Over time, I've realized that some of the best acting is quiet, dignified, yet powerful monotone. One of the more recent examples for me is Jeffrey Wright's acting as Bernard on Westworld. He was nominated for 3 consecutive Emmys just like Leonard Nimoy was for playing Mr. Spock. I'm glad when this type of acting gets recognized because I think it's the hardest to pull off.
I love how they use real human voices to try to sound like computers when in reality everyone is trying to make computer voices sound human. Gotta love the 60s!
You’re hearing the voice of Majel Barrett as the computer. She’s also the actress who plays Nurse Chapel. She also ended up marrying Gene Roddenberry, the creator of Star Trek.
I imagine in the future we will go back to the 60's so that computer voices will be distinguishable from human. Its not useful to mix the two since it is confusing .
In my opinion - based on my experiences on xx missions, construed by my infallible vulcanian logical mind. They are, for all intents and purposes, the truth I know, need and stand by.
Well, this is a court hearing. Everything must be specified so the lawyer can't twist it. A city council attempting to ban thong type swimsuits a few dozen years ago filled more than 50 pages of "official records" defining what "buttocks" are just to craft a law to require them to be covered up.
Your comment is not logical. Computers today, like those 60 years ago, require forced mechanical input (energy) and forced mechanical output (human extraction), to deliver information. The phrase "mechanical survey" has nothing to do with the obsolescence of early computers any more than the phrase "electronic survey" has anything to do with recent computer advancements. Computer technology has changed only in terms of processor speed, throughput, and miniaturization.
Impossible. Unless, you know, like Kirk is taken over by an alien, or affected by some weird disease or parasite or drug, or replaced temporarily by some parallel universe Kirk, or something . . .
the more i watch these old star trek shows I'm beginning to see Shatner as a brilliant actor. he REALLY gets a total bum rap on his acting hes great, really great
No actor could bring justice to the character of James T. Kirk. William Shatner take was unmatched!!! He is the gold standard, not Picard, Janeway, Sisko, etc.
My 3 favourite moments of Shatner as Kirk are 3 - Explaining to Sybok why he needs his pain STV 2 - David's death STIII 1 - Spock's death and funeral eulogy STII
A lot of the criticisms they have about his speaking style comes from: A. The ADR he had to record for the outdoor lines with no direction. B: Two speeches, Gamesters of Triskellion, and The Omega Glory. I think the parodies have gone so long range that people forget what it really was like.
@@brucechmiel7964 That's the thing. His... speaking style... was only seen a few times in the series. In most episodes, he sounded normal. And in many of the best episodes, he sounded normal. The Menagerie, which is often considered to be one of the best episodes of the original series and is famous to the point of being the basis for the latest Star Trek series (even though much of it was a clip show), just has him speaking normally with no fragmented lines.
The show’s Associate Producer Robert Justman didn’t think much of “Court Martial,” and excluded it from the list of episodes to be re-run during the summer. But I kinda like it.
It's a great line - although, rather illogical and erroneous. Spock and other vulcans give opinions all the time, and opinions do not have to be connected to emotion. If she were actually a good lawyer Spock would have been called out on this point right away and damned by his own evidence. Spock even ends the evidence with "Yes... in my opinion"! Luckily Spock just owns the scene and arguably wins despite what he says!
If you will notice, the term Vulcanian was used in many episodes of the first season. After that, the term itself faded into television history and seasons two and three only use the term, Vulcan.
@Dan Basta The first episode I CAN recall the use of the term "Vulcan" was Season 2 "Metamorphosis" when Cochran first meets the crew. After he shakes Kirk's hand, he is introduced to Spock and shakes his hand and said, "You're a Vulcan, aren't you"? But I'm not sure if that episode was before or after Spock's mother implores Spock to save his father's life with a blood transfusion. Spock and his mother, "Amanda" discuss that whether logic or human instincts should rule the moment. Spoke reminds his mother that "How could you have lived on Vulcan for so long....... etc. He reminds his mother that he is "Vulcan", not Vulcanian. I'm not sure which episode came first, but it's clear by now that the term "Vulcan" is canon or dogma.
