastical settings and characters just fired our imaginations, excited us and scared us in equal measure. (While I'm on that, I think we need more fantasy/surreal TV like the Prisoner and Avengers again now too, and not so much stuff situated in reality...) <br />Anyway, I was always totally creeped out by that horrible wizzened face on the end credits, and thoroughly smitten with the idea of being beamed up somewhere! Like early Doctor Who it had just the right amount of everything. And, for a young girl like me, the smiley, charming Chekov was favourite, but I certainly had a soft spot for Scotty and Spock.<br />Chttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02423624920558505937noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-815567696079354237.post-34392401162463515732017-11-10T20:49:07.880+00:002017-11-10T20:49:07.880+00:00Each new iteration and spin-off adds less value, I...Each new iteration and spin-off adds less value, I think - the law of diminishing returns, I guess. No surprise the film arm of the business has returned to the classic characters. Martinhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05267504526414194713noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-815567696079354237.post-32379407397579060522017-11-10T20:47:33.942+00:002017-11-10T20:47:33.942+00:00He is, isn't he? And Tribbles is a screenwriti...He is, isn't he? And Tribbles is a screenwriting masterclass, I think.Martinhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05267504526414194713noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-815567696079354237.post-73906269798516498442017-11-10T19:29:49.024+00:002017-11-10T19:29:49.024+00:00I grew up with this stuff. You're spot on abou...I grew up with this stuff. You're spot on about it, especially those episodes you mention. I have no interest at all in any of the 'modern' Star Trek series but will always have some space for Kirk, Spock et al. Swiss Adamhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13119322217065850020noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-815567696079354237.post-16761547905178603002017-11-10T18:28:21.895+00:002017-11-10T18:28:21.895+00:00It was always Kirk for me. Shatner is a god. Glad ...It was always Kirk for me. Shatner is a god. Glad to see The Trouble With Tribbles get a mention.Rolhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02103804480646939038noreply@blogger.com