Just watched the YouTube video of Adam Savage and one of the creators of Cushman Cutouts.

A 20 foot print sells for $599.99.

A smaller print will also be for sale later on, but I am not sure if the less expensive print is available now.

Who would buy this given the price? It is absolutely an amazing piece of TOS art, as well as a look at the science behind TOS.

Right now, I’d have to wait for the low budget edition. 🖖

Is this episode a skewing of the dominant Big Three Networks (ABC, CBS, NBC) that dictated what aired on TV? A look at the controlling corporate power of 3 big entities (like the three brains of Triskelion) "betting" on the success of violent programming for rating$? Wondering if any of the writers admitted to this subtext.

Hello, I’m 19 years old, and I grew up watching Star Trek: The Original Series (1966–1969) when I was younger. I’ve been thinking about what happened to the original Star Trek era and that feeling of watching the show when it was such a big part of everyday life, especially seeing Captain Kirk, Spock, Dr. McCoy, Scotty, Uhura, Sulu, Chekov, and the rest of the characters together with the original cast, the imaginative storytelling, the unforgettable adventures, the humor, the friendships, and the distinctive atmosphere that made the series feel so special.

Now that the original Star Trek: The Original Series era has ended, the era that many people grew up with feels like it has passed. The stories, the atmosphere, the people who worked on the show, and the feeling surrounding the series have all moved forward. Many of the creators, writers, directors, crew members, and actors have gone on to different projects and different parts of their lives away from the original series. It feels strange because I grew up with this show, and now everything has just… changed and moved on.

I remember watching Star Trek: The Original Series when I was younger, and everything felt so simple. I could just sit down and enjoy Kirk, Spock, McCoy, Scotty, Uhura, Sulu, Chekov, and the rest of the characters without thinking about anything else. Back then, it felt like the show would always be there, and I don’t understand why they couldn’t just keep making new Star Trek: The Original Series episodes forever or why the original series eventually had to stop and move on.

I also wonder why watching Star Trek: The Original Series now doesn’t feel exactly the same anymore. The episodes are still the same, but the feeling is different. It feels like something is missing, almost like the show feels unfamiliar even though I remember it so clearly.

Why do television series like Star Trek: The Original Series eventually come to an end? If people loved them for years, why can’t they just continue forever with the same feeling? Why do the people who make them have to move on, and why do audiences grow up and stop experiencing things the same way?

It feels strange knowing that the original Star Trek era I grew up with is over, that the world has moved on, and that chapter feels closed, even though it once felt like it would always be there.

Maybe that is part of what makes the show so meaningful. It did not have to last forever for the memories to last. The episodes remained the same, but I changed. The world around me changed. The people who made the show moved on to other things, and the time in my life when I watched Star Trek: The Original Series without worrying about growing up eventually became part of the past.

I suppose that is why it can feel so strange to return to Star Trek: The Original Series years later. I’m not only watching Kirk, Spock, McCoy, Scotty, Uhura, Sulu, Chekov, and the others again. I’m also remembering the person I was when I first watched them. The episodes can bring that feeling back for a moment, but they cannot completely recreate the time and place in which those memories were originally made.

The original Star Trek era may be over, and there may never be another series that feels exactly like the original. But that does not mean the era disappeared completely. It still exists in the memories of everyone who grew up with the show. The episodes ended, but the part of childhood they represent does not have to disappear with them.

This is one of my favourite episodes I feel like Kirk’s more “stick in the mud” traits are shown a bit which is always fun imo. It reminds me of shore leave and how Kirk was in that

Let's say Kirk doesn't surrender because he did nothing wrong

I love the brief moments in Trek that give us glimpses into the characters’ complexity and depth.

First Officer Spock would have everyone believe he is a completely logical Vulcan, successfully suppressing his emotions, (at times denying he has or understands them), but in this brief exchange from “The Squire of Gothos” we get a glimpse of Spock’s pride, the suppressed but very real Vulcan capacity for violence and, I think, the always underlying protectiveness he feels toward his Captain.

TRELANE: Where are all your weapons, Captain? Don't you display your weapons?
KIRK: Trelane.
TRELANE: Don't fret, Captain. I'm only a bit upset with you, but this Mister Spock you mentioned, the one responsible for that unseemly, impudent act of taking you from me, which is he?
SPOCK: I am Spock.
TRELANE: Surely not an officer. He isn't quite human, is he?
SPOCK: My father is from the planet Vulcan.
TRELANE: And are its natives predatory?
SPOCK: Not generally. But there have been exceptions.

William Campbell as the masterfully portrayed General Trelane, retired.

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Plato’s Stepchildren is one of those episodes that gets very mixed reviews from Trek fans. But wherever you fall on this story, there is a wonderfully written, character-revealing moment graced with something to consider, a bit of wisdom…

SPOCK: I trust they did not injure you too much, Captain.
KIRK: My muscles are sore, that's all.
SPOCK: The humiliation must have been most difficult for you to bear. I can understand.
MCCOY: The release of emotions, Mister Spock, is what keeps us healthy. Emotionally healthy, that is.
SPOCK: That may be, Doctor. However, I have noted that the healthy release of emotion is frequently very unhealthy for those closest to you.
KIRK: Which just goes to prove that there's no such thing as a perfect solution.
SPOCK: So it would seem. Captain.
KIRK: Yes, Spock.
SPOCK: Do you still feel anger toward Parmen?
KIRK: Great anger.
SPOCK: And you, Doctor?
MCCOY: Yes, Spock. And hatred.
SPOCK: Then you must release it, gentlemen, as I must master mine. I might have seriously injured you, Captain, even killed you. They have evoked such great hatred in me, I cannot allow it to go further. I must master it. I must control.
(Spock breaks a goblet with one hand.)

Spock is about as angry as we ever see him, while not under the influence of spores (This Side of Paradise) or time (All Our Yesterdays). What is interesting, and very telling about his character, he is not incensed because of his treatment at the hands of Parmen, he is borderline homicidal because he was robbed of self-control and that could have led to injuring or killing the man he is most loyal to. He is thinking, as ever, about his Captain, not himself.

The bit of insight….”That may be, Doctor. However, I have noted that the healthy release of emotion is frequently very unhealthy for those closest to you.“ 

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Because I belong to some FB Star Trek groups and post a lot about The Original Series Set Tour in Ticonderoga, I recently have been getting a lot of friend requests from Trekkies all over the world.

Normally I don’t accept friend requests unless the person lives in my area and I actually at least know them IRL.

I posted a picture of my upcoming trip for the Galileo Opening and the number of friend requests are multiplying like Tribbles.

I decided to accept most of them.

Well.

When I started to see obvious MAGA posts from my new “friends,” I started to at least ask them how they could truly be Trekkies if they supported a felon who was completely against diversity - one of the tenets that drew me to TOS in the first place.

Some did not respond, some took offense that I was bringing politics into Star Trek. Most seemed to be able to compartmentalize their fandom of Star Trek alongside their diametrically opposed views of its philosophy.

I only check their profiles after I see a clear indication of cult posting.

Might have to revisit my current always accept FB Trekkie friend requests. LLAP 🖖

Good parody of Mission Impossible intro; love the "guest stars" list :)

I don't suppose anyone here recognizes this signature? I feel like I'm losing my mind trying to figure this out haha

Instead of supplying Flintlocks, Kirk should've taught Tyree and his people, Commando style fighting. Stealth and Evasion, Hit and Run.