tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8586403344533829376.post9087807362854952686..comments2024-03-27T19:03:23.094-04:00Comments on The Armchair Squid: Star Trek: Mudd's WomenThe Armchair Squidhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13509001761075530940noreply@blogger.comBlogger22125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8586403344533829376.post-72439963340324224522013-09-26T13:43:36.173-04:002013-09-26T13:43:36.173-04:00I think I see the path...I think I see the path...The Armchair Squidhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13509001761075530940noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8586403344533829376.post-60492749147599638662013-09-26T11:51:53.928-04:002013-09-26T11:51:53.928-04:00On tenterhooks. ;)On tenterhooks. ;)Suzehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07908805179119217608noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8586403344533829376.post-7939406749481987132013-09-25T20:26:25.108-04:002013-09-25T20:26:25.108-04:00I know I've got one more TOS episode and one T...I know I've got one more TOS episode and one TAS episode out there waiting for me.The Armchair Squidhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13509001761075530940noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8586403344533829376.post-37362145921610436602013-09-25T20:24:05.760-04:002013-09-25T20:24:05.760-04:00One is not a Harry Mudd fan although I do enjoy wa...One is not a Harry Mudd fan although I do enjoy watching those episodes again.Sultanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06506141014376919585noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8586403344533829376.post-505958242019717562013-09-25T16:35:03.984-04:002013-09-25T16:35:03.984-04:00Thank you, Kelly!Thank you, Kelly!The Armchair Squidhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13509001761075530940noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8586403344533829376.post-67445067358686820402013-09-25T16:34:52.503-04:002013-09-25T16:34:52.503-04:00It's a very interesting episode to watch after...It's a very interesting episode to watch after its era. The world still ain't perfect but things have changed. There's no way a script like that would fly now, except as a period piece a la Mad Men.The Armchair Squidhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13509001761075530940noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8586403344533829376.post-77234810215604129662013-09-25T16:29:59.077-04:002013-09-25T16:29:59.077-04:00I've gotten through all of the core players (e...I've gotten through all of the core players (except Chekov, but he didn't join until Season 2). Must decide on a direction to take next...The Armchair Squidhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13509001761075530940noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8586403344533829376.post-73115339451640707962013-09-25T16:27:55.278-04:002013-09-25T16:27:55.278-04:00I hope you'll share your thoughts when you do!...I hope you'll share your thoughts when you do!The Armchair Squidhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13509001761075530940noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8586403344533829376.post-44082384005249326942013-09-25T16:26:50.752-04:002013-09-25T16:26:50.752-04:00That's in "The Naked Time," right? ...That's in "The Naked Time," right? If memory serves, it even goes by within context a little too quickly to appreciate. It is good, though.The Armchair Squidhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13509001761075530940noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8586403344533829376.post-9912255521750871002013-09-25T15:33:43.062-04:002013-09-25T15:33:43.062-04:00A fascinating and informative post to me!A fascinating and informative post to me!Kelly Steelhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09030019966183220952noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8586403344533829376.post-39060887021106003792013-09-25T14:05:27.690-04:002013-09-25T14:05:27.690-04:00I remember that episode, and as a 15 yr old, I wan...I remember that episode, and as a 15 yr old, I wanted that elixir whatever. Then the ending made it all real.<br /><br />Nichols was truly a break-through actress. Susan Kanehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09834094675218254410noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8586403344533829376.post-8342980131771378802013-09-25T13:31:59.271-04:002013-09-25T13:31:59.271-04:00'Apparently, she was tempted to leave Trek dur...'Apparently, she was tempted to leave Trek during the first season in order to get back to her stage career. None other than Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr., evidently a fan of the show, talked her into staying. He convinced her of her importance as a role model.'