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Feb 20, 2018 - 8:32 AM
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I maybe wrong about the two competing for ratings, but I'm sure LIS had something to do with the childish nature of a lot of the third seasons episodes.
Nah, really, LiS had zero to do with it. Roddenberry even issued memos to Freiberger stating the need to be more mature and different than the recently cancelled LiS. The network didn't want them to get sillier, the network wanted them gone. Actually, because of the switch to Fridays at 10, Star Trek LOST the kids in the audience. So they actually had to go older - there was an uptick in spookiness and horror in the episodes. Also, they aimed for the female audience by adding more romance based storylines.
But, no, nobody at the network or on staff wanted to make it more like LiS. Even Space turned away from pure comedy in their final season after the camp craze burned itself out.
"The Great Vegetable Rebellion". Yep, LIS moved away from camp.
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"LORD GARTH!!!"
He was great. He also started going a bit Harry H Corbett from Steptoe & Son. Made me laugh.
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Feb 20, 2018 - 10:17 AM
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ANZALDIMAN
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I maybe wrong about the two competing for ratings, but I'm sure LIS had something to do with the childish nature of a lot of the third seasons episodes.
Nah, really, LiS had zero to do with it. Roddenberry even issued memos to Freiberger stating the need to be more mature and different than the recently cancelled LiS. The network didn't want them to get sillier, the network wanted them gone. Actually, because of the switch to Fridays at 10, Star Trek LOST the kids in the audience. So they actually had to go older - there was an uptick in spookiness and horror in the episodes. Also, they aimed for the female audience by adding more romance based storylines.
But, no, nobody at the network or on staff wanted to make it more like LiS. Even Space turned away from pure comedy in their final season after the camp craze burned itself out.
"The Great Vegetable Rebellion". Yep, LIS moved away from camp.
Stanley Adams. A good actor. It was a paycheck, but unfortunately for him his part in that ridiculous giant carrot getup is one of the roles he's most remembered for.
If you look carefully I believe you'll see some of those same dumb rubber LIS monster costumes changed a bit and recycled on Voyage To The Bottom Of The Sea. Probably the same poor stunt guy inside swinging the arms around. And if you look even more carefully you'll see Basehart's eyes rolling back into his head as he wonders how the hell he even wound up on that show.
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Feb 20, 2018 - 10:23 AM
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Solium
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I maybe wrong about the two competing for ratings, but I'm sure LIS had something to do with the childish nature of a lot of the third seasons episodes.
Nah, really, LiS had zero to do with it. Roddenberry even issued memos to Freiberger stating the need to be more mature and different than the recently cancelled LiS. The network didn't want them to get sillier, the network wanted them gone. Actually, because of the switch to Fridays at 10, Star Trek LOST the kids in the audience. So they actually had to go older - there was an uptick in spookiness and horror in the episodes. Also, they aimed for the female audience by adding more romance based storylines.
But, no, nobody at the network or on staff wanted to make it more like LiS. Even Space turned away from pure comedy in their final season after the camp craze burned itself out.
"The Great Vegetable Rebellion". Yep, LIS moved away from camp.
Stanley Adams. A good actor. It was a paycheck, but unfortunately for him his part in that ridiculous giant carrot getup is one of the roles he's most remembered for.
If you look carefully I believe you'll see some of those same dumb rubber LIS monster costumes changed a bit and recycled on Voyage To The Bottom Of The Sea. Probably the same poor stunt guy inside swinging the arms around. And if you look even more carefully you'll see Basehart's eyes rolling back into his head as he wonders how the hell he even wound up on that show.
IA was famous was reusing props across all his shows.
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"Welcome to the Sixties, pal!"
You weren't even there.
Poseur!!!!!
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Season two has four consecutive clunkers: The Gamesters of Triskelion; A Piece of the Action; The Immunity Syndrome; and A Private Little War (aside from Nancy Kovack, of course). There are numerous sub-par episodes strewn throughout the season, yet here I am, still watching the damned things (though it's been a couple years since I last watched TOS).
I'd take any of the "clunkers" you mention over any episode of The Next Generation any day...
#metoo
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I'd have to watch Next Gen but yah the Gamesters one was 20 mins of an episode at best and the one with Kovack again had an ok idea but was about 40 mins too long. Kirk snogs absolutely everyone in season 3. Last episode was the Methuselah one, which again was just not good at all. Central idea of needing a cure and a race against time was good but it's completely dropped/sidetracked by bilge and foxy robots.
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"Welcome to the Sixties, pal!"
You weren't even there.
Poseur!!!!!
I triggered you like Kirk triggered Landru!
Martin Landru?
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