'City on the Edge of Forever' is a brilliant episode - one of my favourites. So much so that it's the topic of the fourth issue of The Bus back on 18 April this year! Time travel AND Joan Collins? Bliss.
The interesting thing about Star Trek I think is that as well as some truly bonkers stuff there were some incredibly thought-provoking ones. Yesterday I (re) watched an episode of the original series, on Netflix: City on the Edge of Forever. I've always liked that, and a few days ago I found out it had been written by Harlan Ellison. Don't know if you if you've seen it, but it's about an alteration in the time line such that the Germans win WW2. Fascinating really.
Glad you liked it - I was quite taken by it when I first saw it. Not sure about the music link - I just accessed it from my app, but that might be because it's mine? I'll try to reload it ... let me know if it works or not, if you don't mind.
Growing up, I don't think I appreciated the original Star Trek series as much as I should have. Strangely enough, I loved almost all the ST movies with the original cast, though. I didn't really "get into" Star Trek until The Next Generation era but have now come to appreciate all incarnations.
I LOVED sci-fi as a child and as Star Trek was essentially the only thing on TV, it fulfilled a need. Plus, it was on repeat so you could always find it on at least one of the four channels! I've never really been a Next Generation fan (I've always found the characters a bit stiff and proper), but again - some great stories there, too. And, in the end, that's what it's all about. Really glad you liked the post!
Great pairing! It's been decades since I've watched Requiem but I remember it as being one of the better ones. There's an interesting juxtaposition of Spock's actions between the two stories, as someone pointed out years ago. In Requiem, he uses a mind meld to suppress Kirk's painful memories: forget. In Wrath of Khan, he uses a meld to transfer his consciousness to McCoy: remember.
Thanks! Until I watched Requiem a couple of weeks ago, I also hadn't seen it in decades. It's one of those episodes I cite when I argue that Star Trek's quality was/is all about the story rather than the (limited) effects. It's a great story, though once I rewatched it the immortality/Brahms/da Vinci reveal which I'd always remembered as being the most important part was actually quite muted - most of the episode concerns the implausible love story between Kirk and Rayna the android which actually falls flat. I was surprised - the episode's been on my Bus Stop list since April because it's one of my favourites - but, then, memory is selective!
I also completely missed the juxtaposition of Spock's actions - thanks for pointing that out!
'City on the Edge of Forever' is a brilliant episode - one of my favourites. So much so that it's the topic of the fourth issue of The Bus back on 18 April this year! Time travel AND Joan Collins? Bliss.
The interesting thing about Star Trek I think is that as well as some truly bonkers stuff there were some incredibly thought-provoking ones. Yesterday I (re) watched an episode of the original series, on Netflix: City on the Edge of Forever. I've always liked that, and a few days ago I found out it had been written by Harlan Ellison. Don't know if you if you've seen it, but it's about an alteration in the time line such that the Germans win WW2. Fascinating really.
Glad it’s working. Thanks!
Really enjoyed the paper video. The music link is broken in the Substack app
Glad you liked it - I was quite taken by it when I first saw it. Not sure about the music link - I just accessed it from my app, but that might be because it's mine? I'll try to reload it ... let me know if it works or not, if you don't mind.
Sure enough, it’s there now. I should have taken a screen shot to show you. Next time.
Growing up, I don't think I appreciated the original Star Trek series as much as I should have. Strangely enough, I loved almost all the ST movies with the original cast, though. I didn't really "get into" Star Trek until The Next Generation era but have now come to appreciate all incarnations.
Excellent post!
I LOVED sci-fi as a child and as Star Trek was essentially the only thing on TV, it fulfilled a need. Plus, it was on repeat so you could always find it on at least one of the four channels! I've never really been a Next Generation fan (I've always found the characters a bit stiff and proper), but again - some great stories there, too. And, in the end, that's what it's all about. Really glad you liked the post!
Great pairing! It's been decades since I've watched Requiem but I remember it as being one of the better ones. There's an interesting juxtaposition of Spock's actions between the two stories, as someone pointed out years ago. In Requiem, he uses a mind meld to suppress Kirk's painful memories: forget. In Wrath of Khan, he uses a meld to transfer his consciousness to McCoy: remember.
Thanks! Until I watched Requiem a couple of weeks ago, I also hadn't seen it in decades. It's one of those episodes I cite when I argue that Star Trek's quality was/is all about the story rather than the (limited) effects. It's a great story, though once I rewatched it the immortality/Brahms/da Vinci reveal which I'd always remembered as being the most important part was actually quite muted - most of the episode concerns the implausible love story between Kirk and Rayna the android which actually falls flat. I was surprised - the episode's been on my Bus Stop list since April because it's one of my favourites - but, then, memory is selective!
I also completely missed the juxtaposition of Spock's actions - thanks for pointing that out!