Scot Bakula: loved him in Quantum Leap; in other shows he's been uneven-to-bad when he tries to play tough guys. I thought he got better in the episode as he started to listen to the Vulcan's advice.
The gratuitous rubbing "biomemedic" gel scene between T'pal and Tucker was just so callous and low...I won't go any further except to say they captured all of Gene Rodenbury's sexism without also getting the full measure of his imagination, wit or ability to explore complex societal questions.
Leonard Nemoy and Mark Leonard (who played Spock's dad) both set incredibly high bars for playing Vulcans...a bar which has bested every actor since. Shoe-box (Voyager) was just a dull, lifeless puppet who never became a real boy. The writers are trying to overcome this by loosening-up the Vulcans but now the V's sound prigish and school-marmish. At first I thought they were Romulans because they were so stuck up and abrasive.
What was a Klingon doing on Earth? Why was he being chased by poly-morphing creatures? Why didn't the advanced weapons systems of the helix slice the "polarized" deck plating of the Enterprise to scrap metal? Why didn't the time-traveling cold-warriors want to take out
the humans and Vulcans?
Dr. Flock and the theme music must be killed early in the series, like in episode 2.
Enough gripping.
-I liked the linguist.
-If there is going to be skimpy dressing, I like the fact that the men seem to get about equal time in their skivvies, even if they aren't subjected to the 7/9 lycra body suits.
-I like how spare and "pre-cursorish" the ship is.
-I liked the snow effects on Rigel.
-I like no holodeck, no tractor beam, no reliable transporter.
Finally, I have hopes (as all Trekkies do and must) for what lays ahead.
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Scot Bakula: loved him in Quantum Leap; in other shows he's been uneven-to-bad when he tries to play tough guys. I thought he got better in the episode as he started to listen to the Vulcan's advice. The gratuitous rubbing "biomemedic" gel scene between T'pal and Tucker was just so callous and low...I won't go any further except to say they captured all of Gene Rodenbury's sexism without also getting the full measure of his imagination, wit or ability to explore complex societal questions. Leonard Nemoy and Mark Leonard (who played Spock's dad) both set incredibly high bars for playing Vulcans...a bar which has bested every actor since. Shoe-box (Voyager) was just a dull, lifeless puppet who never became a real boy. The writers are trying to overcome this by loosening-up the Vulcans but now the V's sound prigish and school-marmish. At first I thought they were Romulans because they were so stuck up and abrasive. What was a Klingon doing on Earth? Why was he being chased by poly-morphing creatures? Why didn't the advanced weapons systems of the helix slice the "polarized" deck plating of the Enterprise to scrap metal? Why didn't the time-traveling cold-warriors want to take out the humans and Vulcans? Dr. Flock and the theme music must be killed early in the series, like in episode 2. Enough gripping. -I liked the linguist. -If there is going to be skimpy dressing, I like the fact that the men seem to get about equal time in their skivvies, even if they aren't subjected to the 7/9 lycra body suits. -I like how spare and "pre-cursorish" the ship is. -I liked the snow effects on Rigel. -I like no holodeck, no tractor beam, no reliable transporter. Finally, I have hopes (as all Trekkies do and must) for what lays ahead. ###