tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8586403344533829376.post3036122310784895830..comments2024-03-27T19:03:23.094-04:00Comments on The Armchair Squid: Star Trek: Charlie XThe Armchair Squidhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13509001761075530940noreply@blogger.comBlogger12125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8586403344533829376.post-79504611505647440202013-08-29T14:31:49.850-04:002013-08-29T14:31:49.850-04:00I agree, on both.I agree, on both.The Armchair Squidhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13509001761075530940noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8586403344533829376.post-66429233555967357882013-08-29T14:12:11.591-04:002013-08-29T14:12:11.591-04:00Spock made Star Trek what it became. Gotta love hi...Spock made Star Trek what it became. Gotta love him.Susan Kanehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09834094675218254410noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8586403344533829376.post-39515537511785431752013-08-29T11:43:33.812-04:002013-08-29T11:43:33.812-04:00Ain't that a beauty? I wanted to say that was...Ain't that a beauty? I wanted to say that was from Bonanza but looking at other stills from his appearance, I don't think that's right. It's hard to appreciate when he's got the ears and the severe haircut but let's be honest, that's a good-looking man!The Armchair Squidhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13509001761075530940noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8586403344533829376.post-18477098836651297252013-08-29T10:33:53.426-04:002013-08-29T10:33:53.426-04:00That photo of Nimoy in a cowboy hat just blew my m...That photo of Nimoy in a cowboy hat just blew my miiiiiiiiind!Stephaniehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02187854108656107958noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8586403344533829376.post-80481645893063954732013-08-28T22:53:00.117-04:002013-08-28T22:53:00.117-04:00I will admit upfront that I don't know The Twi...I will admit upfront that I don't know The Twilight Zone well at all. I do, however, find the literary connection very interesting.<br /><br />Good call on James Dean!The Armchair Squidhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13509001761075530940noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8586403344533829376.post-8896114507620361752013-08-28T21:56:35.534-04:002013-08-28T21:56:35.534-04:00I never got the (bleedingly obvious!) connection b...I never got the (bleedingly obvious!) connection between Charlie X and that Twilight Zone episode... Billy Mumy and the cornfield! I always thought of Charlie as being kind of a sci-fi twist on James Dean's rebellious angst... <i>"You're teaaaring me apaaart..."</i>Cygnushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10394890573443379954noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8586403344533829376.post-76161977999649973032013-08-28T19:37:35.969-04:002013-08-28T19:37:35.969-04:00No doubt Spock was the double-edged sword for Nimo...No doubt Spock was the double-edged sword for Nimoy. Surefire immortality vs. being perhaps the all-time victim of typecasting.<br /><br />Welcome to the party, my friend!The Armchair Squidhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13509001761075530940noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8586403344533829376.post-64132744851001787962013-08-28T19:24:41.846-04:002013-08-28T19:24:41.846-04:00In Nimoy's autobiography, he wrote about he ha...In Nimoy's autobiography, he wrote about he had balked coming back to the franchise to do Star Trek II: The Wrath of Khan, until Nick Meyer called him up and offered a really awesome death scene.<br /><br />Can you imagine? It was Spock's death, rebirth... the 'I have been, and always shall be, your friend'...all the way to ST:TNG's Unification that made Spock's legend grow and grow. It horrifies me to think of it never happening past the first movie.<br /><br />(sigh) Star Trek makes me happy. You are my favorite person in the world right now for doing a Star Trek post, LOL... :)Remembering Gracehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14760441035721518260noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8586403344533829376.post-27867309970822956212013-08-28T14:38:32.706-04:002013-08-28T14:38:32.706-04:00I think Spock is part of what keeps the series fro...I think Spock is part of what keeps the series from being just another scifi saga. Maybe it was the strength of the character or the strength of the actor, who knows? But Trek was never all about Kirk. The wingman was way too interesting for that to happen.<br /><br />I think the evolution of the Star Wars story is also interesting, though the ultimate path is different. In SW, the most dynamic character turns out to be the villain.The Armchair Squidhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13509001761075530940noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8586403344533829376.post-23176140024817435292013-08-28T14:30:47.210-04:002013-08-28T14:30:47.210-04:00He looks so young in the third one up! He's s...He looks so young in the third one up! He's such a stoic figure that I have a hard time envisioning Nimoy as anything other than a grown man.The Armchair Squidhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13509001761075530940noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8586403344533829376.post-51302745539154716672013-08-28T14:03:47.150-04:002013-08-28T14:03:47.150-04:00That's why it was so awesome for Spock to fina...That's why it was so awesome for Spock to finally get the big fight at the end in the new movie, as further acknowledgment that he's at least as important to the franchise as Kirk. But then, there were also the second and third original movies, which were also kind of Spock-centric...<br /><br />Nimoy remains awesome. His William Bell in <i>Fringe</i> was a key figure, even if he appeared only a handful of times.Tony Laplumehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07854455859399339169noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8586403344533829376.post-17110258347914044072013-08-28T10:33:02.480-04:002013-08-28T10:33:02.480-04:00I knew he was in UNCLE with Shatner, but I haven&#...I knew he was in UNCLE with Shatner, but I haven't really thought of him pre-Trek besides that.Andrew Leonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13964775673414653644noreply@blogger.com