Summer H well my guy, it’s kind of a lazy script or dialogue if you think about it. Vulcan (also being the name of the planet) gets confusing. Arabs aren’t called Arabians because they don’t have their own country called Arab lol.
Lieutenant, I know the Captain. I know what he's thinking... If he sees a woman who has positive gravity, I needn't stand around to know what his next move will be.
@@goosequillian Tbh I don't understand the stigma around TOS Jim Kirk. He only "smashed" a handful of times and at least two instances were ones where he was drugged or had amnesia. He was gentle with people when they needed it, and more stern when the situation called for it. But he always respected women, even going so far as to correct a man from the past who was shocked to see a woman on board ("A woman?" "A crewman"). And he was known to enjoy chess and reading and poetry. They said he was a nerd back in the Academy, too. Overall, Jim always put his job and duties to his crew and ship first-- ignoring that one time he blew up the Enterprise for Spock's sake. So I think it's so silly that people have the image of Jim as a horny jock, and I think it isn't helped by how Jim's characterization was in the first AOS movie :(
I really like this scene b/c it really highlights how Spock seems to think that "human" nature is fated in some way. It always seemed like the Vulcan felt that there were certain natural laws about individuals that couldn't be altered or violated (such as that Vulcans cannot lie). It always seemed like an interesting perspective and I wonder why Spock seemed to hold it so strongly. He just seemed so tied to these ideas, inflexible, it was very black/white to me.
If he was referring to a microorganism being a multi legged creature calling on that man's shoulder, he must have been telling the truth, only to use it as a clever distraction.
@@Cryptonymicus Vulcans absolutely can and do lie and bluff. They avoid doing so to honour Surak's philosophy of resolving conflicts and other issues through logical, fact based discussion, which will obviously require a certain degree of honesty. But obviously the entire species is not physically incapable of lying. "Vulcans can't lie" is, at worst, a vulcan lie in itself, and, at best, a badly-worded and misleading overgeneralisation of their traditional moral code.
Mr. Worf does the same thing in STTNG regarding Klingon culture. Both men personify the ideals of their culture. They try to live up to the ideals more than a 'native' would. He was correct that Kirk would not act like the computer recorded unless there were external factors involved. In this case those external factors compromised the computer itself. After all as Kirk said 'The safety of his ship comes before everything else'. Of course as he got older that view changed.
Gravity is a theory, not a law. It is supported by laws, but not one in and of itself. In science, a theory is the strongest any concept can achieve and is always supported by facts, laws, and evidence. To call gravity a law is to decrease its authority within science.
@@r0bw00d She gave McCoy the opportunity to explain why the culprit had a motive for revenge. Lt. Shaw made the case for the defense. She gave the motive to the criminal and didn't even know it.
How did you arrive at this Conclusion Mr. Spock ? " I know The Captain , If He is in an Impossible situation that He cannot get out of , I know then He will get out of it , He always does.......
Inside Spock's mind: "I can't believe they got Ambassador Troi to lend her voice to the computers. She's the Holder of the Sacred Chalice of Rixx, and the heir to the Holy Rings of Betazed!"
@@thomasestes5747 Just for the heck of it I googled "betazoid lifespan" and fandom.com reports "120 years", so I guess it _COULD_ be true because TNG takes place about 75 years after TOS. Interesting!
Honest to goodness this is my single favorite Spock/Kirk scene in all of Star Trek. It shows the character of Kirk and the affection of Spock for his friend.
Captain Kirk introduces Mr. Spock to Capt. Christopher as "Lieutenant Commander Spock". Spock's rank throughout the entire series is Commander, not a mere Lieutenant Commander.
@@davidsmith5523 Captain Kirk introduces Mr. Spock to Capt. Christopher as "Lieutenant Commander Spock". Spock's rank throughout the entire series is Commander, not a mere Lieutenant Commander.
@@danielgregory3295 Captain Kirk introduces Mr. Spock to Capt. Christopher as "Lieutenant Commander Spock". Spock's rank throughout the entire series is Commander, not a mere Lieutenant Commander.
