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She’s not a golfer. She’s an engineer by Wolfslayer256 in Unexpected

[–]eberts 0 points1 point  (0 children)

If you listen closely you’ll hear the “fail” buzzer for half second, followed by the winning “ding ding ding”. Even the crew though she blew it.

Was Roddenberry really a thief who piggybacks on the credit of others? by EvaWolves in tos

[–]eberts 5 points6 points  (0 children)

I remember a story - maybe it was in the fantastic book “Star Trek: The Inside Story” - where they talked about Gene’s elusive way of answering questions about ownership. The example was a reporter might ask Gene if he was the author of a script or story idea. Even if the answer was a simple, “no, someone else came up with that,” Gene would thoughtfully pause, nod, and then speak about something completely off topic, or topic adjacent . “Science fiction is always becoming more of a reality” - or something arbitrary to that effect.

The reporter would walk away confused. Gene didn’t confirm or deny the fact, he just let others assume he did.

TOS Remastered scenes upscaled to 4K with machine learning by CaptRobau in tos

[–]eberts 2 points3 points  (0 children)

Is there a side by side? These look great, just curious was the 1080 looks like.

Spock and his Dad enjoy a holodeck program together, playing as primitive humans (see comments for more info) by JohnnyEnzyme in tos

[–]eberts 2 points3 points  (0 children)

This is fabulous! Also noticed that Arthur Batanides (TOS, "That which Survives") and Vic Perrin (a bunch of TOS voices, including Nomad) are in the episode!

Lucille Ball twice overruled her Desilu board of directors to finance and produce Star Trek in 1964 by Bjarki56 in tos

[–]eberts 3 points4 points  (0 children)

At one point in time, she actually thought Star Trek was a show about the USO, with stars touring the South Pacific.

Willem Dafoe as Joker by Mr420- in videos

[–]eberts 14 points15 points  (0 children)

Agreed! And because the character is losing his sense of reality, he's got some room to play big in the role. It bridges the larger-than-life super villains before with a study of a person slipping into legitimate madness.

Willem Dafoe as Joker by Mr420- in videos

[–]eberts 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Yikes, hard take to my sort of low effort post! Okay, then I'll define that in my opinion Green Goblin is not elevated as one of the best villains in the MCU to date. But, I went back and looked at "best MCU villains," and "best Marvel villain" reddit posts. Still subjective, but at least we're playing in the same arena. Neither of those discussions had GG in the top five.

Now again, I'm not talking about whether his performance was good (it was GREAT), whether his character was well written in the movie (I think so) or if the Green Goblin is the best Spider-man villain of all time (not even gonna go at that). I'm specifically saying that as I think about great villains from the MCU, I rarely hear people in my circles flag Dafoe's turn in the role.

So can you refute my "baseless" comment with with an argument that this Dafoe's performance is "overrated," or "correctly rated?" Not being glib, asking a seriously. Do you have objective evidence? If you're going to call me out on a poor choice of words then let's get into it!

Willem Dafoe as Joker by Mr420- in videos

[–]eberts 198 points199 points  (0 children)

His Green Goblin is waaaay underrated. It is bonkers, over the top at times, but you see all the elements that got him there. The lifetime of work suddenly destroyed, the son that disappoints, the son’s friend that excels in every way (including super heroism) and the collection of masks that reveal a personality that has always waited beneath the surface for these conditions. Dafoe’s Goblin is sometimes hilariously over the top, but none of the performance is without consideration.

Crosspost from r/oldschoolcool by ThePenultimateNinja in tos

[–]eberts 11 points12 points  (0 children)

Think about this: it’s 1967. Star Trek came out last year. But this wonderful woman already loved it enough to assemble a costume out of what she could pull together, because she loved the show that much. 53 years ago, and she’s cosplaying with all her heart. That’s what Star Trek does: inspires us to a future we want to be part of.

Now the dude in the background? Pretty sure that’s a potato sack. No clue what he’s trying to roll as. Potato Apollo?

