Star Trek: The Original Series - "Arena" Full Reaction!
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The ‘Metrons’ provided the universal translator so Kirk and Gorn Capt could communicate….
Gregory Middleton
2024-02-03 14:57:52 +0000 UTCWe lost multiple redshirts in "What Are Little Girls Made Of?" The redshirt in this episode is called O'Herlihy according to Memory Alpha. Sometimes Shatner has creative pronunciations for his crewmen's names, such as Mr. Kyle.
Lee
2023-12-01 19:47:33 +0000 UTCThe devices that Kirk and the Gorn captain were provided by the Metrons were recorder/translators, so each could understand the other. One thing I had never noticed before is that Kirk is wearing different boots on the surface of the asteroid. Looks like a lace-up boot with black socks instead of the normal pointed boots he wears on the ship. It never showed up in standard def, but the remasters allow for all sorts of new details to emerge. Thanks for a great reaction, Bunny!
Lee
2023-12-01 19:40:36 +0000 UTCNope different actor
George Taylor
2023-11-29 03:53:02 +0000 UTCOh, does he play that injured survivor in Arena?
Gregory Polander
2023-11-27 17:19:35 +0000 UTCYou may know this but the actor who played Mr. DePaul ( Sean Kenney) in this episode and who was sitting next to Mr. Sulu was the same actor who played the injured Capt. Pike in the two part episode the Menagerie. He looked like Jeffrey Hunter so he was hired for the part. According to Gene Roddenberry, he said the actor was such a good sport about the makeup in the Menagerie that Roddenberry put him in two other episodes, one was "Arena" and the other "A Taste of Armageddon".
George Taylor
2023-11-26 00:09:49 +0000 UTCCorrect, in the Original Series Warp 6 was the normal top speed, and warp 8 could be done for short bits. In later shows (which happened later on when tech had improved) Warp 8 was the normal top speed, with warp 9 being possible for a short time. You also have some fantastical and out of place mentions of even higher warp speeds (both in the original shows and later shows) but we'll get to that when we get there. LOL
Greg Polander
2023-11-24 05:05:12 +0000 UTCWhoops! Not sure how I got all out of order but I will post Gothos next time.
bunnytails
2023-11-24 04:49:31 +0000 UTCI think the the term "Condition Alert" was used in a previous episode...maybe Balance Of Terror. Ah yes... the concept of a Red Alert was mentioned in Court Martial; the premise being that Kirk (supposedly) jettisoned the pod before declaring Red Alert.
Carlos Stevens
2023-11-24 04:11:19 +0000 UTCThe literal meaning of "conn" is "control" as in "you have control of the ship." Typically the senior bridge officer takes control of the ship. That may or may not be the senior officer on the ship. Scotty does indeed out rank Sulu, but Scotty's bailiwick is in engineering...keeping the engines running.
Carlos Stevens
2023-11-24 04:05:17 +0000 UTCThe place where it was filmed is certainly the most iconic. I remember seeing it again in the Jay and Silent Bob movie. I also recognized it in the "Shore Leave" episode. It was a convenient place back in the '60s for Hollywood to film when they wanted to do something outdoors.
Carlos Stevens
2023-11-24 04:02:57 +0000 UTChmmmm... you mentioned "Squire Of Gothos," yet I don't see that episode in your feed. Guess you haven't uploaded it yet. Are we still going in production order?
Carlos Stevens
2023-11-24 03:59:35 +0000 UTCAs I understand it, the highest warp level is Warp 9.9999999999999999. In other words, Warp 10+ is faster than light in warped space. if you go faster than light you will be going backward in time. For the record in Star Trek The Next Generation, their warp factor was not the same as The Original Series.
Carlos Stevens
2023-11-24 03:23:07 +0000 UTCOH NO!!! There it was...The first Red Shirt to die. The man that started the meme. Unfortunately, I couldn't catch his name... it was either Early, or Earlahe. The Paramount Closed Caption says his name was "O'Herlihy" but CC has been known to be wrong. Alas. Poor Ensign Early...May you live forever in memes; you certainly did not in Star Trek.
Carlos Stevens
2023-11-24 03:00:39 +0000 UTCThis has always been one of my favorite episodes. Not top 10, but top 20 for me. You get the introduction of another race (though sadly the Gorn are not used much in later shows), some very nice action scenes, and some tense moments. This is also the first episode in which the following things are used: 1) Use of the word Federation 2) Seeing both phasers and photon torpedo's in action with clear effects for each 3) I BELIEVE this is the first time we hear the term Red Alert. It's also fitting you released this on Thanksgiving with the talk of a dinner and all that. :)
Greg Polander
2023-11-24 02:18:26 +0000 UTCOh No , don’t skip that episode.
Joseph Anthony
2023-11-24 00:17:04 +0000 UTCThree things: The voice of the Gorn was Ted Cassidy, who played Rok, in "What are Little Girls Made of" This episode was filmed at Vasquez Rocks Natural Area Park, in Los Angeles County. You will see it again in future episodes as various alien planets. It was also a popular shooting location for Westerns many years ago. There was a video game comercial ten years ago that was a parody of this episode featuring Shatner and a Gorn. It was a tie in to the newest Star Trek movies. It's hilarious. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4hnBp7x2QAE
Dave Riley
2023-11-23 22:49:06 +0000 UTCYou asked "who is in charge" when the captain is off the ship. This can have multiple answers, depending on what orders have been given and the situation aboard ship. Usually when the captain leaves the bridge he'll say "Sulu, you have the conn" or someone else of command rank on the bridge. he doesn't have to take the center seat, it just means "you have responsibility for the ship while I am gone". This can leave Spock and Scotty (second and third in command) free to do other things. When Spock and Kirk are off the ship, Scotty has command, but someone almost always has the conn because Scotty probably needs to be in engineering for some reason, although you'll see Scotty on the bridge when he's in command because he can see his engineering console from the chair. In this episode, Scotty probably just went to engineering after managing the transport to the ground, when red alert was called, as Sulu had the conn and was authorized to take whatever action he saw necessary to protect the ship. (This is a common thread in starship operations, you will see. For everyone, your first duty is to the ship, and this is explored GLORIOUSLY in later episodes.)
deskmerc
2023-11-23 20:45:45 +0000 UTCYou skipped The Squire of Gothos
Ryan Leong
2023-11-23 19:24:41 +0000 UTCFuck yes. Probably one of my favourites, and one of the most iconic episodes in the entire STU. I'm sure I'll be back with commentary after I'm able to check it out👍
Preaching to the Horse's Mouth
2023-11-23 18:38:36 +0000 UTC
