tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8586403344533829376.post7684564983221552732..comments2024-03-27T19:03:23.094-04:00Comments on The Armchair Squid: Star Trek: The Naked NowThe Armchair Squidhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13509001761075530940noreply@blogger.comBlogger12125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8586403344533829376.post-65125732202274410012019-10-13T13:51:15.994-04:002019-10-13T13:51:15.994-04:00I agree on the lost opportunity bit, and apparentl...I agree on the lost opportunity bit, and apparently she did, too. It's a shame she bolted before the series took off, though it's telling that she was never exactly replaced. Perhaps the new series was trying to do too many things at once before it found its groove.The Armchair Squidhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13509001761075530940noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8586403344533829376.post-73028104564220642842019-10-12T17:25:49.592-04:002019-10-12T17:25:49.592-04:00Except "Yesterday's Enterprise" isn&...Except "Yesterday's Enterprise" isn't really a Yar story. It's a story that <i>features</i> Yar, mostly Yar falling in love (it would've been interesting if the Yar we originally got was put in the Kirk spot, falling in love every week, instead of what someone expected from a security chief). I think the whole part was a lost opportunity. Denise Crosby had an unusual voice for the kind of character she was asked to play, and I don't think the contrast was ever properly reconciled.Tony Laplumehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07854455859399339169noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8586403344533829376.post-12798897419338028252019-10-12T08:09:05.155-04:002019-10-12T08:09:05.155-04:00I had that thought as well - too early. However, ...I had that thought as well - too early. However, interestingly, the original was also early in the run, just the fourth episode to air. Roddenberry, left to his own devices, isn't one for subtlety. To a point, I can understand it. In television, you never know how much time you're going to have to let things play out in long form. If there's a philosophical intent, as there clearly was for him, best not to waste time getting to it. In his experience, Star Trek was always fighting just to stay on the air. Even the most optimistic viewpoint couldn't have anticipated multiple spinoff series, multiple films stretching out over half a century. In hindsight, he had plenty of time but no way of knowing that.<br /><br />Still, it feels clunky. Trust your audience. Trust your writers. The Armchair Squidhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13509001761075530940noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8586403344533829376.post-54617594249857363132019-10-11T11:56:31.968-04:002019-10-11T11:56:31.968-04:00In retrospect, this episode was just too early on ...In retrospect, this episode was just too early on in the series. You can't appreciate any of the dynamics when just meeting the characters.Andrew Leonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13964775673414653644noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8586403344533829376.post-5524730642349953112019-10-06T18:23:58.857-04:002019-10-06T18:23:58.857-04:00Not "Yesterday's Enterprise"? Or do...Not "Yesterday's Enterprise"? Or does that not count.The Armchair Squidhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13509001761075530940noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8586403344533829376.post-84632246045506737132019-10-06T17:17:19.816-04:002019-10-06T17:17:19.816-04:00That was probably Yar's highlight. The later ...That was probably Yar's highlight. The later callback in "The Measure of a Man" (and <i>First Contact</i>!) gives it so much resonance. Too bad subsequent Yar follow-ups totally forgot its significance.Tony Laplumehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07854455859399339169noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8586403344533829376.post-51331223771579806012019-10-05T21:40:03.458-04:002019-10-05T21:40:03.458-04:00"It never happened.""It never happened."The Armchair Squidhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13509001761075530940noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8586403344533829376.post-77354457210281864402019-10-05T21:39:04.982-04:002019-10-05T21:39:04.982-04:00Haha! Probably not.Haha! Probably not.The Armchair Squidhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13509001761075530940noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8586403344533829376.post-36983128713260480902019-10-05T16:47:38.824-04:002019-10-05T16:47:38.824-04:00I remember that episode and Tasha and Data, as wel...I remember that episode and Tasha and Data, as well as what she said after, lol. mshatchhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06308916014310536449noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8586403344533829376.post-49341222381250360762019-10-05T09:49:18.662-04:002019-10-05T09:49:18.662-04:00I just know that Jonathan Frakes was master degree...I just know that Jonathan Frakes was master degree. Thank you for info.<br /><br /># You are right, Japanese print not painting... (I wonder the readers don't know the different)Tanza Erlambanghttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13033202053400016976noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8586403344533829376.post-32845753355097191852019-10-05T08:23:41.353-04:002019-10-05T08:23:41.353-04:00I will say this for Trek over Star Wars: it provid...I will say this for Trek over Star Wars: it provides for more interesting discussion, at least for me.The Armchair Squidhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13509001761075530940noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8586403344533829376.post-8896232495332614392019-10-04T16:01:58.040-04:002019-10-04T16:01:58.040-04:00What a wonderful post! I have only seen this episo...What a wonderful post! I have only seen this episode once, when it aired way back when. My eldest son was in his 1st year of college and we were both very excited about the series. We discussed this episode on one of his visits home. Thanks for the memory and its associated family fun. Geo.https://www.blogger.com/profile/16221314320558128986noreply@blogger.com