Everyone looks at kara in awe when she arrives on the bridge. In the episode spock s brain the ion propulsion spacecraft spotted by the enterprise in 2268 certainly impressed scotty with its design and technology. As if that wasnt tedious enough, director marc daniels who also helmed assignment. Earth, among many others keeps cutting to spocks expressionless, empty face during the episodes climax, despite the fact that, since the character doesnt actually have a cerebral cortex, hes incapable of responding in any way to whats happening.
Im not a spaceship girl but i did like the spacecraft, moonbase on space 1999. Spocks brain kirk leads the enterprise in pursuit of a mysterious alien woman after she beams aboard the bridge and steals spocks brain. It isnt even unintentionally hilarious like the apple, or racist and offensive like the omega glory its just bad. I didnt remember much about spock s brain, so dave and i watched it yesterday. The crew explores their options while searching for spock s brain. Plus it summarizes the story pretty well, and as soon as you hear the title, if you havent seen the episode, most sensible people are. Apr 04, 2012 spock s brain is regarded by many fans as the worst episode of the entire series. I would guess that theres two big reasons why this episode is looked upon with such contempt. The crew of the enterprise pursues a mysterious woman who.
Annoyed, coon supposedly wrote spock s brain as a pointed parody of what he saw as roddenberry s limited understanding of science fiction as a whole, and may well have not expected, for this reason, that the episode would actually be produced. Even for a show where orchestral bombing was the norm, having every single cut to a new shot be accompanied by a. That last point alone along with rewriting or eliminating the line, brain and brain, what is brain. This is the only episode title of the original series that includes an enterprise. When the landing party beams down in this episode, the outline of william shatners tummywrapping girdle is very visibly showing through his costume. The long awaited sequel to the greatest episode of star trek ever. Spock and kira reveal, in bits and pieces, that kira got the knowledge to remove spocks brain from the teacher, a helmet left by the ancient builders of the facility. With william shatner, leonard nimoy, deforest kelley, marj dusay. A full album inspired by the star trek the original series episode, spocks brain. Unlike most tos episode titles, the phrase spock s brain is awful and ugly, and it already sounds more like a parody than a genuine episode. The original series spock s brain tv episode 1968 cast and crew credits, including actors, actresses, directors, writers and more.
The enterprise is intercepted by a starship of unknown design and a woman from the ship beams directly into the bridge a. Following a womans mysterious appearance on the bridge, it is discovered that. I didnt remember much about spocks brain, so dave and i watched it yesterday. Kirk pursues aliens who have taken spocks brain air date. Captain kirk finds that he is able to establish contact with spocks brain by using his. The episode only lacks one element to complete the st formula. More than that, spocks brain is not even the worst episode of the third season to this point. Spocks brain is a pretty bad piece of television, but it seems difficult to argue that the episode is quantifiably worse than elaan of troyius, the paradise syndrome or and the children shall lead. How or why she came about choosing spock s brain is as unknown as why this episode was ever produced in the first place.
Ballard was replaced by dave meros before the release of their debut album, the light 1995, and ryo okumoto keyboards joined soon after. With only eight hours remaining to save spock, kirk has time to visit only one of the planets before. Jun 07, 2016 spocks brain written by lee cronin directed by marc daniels season 3, episode 6 production episode 6004361 original air date. It was the first episode to air after nbc moved the show from 8. How or why she came about choosing spocks brain is as unknown as why this episode was ever produced in the first place. Spocks brain, acts 4 and 5 erik sax fan fic, fiction, scifi, teleplay september 28, 2017 september 28, 2017 12 minutes this is the finale of the serialized episode fan fiction taking place directly after the infamous episode in season three. The planet in the episode is referred to as sigma draconis vii in both kirk and. Ensign chekov places a schematic of the system on the viewscreen, pointing out that there are three class m planets. The five worst star trek episodes of all time techrepublic.
