On Sun, 06 May 2001 09:32:07 -0500, Ronn wrote:
>At 06:28 AM 5/6/01 -0700, Jim wrote:
>All I needed was _one_ counterexample to the statement that "the
>original series [has nothing] to apologize for." Unfortunately, it
>would be possible to come up with several.
>
>How about the last 10 minutes of "The Omega Glory" for another
>example? Up 'til then, it's not a bad episode, but the ending kinda
>colors most people's opinions of the whole episode. I, too, still
>think TOS was better than any of the sequelae. Whenever it got
>preachy, though, look out: it was about as subtle as the proverbial
>800-pound (362.9 kg) gorilla. Some other examples that come
>quickly to mind include "Bread & Circuses" and "Let That Be Your
>Last Battlefield." (Perhaps someone has some other "favorites" to
>add to those.)
I'm afraid that I don't get the Sci-Fi channel with my cable where I am, and
none of the local station carry TOS, so my memory of the shows *by name* is
very fuzzy at best. Are any of those the one where Shatner starts reciting
the Declaration of Independence in that amazing Shatner style? That's a
good preachy one.
>P.S. There's a small town named "Eden" not far from here. While I
>have never visited the town itself, guess what tune rolls through my
>head every time I pass the sign for the exit from the
>interstate . . .
To quote Dr. Zachry Smith, "OOOOOHHH the paaaaaaiinnnnnnn!!" That's gotta
hurt, Ronn. I'd never pass that town if I could help it. :)
Jim
"What can change the nature of a man?" - The Nameless One
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