Monsters and Critics.com Zachary Quinto admits Star Trek 2 not happening soon Monsters and Critics.com Johns PkI / Splash News The actor, 33, played Spock in the 2009 Star Trek movie but has said fans shouldn't expect a follow-up any time soon. … and more??
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SodaHead News Is Leonard Nimoy Really Saying Goodbye to Spock? SodaHead News I'm not going to do any more of it,” which means Nimoy won't be appearing in JJ Abram's planned sequel to the massively successful 2009 Star Trek movie . … and more??
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Stuff.co.nz (blog) Connector technology quiz – June 10 Stuff.co.nz (blog) Well, that's what Spock said in the latest Star Trek movie , anyway. Good luck, may the most tech-obsessed person win! Oh, and please feel free to comment …
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Butterfield seeks OLF info The Daily Advance It appears that the Navy is using CDR Spock's line from the Star Trek movie , “the needs of the many outweigh the needs of the few, or the one. …
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Star Trek Movie Adaptation #3 Comic Preview Trek Today The Star Trek Movie Adaptation #3 comic, due out on April 28 from IDW Publishing, will feature the first meeting of Kirk and Spock at Starfleet Academy. …
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Beatweek Magazine Spock no longer to be brought to you by Leonard Nimoy Beatweek Magazine After the seventy-nine year old actor portrayed the elder Spock in last year's critically acclaimed smash hit Star Trek movie which rebooted the entire … and more??
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Leonard Nimoy Hands the Spock Ears Over to Protege HispanicBusiness.com (press release) Anyone who enjoyed Leonard Nimoy's performance as an elderly Spock in the latest Star Trek movie better savor it, because it will be his last, … and more??
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Leonard Nimroy “Spock” Retires From Acting Gather.com He says that a return in a future Star Trek movie , where he plays a Spock that “returns from the future”, would not be fair to the current Spock-actor; … and more??
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Spock Will Miss Spock Trek Today The last time Nimoy appeared in a Star Trek movie , it took a personal appeal from JJ Abrams to coax him out of retirement, but Quinto thinks it would take … and more??
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Bizjournals.com (blog) Lessons learned from the online gamers Bizjournals.com (blog) I did see a Star Trek movie once, it was a double date, so not my choice. I remember something about Spock talking to whales and the whales having trouble … and more??
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Walyou (blog) Jesus Spock Tattoo Walyou (blog) … the initial Star Trek movie and was resurrected in the third, namely Star Trek III, the name as well as the representation of Dr. Spock as Jesus is apt. ..
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VIDEO: Behind-the-scenes of 'Star Trek Online' The Daily News Online … who played the original Spock and does some narration in the game, and Zachary Quinto, who played Spock in the most recent Star Trek movie . …
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USA Today Leonard Nimoy talks 'Star Trek Online' and Spock through the years USA Today Leonard Nimoy, who recently reprised his role as Spock in 2009's Star Trek movie , also has a mission in the new Star Trek Online massively multiplayer … and more??
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Blogcritics.org (blog) Winona Ryder as Spock's Mom: Are Young Women Cast as Matriarchs the New Trend? Blogcritics.org (blog) I quite enjoyed the most recent Star Trek movie . I'm married to a total sci-fi geek and we saw it in IMAX once, a regular old boring movie theater once, …
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Morning Bell: The System is Failing Heritage.org (blog) I just saw the new Star Trek movie yesterday. A renegade Romulan from the 24th century goes back to the 23rd century to destroy Spock's homeworld of Vulcan. … and more??
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'Star Trek Online' (PC) Gets Leonard 'Spock' Nimoy Voice-overs – Trailer WorthPlaying.com Nimoy, who recently reprised his role as Spock in 2009's Star Trek movie , will voice the introduction for Star Trek Online. Nimoy's voice, known to millions … and more??
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Star Trek Online Gets A Celebrity Voice Ve3d.com Quinto is probably best known for his role as Sylar on Heroes, but also played the part of Spock in the newest Star Trek movie . Apparently he will play the …
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Generosity best when given freely, not by obligation Sun-Sentinel.com In the latest Star Trek movie , a prequel to the television series, a young, proto-logical Spock contemplates the idea, “morally praiseworthy but not morally …
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Full-court press: Then and now a blur San Antonio Express Zachary Quinto: The actor who played Spock in the latest Star Trek movie is more known for his superhuman powers as the serial killer Sylar on NBC's “Heroes …
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Comic Book Movie Orci & Kurtzman Want to “Honor” Star Trek Legacy Comic Book Movie Over all the Star Trek movie was great. But there are some things I had issues with.
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Seattle University Spectator LEGO enthusiasts showcase their work at Brickcon Seattle University Spectator There was Spock's ship from the new Star Trek movie , there were TIE fighters from Star Wars, and there were all kinds of recreations of famous buildings. … and more??
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TrekWeb.com Roberto Orci and Alex Kurtzman on Spock/Uhura Romance, Pike … TrekWeb.com … Trek Magazine features an exclusive interview with Star Trek movie writers Roberto Orci and Alex Kurtzman and here are more excerpts from the article. …
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Star Trek The Original Series Vol 19 Episodes 37 and 38 The Changeling The Apple
Studio: Paramount Home Video Release Date: 02/13/2001 Run time: 100 minutes Rating: Nr
4 Stars Not the best Original Series episodes but stil enjoyable.
At this point, in the TOS run, the number of truly great episodes is starting to dwindle a bit and being replaced more and more by episodes that have good intentions but they aren’t always realized on screen. Case in point is “The Apple” (or as I call it–”Spock’s Really Bad Day”) which is once again an examination of the theme that humanity wasn’t intended for a paradise we don’t work to achieve and the classic Trek theme of Kirk vs. Computers. Yes, this one has some great moments–Kirk firing Scotty, Spock getting repeatedly abused by plant spores/darts and lightning and Kirk using the Enterprise’s phasers to destroy Baal. It’s campy at times, but it’s still always entertaining (a claim that certain modern Treks can’t always claims–namely Voyager).
