The actresses on TOS were fine with if not the creators of, their skimpy outfits. In those days, anti-Victorian outfits were considered empowering for women.
If you watch the pilot The Cage and the first filmed episode, which was not The Man Trap but Where No Man Has Gone Before, you will see that both sexes wore the same uniform. The female members of the cast, particularly Grace Lee Whitney who was a dancer who loved showing off her legs, insisted on the miniskirt uniform in order to make them distinctive from the male members of the crew. What is seen today as sexualisation was viewed by the women who actually wore the uniforms as liberating.
Thanks for doing this one! My girlfriend and I are going through her first watch through. Started with next Gen went through DS9 currently we are on Voyager. (TOS soon) but Star Trek has been a bonding moment all throughout my life. With my dad and now with someone who I truly want to be my wife someday. I know I’m not the only person like this. Thank you Gene Roddenberry and the cast of Star Trek and the fandom for embracing Trek values and giving me and others hope in humanity. ❤ Karl, keep up the good work. Live long and prosper.🖖
“Star Trek was an attempt to say that humanity will reach maturity and wisdom on the day that it begins not just to tolerate, but takes a special delight in difference in ideas and differences in life forms” Gene Roddenberry
Despite being a huge Star Trek fan I purposely never looked into Gene Roddenberry. This will sound stupid but a lot of people I used to look up to, turned out to be assholes or much worse so I just wanted to enjoy Star Trek. Turns out he's awesome. I'm glad. Could have guessed it. Someone who comes up with Star Trek is likely to be a good person but you never know. Now I feel silly. Gonna read more about him. Also an aircraft freak and wannabe simulator pilot so it's cool and fitting he was a pilot. It does seem like the person who wrote Star Trek had a good idea of operational stuff, how a starship would be crewed and that sort of stuff. Really was a Cpt. Kirk.
My paternal grandfather and his brother boarded Pan Am flight 121 from Karachi destined for New York. Gene assisted my grandfather in rescuing his brother from the burning aircraft,following the crash,when he got trapped in his seat. May his soul rest in peace.Amen.
At 0:59 was captain Pike not Kirk. Yes Picard is the best next to Sisko and Janeway. Thank you Gene for your service to our country and for birthing Star Trek.
@@silenttoxic707Simon simply reads scripts. So if it's put in front of him incorrectly he will read it incorrectly. This is the same for Karl on the wording of this show. If your going to whinge at least do it to the correct person - the writer or just enjoy the show.
@@bunyipdragon9499 It's not Karl or Arnaldo's fault, it's the editor who puts all the clip and pictures in, either Jennifer or Jose, but I don't know since they're both listed as producers.
@@JoeThornhill I know, the writer wasn't listed. I'm just over the fact that so many people think Simon is and was the gospel of fact. I live watching Simon and am enjoying Karl but some people don't get that the host very often doesn't write or research the topic so turning it into a pro Simon moment is silly 💜
Really, they're all fantastic, but each Captain brings something different to the table. I'm almost done with my TNG rewatch and I'm excited to rewatch DS9. Sisco was a favorite, and I'm interested to see how he holds up now. :)
At 1900 hours yesterday, the U.S.S. Lalo departed Zeta Alpha II on a freight run to Sentinel Minor IV. At 2200 hours and 12 minutes, a distress signal was received at Starbase 157. The Lalo reported contact with an alien vessel described as "cube-shaped." The distress signal ended abruptly and she's not been heard from since.
"'Star Trek' speaks to some basic human needs: that there is a tomorrow - it's not all going to be over with a big flash and a bomb; that the human race is improving; that we have things to be proud of as humans." -- Gene Roddenberry
They are different. I like them both and they where both excellent in their roles. Kirk was in the early exploration time, the first time anyone went out that far on a brand new ship that was way more capable than previous ones, while Picard came later, when relationships had been built with many of the cultures Kirk discovered and a little more finesse and diplomacy was needed and prime directives. But the original Enterprise was a kond of a merry band of explorers, a little crazy, not always very diplomatic, more like a frigate in the age of sail, while Picard commands the age of sail equivalent of HMS Victory and by nsture the Enterprise-D will do more "flagship stuff" show up to important negotiations and the like. So I think they are both perfect for what they do and I dislike the whole Kirk vs. Picard angle. Picard came later and could learn from what the early explorers did. And it is a bit reversed, with Kirk his FO was logical, philosophical etc... and with Picard it was the FO who was more the brash type (Riker is a lot like Kirk).
