tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13727952.post6067027070534350459..comments2024-03-28T17:08:01.559-04:00Comments on Doux Reviews: Star Trek: The Ultimate ComputerBillie Douxhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17141769005175631213noreply@blogger.comBlogger4125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13727952.post-26688982001691331722023-09-08T07:55:27.098-04:002023-09-08T07:55:27.098-04:00B.O.S.S. from the 3rd Doctor story 'Green Deat...B.O.S.S. from the 3rd Doctor story 'Green Death' is my favorite of these types of AI, but this episode is great stuff too. I love how this kind of thing has evolved over the years, but seeing these older versions of super computers replacing humans are also very interesting too, and combining with TOS is just icing on the cake.<br /><br />I too am very glad they didn't have Spock side with the computer. I think his angle here is handled extremely well in fact. Not many TV shows handle nuance all that well, but I think this story did a great job on all fronts, but especially on how Spock dealt with it.Morellahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08852528242739450099noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13727952.post-56528492684389360992018-11-01T12:44:52.729-04:002018-11-01T12:44:52.729-04:00I have vivid memories of seeing this episode on it...I have vivid memories of seeing this episode on its original airing at Uncle Joe & Aunt Josephine's house. They had a color TV--we did not--and seeing my favorite show <i>in color</i> was awesomeness squared.Baby Mhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18251537122953624263noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13727952.post-61277350238773328102011-08-06T15:32:31.304-04:002011-08-06T15:32:31.304-04:00This episode first aired in March but 2001 ASO ope...This episode first aired in March but 2001 ASO opened in April. Of course, the episode was filmed earlier in. The year, and there was also talk of 2001 in the press. But not much, and no trailers -- it just isn't like today. I suspect there wasn't much cross pollination. <br /><br />It's kinda amazing to think about the leap they were making with this story now, considering that the spaceship computer used to take the Apollo 8 astronauts to the moon and back that year had 2k bytes of programmable memory and about 30k of read only memory. Not much room in there for m5.<br /><br />Today, a $10 memory stick has one million times as much memory and we still can't use computers to drive cars. Of course, we can't send people into space anymore, either. But I digress.<br /><br />It was a good episode, and someday, we'll create machines that destroy us and take over the universe. Or not.Stevehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10167925498433863630noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13727952.post-68222890065953771462011-08-04T10:12:22.147-04:002011-08-04T10:12:22.147-04:00I'm guessing Kirk spent a lot of training as a...I'm guessing Kirk spent a lot of training as a ship's counselor<br /><br />(Daystrom goes on a long rant about how important M-5 is.)<br />McCoy: "Careful, Jim! He's on the verge of a psychotic breakdown."<br />Kirk: (in Daystrom's face) "The M-5 must be destroyed!"Marknoreply@blogger.com