I grew up with ST-TOS, followed all the sequel and prequel series and now, more than half a century later, in this world that is falling apart, I still believe the atmosphere from Star Trek could one day become a real possibility. The power of Roddenberry's vision is truly awesome. I almost feel like Lt. Barkley: whenever I'm tired, sad or demoralized, I immerse in one or two randomly chosen episodes of ST (TOS-TNG-Voy) and it never fails to lift my spirit. Thank you for this emotional encounter with Bones, I enjoyed it thoroughly.
Gods above and below, but I miss that man...De Kelley's "Bones" McCoy was always the character I most identified with in TOS-his rock-solid decency, his passionate championing of humanity over technology, his humor, his dedication to his profession and to caring for patients regardless of species, color or appearance. He does a great job in this video, even if he is delivering lines written for him.
Making a point that the guy is “now 70.” Today, we have Bill Shatner at over 90 doing projects for History Channel. Back then, we were seeing it was a surge of success among the older generation. Today those people youngsters comparatively speaking.
DeForest Kelly will always be a legend and he will always be Star Trek. Sad to watch now knowing what’s fate is coming to him, he will always be fondly remembered into the 23rd 24th century and beyond. RIP DeForest.
DeForest Kelley was a fascinating character actor. I remember seeing him in the movie Gun Fight at the OK Corral with Burt Lancaster. He fit perfectly as the Country style doctor on Star Trek the original series. I always enjoyed his banter between DeForest Kelley's doctor and with Leonard Nemoy as Mr. Spock.
8:19 The TNG sickbay actually is Dr. McCoy's sickbay from the Star Trek movies. At the end of the sickbay "tour" they go out the rarely-used door on the wall next to the large LCARS panel.
And here we are, nearly 35 years since this video was "new" news. Back when I was 10 years old, my dad and I would fight over our single family B&W television because I wanted to watch STOS and he loved Hee Haw! which were broadcast at the same time. I remember him saying "That weirdo space shit won't even last one season!" I finally learned just to nod my head in agreement and wait for him to sack out on the couch which typically took about two minutes if I kept my mouth shut. Time to turn the channel! RIP dad!
This new Star Trek show looks pretty good. I'll have to check my TV Guide to find out when it airs. Maybe have to set my VCR to tape it if I'm not home. Anyway, I gotta go buy some Sunny-Delight and a few Super Soaker 30s and 50s for the pool party this weekend.
I've had the honor of meeting most of the original ST cast and a number of the NG cast. Susan Woo and Barbara March (the Klingon sisters) were fun to be around.
Thank you for putting this together this was awesome and a wonderful trip down memory lane! I was with my cousins and my entire family on the floor of my uncle's house watching the very first episode of Star Trek so this brought back a lot of good memories❤
@tradde11 I don't know about that , but I did feel Babylon 5 captured a StarTrek attitude and feel BETTER than so called "StarTrek DS9 " , , ,heck I think Roddenberry wouldve enjoyed Babylon 5 , there it is an I said it , , ,👽👍👍
Interesting, but that early video upscaling doesn't do it justice. Sometimes, it's better to just clean up the video the best you can and walk away. Besides, there's a certain charm with old NTSC VHS that you can live with if you just can't do better. I lived with it in my childhood. VHS wasn't even as good as live broadcast, but it was still good enough. Now, we are coming to the days where we might not be able to record live broadcast as easily as we did with VHS.
That's wild Kelley mentions having a "Soviet" officer. This was made only a year before collapse of the Soviet Union. Not a fan of this "remastered" footage though. It's "smoothed" out video in a way very blocky and worse than just the blurry original.
When Star Trek shows us a "hopeful future,: it is a completely fictional future. We are nowhere near the technology or the global unity that Star Trek portrays. Sit back, enjoy the show, but stop thinking it is any kind of prediction of our future. In the words of William Shatner himself, "It's just a TV show."
Much of the technology of Star Trek has come to pass, the tablet computer, the cell phone, the tricorder etc. As for society changing, let's hope it can do so without a third world or eugenics war, While it may seem the world is in a dangerous place right now, it is actually the most peaceful it has ever been for hundreds if not thousands of years, the wars we see around us are merely skirmishes and will die down. There is no harm in being positive and if you ask me the Roddenberry future is a future worth fighting for.
@@SRS-GAMES Jump in the transporter and come over to my house so we can discuss it. I'll rev up the replicator so we can have some snacks. And I keep a bottle of Saurian Brandy just for guests..... We aren't even close.....
They say a city in the desert lies The vanity of an ancient king But the city lies in broken pieces Where the wind howls and the vultures sing These are the works of man This is the sum of our ambition... With every prison blown to dust My enemies walk free
I remember watching this way back in the day!! I always loved the irascible M 'coy and thought the dynamics between the actors got funnier each season. TNG did much the same, but with WAY better effects!! I'm just sorry that it got too left-wing political. That being said, TNG is the best Star Trek there is, and I've watched all of them... (Note: Kate Mulgrew as Janeway is pretty outstanding too!!)
The discussion of the diversity on the crew is one reason I’ve never understood Conservative Star Trek fans. Everything about the show is evidence against the conservative worldview.
@@mattstonge7112 A little search turned up this fact about Star Trek - The Next Generation: "This is certainly true and would have made "The Outcast" a milestone for Star Trek's LGBTQ+ representation in a number of ways." 👉👉👉 In short, STTNG was pushing homosexuality as early as the first season, regarding a subject that the original series NEVER touched upon. So Original Star Trek is NOT "just as guilty".
There is absolutely zero comparison. TNG couldn't lick the boots of ToS. ToS was vibrant, REBELLIOUS, fun, idealistic - but essentially - without being moralising or preachy. TNG was stuck way up its own arse in a very early version of being woke. I had no name for it at the time, but I knew I despised it. For example, Q submits to humans in an attempt to extirpate his sin of genocide. The grown ups in the 60s would never have written such arrogant drivel. And a teenage navigator is just plain dumb. (Either that or I hated the character for sticking out like a sore thumb, like watching Greta Thunberg telling President Putin how to run his nation. 🙄)