This biography explains, why there are all the really good captain and navigator characters in Star Trek. The original series, used Gene Roddenberry's war experience and a Star Trek tradition was born. Pike, Kirk, Picard, Sisko, Janeway and Archer, etc. Sulu, Paris, Merriweather, etc.
Its a pity his other creation Andromeda isn't more well known, its was fantastic... just a pity Kevin Sorbo did his usual antics and ruined it at the end.
1:15 - Chapter 1 - Sky, the final frontier 3:10 - Chapter 2 - Yankee doodle went to war 6:00 - Chapter 3 - Flight 121 8:25 - Chapter 4 - To serve, to protect, to write 10:50 - Chapter 5 - Where no writer has gone before 14:20 - Chapter 6 - From space opera to soap opera 16:40 - Chapter 7 - Next generations 21:10 - Conclusion
As much as the writing in the sets were stunning and different, the casting is iconic! William Shatner has played three different characters in three highly successful television series. He has also appeared in numerous other shows and sitcoms as a guest special character. Of course Leonard Nimoy was also when I karmic A-list actor and voice actor with that beautiful face/baritone voice of his colon always intelligent, always confident
Clarification: "Have Gun Will Travel" didn't have a head writer. Roddenberry did write more episodes than anybody else, but "head writer" is a case of enhancing the CV a tad.
I remembered watching Star Trek as a kid. I loved it. Then a movie came out in '77 call Star Wars when I was 16. Even then, I realized it was made for 12yr olds. Star Trek is so much better, because it was about earthlings (not aliens, from a galaxy far far away. Lol), and the pursuit of science and exploration.
I stayed at his birthplace for three years and visited his museum at NASA New Mexico. Still not a fan of his IP but i appreciate what he was doing for pop culture and for country.
Growing up, I had only three real influences that were (and are) more substantial than merely cultural icons and creative role models: Frank Zappa, Firesign Theater and Gene Rodenberry. Why these 3? I can only say that their influence helped to enhance the better part of me while simultaneously validating the way I had always viewed & felt about life during those times. Zappa & Mother's of Invention & Firesign Theater helped get through the present while Rodenberry stands out for fostering hopefulness with a positive vision for humanity's future He may have described it as a Wagon Train in outer space or To the Stars, whatever. It was a clever sales pitch to get it produced, but it turned out to be much better and so much more substantial & continues to be a part of us. The legacy of Star Trek remains a potent influence. (Wagon Train? "Not so much")
Don't forget the least known information about him. That he was in the military and may have been involved in negotiations between the government of the day and a representative referred to as Valiant Seven. An alien. This meeting was rumored to be the basis for Star Trek. Its for you to decide if it's true or not 🖖
The actresses on TOS were fine with if not the creators of, their skimpy outfits. In those days, anti-Victorian outfits were considered empowering for women.
Exactly! It was a very feminist move to own their sexuality. Notice, their male coworkers never leered at them, and male and female colleagues treated each other with upmost respect and professionalism. (unless they were doing an alternative universe episode). In the early 1980s, I bought sewing patterns at my first ST convention, so next time I went with my brother and friends, I made the guys the original shirts in gold, blue, and red, and made two dresses, one for me (red, because I adore Uhura) and one for my bestie (pretty blonde, so she wore blue for Nurse Chapel). Gotta say, those dresses were really comfortable and looked good on us. I made them slightly longer, though. Of course, we were about 24 years old. I couldn't rock that dress now. The convention we wore those to had James Doohan as the special guest speaker. He was so funny and seemed like a sweet person. He noticed my brother's shirt first (of course I gave my brother the gold Capt. Kirk shirt). Doohan said something like "Aye Captain! You brought the crew!" He asked him where he got the costumes, my brother pointed at me and told him I made them. Mr. Doohan told me I was a "fine lass", I think the only time I heard him do the Scotty voice that day. I floated on air after that! The first convention we went to had George Takei as guest speaker. He was also very funny and kind. This was before he had come out but I think many of us suspected he was gay. Someone asked him what was the best thing about being on the OS, he lowered his voice and in his "Ohhhh myyy!" voice said, "The ladieeees!". That got a big laugh! Then he went on to say he loves the lifelong friends he made there, especially Nichelle Nichols and Walter Koenig. Someone asked if he is friends with Shatner, he paused for a bit then asked if there were other questions. He refused to say anything negative. Classy man!