@@rosethornil During the TOS episode "Metamorphosis" Zephram Cochran was introduced to the crew on an individual basis. He shook hands with each of them. However, when he shook hands with Cdr. Spock, Cochran said, "You're a Vulcan"? Cdr Spock affirmed with a "yes". I'll have to go back to get the exact word for word dialog spoken, but I believe what I've said from my memory is at lease the 80% solution.
Even when the Klingons murdered Kirk's son, Kirk didn't seek revenge. He did harbour hatred for what they did to his boy, but that's understandable. When they killed his son, you can see and hear the anguish Kirk was feeling. Kirk didn't seek revenge, but when the Klingons tried to comandeer the Enterprise, Kirk blew it to bits, along with some Klingons onboard. Kirk wanted peace with them, though. He may've strongly disliked them for what they did to his son, but he still wanted peace.
Lieutenant Shaw with her superior during post-trial analysis: Superior: "Decent work, Shaw, but you made one critical mistake." LT Shaw: "Sir? Superior: "You let Spock bring up his logic based opinion." LT Shaw: "Sir, I still don't see how his opinion carried more weight than the established facts." Superior (turning computer to Shaw): "Starfleet Directive # 2: Spock's opinions and guesses outweigh anyone or anything else's facts."
This was one of the best episodes of the series. The guest stars, and the quality of the script, put a light on the dangers in space, the decisions a captain must make, and the stress of service, re: Finney's behavior.
Spock completely dominates this lawyer the whole time and the best she can get out of the whole interrogation is "yes, in my opinion." but they play the suspenseful music anyway lol I'd say Kirk will be out of there in ten minutes.
0:49 I love how he act formal. But when it was clear the captain life on the enterprise was at risk. His mood literally shifts to 1:50 "I'm Protecting my captain bitch. What you gonna do about it" #spirk
“I do not dispute it. I merely state that it is wrong.” Probably the best line in this particular episode. Second best: “If I let go of a hammer on a planet that has a positive gravity, I need not see it fall to know that it has, in fact, fallen.”
This is an excellent first season episode. Very well acted out by all the actors and actresses, full of drama, shows how a REAL starship Captain, like Kirk, puts very first his ship and his crew's concerns and how he can save both his ship and his crew. Loved every bit of this episode, and can never get tired of watching it. Much BETTER than that next generation stuff, that's for sure.
It took me years to appreciate ST:TNG and it's quite a bit better than TOS. I downright refused to watch TNG and today I like them both. Picard is a much better captain than Kirk IMHO.
@@audio_guy Nope, no way. All chrome dome picard there does is sit there and flip his hands over his head and say, engage make it so. That next generation stuff is stupid, childish and cheesy. Kirk was and is a much BETTER starship Captain as he is a man of action, and most importantly, accomplished what he set out to do, that picard character is a joke, a complete joke. Sorry, the Original Star Trek series is a much BETTER TV SHOW, much BETTER than that next generation cheesy stuff.
@@danbasta3677That's your opinion and that's fine. It's interesting. I personally have a completely opposite opinion, i think TOS has some great episodes and great acting, but TNG is a more enjoyable show. Picard is a diplomat and a strategist, Kirk a man of action (and a womanizer but that's ok, i like that in his character). Granted, TNG has a lot of silly episodes too, all that Q stuff can get a bit boring too, sometimes, but seeing what are supposed to be aliens dressed like ancient greeks with a bit of make up on or the monster of the week being some old muppet that they found in a closet, that takes me out of it. Just my personal taste i guess.
the computer voice sounds like in that cartoon M.A.S.K, where the computer also sounds similar in tone as it wants to recruit the team, "Personnel selected, Brad Turner, motorcycle and helicopter pilot, vehicle code name, Condor." xD
Captain Kirk introduces Mr. Spock to Capt. Christopher as "Lieutenant Commander Spock". Spock's rank throughout the entire series is Commander, not a mere Lieutenant Commander.
In the US Navy, and Coast Guard, an LCDR (Lieutenant Commander) is addressed as "Commander." Starfleet uses a seagoing command structure. That should help you.
