People viewing star trek with fresher perspective today certainly see this episode as the farce that it is, but not quite as the worst star trek episode ever made. When the angle changes again, spock is once again wearing a belt. As far as opening quotes go, choosing this one was a nobrainer. The problem is that the women just perform certain tasks to keep it running. It seems unlikely that i shall be able to get to you. The spocks brain album by chris spurgin kickstarter.
After desi arnaz and lucille ball divorced, ball received desilu in the settlement and she sold the entire studio and properties to paramount. Already cancelled give their reaction and recap to 3x01 of star trek the original series. Star trek episodes that were based on actual events duration. Coon under the pseudonym lee cronin and directed by marc daniels, it was first broadcast on september 20, 1968. During a routine day on the enterprise, a woman in a glittery purple outfit beams aboard the ship, knocks out the crew and steals spock s. A full album inspired by the star trek the original series episode, spocks brain. Did somebody take a good story and just rewrote it into a monster.
Chris spurgin is raising funds for the spocks brain album on kickstarter. The original series spock s brain tv episode 1968 on imdb. Spock s brain wikimili, the free encyclopedia wikim. The enterprise is intercepted by a starship of unknown design and a woman from the ship beams directly into the bridge a. A strange woman stuns the enterprise crew and removes spock s brain spock s brain. Coon directed by marc daniels season 3, episode 1 episode 61 of 79 production episode 3. Spock s brain is the third season premiere episode of the american science fiction television series star trek.
A woman steals spock s brain for use as a utilities regulator on her home planet, leading kirk and crew to go on a mission to retrieve it. The original series spocks brain tv episode 1968 cast and crew credits, including actors, actresses, directors, writers and more. Apparently, william shatner and leonard nimoy were utterly embarrassed by this episode in many of the third season episodes, for that matter. Spocks brain has been surgically removed, leaving the body alive but on full life. The original series spock s brain tv episode 1968 cast and crew credits, including actors, actresses, directors, writers and more. Spock s brain tells kirk that there is a definite pleasurable experience connected to the hearing of your voice. It s a matter of finding spock s brain and putting it in spock s body but mccoy s medical knowledge is limited and spock will have to help him with the surgery. The episode is generally regarded by most fans, and those who took part in its production, as the worst episode of the series. After trying unsuccessfully to get kara to repeat the operation on spock in reverse, mccoy submits to the great teacher device and gains the knowledge needed to restore spock s brain and save the vulcan s life. Star trek spocks brain part 1 of 4 the agony booth. But thats mostly because it now has a similar reputation to. During the 50th anniversary celebrations in 2016, fans were polled to pick the 10 worst star trek episodes ever made, and for the above reasons of unintentional hilarity, spock s brain. Oct 08, 2010 spocks brain written by lee cronin gene l. There are lots and lots of holes in this story, too numerous to point out.
The episode was written by arthur heinemann, based on a story by heinemann and d. Spock s brain is used to provide the control center to keep a civilization where neanderthal men are in one place and neanderthal women are in the other. Along with the space hippie eppie the way to eden, this particular misadventure to recover our beloved halfvulcan s grey matter is proof positive that even during its worst moments, classic trek could still be pretty freakin entertaining. Spocks brain is the third season premiere episode of the american science fiction television series star trek. Spocks brain is used to provide the control center to keep a civilization where neanderthal men are in one place and neanderthal women are in the other. A gag picture was taken of leonard nimoy in full makeup and costume, and also. This episode marks the first time star trek is credited as being produced by paramount. And ill be straight with you, the only reason i picked this episode is because of how little most trek fans think of it. What have you done with spock s brain the big short 6 jared vennetts pitch to front point partners jenga blocks scene duration. Spock s brain has such awful acting from otherwise talented people that to me it is obvious they just doubled down on the stupid and tried to make the schlockiest episode they could. Star trek the original series, spocks brain, season 3. Get ready for intergalactic adventure on star trek. Mccoy drops the device that controls spock s body, and kirk painfully reaches for it. The third season also includes the tholian web, where kirk becomes trapped between universes.
