tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8586403344533829376.post8366395124804501093..comments2024-03-27T19:03:23.094-04:00Comments on The Armchair Squid: Star Trek: The Way to EdenThe Armchair Squidhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13509001761075530940noreply@blogger.comBlogger17125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8586403344533829376.post-44756937311299036062015-01-26T17:42:16.819-05:002015-01-26T17:42:16.819-05:00Maybe. One definitely does not get the impression...Maybe. One definitely does not get the impression that Roddenberry was a fan of Leary and his followers. He was certainly anti-war and anti-racism, yet unimpressed by the hippies.The Armchair Squidhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10739833215220853127noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8586403344533829376.post-33236591970531467042015-01-26T17:35:45.589-05:002015-01-26T17:35:45.589-05:00Great would be quite a stretch. It has its moment...Great would be quite a stretch. It has its moments.The Armchair Squidhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10739833215220853127noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8586403344533829376.post-85867152272616300192015-01-26T17:35:22.119-05:002015-01-26T17:35:22.119-05:00Paradise being too good to be true is a recurring ...Paradise being too good to be true is a recurring theme for Trek. Isn't there an Eagles song along similar lines? "Call some place paradise, kiss it goodbye."The Armchair Squidhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10739833215220853127noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8586403344533829376.post-19757839510048703132015-01-26T17:32:01.316-05:002015-01-26T17:32:01.316-05:00Maybe. I found Adam's death at the end quite ...Maybe. I found Adam's death at the end quite sad, Sevrin's less so.The Armchair Squidhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10739833215220853127noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8586403344533829376.post-75491856251972763762015-01-25T23:15:00.299-05:002015-01-25T23:15:00.299-05:00It could still be true. I mean, hippies gathered a...It could still be true. I mean, hippies gathered around campfires singing horrible songs... And people would just join in because it was about the communal experience rather than the horrible music.<br /><br />So what Tony said.Andrew Leonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13964775673414653644noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8586403344533829376.post-57436022377334594932015-01-25T21:53:45.984-05:002015-01-25T21:53:45.984-05:00Yes, Trek's heart is nearly always in the righ...Yes, Trek's heart is nearly always in the right place.The Armchair Squidhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10739833215220853127noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8586403344533829376.post-25266027465796485692015-01-25T21:50:19.291-05:002015-01-25T21:50:19.291-05:00And so we now know, the Theiss Titilation Theory a...And so we now know, the Theiss Titilation Theory applies to the guys, too!The Armchair Squidhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10739833215220853127noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8586403344533829376.post-19834473225337438542015-01-25T21:44:53.175-05:002015-01-25T21:44:53.175-05:00That would be an interesting thing to watch for, p...That would be an interesting thing to watch for, predominant colors in each episode. This one's most definitely blue.The Armchair Squidhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10739833215220853127noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8586403344533829376.post-80591465592912968952015-01-25T21:42:32.541-05:002015-01-25T21:42:32.541-05:00It's an interesting idea, but I don't thin...It's an interesting idea, but I don't think so. The crew is mesmerized by the music. Spock even joins in for a jam session on his Vulcan harp. So, unless they're poking fun at the crew, too...The Armchair Squidhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10739833215220853127noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8586403344533829376.post-60155555306553968522015-01-22T17:42:47.707-05:002015-01-22T17:42:47.707-05:00Based on the image alone, this looks like a great ...Based on the image alone, this looks like a great episode. Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10304701332216772385noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8586403344533829376.post-90825710461419587992015-01-22T01:26:50.502-05:002015-01-22T01:26:50.502-05:00I watched this when it aired and thought it painfu...I watched this when it aired and thought it painfully hokey. However, it provided the theme for an excellent film made some years later: "STAR TREK V, The Final Frontier". So, even though I can't bring myself to rewatch the tv version, the film is one of my favorites.Geo.https://www.blogger.com/profile/16221314320558128986noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8586403344533829376.post-39095965412669639652015-01-21T19:21:42.182-05:002015-01-21T19:21:42.182-05:00Headin' out to Eden.... oooohhh, brother. :-)...Headin' out to Eden.... oooohhh, brother. :-)<br /><br />When I first saw this as a kid in the early 70s, I wondered if there was a connection between "Doctor Sevrin" and "Doc Severinsen."<br /><br />A few people have hinted at the possibility of <i>intentional</i> badness, and I'm wondering if I agree. The writers must have been older than the barefoot boomers out there making trouble, and I can sense more than a touch of scorn. Roddenberry's wide-eyed optimism didn't always carry the day. The bit at the end with the acidic flora, specifically, might have been some perverse wish fulfillment...?Cygnushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10394890573443379954noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8586403344533829376.post-40404176187168657052015-01-21T16:37:49.929-05:002015-01-21T16:37:49.929-05:00"I'm talkin bout you!" Yeah the song..."I'm talkin bout you!" Yeah the songs are bad but they're heart was in the right place.Maurice Mitchellhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15338165486757095191noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8586403344533829376.post-58297058493997371202015-01-21T14:35:47.293-05:002015-01-21T14:35:47.293-05:00I remember this one.
One of the few that the man w...I remember this one.<br />One of the few that the man was as, if not more scantly clad than the woman. I kept waiting for the outfit to slip down and expose the family jewels. <br />I lived through the 60's and these song were horrific. But maybe they were suppose to be ?<br />Love the blond cheer leader to the right.<br /><br />cheers, parsnipangryparsniphttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17236094827257446781noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8586403344533829376.post-90120222490247745802015-01-21T11:07:43.840-05:002015-01-21T11:07:43.840-05:00A true overall critique of the era?A true overall critique of the era?Tony Laplumehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07854455859399339169noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8586403344533829376.post-60586869226790392062015-01-21T09:36:39.447-05:002015-01-21T09:36:39.447-05:00Do you ever wonder if the writers and costumers g...Do you ever wonder if the writers and costumers got together and said something like, "Okay, I need a blue themed episode..."Cherdohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00264612202714933480noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8586403344533829376.post-6593754648919301382015-01-21T08:15:03.261-05:002015-01-21T08:15:03.261-05:00Maybe the songs were meant to be terrible?Maybe the songs were meant to be terrible?Andrew Leonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13964775673414653644noreply@blogger.com