And ill be straight with you, the only reason i picked this episode is because of how little most trek fans think of it. The comparison between the original and the remastered version provides two totally different looks, with styles defined more by the contemporary technology. The enterprise uses the bulk of those hours following an ion trail to the sigma draconis system. Unlike most tos episode titles, the phrase spocks brain is awful and ugly, and it already sounds more like a parody than a genuine episode. For sexism, body horror look, i feel like ive seen worse from this show, but what makes this such a frustrating experience is that the writers set up something that could have potential a society desperate.
Kirk, the crew of the starship enterprise delves deep into the far reaches of space to explore new worlds and civilizations. The crew of the enterprise pursues a mysterious woman who has abducted spocks brain. Coon directed by marc daniels season 3, episode 1 episode 61 of 79 production episode 3. The enterprise crew are studying and hailing an approaching alien vessel unlike any they have encountered before it uses an ion drive, of which scotty is jealous. The episode did have some good things, the discussion on the bridge, scotty, kirk s determination to save his friend against the odds. It seems unlikely that i shall be able to get to you. Spocks brain is pretty much the pinnacle of bad star trek episodes. Sep 14, 2003 spock complies, and scott immediately homes in on the signal. Spock s brain tells kirk that there is a definite pleasurable experience connected to the hearing of your voice. When the crew recovered, it was discovered that first officer spock s brain bad been stolen. Spock complies, and scott immediately homes in on the signal.
A woman beams onto the bridge and taps some buttons on a control pad on her wrist, which causes the entire crew to fall unconscious. When the crew recovered, it was discovered that first officer spocks brain bad been stolen. A gag picture was taken of leonard nimoy in full makeup and. The santa monica observer noted the death of soap opera actress marj dusay who also appeared as the alien thief in the classic start trek episode spocks brain. Kirk tells spocks brain that theyll get to it and the disembodied organ quips a practical idea, captain.
Earth, among many others keeps cutting to spock s expressionless, empty face during the episode s climax, despite the fact that, since the character doesnt actually have a cerebral cortex, he s incapable of responding in any way to what s happening. Spock talks of the distinct pleasure he gets from hearing kirks voice again les yay. The episode is generally regarded by most fans, and those who took part in its production, as the worst episode of the series. Even for the chauvinist atmosphere of late 60s tv, some could say this episode crossed the line. Spock s brain is the first episode of the third season of the american science fiction television series star trek, first broadcast on september 20, 1968. Spock s brain is the third season premiere episode of the american science fiction television series star trek. Scottys hair is different, spock is hip to the hippie culture, spock s brain is taken out and put back in, but he remains well coiffed the whole time. Mccoy and the rest of the enterprise crew embark on a fiveyear mission of space exploration. Theres a story around that gene coon, who produced star trek along with roddenberry, and wrote many of the episodes, wrote the script of spocks brain as a joke because he didnt like the idea of fred frieberger. Mccoy picks up the remote control for spocks body and hits the stand up button. This is followed by a push of the step forward button, then the swivel 90 degrees to your left on the balls of your feet and walk forward buttons. And i can suspend disbelief enough for khan and his 70 supermen taking over the enterprise, but not for cauliflower ears and his five hippies. William shatner agreed, according to wikipedia, and leonard nimoy said he frequently felt embarrassed during the filming.
After searching through the universe, she decides that spock s brain is the most perfect one she s come across, so she zaps the crew of the enterprise and makes off with the vulcan s grey matter. The episode did have some good things, the discussion on the bridge, scotty, kirks determination to save his friend against the odds. Such a silly episodefrom the whole concept that spock could communicate with his voice while disembodied to chekovs very overly. When the landing party beams down in this episode, the outline of william shatner s tummywrapping girdle is very visibly showing through his costume.