This is the only episode of the series with a main characters name in the title. Erdmann gave a spocks brain award to each episode of each series that they considered the. I would guess that theres two big reasons why this episode is looked upon with such contempt. The way to eden is the twentieth episode of the third season of the american science fiction television series star trek. The comparison between the original and the remastered version provides two totally different looks, with styles defined more by the contemporary technology. Kirk william shatner and the crew of the uss enterprise boldly go where no show has gone before in this classic scifi television series. Jul 29, 2016 spocks brain would be the last episode of star trek directed by daniel, who had helmed fourteen episodes across the shows first two seasons. The planet in the episode is referred to as sigma draconis vii in both kirk and sulus.
Dec 21, 2014 kirk pursues aliens who have taken spock s brain. Star trek the original series s03e01 spocks brain video. For the world is hollow and i have touched the sky wikipedia. Mccoy urges its quick restoration if hes to survive at all. When the camera angle changes, spock s body is not wearing a pain belt. When the crew wakes up, mccoy finds spock alive in sick bay but with his brain surgically removed. Star trek s final, 24 episode season began in september 1968 with spock s brain. Mar 04, 2020 the santa monica observer noted the death of soap opera actress marj dusay who also appeared as the alien thief in the classic start trek episode spocks brain. It seems spock s brain is the controller and kirk and crew want to speak to the controller. Everyone talks about threshold, but for me, these are by far the worst episodes of voyager, and probably of all of star trek yes, including spocks brain.
An alien raids the enterprise and steals spocks brain, leading kirk and. It s not a great episode kinda on the silly side but fun to watch. Sep 20, 1968 watch full episodes on cbs all access. Spocks brain looks and feels very much like a rush job. The riverdale cast talks going full hedwig and barchie being a little more than friends. Star trek the original series season 3 episodes 1 spocks brain. If you dont think so then you either analyze star trek too deeply or have no sense of humor, possibly both. Season premiere the crew of the uss enterprise encounters an ion drive vessel, something scotty finds particularly interesting. Kirk pursues aliens who have taken spocks brain air date. The original series spocks brain tv episode 1968 cast and crew credits, including actors, actresses. It was obviously done tongue in cheek and with a nod to 50 s sci fi.
In the episode spocks brain the ion propulsion spacecraft spotted by the enterprise in 2268 certainly impressed scotty with its design and technology. Written by hendrik vollaerts and directed by tony leader, it was first broadcast on november 8, 1968. Kirk tells spock s brain that theyll get to it and the disembodied organ quips a practical idea, captain. Mash 30th anniversary reunion special full episode may 2002 duration.
Brain is full of weird conversational fragments that dangle on the air and never really add up. Soon though, a strange woman from that ship transports herself onto the bridge and renders everyone on the enterprise unconscious. The brain is now revered as the controller, which they hope will control their central systems for the next 10,000 years. So ive read a lot about how gene coon was one of the brains behind the very best star trek episodes. The original series spock s brain tv episode 1968 goofs on imdb. If ever there was a choice slice from the cheese wheel that was the third season of star trek, the episode spock s brain is it. An alien raids the enterprise and steals spock s brain, leading kirk and mccoy into a desperate race to retrieve it. The enterpise is approached by an ionpropelled craft much to eng. For the world is hollow and i have touched the sky is the eighth episode of the third season of the american science fiction television series star trek. They dont understand the concepts theyre working with, theyve been instructed to get spock s brain as the old controlling one is wearing out.
Spocks brain is pretty much the pinnacle of bad star trek episodes. Sep 14, 2003 for this, the second installment of the worst of trek, i decided to take on spocks brain. Spock s brain isnt the worst trek or even tos episode imo because it is watchable. But unless i misunderstood, he wrote spocks brain under his pseudonym. The original series spock s brain tv episode 1968 bloopers, mistakes, errors in continuity, plot holes, anachronisms, spoilers and more.