Well, McCoy was a good friend of Kirk's, and not a line officer, and he most certainly wasn't afraid to say what was on his mind; all this made him a great balance for Kirk. Hell, somebody had to tell him the truth now and then...
Doctor McCoy was a Star Fleet Academy graduate and a Star Fleet Officer with combat experience and commendations, and prepared in the chain of command, so how was he not a line Officer ?
I used to like Star Wars a lot but when I decided to give the Original Series a chance because of the Kelvin Timeline, I immediately became a Trekkie. I wouldn't say a complete Trekkie since I haven't seen the Next Generation or the other spin offs since it is hard to connect with new characters when I love the original characters so much. Plus, the trio of Kirk, Spock and Bones is one of the best friendships I have seen.
I recently read a really strong argument explaining how Kirk may be an empath, although he isn't aware of it, because of how well he can influence people's emotions in his favor to win when his back is up against the wall.
Andrew Chapman The broadcast order was near idiocy in that first season. Star Trek's debut was arguably one of its worst episodes, especially when "Where No Man Has Gone Before" was essentially written as character intro, and makes no sense at all airing after Corbomite, or Man Trap.... I seem to recall Tremors: the Series doing the same thing. Wasn't a great series by any means, but we get introduced to Christopher Lloyd's character three episodes after we first see him in broadcast order. And then there's Firefly..... Y'know,... I think networks do that when they are intentionally trying to sabotage a show
K1productions Hmm maybe, or maybe they broadcast episodes in such an order to establish the show and characters. Actually, "Where No Man Has Gone Before" was indeed broadcast after "The Man Trap" but before "The Corbomite Maneuver".
Andrew Chapman The Man Trap barely establishes the characters. It was little more than a "monster of the week" episode, and that is why the network chose it.
Headquarters assigning Kirk a female yeoman Was a strategic move. I Imagine a Male yeoman could not get Kirk to stop and eat, sign his paperwork on time, or change out of a ripped shirt after away missions. The yeoman of a Starship Is the engineer that keeps the most vital component of the starship functioning, the captain.
Notice folks, that from the very beginning, the Captain here again shows his deep love and concern for his ship he commands. It's prevalent throughout all three seasons of the Original Star Trek series, his command, his crew and his career takes number one priority over anything else out there.
I know this is not the first episode aired but it is the first shot. It’s actually my absolute favorite episode of TOS. Everyone in it is just so energized. (No pun intended 😉) and fresh. Kirk displays the brilliant, out of the box thinking that makes him the greatest Star Ship Captain ever, Uhura, without much seeming effort makes her formidable presence known (love her SO much) Spock has such a wonderful couple of moments that show both his competence as a first officer and his tender vulnerability. But for my money he best of all is Bones!! McCoy is a revaluation. He’s smart, funny, authoritative, caring and, well sexy! It’s so much fun to watch.
Actually the first episode shot (with Kirk and Spock) was "Where No Man Has Gone Before." Thus the different doctor, different uniform shirts (turtle necks), and other cast members not yet on the show , like Uhura, It was the third episode shown in the first season.
So, natural the exchange was between Kirk and McCoy, as if they were long time friends. Love the chemistry and camaraderie in this show, made it most interesting, coupled with very good writing and episodes. My favorite of all the Treks w/o question and not duplicated by any of the others.
"What are you going to do with that 6 percent when they give it to you, Jim?" "I am going to take it and i'm going to...." I can't blame Kirk for going for the extra 6. lol
You must have missed a few episodes in Season 2. He's shown without his shirt and he looks just fine (e.g., "The Deadly Years"). I thought so when I was an 11 y.o. girl and think so now at 66.
It’s tough when you are having trouble at home AND in almost every scene at work...he once said when being interviewed at his gym that sitting around the set makes you flabby
@@GoGreen1977 Justman said Shatner and other cast complained about the uniforms shrinking as they were laundered every shooting day. Apparently they weren't visa-polyester but a theatrical wool blend that photographed well. You can tell when they tossed uniforms and started on a new batch. Desilu was a cheap, second tier studio renting abandoned 1930s soundstages at Paramount and streets on the Culver 40 between filming of MI, Mannix, Andy Griffith and I Dream of Jeannie. .
Some viewers would claim McCoy should have warned Kirk about the flashing alert light. They're missing the point. McCoy knew Spock was on the Bridge and had enough faith in him to handle the situation without disturbing the captain.
In this Corbomite Episode I couldn't take too much more of Dr. McCoys Annoyance to Capt. Kirk. If it where me I would have told him " Your DISMISSED Dr."
This show was a master class in how not to run a starship LOL. The medical officer hanging out on the bridge, second-guessing and arguing with the captain. The Captain and the exec and three poor red-shirts leaving the ship all the time to go ashore and investigate some un-known planet. Every episode has something that would be its own chapter in How Not To Run A Starship.
McCoy was wrong to ignore the red alert. He has no idea why it was on, obviously a red alert is pretty damn important! He should have told Kirk right off the bat while stopping the exercise at the same time so Kirk could attend the the emergency right way, the whole reason for a red alert! McCoy should have gotten some sort of punishment or at least a really good reprimand for that.
The good Doctor knew, his philosophy is that a little suffering is good for the soul. The Captain always turned to snd had a close friendship relationship with the Doctor, and could open up about anything to him, and McCoy would understand and always give sound medicial advice that the Captain would accept and understand. You see, the show was designed and geared towards a young Captain, his first command of a starship, the Enterprise, a logicial non emotional first officer and a Doctor who helps determine this young Captain make the right calls and judgements in his command. And as stated before, the Captain can open up at anytime to the good Doctor, and the good Doctor was always there most of the time to support the Captain's judgements.
A woman serving food. Classical in those those years and scolding like a mom, or the typical "sexy" music when a beautiful woman, not from the crew, appeared.
in this episode, captain kirk says, "i've already got a female to worry about. her name is the enterprise." my question is this. what would the offspring of captain kirk and the enterprise look like?
Denny Crane looking good;) I thought I saw every episode... I have to see this episode; doesn't she become a doctor in the movies??? Definitely McCoy's check-mate here...
Nurse Chapel becomes a doctor in the movies, not Yeoman Rand. Rand was last seen with the original series crew as the communications officer aboard the USS Excelsior, under the command of Captain Sulu.
94% eh??? That Yeoman was always giving 110% he kept Kirk in VERY good shape---all men should have a girl like her to keep their libido in great shape.
Bones was actually asking kirk if he wanted to hit that i would if i was kirk. too bad they had to let her go so kirk could be available for alien strange