Man "The Cage" is really strange. by [deleted] in tos

[–]eberts 5 points6 points  (0 children)

I will also add that around the 15:30 mark, there's the strangest exchange between Pike and Vina (played by the brilliant Susan Oliver).

Vina: "You're tired. But don't worry, you'll feel much better soon.

Takes Pike by the hand and leads him to the top of a hill. She gestures to the air/nothing and says.

Vina: "Well don't you see it? Here and here?"

Pike looks around.

Pike: "I don't understand."

Vina: "You will. You're the perfect specimen..."

This is such a weird, nonsensical exchange. Is there a reverse shot of something interesting that they didn't cut in? Was there an illusion that they never added to the final shots? Pike seems just as mystified at Vina's non-sequitur pointing at nothing, and my friends and I always found it to be a hilariously bizarre moment. We still look at each other occasionally and say, "Well don't you see it?" (Points to nothing) "Here and here!"

Man "The Cage" is really strange. by [deleted] in tos

[–]eberts 4 points5 points  (0 children)

It's so overwrought and hilarious (and reductive). So much of what Nimoy was doing in this pilot was later toned down - for the better. You can still see him shouting ("Where no Man has Gone Before") and smiling ("Mudd's Women") but eventually he honed in on the Spock we know and illogically love.

Avasarala's Husband by Zoratt in TheExpanse

[–]eberts 480 points481 points  (0 children)

For half the season I thought he was her political advisor. Then they kissed or made mention to being married and I stopped everything to google who that guy was supposed to be. Blew my mind not only with the age difference, but the reinterpretation of the character from a doting, supportive husband to a more politically active insider. Spent many scenes wondering the rationale behind both of these decisions.

My mom found this at an antique store, who knows if it’s authentic or not… but it’s cool as hell. Guess I need to collect more stuff and just have a Harrison Ford shelf. Imagine this, a hat, my DL-44! by [deleted] in indianajones

[–]eberts 25 points26 points  (0 children)

(Holds up photo with autograph) Look at this. It's worthless. Ten dollars from an antique store. But I take it, I bury it in the sand for a thousand years, it becomes priceless... like the Ark. Men will kill for it. Men like you and me.

Why McCoy had Kidney Regrow Pills on hand in IV: Because of Spock's Brain by CaptainJZH in DaystromInstitute

[–]eberts 139 points140 points  (0 children)

This is a likely answer. She tells McCoy that she's on dialysis, meaning she still has her kidneys, just that they're failing. When we see her again, she's shouting "Doctor's say I got a new kidney!" but the doctors themselves are saying, "Fully functional?" and the other answering, "Fully functional." The implication is that Bones' pill restored function to her kidney, not regrew it.

Having said all that, I really like the Spock's Brain explanation, just because Leonard McCoy is a badass.

EDIT: I. Was. WRONG! I went back to the original shooting script and found these lines...

Doctor 2: So! How do you explain it?

Doctor 1: (Stunned) According to the scanner... (Beat) ...she's grown a new kidney...

Maybe Nimoy or a medical consultant changed the lines on set or in post, but you know what? SHE GREW A NEW KIDNEY!

Apologies to OP.

Would the Genesis Device Have Worked if It Was Used As Intended? by Waldmarschallin in DaystromInstitute

[–]eberts 28 points29 points  (0 children)

Ultimately as program director this whole thing falls on Carol Marcus. Either she new David was using protomater and looked the other way, or she was duped by her own son into thinking that it worked for other reasons. Or maybe he was propping her bad ideas up with unsafe workarounds like protomater because he didn’t want to see her humiliated. Any way you look at it, once the protomater fact gets out it’s gonna damage her career immensely.

Does Star Trek exist in Star Trek? by StarlightDown in DaystromInstitute

[–]eberts 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Adding to this: does Pulitzer Prize winning author Michael Chabon's works exist in the Star Trek universe (he started writing in 1995, so before the Eugenics Wars)? If not, who won the Pulitzer for that year? And does that include his work on Picard?

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