Happy Birthday Star Trek 50 today

[Tin Pot]

Then I was asked to babysit for a local couple, he was a US serviceman.. And thyroid had a COLOUR TV!

Them thyroids are always causing trouble.

 

[midlife]

Them Tribbles are always causing trouble.

FTFY

Shaun

 

[Dayvo]

That's the most tenuous connection I've ever heard! And I believe you are referring to the palantir.

Correct.

http://lotr.wikia.com/wiki/Palantíri

Palantíri (or singular Palantír) also known as Seeing-stones, theSeven Stones, and the Seven Seeing-stones were spherical stone objects used for the purpose of communication in Middle-earth and beyond.

Not so tenuous, then!

 

[Richard A Thackeray]

Replace with another 'B' word, as in 'babe', & you have T'Pol

the other usable expression is 'Set Phasers to Stunning!!!'

 

[captain nemo1701]

Thanks for all the comments here. As I get older, child of the 60's who grew up mostly in the 70's, I always liked the original series for it's depiction of a possible future that was something I'd love to live in. Then came the movies, ST TNG, Voyager etc, and the new 'Kelvin Timeline' movies and I get a sense that along with millions of others, I was around at the birth of what could be now called a 'modern classic', since along with Dr Who & Bond, it has now reached a milestone that justifies the title.

Anyone out there like Forbidden Planet (1956)?. Often regarded by Trek fans as the 'real' genesis of the show that came along 10 years later.

 

[midlife]

Thanks for all the comments here. As I get older, child of the 60's who grew up mostly in the 70's, I always liked the original series for it's depiction of a possible future that was something I'd love to live in. Then came the movies, ST TNG, Voyager etc, and the new 'Kelvin Timeline' movies and I get a sense that along with millions of others, I was around at the birth of what could be now called a 'modern classic', since along with Dr Who & Bond, it has now reached a milestone that justifies the title.

Anyone out there like Forbidden Planet (1956)?. Often regarded by Trek fans as the 'real' genesis of the show that came along 10 years later.

Way back when I used to have " danger, danger, danger..." as a ringtone on my iphone3

Shaun

 

[Richard A Thackeray]

Anyone out there like Forbidden Planet (1956)?. Often regarded by Trek fans as the 'real' genesis of the show that came along 10 years later.

An excellent film!!
Of course, you know what's based on

That, & films like 'The Day The Earth Stood Still', 'When Worlds Collide' were staples of my childhood

I even had the book of 'WWC' once

Conversely, films like 'Quatermass & The Pit & 'Night Of The Demon' totally freaked me out, when I was about 10

 

[ufkacbln]

Them thyroids are always causing trouble.

Hate auto texting - thanks, now corrected

 

[ufkacbln]

Given the derision of Shatner's singing, and combining the Tolkien references......


Can I offer:

 

[captain nemo1701]

An excellent film!!
Of course, you know what's based on

That, & films like 'The Day The Earth Stood Still', 'When Worlds Collide' were staples of my childhood

I even had the book of 'WWC' once

Conversely, films like 'Quatermass & The Pit & 'Night Of The Demon' totally freaked me out, when I was about 10

Yes, love them too. I was watching Quatermass & The Pit one night by myself on my PC. I stopped half way through and felt oddly compelled to go downstairs and just 'check the doors were locked'. That bit where the driller goes back fetch his tools is one of the scariest scenes I've ever seen. And I reckon the young workman seen right in the opening scene is a very young Gareth 'Blakes 7 ' Thomas.

Night of the Demon - another underrated and truly scary film. If I'm ever stood in a train station late at night, gazing down the tracks, I often think of that final scene.... The line, 'It's in the trees..it's coming!" was used by Kate Bush on Hounds of Love. And I think the actor who said it ended up playing Foggy in Last of the Summer wine.

Day the Earth Stood Still - another classic, very 'Trek' and directed by Robert Wise who went on to direct ST-The Motion picture.

I believe FP is based on The Tempest?

 

[Richard A Thackeray]

Yes, love them too. I was watching Quatermass & The Pit one night by myself on my PC. I stopped half way through and felt oddly compelled to go downstairs and just 'check the doors were locked'. That bit where the driller goes back fetch his tools is one of the scariest scenes I've ever seen

Agreed, very atmospheric, & still a lesson to films today

Night of the Demon

another underrated and truly scary film. If I'm ever stood in a train station late at night, gazing down the tracks, I often think of that final scene.... The line, 'It's in the trees..it's coming!" was used by Kate Bush on Hounds of Love. And I think the actor who said it ended up playing Foggy in Last of the Summer wine.[/QUOTE]
Cor!!, early Kate Bush

Day the Earth Stood Still

- another classic, very 'Trek' and directed by Robert Wise who went on to direct ST-The Motion picture[/QUOTE]
Michael Rennie (Klaatu) was from, I think Bradford?

I believe FP is based on The Tempest?

It is indeed
The less said about a certain American 'comedy' actor the better..................

 

[Tin Pot]

Correct.

http://lotr.wikia.com/wiki/Palantíri

Palantíri (or singular Palantír) also known as Seeing-stones, theSeven Stones, and the Seven Seeing-stones were spherical stone objects used for the purpose of communication in Middle-earth and beyond.

Not so tenuous, then!

It's ridiculous to think th palantir, or Tolkien in anyway, inspired anyone to invent mobile phones - end of debate!

Trek, obvs - Dick Tracy more specifically.

Moving on...

I'm not a fan of the reboot. Bones is good and the others are likeable but the whole "new timeline" approach is a weak basis IMO.

 

[Richard A Thackeray]

Given the derision of Shatner's singing, and combining the Tolkien references......
Can I offer:

I regret to admit, that yes, I have heard that before

 

[Richard A Thackeray]

Filmed this year


And a bit of 'back story'

 

[Speicher]

I named one of my cats "Tasha" after Tasha Yar in TNG.

So many of the female characters names have tricky spellings like T'Pol or Jadzia Dax. I could have chosen Spot, I suppose, after Data's cat. That would have been rather silly though, as she is mostly black with white paws, and no spots.

My other cat is called Bob. Admiral Robert Caflisch was called Bob.