The other episode on this disc is The Changeling which is an interesting storyline. It’s one of about three or four episodes that influenced the storyline of Star Trek: The Motion Picture. It’s got nice performances and it works fairly well as a ship in the bottle type of story (done to save money as Trek was an expensive show). However, compared to other ship in the bottle classics such as the Doomsday Machine it falls a bit short.
4 Stars Two super machines – Two different kinds of fun classic trek
A great pair of episodes – exemplifying both the campy and the genuinely creepy aspects of sci-fi on classic trek. First, the creepy…
The Enterprise encounters a machine (small enough to be towed though the Enterprise’s corridors with a virtually invisible wire, yet powerful enough to wipe out both whole civilizations and Lt. Uhuru’s voice). Though unrecognizable and sentient beyond any human technology, the machine identifies itself as “Nomad” – a robot probe launched from Earth in the 21st century. Even stranger – the probe identifies Kirk as its creator. Thinking quickly, Spock convinces Kirk not to correct the machine’s error (though since the mistake saves the ship from destruction, it was more instinct than inference) and, though unsure of the machine’s true nature at first, Kirk keeps Nomad in the dark. We learn that Nomad, to some extent, is the same Nomad created in the 21st century – a unique experiment combining space exploration and artificial intelligence, and cooked up by an eccentric inventor whose name sounds like Kirk’s. We also learn that Nomad had encountered and merged with an alien probe with a seemingly similar mission, but far greater powers. The mind-meld in which Spock learns the horrific truth adds a chill and also some depth to the machine, which is one of the most perfect examples of coldly calculating AI on any major science fiction program. Though Classic Trek repeatedly concocted alien superbeings based on computers that had evolved to the point where they thought themselves gods (”For the world is hollow”; “Return of the Archons”; “The Ultimate Computer” and “The Apple”), this episode rose from the pack, and remains conceptually indistinguishable from “Star Trek, The Motion Picture” despite the far superior FX of that film.
If “The Changeling” was creepy, then “The Apple” is a campy treat – we’ve got a primitive yet beautiful race on a wild and dangerous planet who are completely ignorant of matters of love (but not innocent enough to keep from laughing when first hearing Spock’s name); we’ve got the Enterprise in peril and Scotty unsurprisingly predicting disaster; we’ve got Spock and Checkhov play acting to trap a suspicious spying alien (”what do you expect, wy-olins?”) and we’ve got an army of starfleet personnel in red shirts dropping like flies. First finding a lush alien world when landing, the crew quickly realize that the planet is a death trap – full of flowers shooting poisonous spores and prone to storms that pepper the planet with precisely aimed lightning bolts. It’s no surprise that the planet is “managed” by a huge and powerful computer which the natives worship as a god. When the god, Vol, commands annihilation of the intruders – an order issued via telepathy to the tribal leader played by Peter Graves – the crew fight back. In the end, phaser power settles the argument, though that’s still more convincing than in other episodes where the all-powerful machine is blasted out of existence merely because somebody asked the ultimate question. On a side note, DC comics published monthly adventures of Star Trek, including a three-issue sequel to this episode which was fun but also reminded me how much fun the show was. Next Generation was never this enjoyable.
4 Stars STANDARD STAR TREK STORIES!!!
Volume 19 of The Star Trek DVD series contains to standard episodes of the second season. Although neither of the episodes are bad they are definetly far from ground breaking! It’s logical to assume that this would not be the first DVD a Star Trek fan would get from this series but if you are a die hard fan then you may as well purchase this (unless you can get a DVD with more than 2 episodes).
The first episode here is THE CHANGELING. The Enterprise runs across the ancient Nomad probe which has gone from galaxy to galaxy destroying biological inperfections. The somewhat damaged probe believes that Kirk is his creator and obeys Kirks commands. However the probe continues to follow out it’s function and begins to destroy all biological inperfections on the Enterprise aka innocent crew men! The episode is well written but the Nomad probe looks really cheesy and Kirk arguing with it is even more ridiculous. Still this episode is quite watchable.
(Note: Vic Perrin does the voice of Nomad he also did the voice of Dr. Zin in Jonny Quest and appeared in various Sci-Fi Adventure shows)
THE APPLE is one of those Star Trek episodes where the crew finds a paradise and later finds out it’s a living hell. When they arrive on this beautiful planet, 3 crew men are killed, Spock is constantly abused by the planet’s plant life and lightning bolts from the sky and the idol worshipping natives with bad wigs and sun burned skin are too ignorant to help the crew. If thats not bad enough the Enterprise is being held by the idol Vaal (that is actually a machine controlling the natives) in a force field. Now don’t get me wrong this is a good episode but this is typical Trek. This plot has been done a hundred times better in other Star Trek episodes but this is still decent. This was also the first Star Trek episode I ever saw : )
Overall a decent collection of episodes but nothing very special here. Both shows are good and watchable but I recommend venturing into a different Star Trek collection before buying this one. Recommended.