A woman steals spock s brain for use as a utilities regulator on her home planet, leading kirk and crew to go on a mission to retrieve it. The episode was written by former star trek producer gene l. Coon under the pseudonym lee cronin and directed by marc daniels, it was first broadcast on september 20, 1968. Kirk is determined to find spocks brain, which had to have been taken by kara. Chris spurgin is raising funds for the spocks brain album on kickstarter. Spocks brain is a pretty bad piece of television, but it seems difficult to argue that the episode is quantifiably worse than elaan of troyius, the. A mysterious woman appears suddenly on the enterprise, renders the crew unconscious and then disappears with spocks brain trek trivia this episode features the first use of rearprojected images on the main viewing screen the moving starfield and planetarysystem graphics, and the first appearance of thermal. The crew of the enterprise pursues a mysterious woman who has abducted spock s brain. Mar 04, 2020 the santa monica observer noted the death of soap opera actress marj dusay who also appeared as the alien thief in the classic start trek episode spocks brain. The spocks brain album by chris spurgin kickstarter. Ballard was replaced by dave meros before the release of their debut album, the light 1995, and ryo okumoto. Coon under the pen name lee cronin star trek coproducer robert h. For this, the second installment of the worst of trek, i decided to take on spocks brain.
Spocks brain by michelle erica green posted at august 4, 2006 3. A woman steals spocks brain for use as a utilities regulator on her home planet, leading kirk and crew to go on a mission to retrieve it. On the other hand, with a lot of tweaking, i think spocks brain could have been a very dramatic episode. She and the others are pretty dumb, but putting on the helmet makes them smart. This is a legendary episode, and in every bad way possible. It isnt even unintentionally hilarious like the apple, or racist and offensive like the omega glory. Spocks brain is the third season premiere episode of the american science fiction television. Spocks brain written by lee cronin directed by marc daniels season 3, episode 6 production episode 6004361 original air date. Plus it summarizes the story pretty well, and as soon as you hear the title, if you havent seen the episode, most sensible people are going to think god no. Oct 08, 2010 spocks brain written by lee cronin gene l.
Spocks brain is regarded by many fans as the worst episode of the entire series. Coon under the pseudonym lee cronin and directed by marc daniels, it was first broadcast on september 20, 1968 in the episode, an alien female beams aboard the enterprise and, after incapacitating the rest of the crew, surgically removes spock s brain. Star trek spocks brain part 1 of 4 the agony booth. The crew explores their options while searching for spocks brain. Spocks brain tells kirk that there is a definite pleasurable experience connected to the hearing of your voice. The band was formed in 1992 by brothers neal lead vocals, keyboards and alan morse vocals, guitars, john ballard bass and nick dvirgilio drums. Treks new 3rd season uniforms were tighterfitting than their velour predecessors, presenting a problem for some actors. Seems stupid but i was right behind kirk until i suppose zombie spock arrived. Jul 29, 2016 more than that, spocks brain is not even the worst episode of the third season to this point.
He was in no mood for companionship from the captain or inquiries about his health from mccoy or even worse nurse chapel. As far as opening quotes go, choosing this one was a nobrainer. Sep 14, 2003 of course, had this truly been a bmovie, the title of this episode surely would have been they saved spocks brain. Jan 05, 2015 spock and kira reveal, in bits and pieces, that kira got the knowledge to remove spock s brain from the teacher, a helmet left by the ancient builders of the facility. With only eight hours remaining to save spock, kirk has time to visit only one of the planets before spock s body. I think part of the comparative wackiness of season three which not only has spocks brain, but the episode where kirk thinks hes a native american, the episode with abraham lincoln, the episode where frank gorshin has half of his body painted black and the other half white, and the episode thats a recreation of the gunfight at the ok corral. During a routine day on the enterprise, a woman in a glittery. Spock s brain by michelle erica green posted at august 4, 2006 3. Star trek the original series s03e01 spocks brain video. Review a woman steals spocks brain, and kirk and crew must recover it. The original series spocks brain tv episode 1968 cast and crew credits, including actors, actresses, directors, writers and more. He was sitting in the dark of his cabin, on the floor with the flame of the meditation lamp faintly dying. Kirk tells spock s brain that theyll get to it and the disembodied organ quips a practical idea, captain.
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