tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8586403344533829376.post2449342648820312888..comments2024-03-27T19:03:23.094-04:00Comments on The Armchair Squid: Star Trek: How Sharper Than a Serpent's ToothThe Armchair Squidhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13509001761075530940noreply@blogger.comBlogger18125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8586403344533829376.post-90704229047438470172015-07-24T14:02:33.888-04:002015-07-24T14:02:33.888-04:00Me, too.Me, too.The Armchair Squidhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10739833215220853127noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8586403344533829376.post-43309008021806264312015-07-24T13:52:36.442-04:002015-07-24T13:52:36.442-04:00I find Aztec and Mayan history and artwork very fa...I find Aztec and Mayan history and artwork very fascinating. This sounds interesting. Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8586403344533829376.post-18428040660945742272015-07-22T22:50:33.027-04:002015-07-22T22:50:33.027-04:00I'd love to make that climb but I know I'd...I'd love to make that climb but I know I'd Chichen out. (So sorry, couldn't resist...)<br /><br />Nice connection with the Coleridge poem, sir!<br />The Armchair Squidhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10739833215220853127noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8586403344533829376.post-28059263332512737022015-07-22T18:54:32.592-04:002015-07-22T18:54:32.592-04:00In 1963, I climbed El Castillo at Chichen Itza. I...In 1963, I climbed El Castillo at Chichen Itza. It took me somewhat longer than it did Cartoon Kirk. Quetzalcoatl, is the Feathered Serpent or Precious Twin --god of intelligence and self-reflection. But I couldn't entirely separate the name's syllables (Kukulkan) from Coleridge's poem:"In Xanadu did Kubla Khan / A stately pleasure-dome decree: / Where Alph, the sacred river, ran / Through caverns measureless to man(intergalactic space?)..." The goofy-looking ship surprised me as a prefiguration of the holodeck, in which the menagerie doesn't know they're in cages. Shakespeare title is emotionally apt but Coleridge nailed it, and Kirk who says,"If children are made totally dependent on teachers, they'll never be anything but children." --at which point a Capellan Power Cat comes in handy. Great toon story from Russell Bates and David Wise.Geo.https://www.blogger.com/profile/16221314320558128986noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8586403344533829376.post-405384924741274002015-07-22T15:13:18.649-04:002015-07-22T15:13:18.649-04:00For the novelty? Yes, I might believe that.For the novelty? Yes, I might believe that.The Armchair Squidhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10739833215220853127noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8586403344533829376.post-42812882127935398052015-07-22T15:12:42.846-04:002015-07-22T15:12:42.846-04:00Shatner's adorable sometimes...Shatner's adorable sometimes...The Armchair Squidhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10739833215220853127noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8586403344533829376.post-61644777348563316192015-07-22T15:10:20.408-04:002015-07-22T15:10:20.408-04:00This does sound interesting and maybe they won the...This does sound interesting and maybe they won the award because it went towards Mayan culture than the typical Greek and/or Roman. Birgithttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09439720285857050428noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8586403344533829376.post-3641152314207253352015-07-22T15:05:52.613-04:002015-07-22T15:05:52.613-04:00Like some above, I am unfamiliar with this episode...Like some above, I am unfamiliar with this episode. I love that William Shatner mis-pronounced the name of the main character. That warms my heart.Susan Kanehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09834094675218254410noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8586403344533829376.post-63471342738471622522015-07-22T14:45:41.762-04:002015-07-22T14:45:41.762-04:00I just wasn't that impressed by the story. Te...I just wasn't that impressed by the story. Technically, it was quite good and I can see how it would impress. That said, I have enjoyed other episodes from this season more so I'm surprised that it was this particular one that drew the award.<br /><br />The other two nominees for the award that year were Captain Kangaroo and Pink Panther. I would say that Pink Panther has held up better over time.The Armchair Squidhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10739833215220853127noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8586403344533829376.post-27756026814377315362015-07-22T14:04:17.996-04:002015-07-22T14:04:17.996-04:00I must try to find this one. The art work sounds i...I must try to find this one. The art work sounds interesting.<br />I wonder if you were not impressed by the show by looking at it from today eyes and not the year it was made ? But then I rarely agree with any awards given out. I am so weird.<br /><br />cheers, parsnipangryparsniphttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17236094827257446781noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8586403344533829376.post-77038946855674435642015-07-22T12:22:54.262-04:002015-07-22T12:22:54.262-04:00Well yeah, that electrified kitty freaks me out, t...Well yeah, that electrified kitty freaks me out, too!The Armchair Squidhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10739833215220853127noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8586403344533829376.post-73289158102055205892015-07-22T11:40:24.995-04:002015-07-22T11:40:24.995-04:00This episode is interesting because Kukulkan, self...This episode is interesting because Kukulkan, self proclaimed Master of all still retreats when confronted with force!SpacerGuyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05575342869714342370noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8586403344533829376.post-69139687729279509272015-07-22T11:31:14.290-04:002015-07-22T11:31:14.290-04:00This was my first time seeing it.This was my first time seeing it.The Armchair Squidhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10739833215220853127noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8586403344533829376.post-5503572123334029742015-07-22T11:28:37.821-04:002015-07-22T11:28:37.821-04:00I think I remember this episode.I think I remember this episode.Andrew Leonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13964775673414653644noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8586403344533829376.post-72957466575916680942015-07-22T11:00:56.069-04:002015-07-22T11:00:56.069-04:00It did add something, as did the quality of the ar...It did add something, as did the quality of the artwork. <br /><br />I liked your joke on Twitter about having a crew member on board representing each earth culture. It would be funny to see that extended to various subcultures - the punk rocker, the Harajuku girl, etc.The Armchair Squidhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10739833215220853127noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8586403344533829376.post-20960994080492504552015-07-22T10:28:20.683-04:002015-07-22T10:28:20.683-04:00It's an overused theme but the multi-culturali...It's an overused theme but the multi-culturalism added something. It couldn't have been easy to say the name but at least he didn't have to say "sabotage".Maurice Mitchellhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15338165486757095191noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8586403344533829376.post-67060910149465803682015-07-22T09:28:30.136-04:002015-07-22T09:28:30.136-04:00I think I've seen Journey Back to Oz, but not ...I think I've seen Journey Back to Oz, but not since the late '70s or so.The Armchair Squidhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10739833215220853127noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8586403344533829376.post-22247540781034017842015-07-22T08:21:22.956-04:002015-07-22T08:21:22.956-04:00Can't say I'm familiar with Journey Back t...Can't say I'm familiar with <i>Journey Back to Oz</i>, but I highly recommend <i>Return to Oz</i>.Tony Laplumehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07854455859399339169noreply@blogger.com