Great video Karl! You're charisma mixed well with this one. A bit fast for us Yanks. Possibly just a tiny bit slower on the next one and annunciate a bit more. I mean just a little otherwise it could interfere with your upbeat personality. Thank you!
I do love some Star Trek. Star Trek Next Generation, & Deep Space Nine are definitely the two most well done ones. The original series and Voyager are classics as well.
0:00: 🖖 Gene Roddenberry: War hero, policeman, and creator of Star Trek. 3:48: ✈ Gene and his crew successfully complete nighttime bombing raids on Borgenville island, facing enemy fighter planes and storms. 6:54: 🔥 Flight 121 experiences engine failures, crashes in Syrian desert, and passengers are rescued amidst flames. 10:18: 🎥 Gene Roddenberry's journey to create the ultimate Sci-Fi show, Star Trek. 13:57: 🌍 Gene Roddenberry's approach to diversity in Star Trek was to address social issues of the time through an optimistic and non-violent lens. 17:13: 🚀 Star Trek's popularity grew into a cult phenomenon, leading to the renaming of NASA's space shuttle and extensive marketing. 20:35: 📺 Gene Roddenberry, the creator of Star Trek, was a controversial figure who never backed down from a challenge. Recap by Tammy AI
Not really. The network was trying to cancel it since season one but so many people wrote in they were forced to keep it on, so they sabotaged the show by cutting its budget to the point that season 3 had the budget of a junior high theater program. Which made the show look bad. By the the time they went to The Next Generation, Star Trek was a major cultural phenomenon and the Networks simply knew that it was gold.
It’s actually us Brits that call it Leftenant and the Americans lieutenant . However I and I think most millennial and younger Brits that don’t have any personal involvement with the military tend to use the American pronunciation due to watching a lot of American Tv and movies over the years.
Also known for doing unnecessary rewrites so he'd get writing credit and thus a larger piece of the pie. Pissing off Harlan Ellison so much that Ellison said something about the effect of that Gene can't write to save his own life because the only thing he ever writes about is primitive people being run by a God on an alien planet. Which is so hilariously, on the nose accurate you can't help but to love Ellison.
On the subject of science fiction, can we have biographies of famous dead writers of the genre, both authors and television and film creators; same for fantasy? Plus famous dead film directors like Alfred Hitchcock and Billy Wilder?
Never ever ever mention Alex Kurtzman in anything star trek related unless you're referring to the fact that his version is crap. Nutrek sucks and isn't really what star trek is. It's dark and juvenile and a poor facsimile of what came before. Essentially a cinematic body snatcher. Which is the perfect analogy for the entirety of Alex Kurtzman s body of work
Fighting the Japanese in WW2, joining the LAPD afterwards and cheating on your wife you either go on to invent Star Trek or get Rockstar Games to release a game about you where you die at the end
ya know whats weird about gene? with how progressive he was and how all about not fighting he was, he still treated women like sex objects and nothing more than that. it was his one real flaw he had. which again is just weird. how do you create a tv show about no more war and about diversity and etc etc yet still treat women like they're second class citizens? lol. that goes against what he stood for yet he constantly did it.
To gene's credit, he kinda figured that out. Which is why he wanted TNG to fix his wrongs. Unfortunately, he fell ill during season 1 and his baby was handed to the human variant of a ferengi,berman who was the key reason why tasha and troi were treated like shit.
Your not Simon. So yeah I was getting annoyed that Simon had a part in just about everything I watched, but then I saw a biographics, and I clicked it, and he wasn't there.... and it feels wrong.. where are you Simon?!?
Go Carl does this mean at some point Simon is going to go infront of a greenscreen and fact fiend it up? I could see brain blaze simon chewing the scenery
I watched the original series as a teenager. Was disturbed by the pervy costumes of the actresses. So I not surprised tgat Roddenberry was a pervy guy incapable of self-reflection. Does so-called genius have to be paired with being a jerk? No.
