Re: Star Trek Psychology course For an ice breaker you can show a classic "Newhart" where the oddballs introduce themselves :<)
On Sun, Jul 27, 2014 at 5:27 AM, <[email protected]> wrote: > Today's topic summary > > Group: http://groups.google.com/group/tvornottv/topics > > - The Psychology of Star Trek <#14777257cac0044d_group_thread_0> [1 > Update] > - Seinfeld to Netflix? <#14777257cac0044d_group_thread_1> [1 Update] > - One Discovery network's answer to another's "Week" > <#14777257cac0044d_group_thread_2> [2 Updates] > > The Psychology of Star Trek > <http://groups.google.com/group/tvornottv/t/82ec6a9a2a83f46c> > > PGage <[email protected]> Jul 26 08:34PM -0700 > > I wonder if anyone here has a judgement on the reliability and > credibility > of the "memory-alpha.org". I have referred to it informally for many > years > for ST esoterica, but am now trying to determine if I can use it as a > basis > for statements I make in this class. I don't need it to be a recognized > authority, just a good faith judgement that it usually provides > reliable > information. > > Thanks for the feedback to my initial post. > > "The Naked Time" is almost a perfect introduction to TOS, and for a > while I > planned on opening with that - and I might still if I find a suitable > TNG > episode to pair it with. The problem is that I just despise "The Naked > Now" > episode, and can not bear to introduce TNG to virgins with that. To be > fair, I have not seen it in a long time (if it ever popped up as a > rerun > when I was watching those I would turn it off); I will give it another > spin > when I start reviewing the TNG in sequence next week and and see if it > wears better. I will, in any case, use clips from TNN about Data and > Yar in > my unit on Star Trek Sex. > > I do have to keep reminding myself that this is, in the end, a > psychology > course and not a course in Star Trek; so most of the time I have to > select > episodes that have some direct relationship to and illustration of the > psychological themes and readings assigned for the week. The only > excuse I > have to show episodes that do not directly relate to assigned reading > is > the first week, since I will not yet have been able to assign anything. > That is why I am leaning towards City and Inner Light - two of my > favorite > episodes from both series, each of which have a general psychological > sensibility, but no direct relation to the reading I will be assigning. > > I will be addressing racism one week, so will of course be assigning > "Battlefield", and will show the clip from Plato's Stepchildren, along > with > an extended lecture and clips of a number of episodes from both TOS > and TNG > about the Prime Directive, and its relationship to a kind of > neo-colonialism. > > I will likely use clips from several of the episodes David mentioned - > I do > wish "Dagger" was better. "Chain of Command II" is an absolute must - I > will pair that with clips from some other episodes on torture and > "brainwashing". > > I love Best of Both Worlds and Family so much that I will probably > spend > one whole class period just screening them back to back to back. Will > do > something similar with Space Seed and Wrath of Kahn. > > I have a week devoted to Memory, which will probably highlight > "Conundrum", > with clips from some others. > > I also have a week on Artificial Intelligence, which will probably > focus on > "The Measure of a Man" - but there are obviously a whole bunch of other > good episodes to draw from - I have a soft spot for the one where Data > decides not to tell his "mother" that she is an android, and I will > probably show a clip montage of Kirk talking computers to death with > paradoxes and illogic from the 4 or 5 episodes in which he uses that > strategy (including one of my all time favorite Star Trek lines, from > Spock: "Logic is a wreath of pretty flowers which smell BAD". I may > just go > ahead and show all of "I, Mudd", which I still liked when watching it > again > the other day). > > > > Seinfeld to Netflix? > <http://groups.google.com/group/tvornottv/t/f954e42f6916fb47> > > Bob Jersey <[email protected]> Jul 26 01:34PM -0700 > > That's what he said to a questioner in a Reddit appearance. The Verge > < > > http://www.theverge.com/2014/7/24/5934987/seinfeld-in-talks-with-netflix-to-bring-seinfeld-streaming> > > (link) > > I wonder if the South Park deal spurred this? B > > > > One Discovery network's answer to another's "Week" > <http://groups.google.com/group/tvornottv/t/ae857840ef6db2ba> > > Joe Coughlin <[email protected]> Jul 26 11:43AM -0400 > > When is the Game of Thrones Stark Week? > > > > -- > +++++++++++++++ > Joe Coughlin > http://www.twitter.com/inturnaround > > > > > "Brad Beam" <[email protected]> Jul 26 12:14PM -0400 > > From: [email protected] [mailto:[email protected]] > On Behalf Of Joe Coughlin > > > When is the Game of Thrones Stark Week? > > As soon as VH1 UK’s injunction is resolved. They want to promote the > début of “Dating Naked” as Starkers Week. > > _ _ > |_>|_> Brad Beam- Belle WV > |_>|_> http://www.facebook.com/74bmw > > > > -- -- TV or Not TV .... The Smartest (TV) People! You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "TV or Not TV" group. 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