tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13727952.post6515177441196372137..comments2024-03-28T05:50:51.675-04:00Comments on Doux Reviews: Star Trek: ArenaBillie Douxhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17141769005175631213noreply@blogger.comBlogger4125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13727952.post-51344841765380952822023-07-13T08:44:54.226-04:002023-07-13T08:44:54.226-04:00I love this one! The Gorn captain was scary as a c...I love this one! The Gorn captain was scary as a child, and cool as a teenager and later. They were my go to race in Star Fleet Battles for years too. The game even mentions that the Federation and Gorn became allies after 'an unpromising start between two hot headed captains', referencing this one!<br /><br />This is a such a good one and has good lessons without coming off as too preaching. Spock's play by play got a little annoying, but it also fits him and keeps the audience in the loop, so it works. <br /><br />This is definitely a top 5 TOS episode for me.Morellahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08852528242739450099noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13727952.post-37312458851388210062013-09-07T01:18:14.288-04:002013-09-07T01:18:14.288-04:00Kat, I saw that episode of Mythbusters. Even thoug...Kat, I saw that episode of Mythbusters. Even though I try my best to avoid Mythbusters. The geek quotient is just so high! :)Billie Douxhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17141769005175631213noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13727952.post-51708951712627105102013-09-06T22:23:03.848-04:002013-09-06T22:23:03.848-04:00I've always liked this one.
You know, Mythbus...I've always liked this one.<br /><br />You know, Mythbusters (actually the Build Team) tackled the myth in this one: Kirk being able to make a working canon from bamboo and pure sulfur and potassium nitrate. The result: no. According to their findings, no only would the Gorn not be hurt at all, Kirk may have killed himself when firing it. The bamboo would not have held up at all.<br /><br />But I comfort myself thinking that, although Kirk's Rock is the main rock (and, boy does that rock get around the galaxy!) they're on an alien planet (or, according to Kirk, an asteroid) so the bamboo may be a lot tougher than that on Earth. It would have worked on an alien planet (or, you know, asteroid).<br /><br />KatKathyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00609424771874961444noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13727952.post-64112339487482819922010-07-14T23:32:41.391-04:002010-07-14T23:32:41.391-04:00Prior to viewing this episode for the first time, ...Prior to viewing this episode for the first time, I had read the short story it's based on. So that was kind of a cheap thrill. It was a great story. Brown was one of my favorite authors.<br /><br />The short story was a bit different, of course. No Star Trek. Humanity and an alien space fleet were poised for a decisive battle at the edge of our solar system. There'd been no communication between the two sides other than skirmishes. <br /><br />A much more advanced alien race recognized both races were equally matched and equally worthy of victory. However, this battle would so weaken both sides that neither would survive in the long run. <br /><br />So the alien race chose one fighter pilot from each side and took them to strange planet where they would fight to the death, determining which side would win. <br /><br />The things that happened on that planet were very different than in this episode, stranger and more interesting actually. But of course, the story had to be poured into the Star Trek mold. <br /><br />The human is cleverer than the other alien (well, Duh!) and so we survive. The super aliens distroy the rival fleet. It was really a quite good story.Eldritchhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02247921343535184791noreply@blogger.com