<br /><br />Wow! I had never heard that before and quite like that detail. Yer posts are packin' quite the punch, Squidman. Girl likes. Special fan of the last sentence. Nice. Suzehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07908805179119217608noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8586403344533829376.post-29087726686085290842013-09-25T10:35:29.863-04:002013-09-25T10:35:29.863-04:00I vaguely remember that episode. If I can ever fre...I vaguely remember that episode. If I can ever free up the time, I'm going to watch the series again. It's been 30 years (more), so it's probably about time, and I want my kids to have some idea of the original series.Andrew Leonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13964775673414653644noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8586403344533829376.post-17746998654184385452013-09-25T09:50:00.940-04:002013-09-25T09:50:00.940-04:00The two funniest words spoken in the original Star...The two funniest words spoken in the original Star Trek were Uhura's:<br /><br />"Sorry, neither."<br /><br />(They're not much without the context, I'll admit...)Cygnushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10394890573443379954noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8586403344533829376.post-23149362484678602462013-09-25T07:45:34.374-04:002013-09-25T07:45:34.374-04:00I like Enterprise. I know not all devotees do but...I like Enterprise. I know not all devotees do but I enjoy it. A woman I went to college with was actually in a couple of episodes - more on that some other time.The Armchair Squidhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13509001761075530940noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8586403344533829376.post-74304198482645548542013-09-25T07:32:32.815-04:002013-09-25T07:32:32.815-04:00Harry Mudd has kind of become one of those lost el...Harry Mudd has kind of become one of those lost elements from the legacy of the original series. He does have a reference in the new movie, but I kind of wonder what it would have been like if Mudd had been the centerpiece villain of the whole thing. Most people who saw the movie probably didn't even register that he'd been referenced.<br /><br />Nichols as an actual presence in the series ended up having an echo in Anthony Montgomery's Mayweather in Enterprise. The scene you talk about in "Charlie X" is kind of like the material Montgomery received early on, but eventually both Nichols and Montgomery faded into the background. Neither deserved it. Nichols I assume based on network pressure (probably a similar story with fellow marginal player George Takei), and Montgomery because of the fans. Strange how that particular loop closed.Tony Laplumehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07854455859399339169noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8586403344533829376.post-49548626829622586452013-09-25T06:13:37.130-04:002013-09-25T06:13:37.130-04:00Gorgeous and glamorous - without a doubt!
Yeah, M...Gorgeous and glamorous - without a doubt!<br /><br />Yeah, Mudd's Women was a dud from my perspective.The Armchair Squidhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13509001761075530940noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8586403344533829376.post-28736733850179410982013-09-25T06:12:17.286-04:002013-09-25T06:12:17.286-04:00She definitely was. Her character, though, was ge...She definitely was. Her character, though, was generally underdeveloped in the original series. I am glad to see Uhura play a more significant role in the Abrams reboot.The Armchair Squidhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13509001761075530940noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8586403344533829376.post-63467023991231231542013-09-25T06:07:05.763-04:002013-09-25T06:07:05.763-04:00Lucky guy...Lucky guy...The Armchair Squidhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13509001761075530940noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8586403344533829376.post-83777161555241674652013-09-25T05:48:07.904-04:002013-09-25T05:48:07.904-04:00I always loved the story Nichelle told about MLK c...I always loved the story Nichelle told about MLK convincing her to stay on the show. She was, and still is, this utterly gorgeous and glamorous woman, who for three years held the position as Communications Officer on the Deck of the Enterprise. Such a great role model.<br />Mudd's Women - Ick. For every great Trek episode, there's one like this. Remembering Gracehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14760441035721518260noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8586403344533829376.post-358981877020309832013-09-25T01:49:04.991-04:002013-09-25T01:49:04.991-04:00This post was fascinating to me, who is largely ig...This post was fascinating to me, who is largely ignorant of all things Trek. I would have felt incredibly icky after that first episode you mentioned, but it does sound like Nichelle Nichols was a great and important role model of her time - a bit of a groundbreaker too.Trishahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16927558937796802496noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8586403344533829376.post-62301375147123605412013-09-25T01:44:20.603-04:002013-09-25T01:44:20.603-04:00I have an autographed photo of Uhura. Nichelle Nic...I have an autographed photo of Uhura. Nichelle Nichols is my secret pal!Geo.https://www.blogger.com/profile/16221314320558128986noreply@blogger.com