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TOS favorites
Sep. 1st, 2009 08:38 pmAya asked me what my favorite TOS episodes are, and besides the problem that I can much easier say which ones I don't like and actively avoid watching (Menagerie, duh), these are probably my favorites:
"Balance of Terror" - for suspension, statements like "for the peace, this ship would be expendable", people getting almost married and still killed, introspective Kirk, peace-loving McCoy, xenophobic Styles who has too much family history with the Romulans ("other people's wars", as Kirk states).
"The Ultimate Computer" - for its Kirk/McCoy awesomeness, and Spock loving a computer, and more awesome McCoy.
"Troubles with Tribbles" - for the sheer fun (I like it less since I write fanfic, because it has less character potential IMO)
"City on the Edge of Forever" - because, well, Kirk does fall in love and looks good enough to eat in that flannel shirt. It also has an awesome plot and I love the many AU possibilities here.
"Journal to Babel" - SAREK. And SAREK. Did I mention SAREK? Okay, Amanda too.
"Mirror, Mirror" - most impacting episode idea ever, making AUs canon. KIRK IN GOLD. "In every revolution, there is one man with a vision." - One of the best lines ever.
"Obsession" - brilliant Spock-McCoy-Kirk interaction, great conflict between the captain and his officers, interesting Farragut back history (which I never used so far for no clear reason).
"All Our Yesterdays" - Spock/McCoy FTW.
"Doomsday Machine" - a favorite that goes way back to the time I was seven and had it SOUNDTAPED for listening (mental images FTW *G*). I love the conflict between Decker and Spock (and McCoy), the idea that a captain/commodore can make mistakes and can get mad over stuff (everyone has a breaking point, captains just have it later than others).
And hey, I'm actually WORKING here (which is good), just listening to episodes in the back :)
"Balance of Terror" - for suspension, statements like "for the peace, this ship would be expendable", people getting almost married and still killed, introspective Kirk, peace-loving McCoy, xenophobic Styles who has too much family history with the Romulans ("other people's wars", as Kirk states).
"The Ultimate Computer" - for its Kirk/McCoy awesomeness, and Spock loving a computer, and more awesome McCoy.
"Troubles with Tribbles" - for the sheer fun (I like it less since I write fanfic, because it has less character potential IMO)
"City on the Edge of Forever" - because, well, Kirk does fall in love and looks good enough to eat in that flannel shirt. It also has an awesome plot and I love the many AU possibilities here.
"Journal to Babel" - SAREK. And SAREK. Did I mention SAREK? Okay, Amanda too.
"Mirror, Mirror" - most impacting episode idea ever, making AUs canon. KIRK IN GOLD. "In every revolution, there is one man with a vision." - One of the best lines ever.
"Obsession" - brilliant Spock-McCoy-Kirk interaction, great conflict between the captain and his officers, interesting Farragut back history (which I never used so far for no clear reason).
"All Our Yesterdays" - Spock/McCoy FTW.
"Doomsday Machine" - a favorite that goes way back to the time I was seven and had it SOUNDTAPED for listening (mental images FTW *G*). I love the conflict between Decker and Spock (and McCoy), the idea that a captain/commodore can make mistakes and can get mad over stuff (everyone has a breaking point, captains just have it later than others).
And hey, I'm actually WORKING here (which is good), just listening to episodes in the back :)
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Jun. 13th, 2008 11:38 pmWasn't there a rumor that McCoy never actually says "He's dead, Jim"?
Well, he says it exactly this way in "Is there in truth no beauty" when announcing the death of Marvik (sp?), Miranda's fanboy.
Well, he says it exactly this way in "Is there in truth no beauty" when announcing the death of Marvik (sp?), Miranda's fanboy.
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Aug. 19th, 2006 10:24 pmNot able to escape a deadly vid bunny, I felt compelled to make a
Chapel vid to the Bangles song "Eternal Flame" *shakes head about
myself*
Download it as usual at http://www.syredronning.de/art.html
Since there's few Chapel around and I needed to stop editing before my
husband and I got sick of the song, the vid is not top notch, but I
hope S/Ch fans will enjoy it anyway :)
Chapel vid to the Bangles song "Eternal Flame" *shakes head about
myself*
Download it as usual at http://www.syredronning.de/art.html
Since there's few Chapel around and I needed to stop editing before my
husband and I got sick of the song, the vid is not top notch, but I
hope S/Ch fans will enjoy it anyway :)
