tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8586403344533829376.post7483470648017813797..comments2024-03-27T19:03:23.094-04:00Comments on The Armchair Squid: Star Trek: A Taste of ArmageddonThe Armchair Squidhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13509001761075530940noreply@blogger.comBlogger24125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8586403344533829376.post-26092246146228828452014-01-25T16:54:58.628-05:002014-01-25T16:54:58.628-05:00Yes, he is. Thanks, Spacerguy!Yes, he is. Thanks, Spacerguy!The Armchair Squidhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13509001761075530940noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8586403344533829376.post-25095170059256293312014-01-25T08:35:00.278-05:002014-01-25T08:35:00.278-05:00Anan 7 is quite a sneaky little begger. Great epis...Anan 7 is quite a sneaky little begger. Great episode.SpacerGuyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05575342869714342370noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8586403344533829376.post-3361738292127343772014-01-24T06:02:00.943-05:002014-01-24T06:02:00.943-05:00Yeah. Maybe I could claim those as squid hats...Yeah. Maybe I could claim those as squid hats...The Armchair Squidhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13509001761075530940noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8586403344533829376.post-25593877493987616422014-01-24T06:00:56.624-05:002014-01-24T06:00:56.624-05:00Okay there, Steve Martin...
I understand.Okay there, Steve Martin...<br /><br />I understand.The Armchair Squidhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13509001761075530940noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8586403344533829376.post-49747886895167682222014-01-24T00:19:08.390-05:002014-01-24T00:19:08.390-05:00Love the hats on the guards. The would certainly i...Love the hats on the guards. The would certainly intimidate me. Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10304701332216772385noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8586403344533829376.post-26316160807193367222014-01-24T00:18:05.035-05:002014-01-24T00:18:05.035-05:00Well, excuuuuuuuuuuu-uuuuuuuse me.
I meant the wa...Well, excuuuuuuuuuuu-uuuuuuuse me.<br /><br />I meant the war fought entirely with computers. Think about it, the graphic user interface was not even a twinkle in a hardware hacker's Twinkie-and-Orange-Crush-fueled eye in 1967. Suzehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07908805179119217608noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8586403344533829376.post-87431515813044306282014-01-23T19:52:48.670-05:002014-01-23T19:52:48.670-05:00They are AWESOME hats. Kudos to Bill Theiss for y...They are AWESOME hats. Kudos to Bill Theiss for yet another memorable costume design.The Armchair Squidhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13509001761075530940noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8586403344533829376.post-87034806938627725752014-01-23T19:46:35.958-05:002014-01-23T19:46:35.958-05:00Trek usually does have its heart in the right plac...Trek usually does have its heart in the right place.The Armchair Squidhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13509001761075530940noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8586403344533829376.post-78151257047240012122014-01-23T19:46:05.556-05:002014-01-23T19:46:05.556-05:00Seems quite likely!Seems quite likely!The Armchair Squidhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13509001761075530940noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8586403344533829376.post-70898795332883606382014-01-23T18:09:02.504-05:002014-01-23T18:09:02.504-05:00Those are impressive hats on the guards Those are impressive hats on the guards Sultanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06506141014376919585noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8586403344533829376.post-11742919861498057892014-01-23T15:17:43.308-05:002014-01-23T15:17:43.308-05:00Tony's right. It's a powerful allegory. It...Tony's right. It's a powerful allegory. It also has a ton of plot holes, but they're heart is in the right place.Maurice Mitchellhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15338165486757095191noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8586403344533829376.post-33833394880173328672014-01-23T11:39:50.883-05:002014-01-23T11:39:50.883-05:00No doubt an allegory of watching the Vietnam War p...No doubt an allegory of watching the Vietnam War play out on television...Tony Laplumehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07854455859399339169noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8586403344533829376.post-80483231025920641832014-01-23T08:06:07.533-05:002014-01-23T08:06:07.533-05:00Yes, awesome hats. Thanks, parsnip!Yes, awesome hats. Thanks, parsnip!The Armchair Squidhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13509001761075530940noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8586403344533829376.post-66937087886650162332014-01-23T08:05:43.338-05:002014-01-23T08:05:43.338-05:00One could even argue that fear of a mechanized wor...One could even argue that fear of a mechanized world has its literary roots in Frankenstein, first published in 1818.The Armchair Squidhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13509001761075530940noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8586403344533829376.post-48859820169035131502014-01-23T08:02:59.853-05:002014-01-23T08:02:59.853-05:00As one who couldn't even get beyond the pilot ...As one who couldn't even get beyond the pilot for Glee, I think you should definitely switch over!The Armchair Squidhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13509001761075530940noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8586403344533829376.post-10913986607643329842014-01-23T08:02:00.550-05:002014-01-23T08:02:00.550-05:00Before its time? With the War Games story, yes. ...Before its time? With the War Games story, yes. But dystopias in the post-Orwell world are hardly new.The Armchair Squidhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13509001761075530940noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8586403344533829376.post-90605317152304301752014-01-23T08:00:09.819-05:002014-01-23T08:00:09.819-05:00I bet it was actually the hats that made you giggl...I bet it was actually the hats that made you giggle.The Armchair Squidhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13509001761075530940noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8586403344533829376.post-31972196893444992692014-01-23T07:59:43.914-05:002014-01-23T07:59:43.914-05:00First time for me - not one of my favorites so far...First time for me - not one of my favorites so far but still solid.The Armchair Squidhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13509001761075530940noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8586403344533829376.post-75201985041256161922014-01-23T00:01:38.799-05:002014-01-23T00:01:38.799-05:00I don't remember this one but... got to love t...I don't remember this one but... got to love the hats !<br /><br />cheers, parsnipangryparsniphttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17236094827257446781noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8586403344533829376.post-6393258305002172162014-01-22T23:25:31.368-05:002014-01-22T23:25:31.368-05:00I do remember this one. My older brother and frien...I do remember this one. My older brother and friends had discussed the idea before this program aired, so I believe the concept of cyberwar was not entirely new at the time. ST was known to dramatize speculative futurism in other areas as well.Geo.https://www.blogger.com/profile/16221314320558128986noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8586403344533829376.post-22504075769091696432014-01-22T22:41:58.123-05:002014-01-22T22:41:58.123-05:00I know all of these titles but when I read your de...I know all of these titles but when I read your descriptions I am drawing a total blank. Maybe I have amnesia? LOL<br />I think it's time me for to quit rewatching Glee for third time on Netflix and start rewatching Star Trek, what do you think? :)Remembering Gracehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14760441035721518260noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8586403344533829376.post-33227962567120423552014-01-22T22:38:24.141-05:002014-01-22T22:38:24.141-05:00Kirk looking all serious with those two campy cost...Kirk looking all serious with those two campy costumes behind him ... still, though. Concepts before their time. In hindsight, pretty impressive.Suzehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07908805179119217608noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8586403344533829376.post-86281819785045201082014-01-22T22:30:21.181-05:002014-01-22T22:30:21.181-05:00That storyline actually made me giggle, though I&#...That storyline actually made me giggle, though I'm not sure it was meant to? :PTrishahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16927558937796802496noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8586403344533829376.post-4040483152523666912014-01-22T20:59:38.830-05:002014-01-22T20:59:38.830-05:00I remember this episode :)I remember this episode :)mshatchhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06308916014310536449noreply@blogger.com